Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-17

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la.;es, It will De JUS. so much additional bur
den upon the inhabitants OF the District
without any bene6tto the United States
And If the levy court does not give the whole
one thousand dollars at first, the Judges will
be in manner dependent upon the justices
of the levy court, or at least an undue infu-
ence may be exercised b them over the
Judges of the circuit couit. to the extent OF
that part of the one thousand dollars which
the levy court may withhold. twill be re-
collected, that the levy court in each coun-
ty is to lay levy towards paying the addi-
tional salary TO the judges, not exceeding one
thousand dollars. 1t may be that they will
levy for this object, not more than one hum
dred dollars ayear !; as they are not bound
to raise 1000 dollars, but may go as high as
that sum.
II. The second general object OF the pro-
posed bill is supposed to be to diminish the
expences of the suitors.
Every civil cause in the district court, ex-
cept appeals from ju gments ola justice of
peace, may be carried into the circui. court !,
either by appeal writ of error. case stated !,
or by Habeas Corpus cum causa. Every
cause then in which the defendant may not
be prepared 10 pay the money, or in which
he may calcu ate upon chance Of reversal
will be removed to the circuit court. Such
is the general pressure of the times which
may continue yet longer, that every possible
mode OF delay will be adopted. The causes
therefore will come to the circuit court load
ed with the expences of the district court.
and the costs of a copy of the record and
the additional costs in the circuit court will
not be much less than if the suit had origina-
ted there. Again, il the plaintiff fails in the
district court, he will carry his cause to the
circuit court, and if his dem and be over BOO
dollars, he may before trial re:"ove it by
Habeas Corpus cum causa, charged with the
expences in the district court, and costs of a
copy OF the record.
1t is true, that inasmuch as the ices Of
the clerk Of the district court for the coua-
ties OF Washington and Maryland, as pro-
yided in the 18th article of the 9Th section Of
the bill, will be less than those of the clerk
OF the circuit court of Washington, the ex-
pences maybe less in those undisputed cases
in which the defendant may not wish tor de-
lay. Such cases, however, will be few, and
the benefit to the community, by small dl-
minution Of expences in such cases will bear
no proportion to the evil arising from the IN
crease ofexpence for the greater number OF
causes In every cause in which the plain.
tif's demand exceeds 500 dollars. il is to be
presumed that the plaintiff will remove it to
the circuit court, in order that he may have
the benefit of the talents and information Of
all the Judges in which event, the attor-
ney for the plaintiff will expect and no doubt
will be paid his fee in both courts. fhe
plaintiff viii have another inducement to re-
move his cause. where the sum exceeds 500
dollars which is the judgment being OBJ
tanned in the circuit court, will according TO
the proposed bill, bind the debtor lands in
all the counties. Hit be said that the fees
of witnesses are TO be reduced from | 25 to
rs cents. answer by asking, why may
not the pay of witnesses in the circuit court
be reduced in the same proportion. 1t is
not necessary in order 10 reduce the pay OF
witnesses, TO make an almost total change OF
our judicial system.
ITO be continued.