Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-06-26

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TIE following jals saa mtadtzri para
graph. sorlei fcrrl Eae I crsrn Fedenif. ap-
Pcared IN the Newport Ntr;rry of the 9Th inf.
"susstNE eoUE1.
" TIL. iplpras.ri o. .he ittins OF the Su-
preme Court ofthe United Sts.cs, Tor The fpace
of /ssytfes msnfbs. is eircumasnce of no minor
importance in the mad career of the prefent rul.
ng party. Ii indicates extreme wesknefs or
extreme wickednefs. This great national tri-
bunal, In which are depending the mott impor-
tanr cauies, inaead of being convened twice q
year, as ufual, is fafpended Jsxrfser msufbs .
For what i-For the delay Of jaitice l--Surely
il cannot be for its dyps,e5."
Ii is faid the Maias,aiss were afraid
the deciaon Of the fupreme court. on the conai-
futionality of the late law abolihing the new
Judiciary iyitem, would be agsinR them. they,
therefore. 60 prevent that deci6oo, Jylpendtd the
fitting OF the fopfeme court, for the iPace of
fourteen months"
But what are the fats The ad of Con-
grels OF September z4th. 7S9. provided for the
holding fuprene court of the United States, on
fhe hrR Monday of February, and the irit Mon
day OF Augua. annually and by an act of the
lsa fefion. in order to relieve the judges, Jurors.
and fnitors OF the fuprcme court, from the bur-
then and expenfc Of an attendance on a feiiou,
IN the iickly aod fulrry month of Aoguf, when
many Of the inhabitants Of our large towns with
for reldence In the county, provided that the
saociare juitice, rehdent in the fourth diRriet,
(which condds of the Ratcs of Maryland and
Dclaware) fhould attend at the City OF Wafh-
iDg,on, on the 6rit Monday of Auguit next, and
on the fra Monday of Augua, in every year af.
ser TO make all neecGary orders touching any
faif. action, appeal, writ of error, proceis, plead
ings or proceedings and that all writs and
proceis, may be rcturnable to fhe faid court, on
she faid hra Monday OF Augua, in the fame
manner as to the feliion of laid courI in Fcbru-
aty, confirming the teRe of proceis accordingly,
and requiring the attendance OF the clerk of the
: fupreme court on rhe filf Monday of Auguf,
60 make entry of fuch matters and things as may
be ordered by the faid juiice, and that ' at each
and every Of fuch Augut feiion, all actions,
pleas and other proceedings. relative to any
caofe, civil or military. ihall be continued over
70 the enfuing February felton,"
This is Gmply fubftituting the February
fcfion, for jsyy trial., and trials q0bs,s fbe PLEAD
isgs are cielsd, and providing for a continuance
of actions b,sta,ed for taial from the Anguif
SefIion, to the February felioo, for which very
weighty reafons may bs aligned and yet this
Is all the foundation there is for. the sHertion,
rhat the fitting of the fuprcme court is sJsipsxdtd
fer fbe Ipaes Of |aryfeea moafbs. Such is the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and rALsssooD of
shoie who call .themirlves federalias, to impofe
upon and deceive the good people of the United
States, fcrving eventually to render the very
name of fsderaH odions.
4 -. y O.
hbmit to the inconvenience, the abfurdities,
and eSpr1f,ns which would refult from the con-
Rrattion eontended for, by the minority, in the
laie iefion of congrefs. aud they have too much
conGderation and good fcnfe to be driven into a
civil war BY shofe who may with to light the
torch. P.P