Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-03
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csnber, 1909, bslsnrs in
favor OF the treausury OF 146,337 10
And the committee having compared tie
warrants and receipts in the treasurer 5 OIL
fee, and having found them to eorresprna
with the different entries in his books, dave
destroy cd tnen. .,
And The committee have also examined
the register Of pubic dsos since .he last
sctt.x,nent Of the trsasurers accounts, hna
that he has renewed csrtih. ates lnsI-mi
from number sy7 to nulnoer 4zz inclusive,
anu Gnd Iac interes; thereon u hav. bsea
correctly calculated. ~
On motion, Oraersd, That ths said re-
por. and account be land upon The liable.
Mr.. Peytou, from Inc .0'nmstee 70
whom wAs rsa<srsd mat pare OF '"s COVER
nor, communication wnlch rela.es 10 the
ameudlnsn, proposed BY the ssals OF Penn
sylyania to the constitution Vt the On.ttu
States, made the following report:
The committee to whom was referred
the cnnmunicatun OF the governor OF
p, nnsyiYania, covering certain revolutions
of tins legislature Of that state, proposing
an amendment 70 the constitution Ut Tie
Unuea STATS, by the appointment >ot an
Impartial ;:ibun.l 20 decide disputes be-
I'VE, a the sla.s unI federal Judiciary, have
had the SAM under their cans liberation,
and arc Of opinion that |: Ihunal Is already
provided ny .as cons tuition OF the United
States, TO wit: the supreme court, more
emin. ntly -euAil6 q from their habits aud
duties, from the moGs Of their sslscton,
and from the tenure of their Offices, TO de-
eide the disputes aforesaid, in An sn''ght'
-nrd and impartial manner. than any other
tribunal which could Be created.
Tne members of the suprsm. court are
seiscted from These in the United States
wiz, are ,aos. celebrated for virtue anI les
s,i lcarniag, net at the will OF single in
divieaal, bus Ivy the concurregt wishes OF
the president and s-na:e OF the y. States.
Thsy will theretors have no local pre]udl"
css and partiai,ics. The duties hey have
to perform leads them necessarily 10 the
most enlarged aad ACCURATE acquaintance
with the jurisdiction of me frders. and Sc
yeral state courts toy ,ner, AMI with the ad
mirabs symmetry OF our gIVrrn'enf. Inc
tenure of their CHI IS enables them TO pro-
nounce the sound AMI correct opinions sh'y
NAV have formed, without fear, favor, or
Partially.
In, amendment to the constitution pro-
posed by Pennsylvania seems to b found
ed upon ~. idea that the federal judiciary
will, from a lus, OF power, enla'gs their
judiciary to ,hr total a"h'hia'ion OF the lu'
r,.d,c,ion oil she s,at. courts, that ;hty Will
ex,r,,s- tier ,v,H insssad OF The IG1S snd
the constitution
This argument if it proves any thing,
would operate more strongly against the
tribunal pr posed to hc created watch pro-
miss 4. i,u:. than against the supreme
court. which for the reasons given BEFORE
have .v.rv thing conn. ct.d with their aP'
poistment calculated 70 ensure confidence.
What security have We, were the proposed
.mrndmen, adopted, that this tribunal
would not subs: itu,e their will and their
pleasure in place Of tn hw' The judic'-
sry are the weakest of the three c'psrs-
msnts of government, AMI beast daagersa'
to the political rights OF the constitution I;
they hold n.ither the purse nor 'h' ''s0rd'
and even to enforce their own Judgments