Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-28

Add the fa!aries, 10000
We have total Of, 1914 ~
A fun which exceeds the lalary Of theie
Gxteen judges.
1 find further, that during the laa
year have they coined cents and halfcents
to the amoun, of lo,475 dollars and 20
cents. Thus their copper coinage falls
little ihort of what it COTS Us for their IA
laries. We have however from this ei-
tablilhmeht about million cents, one
to each family in America. A little en-
blematic medal, to be hing over th>lr
chimney pieces: ard this is all their CON-
psniation for all that expence. Yet not a
word las been iaid about the mint, while
the Judges whole lervices are much greater,
and of 20 much more importance to the
community, are to be truck oft at a blow
in order to fave an expeucc, which, CON-
pared with the obje:t, is Pitital. What
concluiion then are we TO draw from tbs
! prediction {!
Iwil not pretend to aaign to gentle.
! men, the motives by which they may be
! influenced; lat if I fhould permit my
teIf 10 make the enquiry, the fvle OF 10
many observations, and more especially
| the manner, the warmth, the i!.isaniIity,
which have beer exhioite,i on this occa-
| lion, would lead to foiution Of the pro-
| hleto, had tae horor, fir, when | ad-
| are.Isd you the Other day to obferve,
that believe the uniyelfe could not A.
ford fpe6tacle more fubime than the
! view of powerful fate kneeling at the
| altar Of juitice, and facrahcing there her
PATTON and her pride. That I once foi-
tered the hope of bsholding that fpeeta-
Gle Of magnarmiry in America: And
now what world Of figures has the gen.
tIcman from Virgioia for ned en- his APP
prehenfion of that remark. / never ex-
preacd any thing like eAulsation at the
idea of State ignominiouay dragged
in triumph at the heels of your judges.
But permit M to FAY, the gentlcman's
exqaih;e lendbilisy on that fubjea, his
alarm and apprhenGon, all thew his
aronp attachmen. TO fate authority.
Far be it fiom me, however, to charge
the gentleman with improper motives.
know that f.is emotions arife from one
| Of thofr imp restaions in our nature
| which we cannot remedy. They are ex-
| cited by caules which have naturally
| made him hottie to this contribution,
though his duty compels him reluctantly
20 fupport it. l hope, however, that
! thofc gentlemen, who entertain differ.
emf fea,iments, and who are lefs irrita-
| BILE on the lcore Of fate dignity will
| think it eiIential to preterve conaitu-
] ton, without which the independent ex-
| iRence of the States themlelves will be but
| OF lhort duration.
This, fir, leads me to the fecord OBJ
jest / had propofsd. fhall therefore
| pray your indulgence while l conGder
how far this meafure is csyfitatiouai.
| 1 have not been able to difcover the ex-
pediency, but will now for argument
lake admit it; and here, / cannot but
| express my deep regret for the Gtuasicn
| Of an honorable M nber from North
| Carolina. Tied fat as he is, BY his In
aruaions, arguments, however fosc;ble,
can never be effestual. l ought there,
fore, to win for his fake, that bis mind
may not be convinced by any thing l
lhall fay :. for hard indeed would be his
condition, TO he bound by the contra
rient obligations of and order and an oath.
I cannot however, but express my pro.
found reipe:t for the talents of thoie
who gave him his inazuefions, and who
fitting at diaance, without hearing the
arguments, could better .underaand the
fubiea than the ienator on this floor after
full d;cuaion.
The honorable member from Virginia
has repeated the diain6tion, before taken,
between the fupreme and the inferior tri-
hunalc. he has Unified on the diffinction