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


,he necedi,y of organizing theie courts;
but when ejfadly5ed you have done your
duty. Anticipating the courfe of patton
in future timss. they fay to the les:i!atrre,
you fhsil not dferace yourf-Ives by ex-
h;bi,ing the indecent tpet'acle of judges
etabli,ned oy one ieg:ila,ure removed BY
ano,her. We viii fave Jan alfo from
yourltlves. We fay 'heie Judges fhall
mold their Offices and iurely, iir, to pre-
:end that they Can hold ,h-ir oface alter
he Office is deitroyed, is contemplate.
The farers of this contii,pr:on had
iten much, read malh, and deeply reject
e. Trey knew by experience the slo-
lcccc Of peculiar hods, and let 1t be re-
rnemhered ;har hnce that day many OF the
itates, 1ausa: y experience, Lave found
IT neceiisr, TO chanse their forms OF &C.
vcrnment to aycia ,hc effects of that VIC
l-c>e. The convention contemplated n.
very att You now attempt. They kne"
alio the jualcufy and the power OF tbs
fa,es ard they efahlilhed fer you and
f.. their protection, this mott important
department.. l beg gentlemen to hear &
remember what l ay. 1t is this de-
= rrmcnt alone, and it is the independence
sl>ne of this department., which can fave
you from eiy.l war. Yes, fir, adopt the
language Of gentlemen, fay with them,
by the act to which you are urged, " i.
we cannot remove TIC Judges we can de-
Rroy them" Eitabiiin thus The Deepen
dence cf the Judiciary department. Who
will refo,t :othen Tor protection againH
YOU Who will coahde in, who Will be
bound by their DEGREES /? Are we then to
rsfor, TO the ultimate reaion of Kings ?
Are cur ar.umcn,s to fly from the
months of Of our cannon?
We are tod that We may violate Oh,
conn.,u,ioD, bccaufe nmilar conaituiioI,
haze been violated elsewhere. w o fate,
h,,r heen cited to that effect, Mary isrd
and Virginia. The hen gentleman from
Nuxr,.a tsIis Us Tia: when this happen
cd IN The fate he belongs to, no com
pls:nr was made by the judges. / will
not enquire into that TACT, although /
have the protect OF the Judges row lying
before me. Judges eminent for their
talents, renowned for their leaning, ref
pecGao.e for their virtue. | will not
enquire what contributions have beer >io-
lated. / will not ak either when or where
this dangerous practice began, or has
been followed. | Will admit the fact.
VIA, does it prove? Does it prove tia,
becaufe they have violated, we alto may
violate ! Does it not prove directly the
contrary? Is it not the R,ongea reafon
on earth for preferying the irdepsn-
dence of our tribunals If it be true ,!s,
they have with asons hand ieized tjesr.
courts, and ben, them to their will, ought
We not TO give foi,ors a fair chance tor
iuaice in oar courts, or mutt the iufier-
ing citizen be deprived Of all protection ?
The sertiem man iror, Virginia has call
ed our attention to certaic cafes which
he conEders as forming neeciiary exoep-
tons to the principles. fox which we con-
tend. Psrs,it me to FAY that necefity is
a hard la. and frequently proves too
much ; and let the gentleman recolleet
that arguments which prove too much
prove nothing.
He has irNancei cafe where it may
be proper to appoinr eommiiioners fer
limited tine to Gettle fome particular
defcripti2n of con.rover!ies. Undou5t.
edly it is always IN the power Of Con
srefs to form a board of commiiiioners ier
particular purpoies. He AXIS are tbelr
inferior courts, and mutt they ALTO exit
forever | anfwer that the nature of
their Offices mutt deperd On the law by
which they are created; ifcalled 10 sx-
erciie the judicial functions defenassd by
The contribution, they mutt have an exit
eree contcruabe TO its injurttions.
Again, he has initaneed the MnGTrPi
Territory, claimed by, and which n'ay
be ipr1sndered to the rate of Georgia,
AID 4 part of the union which may be
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