Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-02-08

fuits and prnding " hen this went iEtC opt-
ration, Ig3g-But on further INFECTION, it viii DC
| fouBd NJ ry lard is tnrrcy omitted, this om.ihon
| is unaCCountahie, HnCe the msars IF knowledge
| were 70 near at haUd. II9 cauies undt cidcd ~
| Teunei1te; I3a ii NORTH Carolina, and al IL VT-
| ginia, arc omitted making 10 the whole error
| Of or Geo caUlrS.-in ADDITION 10 this the number
OF iuts in New York are not faicd correctly by thc
fatement ofthe attorney when hc made the return,
and not one IS carried out pending 10 the recap
itulati0u and he return of dilathufetts is 10
correct oh its face 90 that moth ny more than
conjecture can be derived from this "eXad" rate
mrnt. The PRECEDENT is utualiy more corrtS, and
how this prrtTptory language ia the msliage com
ports with the document, every man can fee tor
himlelf am cot dilpeed to attribute intentional
error TO any u'ar much lriS &c tie executive but
10 point Of uir the itdtement amounts to nothing,
may jun as well imagine without i as With IT,
hsw many fnits were Pendng al The nftuiion OF
the new courts
But acknowledge that the number Of funs pend
ing is nrt 10 my mind any criterion upon which
CORE e judgment may bc formed 81 the utility Or
ntCeity Cf CCuts ru fay the mott OF II, u forms
but one ground OF judging, and that not very
conciuhve one. ia country thinly iettied, It IS
frequently as important 10 eGabhih courts as in a
more popuous country; and a. this government Is
Situated, il may BE- more 70 and yet the number of
fuits will bear no proportion. Why die cfab-
lilh courts in cur territorial government but on THO
principle?
number Of courts properly loca' ed will keep
the bslinef. of any country in luCh condition as
but few luts will b. infituted and courts badly
OrganiZed will dicCuraRe iuhOr5 and there will be
bur few a0iOns returned. From the number or
!uits alone, there 90 found Judgment b. formed
But there is another Obi -d,on 10 the epea Of the
judiciary Law, which to my mud Is cCn~uhyo L
mean the ie;ter and fp.r,t ct ttz contribution.
IL the formation Of every goyerImrnt " which
the people have a hare m thc ItnH ~ az on, iOme
efabiiihed 1ni iuddputahle r. ms IS mutt BIZ A.
dOpteu IN our rOy-rnn-nt. tpt formation ~
legislative, executive and jud.Ci-y pu".r,'s orr n
the cOD'Tuv-rNb.c principles, AID that zach 'hrud
b inde pendent " The O,hc 81 iar As VI aa traty
viii permit, - QuI'ly in .ou.rovsrtibr. WI. ID be
expected. that ] hCu.t qn0te S.dnly, D. Loat,
Montrqucu- and : bot Of elementary writes TO
prove TIM LGcrt'0r? Thetc Is probably no Cortl Ct
OF op,ai1n upon ih.s iutl5ti. Nbeu VIC look ni Q
our contribution OF E0vtInnt ~, VT thali mud NJ tv-
cry part y i 4 clafr and und,vatug attention to
TITS pr nc ole. Our particular to- m is tinEuAr m
itr rtqu eryrt-. that fol- force and operation "
gwen 10 thi5 AID important principle. Our powers
arc Limited, May acts OF tOvertignty are prohibit
Sd ~ tuv rat'0n3I sCtcrLn ut, .tta,acG ny the
tatcs, aud mtDV re2rauts arc impO'rd upon
tare iOyerrlguiy. If tittcr by accident or deiEni
lhouIG exceed lie powers, there is the ulniOa ne
GETTY that ne tuoN checks equal to every eX-
,,rncy lhnuii 10 interpreted. Ir- Judiciary ls rf-
htheJ 5y ;Ac contribution tur tha, Valuable pu p X.
~ the h''Iih goV@l 'n'"t anr it@".I. ur7 vs. "m-
nPote"t 10 every 'e-'Iat.Ve eTec' ana II otipe.'
ual LOnyehtiuI ier ain. Y every Conhtu. on5l pur-
pole. Hence ii rs eaiy 40 thcern the Cf,yrnt part
Wh'th EuH Ue aiH5ned 7" MS JuHc'@y p" ms Two
klnHs ~ GoveTum5nt.-ln EnEiacd me executive
has the mott txterhyg powers iEc word rs tie
military tO5C- tho right OF making war, 1nd 10
thect nc command Or az M wealth. ST t'e nat.on'
~i'h an qH"hfed veto 20 every 'lthHRI'e Act.-
IL u thTr1i.te rational tor ln't ta'Jn ~ ptosrvt
thST judiciary coM2'eteV 'ncepenlcdt "t We
,oVere'sn' J." th1 Oht>" o''tsS INC 'aut'Ch muU
M "Prheo /" ms 1>"''nE ut'He' lne J' o'N!N} 'e
~ oe 'He'E on 'hr executive but MOI, tHP"'t-
l[ay 20 tns * HA.q[e q 'ne u'i'n' 'n1 ,hoi- cf
'ne l5Ve'ai "t'f9'-N "4' 'CuirN NJ itt'e u" i' "-
.F'Gua', u '"T 'rtH@'- 4 ~ 'ne u",o' 81 ~ par
''eb'4' ''at' .'ou'u f"'' "A" mtE"R aIy VI "'s
',a"lac''oI' T''u4.' "nOn roo" p'aCe anterior Mn
'he uat1 Ct 'hs i1" Mons in I'M "oT'd Dot ~ an
aPPSa' ~ 'he j14'o'fl OF t"e O"iieG states. ""e'1
te WIZ op'4'h .-eH'"n i"a' 're il" bL9if Is az
Cohh''uhooai AN '"'.' or a. r'I'Tt 40 leyI'"-
t'Vnafy Piine.l''s' ana 1AC'tEs -'h var Wth
2 We" t1 tFe.- f1nc'Pes' aou kn"wlhf that 'he
tiamoTs OF Our conithuuon were iulIy POI. 4. or