Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-04-03

leis likely to be Influenced By conlderations Of
pubic good. Again, Cir, the lnecure fyftem
thus efablifhed would have the advantage of all
other hmilar iyftcms Exiting in the world be.
cauic 1t IN other countries the Gnccure fycm has
become oPpfeGiye to the people, they have the
conioiztion to rccollctt, that the evil NAV be
lehcned by the competent authority but ac-
cosding to the doctrine upou which the fyffem
Is bottomed in the United States. no remedy
can be applied to the mifchief by the union Of
all the reiponhblc agents Of the pcople.-How,
| Sir, would the trainers Of our conifitotion la
| ment, after all the care and circumfpeeiion they
had nicd 10 exclude this fyecm entirely from
the practical operation Of the government, that
the contribution iticli iholld be made the inafu-
ment OF It's introduction, and it's permanent ire.
vocab'e efiabliihment And this too at the mo.
ment OF an expiring administration when the
; pail'ons OF men jnf parting from power, were
| breaking down every i:npediment which ftood
IN the way OF attaining their Object Upon the
whole, therefore, II appcan, that this doctrine
OF the irrePealibility of laws derive no conGdcr-
alton from the coniequsnces which naturally
a,w from il.
Mr.. @. faid, that hsvin, eYhaulled 70 great
portion OF the time and ar,ention of the COM
miuee, in difcuiing the conlirutionsI auction.
which had been made the cardinal point in the
debate, he propofed TO confac himielf 70 very
'ew oo'ervat'on. upon the expediency of the CON-
tcmplated repeal. He aid he took il for gran
ted that the former Judicial fyffem was compe-
tent TO the diicbarge OF all the judicisl buiinefs
IN the United States but il thar hould be de-
med, ne thought il demcntrable from the docu.
mcnt before the committee. The gentleman
from Delaware lMf. Bayard) had intina,ed
doubt whether the PreGdent had aacd
correctly in favoring US with the document he
ihould only obierve in reply. that the conairu.
iionimPo:ed duty upon the PreGdent from time
TO time, TO gyeto congreh information of the ta,,
OF the union, and recommend to their coniidera.
tion, fuch meaiures as be lhall Judge neceffarv
and expedient; he faid that the number of fu;t,
IN the courts of the United States moft slways
DC very i'nall from The limited objects of their
juriidietion this will appear by reading the "a
lection OF the article of the contribution iim;t;oo
their jurildittion. The whole expence ne ,he
exiting fytcm IS $4,000 dollars, of which
4o,o 900 or $4,000 dollars may be attributable
10 the new iyitcm; the eaima,es difTer;pv be.
tween thefe two ium,. Whether the expence be
efimated either according TO the feryice 60 be
rendered, OF by compariion with any other fyf.
tenn, it appeared to him to be enorrou,. H.
examined the document be fore us by wav of af
cefsainins the relative view of expcncc ana fer
wee, and alio the competency of the former f,E.
ten, TO the d'icharge OF the buhnefs. He would
not however be rcfponGbie for preciic clerical
accuracy IN his addition, which has ALTO been
deemed a fnhjeei worthy Of criticifn aeainft the
Preident OF the United States. Sut IL If be
within Is per cent of being corretf. il viii de.
monftra,e, "a. that the former courts were com.
petent to thc buhneis I'd. that the number Of
caoles bear no proportion 70 the expense of the
inhitution.
He fad he would preient to the view Of
the committee, the whole number of caufes IN.
itituted at the refpettive fei,ions of the courts
from tho ipring Of 1906, to the iprine Of so,.
Tie had liked upon the year 1906 becaufe the
buhneis began then to increafe andcr the ;nfu.
ence Of the B,iriIh treaty.
I In all the circuit courts Of the United
States, except Maryland and Tenneffce. the
whole number OF caufes ofevery defcription 10.
tituted in the fprins Of 1896, were aq4, fail
I9'-i7o7. .fpring 49,. fall ,97-I79s., ipring
gas, tall 397--i79q. tPring. 10, excuGve Of
81 criminal Proiecutions in Pennfylvana, fall
45o--iSoo. fprins 46r. 70 criminal proiecu-
lions IN feniyivania, tall 5SS--,8oi, fprng
| $50 making the common calculation of fu;ts
iettlcd between the parties without trial, dif
n,illons, Attachments, &c. &c. and it would an.
pear that che whole number of judgments a.
gainR folvent perfons, would hardly compcufme
the cxPcnce of initnution. 1t ALTO appears thar
the number Of eaufe, let to be tried, could ealily
be decided by the fix former judges.
He faid upon looking over the number of
fai,s IN the eaRem circuit, it appeared 10 him
aranse, thar the members rcprcientiae thst par,
OF the couotIy, Mould in6l upon increafnp the
expencc OF the fyfen, when the couru have
there fcsrccly any buGuefs to artend to |; and
that genrlcmen in the 6uthern States, wherc the
boGnes was greater, ihould be willing TO lcfren
the expence. He faid he never heard the fman
ell complaint in the State he reprefen,ed efpeet.
ing the incompctcncy Of the former court, TO
diicharge the buiinefs in that State. He be-
lieved they had always gone through the dock
CT, whenever they attended. aud as far As his
own obervations went, that was the faa. He
faid. it appeared ftrange TO him. that new courts
| and neS expences fhould be called for ia other
parts Of the United States, when the oldcourts
were competent 10 the bu6oefi in that State,
where rhe buEnefs has been confderal,ly more
than in any other State, although il is nov very
much declined. aud probably will decline ftiI
more. In the courts of Maine. Wef pn,uSvl.