Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-26

! e eA'a'' 4 nc Peaple only, refo;t
Ing to amendments in the way which 10y
have preicribed, can change the to,n =
| government. VI
The Legislative, the Executive ]
Judicial departments are the e,3atn,e,n
the contribution. They msq be ltj,s' Z
with what is granted to them, ana r,fy,;aI
from every encroachment on the Iyll..
dtsee, and ,igbtfal limits of ps4c<y sn5
office, holden by each, under thar foy.re;aa
Law of the peobl<. 9
Whatever i, granted, &c each depart
ment, may be exerciled, even to a5u5s,-
Whatever is denied muf be abRaiaed Eion
though ever f. defrapl.. Wn,,ey.r :
regzlatedand fixed, by the ConRitnr;oa
,rge bind, though never 70 sriievoas, :.
is pofible, nay probable, tha, hrs n
tSas, on experience, will BE- found #
l;tachsd to the national governm mt. Thoc.
however great and obvious, mutt be born.
until the Peope and States thall fee fit by
amendments to redrels them.
II the Executive or LegJ2ahv. Depart-
ment, OR both, fhall q1ame this power
under prstexts ever 70 plaudble, or popular,
nay, though every man in the Uaired
States could 4vj@ for their right to do it,
in the particular cafe, it's plain we thall
have no Contribution but what every fac.
cefive Congrefs faall fee fl, to make.
The authorities then, continued by and
Under the Federal Government, mutt look
70, and be bound by its provifons. They
are NOT to speculate about their wifdoa,
Or attempt to fuppy their defeds; bu,
ought faithfully and virtuouly to adben
to the WILL y The RropLr, as they find
it HxbraJsa in the great national char.
ter.
Taking the Contribution for our guide,
what real doubt can be rallied on the quel.
tion under confederation The WORDS
are !" Article III. the Judicial power Of
the United States, ihall be veRed in oas
/aprsme cart, and in (ueb mtsrisr c0u,ts,
as Congrefs may from time to time o.
dam &" efablj@; The Judges bstb of
the Supre ne and Inferior Courts, 6aH
HOLD THEIR OFFICES DUR.
ING GOOD BEHAVIOUR: and
RaHat itated times receive c0mbtgJa-
8 tion for their ftrvices, which Fall sa
be dimmjbsa during their continuance
Office"
What terms could have been devifed,
il the Englifh language, more decjfve?
Il is not faid, they thail hold their Office
againa the will ofthe Pr5fdrrt; or againR
the power Of Congrefs; bat fmply and
aaiveylalJ, that they fall b0lS tbsir Of
fees during good 6ebavar.
The Legislature, then, can annex no
new conditions AID FAY; +" you lhall
hold your Offices until we repeal the law
creating them or, until we abolilh ihem;
or, autI we create nezv eoart5, and inyeG
with your power, othsy J3dgej, who may
iuit Us better; or until there hall appear
TO Us 10 further necz5fty for your courts
or, you AlaIl hold ia Ing as we think it
eeouomical to pay your falaries. No
power is given to CongrSl5 Of terminating
judicial Offices at all.
1t was eafy to forefee, that if power
had been given to the Legislative Body
to difnils s5r JUICES on laeb like grounds,
that the JUDICIAL POWER would BE no
longer iaaepsndsa' but the judges whole
province tits to determine, according to
he law and the rpg9iHfion, would there
BY become the dependents OF men IN power
and often the mere inRrurnenss OF ven
g,ance in the hands of paltieal mej0rilif'.
The trainers, therefore, of the contribution
Knowing the invaluable benefit OF j"Gg.i'
Who are dependent for their Offices and Ia
Iagies, or gsod bebavioRr only; have IN
vefed them with Offices on that Jingle con-
dition; and have appointed fixed aod ID
dependent court, the Senate which only can
remove judges on proof, that they h'yem9-
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