Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-23

lie mind decided preference Of II over
the old iyfem.
I Having made tf;!ss remarks on the
great deliberation faid to have been I'D
Infected Fin the adoption of this plan, "a
hope I may be; permitted 70 exPreis my
perfect coincidence with the gentleman
from Connecticut, that courts are necei.
fairy for tie administration of jutpcs, and
that without them cur laws would be q
dead letter.
But i, appears 70 ne eaential to the
due administration of jufice,, thar thoie
who prefde ip our courts lhculd be we'll
acquainted with the laws. which are to
guide their dcciions. And spPsehend
that no way is 20 much calculated to i'm
par, this knowledge as a practical &C
cuaintance with them, by attending
cou,s in The feverai fates, ard hearing
gentlemen, who are particularly acquains-
ed With them, explain ard dilcufs them.
It is, therefore, absolutely neeedary in my
s.ird, that the judges Of the Supreme
Court, whole power controls ali the other
tribunals, and on whole deci6ons ref the
property, the reputation, the liberty, and
the lives OF or citizens, ihould, by riding
the circuits, render tieIDfelves practically
acquainted with their duties. Ii is well
know n tina, the knowledge of the laws
OF fate is not to be {uddenly acquired,
and it is reaE.,able 20 conclude that that
Knowledge is moa correctly poGeied by
men whote whole lite mas been devoted
"a she acnu;titic"- I. SC aia perfectly
we'll TX known that the knowledge Of the.
modes ard principles Of praeiice in the
d;aaren, ita,es, or any fate, is ,n,oe eff
f.ttual'y to be acquired in courts, where
gentlemen ct Gill and experience apply
theft principles TO ufe upon exiting
poiets.
This defect then, Of tie prc:ent plan is
in my opinion 70 radical, tina, of itie,f i;
would decide with ne the Guefion Of
expediency.
With regard to TIE expence Of this
new fyitem, l will fay tia. it weighs as
much as it is worth. The Jingle conf
Iteration of an expenditure Of 10000
dollars may not be deemed Of much i'm
portance, when weighed with the bene-
fits derived from an administration of
iuHice owe: this exsenGve country. fl
this great object can be better effected
with the additional expence, then it is
proper to conGder whether the ameliora
ton is worth the price; bu, if it is no.
better effected, it furely cannot be the
with of any gentleman to incur a ufelei, |
expence. If, when this law paLed, rhe
bufnefs, to the tran(attion Of winch -rhe
old courts were fully competent, was left
enine, then forely there was no location
for additional. tribunals.
The n4rc important confederation IN.
wolves the confitutional cueit;on: Can
we, according to that facred inarurent,
repeal this law, and deftioy the offices
created by it! five cannot, l hope the |
Senate will reject the propoii,ion on your
table. Bu. it we can, as on examination
,binl. we may, trut the relolution will
be adopted.
The gentleman from Kentucky, who
introduced this fnajea, has 70 mlly and
forcibly Aa,ed that part of the argument
which eltabIiihes, that the Office Of Judge
being declared by the contribution to be
during good behaviour, mutt evidently
apply to exiting Offices, and not to con-
tea the power of the Legislature in do
ing away Offices, that lhall not touch
il.
hay. taken view Of the conifitu-
ton, which though new in this argument,
appears to me 10 be correct and conclu-
five. The 4th feetion Of the I'd arii-
Gle of the contribution declares that "the
PRECEDENT, the Vice PRECEDENT and all CT
vii officers Of the United States, ihall be
removed from Office on impeachment for,
and conviction Of, treafon, bribery or
other high crimes and miidemranors.
This fiction being added to the article