Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-03-29

the nun,bes Of controversies was rc1pcrti ne. 70
the comparative fParenef, Of our popslation, Fad
the poverty Of our citizens.
But What evidence does experience iorr:h in
= sser Of .sastss1ss, Judiciary? Has not Z con.
vention once been called, with the view OF re-
medyiag the miichief refalring from fueh an el
tabkhmeo.i wss not VIC frlde OF the pedpAe clear.
~ d,mooA lated in the oai.erf,l (Atisattier shich
its abolition ereatsdi Was there p iaciae in our
Prefen. contribution which ,6naHy, all 4T,ssss uofe
cordially united 10 efabliaing sh,n tie paviGoa
which regulates the tenure. IF = JUDGES office By
his good ttbavi,xy? And how ablusd then is i,
to pretend, that the ldGrageof experience iss.
CANT the inteppendsnee Of the isdieisi depart.
mentl -
iii. is,t.ae fbat the time Of tie Le1.aa.u,e
is confirmed in heh;ng to pe,ttops and com.
plants againR the conduit OF the juliciafy. lc,
the evil be alcsibed 60 lis true cam, Il. =
Sec,ion OF the laqaififion, which j, AID RI.
.Csmmis,ee If Gnavasee. sBesore nj. anaua
and d'gni6ed tribansli any Plz,fstle tale han.
der. which malice can t,bncase asaina '7.3ee,
and -Lanyt,s, is heard with all the eredu,ity Of
ignorance, and adopted wira zeal which ar
exceeds the ulual ardor sfr,aleyoience. When.
ever fu.tet is diGappointsd and chagfined ., ,he
i1ue OF his pretenions, ta.d the unfaccelsful oar.
~ almof always is to,l t,m diaa,is6vd with ,h.
efforts Of MS council, tr is led to fuppofe from
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Others, that iniuRice
has been prattfed ontin, or has any other caufe
Of Pique and hatred to his judges, the lion.
mouth is open 20 his reientmen,. An apima,
tha, feeds on fcandai will never want fu5Gaence,
and it would be FRANCE indeed, If an aaociitioa
Whole only objeSt is 10 hunt for x,ievasees.
nould fad none, real or imaginary. Such an
iniiitu:on is without parallel in this, and with.
out precedent in any free and well regulated TO-
ciety. 1t RIikas fundamentally 1t the roo. of
all government. NJ department excep, the
'LegiAature etn wi,hfand it, inevitable opcfasi
on. The ieention Of its creation. and che vital
principle OF It's eAiience. is tn: deRruction Of
the confidence OF the people in their subIic Er.
wants land It's di.ea aid necsGary epnfequeuee,
is to give Legislature hntticn to fedition and
diE&eaisn. In period Of revolution, il may
indeed Be ufefai, q rallyins point for nalcon.
tents, ia. gather sosnd. But in fscie,y con.
Ritnteo a. ours.is, upon the true principles of
liberty, real grievances will G,ew thenielves a.
ioon as they exit; ard II is neither wife nor no.
norable for oae branch of the fervsnts of the
people, to unite with 70 mach alacrisy in the
defamation Of their brethren. a. -
Alter all, however, what evidence :bas che IN.
dsaIy OF this grievance hunting committee been
able TO fufnih asairA the Judiciary. The fn.
of Nh. Addition, it 10 to be preiumed, have been
iatficiently expiased in his conviction. His Of.
fences, sherefofc, are not now to be brought into
confederation What then has been the fruit Of
all the complaints which malice and revenge.
have been encouraged to u,terl Three Judge. Of
the Supreme Court, have been impeached tor a
fngH mIidemeanof, and though tried before 4
tribunal, whole nemuers were xsasimssR, op.
poied e" them in party politics, eosff.ing Of he.
nett farmer, end mtebaxies, on ..heir safbt, in
which no Ia1vyr, had vote, or the liahssf il.
asence, nave been fairly at5x.Jted. An sppca.
ton has been made by the Leg;nasu,e, f,r che
ren'ossl Of another judge Of tie Supreme Court.
on the deliberation Of f1uo Sau; W,tbesr tm.
offending I. bra, him in Bis ltjtse., for no
jsdieial miicon5utf, bot tor i,enur ably diclain-
Ing any protett'en from ba,t,, OF terjssaI eesG.
derahons; and few miierab!s Iuaices of
Peace generally, i be'isve, FtdtraHasJ have
been removed for reafans which, for oushr 1
know, mag have warranted thsir r:r~aval. But
"""t ts""aoHy HdS Tue zeal OF TINS committee
collected OF corruption, eppreGian,a lwi!fui VIC.
!a'ion OF the laws, or other m,l. practices. on
the part of the Cour,. OF the great body ofthe
PreftG,rs Of the Law Have shcy ultimately
in any indance, upon fair examination, found
the principles Of Liberty aGaiIed, Or the rights
Of the people endangered, ny thefe srivileasd
orders :" o. is the adminia ration Of juaice vi.
lifted d debated, and che reputation Of q truly
'e'pestASie ciafs Of the people to he ~hdPesed
away, in order tofroa,ate the fosaitsfos l.
The denial of the RICH, of the judiciary
to decide upon the constitutioaality ef such
lavs as they are called upon to enforce (and
no further is il pretended they can exercise
the poweD affirm to be the most violent
assault upon the SOVEREIGNTY OF THE
PEOPLE, which ambition has yet ventured
to make in this country, it is in fact an az
sertion, that the legislature is like the Bri.
sish parliament, 0mnipotent. Itis founded
alsegether on the principle that one depart.
meYt Of Government n hound n eonntI>