Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-27

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therefore, more terfea zs'ss, and ixls'e
dsmea,e tranqxiiiy, the contribution has
iaid there ihall be courts to the Union to
try caufs, by the wrongful deci6on Of
which the Union might be endangered or
domeific tranquility diltnrbed. And what
courts Look again at the cafes dei'g-
mated. The fapreme court has no or;giaa!
juyi!diaion. The contribution has iaid
thar the judicial powers fhall be velted in
ths /abrxme and inferior courts. 1t has
declared that the judicial power 70 veaed
ihaIl extend to the cafes mentioned, and
that the fupreme court ihall rot have o''-
yissy Iur;idiction in sao.s cafes. Evident
II, therefore, it has declared that t!H-y
ihaII lin the frll initance) be tSiedhy i1-
t:riar cour.s, with appeal to the (*p'eme
court. This, therefore, amounts to a
declaration tina, the interim courts <5GA
exit. Since without them the citizen is
deprived of thcte rights 70: which he a.
pula,ed, or rather thoie rights e'er6aAv
granted would be Gaaaly with held;
and tina, grear lecurity of Our Union, that
necessary guard Of our tranquility, be
completely para:zed, Il not dearoyed.
Ia dec'srng then that .hele TRIBUNALS
l5sN ex,a, It eqaaily declares, that the
:onsref /5aN or4.;n md eitabie, shsT.
| fay they lasN; his is the evident 10
tension, il ne, the cxpfefs words, OF the
contribution. III. convention framing
the American people IT. adopting. TIA
compact, did not, could not prelcne, tea
me congreIs wvu!u chi. -, -.,!,.. .ha,
were thus bound to do. They could not
preiu:ae, that the Legislature would heh-
tat. one moment, in eita5!ilhlns the Or
saos neceaary to carry into effect thoie
wholetone, thois important proviGons.
The honorable member from VMgi.
MIA has given Us hiftory of the judicial
fyaem, and in the coG-fe OF 1t has told
US, thar the judges Ct the iupreme court
knew when they accepted their Office;
he duties they were to perform ana
me G.sries they were to receive. he
thence infers, that if again called on to
do the fame duties they have 20 right to
complain. Agreed. But that Is not
The oueaion between Us. Admitting that
they have made a hard bargain, ana
shat We may hold them to itritt per-
fo,mance, is it wife to exact their COM
olsnce to the Injury Of Cur conisituents
We are urged to go back to the old iyi-
TEN; bat let US frh examine the ELECTS
of that lyRem. The judges of the iu-
RENE court rode the circuits, and two
CT them. with he aiIiltance of diitrit
Judge held circst courts and tried cauies.
IL /a6r<mf eo2rt they have in mott
cafes only an appellate jurifdietion. In
the arA iniance, therefore, they tried
cauie fitting as an inferior court, and
theo On appeal tried il over again Ct a
yzbrem< cont. Thus then the appeal was
from tie !cntence of the judges to the
Judge, ti,esnElves. But FAY, that to a
void This incoherence, you Will lncafa-
CT: ate the two Judges who fat On the
circuit from fitting on the fupreme court
to review their own DEGREES. Strike
them off: and fuppoie, either the fame
or a contrary deciiion to have been made
on another citcuit by two of their hre-
thren in a fimilar cafe. For the fame
rea!cn you Rrikc them eff, and then you
have no court left. Is this wife? Is it
fate? You place yourfelf in fituation
where your citizens mutt be deprived OF
the advantage given to them OF court OF
appeals, or ellie run the greatef riG that
the deciion OF the 6:a court will carry
with it that of the other.
The fame honorable member has given
US hiRory of the law paaed the laa fef-
fou, which he wihes now to repeal
Tha. hiAory is accurate at leaf in one
important part of it. l believe that all
amendments were rejected, brrtin0eiox-
y rejected and I acknowledge that l
joined heartily in that rejection. 1t was
for the cleareit reaion on earth. We all
perfectly underaood, that to amend the
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