Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-02

.ileas 10 theies sparticulaf terms. Until
! this is deoe, ,thae psft OF the conifitoriot,
WHICH. applies sstss prefent iahjesf, NUT
!, remain ina. grea, pesare uuin,4lileibIe,
ITO. me at Leaf. FAias the. troe meaning
!. 1t thete teens Will conceive, 20 far
/ towsfss isIyms Any doubs,ha. may exit
! relative TO the aonftitasionany Of the pre-. e
| !eat Blk ;. This idea, there Il seafon 10
believe, did no, elcspe the ydifceminx
'mladfot ea,l&otthy yepsieman, when he
soaisrgsas ithas ts.,t3fces:csaiass III 5ceff..s
tain pcwerA jqrinittiop. and. authority,
conferred on 2 peylop. requiring 'ccrtsis
duties. The Court, the'nane or the in
Intuition Wherein that Office isto be exer.
ic.ied. The name of The court may bs
changed, and alia the place where tira
holden, and the Office to be exerciied il
another place.
. Thoie were the words which he uEca.
fully accede TO his explanation of the.
term Offices, but very much doubt the,
ccrreenefs Of his explanation Of the term
court, as it is uled IN the con.tiso.ion.-
And am not certain bu. that che queitios
OF contributions ity will very much deyend
upon the idea that is affixed TO this identi.
Cal term. l believe the term court, as il
is u!ed in that inarumen,, means fome.
thing more than mere name. Although
] will not undertake to give an authorize.
tive and perfectly accurate explanation Of
the term, yet I mayavcnsafe 10 FAY, that,
as uiei in the contribution, and i'm the law
ir,pofed to be repealed, it ieems to con.
sey the idea OF an iuairution ordained and
e!tabl. he'd for the legal Administration Of
jusice. Those thing, termed courts 10
tho contribution, are vettcd with power,
and are to exercft juriidiction, original
and appellate. Thele .are,at r;bu,es which.
TO my mind, indicate fsnIsti,ing more
thar what is inerely nominal. | have con.
iidered court; as being competed of perions
vetted with power, juriiaistion and sutho.
fity, and of whom Certain du.ies are re-
CURED, that is, a; being conpcfed, or
emitting Of officers, particularly o.judges.
And am appreheaGve tina, " would be
not lcis difficult TO conceive Of a court, 10,
the meaning Of tn, contribution, as exit.
Ing without officers, than it would to con-
ceive ef a Legislature withou, Legislators,
or of an officer without an Office. . if this
10 nos q trye, and tue only explanat ion Of
the term court, az u(cd in the conItienti- !
on, and in the act referred to In the pre-
fept bill. lhall with to hear II ottsfwife
explained. If the explanation is iuft, r
believe it will be found in the 6sqasl of de-
bate to 60 far toward, de,ermihati on Of
the queition relative to the conaitutionAli-
ty of the bill now under confederation.
/ will now. fir, proceed TO fpeak d..
really to che fabjett Of thr bill; and will
conlider in the dra place, the coniti,u,i.
onality of repeating tie acts laerein re-
ferfsd to. 49,, -,,,r. :.
lit lhouid be found to be /unconfitu.
tional to repeal thoie acts, no eoaGdera,i-
on OF expectancy ought to have the Leaf
weight. As to the mere uncontirutiena.
lity of the mealnre, / am apprehenGye this
viii be found not to be queition of var
intricacy and inexplicab!e doubt, unleis
we are difpoled to make it fuch.
There are fome things relating to this
quetfion, and which may tend In lome inca.
fare to illufrate the fubjea about which
there can be no reafonable doubt. 1t will
probably be admitted that the oonfitu,ioA
does not require the Legislature to furnifh
bulneis Efficient to employ the time and
talents Of all the judges, Of all the courts !
of the United States, LET the number be
ever 70 great. 1t will probably be alto
admitted that the legilature are not re-
ftriacd by the contribution from 70 amend.
ing and altering the laws from time TO
time, as may on the one hand, tend to dii-
ninth, and on the other, to increafe the
buGnefs to be tranlaeted in our judiciary
courts respectively, nor are they reariSfed
from transferring bafnefs from one jud:ci-
airy court to another. And ifihe leeiaa.
rnre NAV. by way Of transfer. ar other