Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-10
Or The sIf nit. GoveruoY STRONG. de-
liurrra tie fallssving SPEECH ~
Lrgjsatare ef Ma9af6sTetts.
Gentlemen Of the Senate, and


" BY our fellow citizens. Permit me on
this location, to return them my anccre
thanks for the repeated proofs Of their e
TEEN and confidence; and TO allure you,
gentlenen, that / fhall caccsfulli concur
with you in every prudent and ialutafy
meafare, for the prefcrvation Of their rights;
the advancement oftheir insereft, AID the
improvement Of their minds in wlfdoH and
virtue.
To you, gentlemen, the Legislative au-
thority of the commonwealth is commit
ted. In difcharging this important fruit
your deliberate reflections will be employ.
ed, 10 ettabliih iuch laws for the weitaie
Of the fate a. you may think neceiiafy to
fupport and defend its government 10
protect property TO cauIc peflonal liber-
~ TO be respected to improve or iytem
Of iurifpudence, ard provide for the lmpar-
tial interpretation and faithful execution
of the laws.
An equal administration ofjuaicc is in
difpeufably reeoiiite TO preieryc the peace
Of the fate, and the rights of the citizens.
Imprsatd with the importance of this 90
jeea, the trainers of the contribution were
particularly folicitors to enfure the indie
pendence Of the juaices Of the fupreme ju-
dicial court; 70 that in their legal decifi-
ons they might be in no danger Of parsia
lity from motives of private insereit. /.
is therefore provided by thar inRrumens,
NOT only that they lhall hold their offices
during good behavior but thar Pszma
nent and honorable ialaries fkall be eafab-
lihed by Law for their fuPport. A law
was indeed psned Cor this purpofe, bur the
compensation being found inadequate, the
Legislature for ferries of years have made
an annual grant to the judges to make
good the deficiency. If their tated iala-
ries ihalI till appear to be infuficient for
their honorable fnpport, will il not be
more conformable 70 the contribution 70
increafe the allowance by an act witbouta
terminate Limitation, than by reiolyes
which soperste but for Jingle year, add
which render the higheR judicial court
dependent annually, for part of their iub
f fence upon the good will OF each branch
of the Legislature !
Since the Iait leilion of the general court,
] have received letter from the preiident
of the United States, which will be laid
before you by the Secretary, and which
enclofed copy of the report ola commit
tee of the Houfc of Representatives. of the
national government in which The pref
dert is requeifed to write TO the executive
Of each fate, urging the Importance and
indifpen6bsc necefity Of vigorous exer-
tons on the part Of the fate government,
TO carry into effect the militia iytem, a
dopted by che national Legislature, agree
ably TO the powers referyed 20 the ttSses
reffe6tively by the Contribution Of the
United States. Perhaps the militia of
this Eommonweslt was never in a more
respectable condition than at prefcnt. Bur
if any meafures can be taken 60 carry the
fyftem into more complete effect, ! have
no doubt Of your difpoftion TO adopt
them. Indetais aOiN aIauays Be neesl1ary
for rs to ralivate the military art, not 10
enable rs to commit 0st,Nges qvifb mpxsi-
y, bit to dstsad osy/SlVt, aga;gF tie az
temps IF auprmeialed and ambitions men,
qvb0 eoufder all means as laqyfai thai
3romote fbriy ends, and avbs make their
glory f0aG9 in breeding m,ler, Through The
zvorld.
In purfaance Of the refolve Of the a3d
Of lsa June, for telling the powder Ma
game in Bottom, and GREETING two Others
our of the town, piece Of land in Rox-
bury. being the principal part of the ia
and called the Pine liland, has been pur-
chafed for the ule Of the commonwealth,
and magazine erected thereon. 1t j.
propofed TO erect the other with the na.
terials of which the magazine in Bottom
was contributed, as ioon a. faitable plat
e 49,. L -. L.