Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-01
g0ltgrsfs of tDe Jilliteo States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Weaastdy, Fs5raay "a.

Debate on The 6El rseeived fr0m The SENATE
entitled IN dt7 TO repeal certain ads
,slbeaiug The ogganiSation etft5s CART;
offbe q. Sfatss.'
(Cortiznsa.
This is painful tax, anl i gentlemen
ihould feel them.elyes Or their friends
wounded by any of our observations, they
NUT recolietf the fituation in which they
haved placed US, and that the necetlity of
defending oarfelves has been impofed upon
MS by their attacks. In fpecch which
occupied two hours, ten minutes only OF
that time were given 10 confederation or
the conaituticnality Of this meafare, and
then the gentleman found il convenient to
employ the ref of il in Eliminating his
anataeras sgaina the pat administrations
and reiterating thofe inveaiyes and cen
fures which on all paR occations ne has In
dulgcd hinfelf in befowing upon thote
who are no longer il power. Whether
attacks are to be Continued upon the Palt
administrations 10 divert the public eye
from the prefsns Naturalization, or whe-
Their, they are calculated TO raife afnoke
under the cover of which gentlemen may
march unobierved to attack the vitals of
our contribution, is bef known to them
ielves. The gentleman from Virginia has
rendered homsge to the judiciary OF
Great acknowledges much of the
PROPERTY ofthat nation 70 be produced by
che independently Of their judges-fays
ours are at Leaf as independent, but that
the doctrine Of making them completely in
dependent is nonarous one. Sir, there
is no kind OF analogy between the 60
veTnments of America and Great Bri
tain, and none between the iituation of
the judges in that and in this country.
The people of England gained much, and
had an abundant fource of opPreflion dried
up, when they got their judges made in
dependent of the monarch, Whole crea-
lures, they had been, and whole arbitrary
meafures they had been obliged tofupport.
But, FIR, it was impoiiible TO make the
judges a check upon parliament, for moth
ing 10 thar government is independent of
parliament. In this country things are
Ear different, we have written conaitu-
tion-the people have given certain pow
ers TO the executive, other defined powers
TO consTeis, ana delegated other powers
70 the Judiciary. But Tie gentleman from
Virginia wifhes to make coagrefs as pow
.ertul as the parliament Of Great Britain,
he wants the iegiiature 10 America TO
be like the parliament in England with
ar coxtroul,; he wants to dearoy that
check which the people in their conRitu-
tion formed for US he wants TO proarate
that protecting principle which was never
before known in republican government,
and for the wanr of which all republics
have periihed. In England the indepen-
dcace Of the judiciary as far as it goes
highly appreciate, bat I ysnerate the 10
dependence of our Judges las de6gned by
the people when they adopted the conHitu-
tion) becauie it is complete--in England
tits nor.
There they have a legal independence !;
he.e a conRirutional one. Although the
independence ofthe Judges in England is
partial, yet it hasbeen productive of vaf
good; although they may be faid to be
In fone meafu1e fill independent on the
monarch, inasmuchas penions ndplaces
are in his gift, yet it is well known the
independence they do poGefs ofthe crown
prevents reafons of fate from entering the
courts, and that the royal will iinks into
nathing and difappears at the feat of juf
tice when oppofed by the law. From
many proofs Of this fact beg leave to e.
Iea the cafe Of Mr.. Wilkes at rhe time of
his fecond ele,iion. and when lie had been