Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-11
EN- A T E
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Turday, January 10.
JUDICIARY BILL.
Mr.. Chapman, of Vermont.


=. ID 10 thi. debate, I can hare but, little
hspe of exhibiting any thing new for
the confederation OF the Senate. Yet mo-
J, useatous 10 ] conhder che rdeeiiioa 70 be
made on the preiens queaion, involving
conieqsenses powerfully affecting the mott
jmpesfane principles Of the contribution,
Icasno, pcriaade nyielf TO give mere
Iva flene vote on the occaGon. In the
eblervations which intend to make, !
j., haA endeavor briefly to examine fome of
she principal arguments only, which have
been offered in favor Of the relolution on
your table.
The argument. in upport Of the re.
ioIution have been reduced under two &C.
nerat heads, :,
I. The expediency of repeating the
Law CONTEMPLATED in the reiolusion, and
.. The constitutional power Of Con-
srsis 70 repeal that law.
To evince the expediency Of the mea-
lure il has been iaid, that the iyftem OF
1893 was adequate TO all the PSrpoies OF
the national judiciary; and that the
judge. appointed under that iytten were
competent to all the judicial duties re.
quired. Upon this, FIR, | ihan briefly
obierve, that from the number OF terms
OF the iupreme and circuit courts, and
the immenie d,itance to be travelled, the
labor was intentionally great. From
the labors and tasigues OF riding the cir
cui there could not be allowed Time
5uficient for thoie itudies, and for that
calm and deliberate attention which is
70 neceiiary tc proper dlcharse OF the
duties Of Judge.
At times it has happened, thar fu-
preme judge could not attend a circuit
court; ), from this c,rcum!tance, the cour:
in the diitrist to which / have the honor
60 belong, has more than once faiied to
be hoideD. At other times the arrival
of the judges has been 70 late, thar the
proper builnefs OF the term could not be
completed. Theie failures ocea6oned
very great delay, expence, and vexation,
to the tutors and we know, that the
!. fame or greater failures aud delays have
y, happily been experienced In other parts
o, the United States, failures and delays
vb;, h l cannot attribute to any criminal
neo., renee OF the judges, bu, to the bur-
,henfa ne duties inpoted by that y&em,
,od ~. in6rmities asd accidents to which
,ncn MA, lever be exPofed, in the perfor.
80. =, 'abors 70 arduous and extenfve.
To nrav e that, fir, judges of the iu-
meme COW mutt have been competent
- IN ~. a. rites Of that and the circuit
courts. the | honorable gentleman, who
hro,ob, forx,, I'D the refoiu,ion, drew a
comS,r;G,c sa N the courts and judges
IN F,e,.rd He has told us, tina, in
E,a,,,d ,hsr. are but II judges, and
.hrs. ,,r;rc;n,l. & ,our,s, thar 1hefe courts
emb,ac. in ,hs;, original or appellate
jurifdisfions almo 1t tue wnoie cifcie OF
i,n,n s,,c.r,,; hat the two courts of
V;,,,o h.,sh and Common. pleas, eUn-
Sa;s. e,cs of fou, judges, entertain all
~. .sn,o,on law fn rs of 4os. and up
wards, ari6ng smon 9 nine "hiiions OF
che mott commsrcialp eoPle IN the world !;
and that they have mo feoSs' the 'evihon
of the proceedings of III the subordinate
eo,r,s n me king JON Town to the courts
of pieponder and that from long expert
srd. ,b,f. cour,s hare been found fully
competent to all the bahs 'ei: OF the KING
dom. This ft,temen,, Gi is BY no means
correa. In England the f4ouie OF lords
j. the fupreme court Of apt 'eais IN the latt
xefor, in caafes both at lssa and In equity:
;paead of three there sss' tour hyperion
courts. The court Of ehaa Gerry 10 which
are decided. all tui,s anima in equi-
~, ineludirs very numerous aud I'M
no,,an, cl.s of caufes. sefhe courts OF
k;,p.s .bensh. common plcSs asd exehe-
nr.r. al Of which have original Jeradic-
ton IN civil caufess7 and the kings
bench. behde being the higaef court OF
criminal jur.iaissian, has aiio the colree-
,ioo and resiiicn of the proceedings of all
N. fuscrdins,e courts, by wit OF erros or
n TT sxh,,,d;n.tcc ey,rts. which