Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-04

LOT enlarglng them, In order to efec
ltuate comprehensive system Of road,
land canals, such as will have the eff
fleet of drawing more closely toge
lther every part of our country, b,
promoting intercourse and improve.
lnents, and by increasing the Share oil
every part in the common stock of ma
itional prosperity.
Occurrences, having taken place
(which shew that the statutory provi-
lsions for the dispensation of criminal
IJustice, are deficient in relation both
Ito places and to persons, under the
Exclusive, cognizance of the national
Iauthority, an amendment of the law,
embracing such cases, will merit the
Earliest attention of the Legislature.
! 1t will be seasonable occasion. al
$50, for inquiring how far Legislative
lin terpositton may be furtberreouisite
in providing penalties for offences de-
Estimated IN the constitution or in the
statutes, and to which either no pen
Ialties are annexed, Or, none with silf-
Ifcient certainty. And. | submit to
1.-THE wisdom of Congress, whether a
'Imorc enlarged reyisal of the criminal
Icode be not expedient for the purpose
lot mitigating. in certain cases, penal
tiles which were adopted into it, an
ltecedent to experiments and examples
lwltIch Justify and recommend q more
Ilcnient policy.
/ The United States having been.the
first to abolish, within the extent of their
lauthority, the Transportation Of the ba-
|tivcs OF Africa into slavery, by prohibit
Jug the introduction Of slaves, and by
furnishing their citizens participating in
1.-The traffic, cannot but be gratiiied at the
progress made by concurrent efforts of
"ther nations. towards general sup
jprcs>ion of 50 great an evil. They must
feel, the same time, the greater soil
lcitude to give the fullest efficacy to their
ipwn regulations. With that view, the
Iinterposition OF Congress appears to be
Ireonired by the violation and eyasions
which, it is suggested, are charsabe on
lnnworthy citizens, who minge in the
slave trade under foreign fass, and with
foreign ports and by coi!usiye inporta
itions o! slaves into the United States,
through adjoining posts and territories =,
| | present the subject to Congress with a
iful! assurance of their disposition to APP
iply The remedy which can be afforded
tby an amendment of the taw. The re.
lssla;ioos which were intended to guard
against abuses Of kindred character, in
the trade between the several states,
lnushr also to be rerde ed more elftctual
lfor their humane object.
10 these recomm eudations add. for
Ifhe confederation Of Congress, tie expc-
ii;ency Of reconsideration OF The Jud-
|eiary establishment, and of All additional
in the executive branch oil
she government.
The first is called for by the accruiaeI
business which necessarily swells the du
Ties of the federal courts: and by the
great aid widening space. betn cen which
|iaSt:ce is to be dispensed by item. The
,tlne seems TO Eayc arrived which claims
:or members of the Supreme Court a
relic! from itinerary fatigues, incompat
Die, as wei! with the age which portion
st them viii always have attained, al
with the researches and preparations
.Which are due to their stations, ard To-
he jNdidicaI reputation Of their country.
And considerations equally cogeat re-
Iqpre more convenient. organization Of
,,he subordinate tribunals. wIich NAV Se
accomplished without an Objectionable.
increase OF the nuDJer or expense OF the
Judges.
The extent and variety Of Executive
jbusness, also accunI atins with the pro-
gtess oil cur country aDd its growing 70
juIation, cali Cor an additional depart.
inent, to be charged with duties now c.
'verburdcnIhg ether departments, aad
with sach as have not Seen annexed to
any department..
The course Of experience recommends,
a, another Improvement in the Executive
establishment. that the provision for The
station OF Attorney General, whose resi-
dence at the seat OF government, Official
connections with it. and management Of
the pubic business before the Judiciary,
preclude an extensive participation IN
professional emoluments, be made more
adequate to his services and his rein-
qmshments and that, with view 70 his
reasonable accommodations, and 10 a.pro-
per depository of his official opinions and
proceedings, there be included in the
li1,lsioi,, the usual aqpurtsnances to a
public otIce.