Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-02-13
S T. N A T E
OF THE UNITED STi7ES.
FRIDAY, January 3, 1901.
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FRIDAY, January 3, 1904.
BATE
On M. B~ekmbyiigr's mofon 10 ,.peal RE ia
baDSd Lga S.D.ou, .far nsgO OgsuiS0tisn Q,
Abe JHditiay SJJarm.
(Continued.)
MR. AcKsoN, Of Georgia. rife with
an impreion of awe on the p,efeot queliion
for we nof tread on conftitutioDal ground,
which Mould not be lightly touched on, nor
too hsfily decided. Every Rep We take ought
70 be well examined, and our minds convinced
before we give that vo,c which cannot I've re-
called, ard which will FIX principle on lcgina-
tive contribution. which pe'haPs will prevail as
long as We remain nation.
Ia the early nsge of this difcuilion. had
almof determined 10 Gay nothing. and am a,
preleut determined moi to FAY much but joE
tifcation of the vote ihall give. has impelled
me 10 offcr my reaions for i, 10 the State re-
prefent and have made up my mind decd-
rd!y. TO vote tor the rsio!alion before you, if
cannot be otherwiie convinced.
Iconceive. that as this fnhjea requires from
Us a legiilative conilruetion, that conaIuttion
may as well, and indeed better, be now made /;
there viii undoubtedly hereafter be clafhing
Of powers. /, therefore, think il is much bet
ter 10 decide it now, when the injury is felt,
than 10 iuer il TO take root until it hsll extorr
different and more violent dcciion than that
of a deiberaIive body.
The ysafons for the rcfolution have been 70
ably aated, and ercngly enforced by the gentle
man from Kentucky who moved it, as TO cxpe-
dieocy aud the bur,hen of the cxpences on the
preient ~ rem, | lhall therefore fay little about
them.
The expences however Of the Judiciary ef-
tablihment. deem the leaa ilnportan, conf
dcranon attached TO the fubjett. Yet, do not
agree with the gentleman who has ipoken. that
the expencc is tfiniog. The gentleman from
New York, had held up the inigrihcsncy of a
cent pcrion, and had told US of Alfred's puiIc.
which no one dared TO take away. Let that
gentleman calculate twelve fouls 20 family, and
he will fee that each family would pay II cents
fun however iaGgni6cant TO the pocket OF
tha, gentleman, that might inrnih ccmforta-
be meal TO poor family. With the gentleman
from Kentucky, however, contend that the
million. And this ohiervatiou becomes meal
culably dangerous, If it is to be drawn into pre-.
cedent on every new projse or improper meal
fore, thar il COTS but cent perion. And as
10 the remarks about Alfred, might re,alia,c
upon the gentleman. and FAY, thar ut thar day,
4, cents might have been a years ialary for a
judge.
We have been afcd. If we arc afraid of
having an army Of judgesi For myfci:. am
more afraid of an army OF judges under the pat
ro,age OF the PfeGdent. than Of an army Of FOL
diers. The former can d. us more nifchief.
They may deprive Us OF our liberties, II attach
cd to the executive, from their deci6ons; and
from the tenure of Office contcnicd for, ve cam
nS remove them; while the fo!iier. however
he may at, is emitted. or IL enlaed only fob
fitted Tor two years whit the Judge is enhaed
for life, for his fs!asy cannot he taken from him.
See IL diviiion, Sset. III. Art. Contribution. !
Sir. il is isid ttefe evils will nc: happen. But
whar fecuriry have we for the truth of the &C.
claration :. Have We not fecn icdition lass
Have we not heard judges crying out through
the land. tedi;ion. and aikine ihofc whole duties
il was to enquire, is there no cditon here IL is
true the Scdi,ion law had expired with the lat
nd niniRraticn, and he tru acd il would nor exiN
az az leaR I've aftcd on, under the viftuous Ief.
ierlon. But hereafter j! il fhould exit, your
judges under the cry Of icdi,ion and political
hereby. may place half your cit1ea, in irons.
I thank God. that no fuch law nov exits, or is
likely to exit. thank God, that we aie not
nov under the influence of an intoIersnt clergy,
a. Is eviden, from their abufe of the Pfe6dept /;
and thar we arc not under dread OF the patron
age of judges, is manifea from their attack on
the Secretary Of State And tsait, that VIC lhall
long keep this patronage CT. BY not laastioaiug