Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-11

hat The sams may Sa miisated or
remittsd, the said iudgs shall ea
quirs, ia suvn nary manners into
tho sirsunstaaass Of the ease. nrst
ssas;ag reasonable netics t. be 81
ven TO The person sr persons claiming
s,lel, iins, Dsaalsy OF forfeiture. and
to the attorsry ofthe q. 8. for such
sistrist. that each may have An oPsor-
.eaity OF shewins cause against the
mitigation or re emission thereof !;
aad shGll easlss the facts which shat
sppsar npos sash eaq:iirs. 70 be stat,
es Gna aansrsd to TIE Petition. ana
direct their trdnsmi,s:oa to fhe Sc
crefasy ofthe Treasury afthc UnH-
ed States. 1uho shGIt tsereypon. hare
po,ssr to mitigate or remi. such fine,
forfeiture, or penalty. or remooes!ch
disability, NJ any part thereof. if,
in his opiaion, the same shat hare
bee. iacurrsd ,ci'hoat ,oiifh neeli-
/ gence. or any intention y fraud in
the person or persons. incnrriHg the
sane; and to direct The prosecution.
it anu saaU hare osea instituted FOR
| ihs rccsrsry there, 4. to cease aad be
DISCONTINUED. apos such terms Or
| eoxd;t;aas as h, may deem rsa; enable
| or iast.'
IG,is eianse eanfers upon the &c
| opstary sfthe Treasury judicial p""
ars of tina highest. AID mos. io!i"ate
| character sHd makes him literally
| Chance;Iar Of the Ex"tpqner 1t
| vss seareely possihl. to appreciate
The imps -rane- alti deiiesry of this
| judieia; power. 1t is q chan"erisinS
| puwsr almost ~iti,oat limit o. rule,
.,s, ,ea,iiuS almost exclusively upon
the mere discretion Of the Secretary
| nytSe Treasury to he decided mp
! on in mia private cha,ntrr without
iupy. without au'iitars, nr spceta-
| tors, &c. Ne. Ought there mol to
he usnsna' confidence. rrposed in the
! passsnal integrity and tslente OF tho
Judge intrusted. with the execution
~ such important. delicate, disrre-
iioaa-y powers Some ideas OF The
Importance % tins power nav he
formed, from the recollection, that
not lcnx since, nineteen million. Of
dollars at one time, frog, particular
circumstances. were subjected o
this discretionary power. so he act
tied between the -ecretarv and the
claiming merchants At his chamber.
Uader circumstances. 80 delicate,
AMI Tor an amount So enarm"ns. the
secretary was then very willing 10
inenr the responsibility or ma ing
the adjustment, siH' m that orra-
sion. the ,0wer resumed by Con-
gress. not w,thou, s'r,ous impata-
tio4s heing thrnvn ,s,n,. the pro
ssedins, rs trencbins upon she Sc
eretsry's p-arass'isrs..
judicial '~"rrs are in their ns-
iuFe STANDARDIZATION dcpem, for
their performances, nr"o ~. personal
confidence rem,ed IN the judge.
What. tser. i,a. ',"r,u,e Affhi- pow
er. dariaS the absence q" The See"a-
taryl u it 80 r-rpain dormant. o. IS
il to he exe"6ted lf dormant /; in
shat situation j, the whole mercan-
tile ciSss ;,iare,i ''y the ah.cace &c tie
Secretary I lf 10 be executed, BY
xhnm !? Every rrhcctiug p,an must
know, .ha, the substitution Os the
| Secretary OF the NAVY. Mr.. Jones.
ia An arrangement. 50 far is il relates
to his execution ~ 'a~ pswers of the
Treasury personally, nominal. At
least ;hs: iDier~ser j. inc, liable from
= staiemeut made 10 Congress by
himself. One or hi. first acts after
taking possS>sioa Of the Navy DE
j PartmeBi, was. 10 call for Hssisiancr
in the execution Of is duties +; they
being deemed too Aur,hensome for
an IB.Iiyiiaal. These duties. II ~ We
! l;sved. hase not s.+cr-asei; how then
SO shortly aftsrv ards. could he fini
him self not 0nis competent 10 she due
discharge, OF all the duties ef his
own department, but those still moro
ass!nous anb iiGporiaat IN Their cha
raster OF the Treasury, superaddcd !
en- iniarmea and s,ssir,r, that the
real operative part OF the buine 50,
is performed ny persons unknewn 10
tho anaIiiinsivD ~ the Law FOR such
affects. tbs more ieneedeat clerks OF
the i'reasur, Department, and the
MARIE OF Mr.. Jones la added. to spm-
piete the formal part of it. This
sta:sMsn, is>not attended. 10 ;nsinuste
augat against MIR. Jones. | have
long enjoyed the pleasure Of an ae
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