The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-05
TRIBUNAL OF coNCuyATyoN

Importance IN all of the United States: particular "
| IN VIRGINIA where preient fyfeni has been "a
much complained OF and 70 often attempted he inn
proved: and more Especially 4, this time in Penriyl-
ana, where the fame complaints Of imreree,icn have
prevailed where the labours Of reformation have az
tuned more effective form, and where the attempt
to extend them to greater variety of objects mas con-
f,61fci to bring the Legislature and the governor INTO
diagrecabe colion with each other, and to divide
| the republicans into two hottie parties ANON,
'hoe changes which their political reforrners have
party fucceeded in Introducing, and which they are
now attempt ne eonflmn,ate, not one is of more
ex'enfive importance, than the Introduction OF new
t5snsi for adinhing the contcndng claims OF ndivi-
dua!s, in cafes of trefps and damages. we'll as IN
| cafes of debt and con;ra2." Wha the governor
the judges, the lawyers and all The advocates Of anti
quated inf buttons have avowed their appreciation and
extended their fuppor, the whole routine of courts
ut law, their niult:farious forms, their councillors
their numerous, learned ard dfcirlined Judges new
circle ct speculative politicians has appeared, who
woult limit the fuPerntcndence of the courts Of law
to comprehensive complicated cafes, ard would in
trnduee me 6mpe expeditions and interpretive iylen,
OF arbitration Tor deciding all cafes CT inbordina,e i'm
portance.
Whoever r'ed;:a.es Ter 4 r.oH,en. rrsn tllc con
'trutfion offuch con,rivante, ml perceive tie val
variety of notifications cf which it is fu.ceptitle
The organization will be infinitely dveri.iied by the
different modes of acSeinfinr the arbitrators tie na-
Of the cafes which are fubn,itted to their deciop
the ts,maEhis which are to be oblerved in the pro-
grefs of the iit and the cououve or conditional OBJ
legation of their vcrds upon the contendiay parties
| Beginning with the fmpef ard attending TO the
more authoritative forms Of This nen the following
notifications may be made fucceHively TO appear:
IN. The two parties may agree to refer ther con-
terton 70 pe.fons whom tbsy NAV pla{z
to fele6t without Liydnc themfclves to acouefce in
their decilon. Or 2dly they may previouny enter in
to arbitration tend abide by this decifion which
10 he enforced upon the delinquent party by the
guiar prooe!s of the law. Sri They MAJ agree to r..
fer their it fuoh arbitrators the roqr-nn.st il
ielf may ieleef, whole Judgment is neither to be en-.
''ghtened nor obfcurcd by the pcadngs of dilcipn-
ed lawyers, and whole decree not to be obligatory
upon the parties uu;iI it has obtained Their own ap.
probation 4th it is made 70 obligatory BY thei,
having prevouily eonfented TO ubmit TO its dictates
9Th: The powers of this tribunal may. b. placed a.
boy: the diicre tion of The parties Inaead OF re-
curing their uncontroud eorjtnf to fubm their cauft
to its decion the law may invc it with this au,hor
y while 1t comPels the plaintiff feek redrefs from
IFS influence, by ihutring up every other tribunal a
gain him. 5th The third case may be varied h,
giving them permlion to employ the regular praai.
TONERS OF the law: 9th; And the 9Th may be var
ed by the addition ofthe fame feature. We have now
arrived at hage OF the comparon vr5en the difference
between the two fyitems inenfiby vaniihes in rcgarc
to the organization of the two tribunals Let any or,
combine together all the circumstances of the 9th
cafe and Re will once dicover that innead of fri
tIlna OF srbitratio have in fast decribed the en-
tire trueure of court of law, fave only the multi
ptcity of the forms, which it employs, with the te
dou!neis and procrahiuntion of its ultimate decree
lie viii ALTO perceive the variety OF modification
which we might have impaired to thefe different cafes
from the greater fmaller variety Of its forms orth
greater or inal'er number of cafes, which ni.ht HI
iubmitted TO the arbrators.
! Which of thofe various organizations, would h,
mon favourable to cheap and fpeedy administration
OF luitice; whether the prefent conpicated me
| chanim OF legal codes and regular tribunals Is filre
r'or 10 then, all have neither fuicient acouaiu
lance with the theory and practice Of the law, no
win the consequences Of the arbitration fyhem fac
,aeoriiy to determine. For part, we do no
heiia,e to express high degree Of APPRECIATION fol
| the plan OF the DaniG, tribunal of concation" a
Catteau deieribes it in the following paragraph; :
plan which the reader will find little difficulty in re-
oueing under IT'S proper cafe. One truth at leaf i
not TO be diputed that the nation which ties life
down to all ANTICIPATED nii,utions can never eypeS
to i"ar up to the mot elevated improvements
" mere IS no fience (exclams the celebrated Cod
VIM that is not capable Of addition there is no art
tnat may not be carried to llll higher perfeGlion
II tins be true OF al other licences why not of mo-
rails II this he true OF all other arts WHY not Of f.
cal inItitution? Let us look back, that we may pro-
it 6y the experience Of mankind but let us NOT look
back as IT the wildom of our ancenors was fuch a.
TO leave no room for future improvement"
From tie PrGfnt R0fe Of Dfnma,k, By Caurou
1902.
"The TRIBUNAL of CANCELLATION, efab.
lihed iince 7o5, is competed of the moi intel
ligent and respectable men in the vicinsge; and
IT'S ietilons are private. II is competent 70 de-