The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-02-22

either Of the Justices
SECT Provides for The test Of he writ,
and for the kinds Of process; being similar to
the present law.
Sect. 8, Relates to appeals 10 the Su-
preme Judicial Court which shall not be allow
ed where the damages DO not exceed ) 1908 il
also imposes certain restrictions, which have
tendency to prevent unnecessary appeals.
SECT 6, Provides remedy by bill Of
exceptions. where either parry is sggrieyed
by any opinion, direction or judgment Of said
court IN any matter Of law" :" And the Su
preuie Judicial Court shall have cognizance
thereof aud shall render judgment thereon or
grant new trial, as law and justice shall re
quire" "And whenever the same court shall
determine that any exceptions so made as
aforesaid are frivolous and ini1ked only for
delay, The same court shall Sgsrd double the
costs OF that court against party making
such exceptions.
Seer 7 Gives the Surrens Court original
ard concurrent jurisdiction IN She cases before
mentioned.
SECT 8 Preserves The rigid % a writ Of
error il cerI-in cases a. enjoyes a present.
SECT. 8 Provides for new trial, when
upon due consideration, it shall appear to said
Court that Justice has not been done between
the parties, 90 such terms and conditions a.
the Court shall deem reasonable"
SECT. 10 Requires the attendance of the
Grand jury as now required, and = one trav-
erse Jury," under the same penalties and
process as at present directed.
SECT. IL Transfers all the powers Of the
Circuit Courts, and all processes issuing there
from. 10 the proposed Court, and gives it pow
e. TO carry into effect al the unfinished business
of The present Circuit Courts.
SECT IL Establishes the terms in the seve-
raj counties.
SEcT.l3. g. last. Be Il further enacted, That
each of The Justices OF said Court OF Common
Pleas, shall during his continuance in Office,
receive such salary as shall hereafter be estab-
llshed by law. And said Justices ,notw i:hstand.
ing any provision here IN contained may be ap
pointed as soon after the passing of this act as
the Governor may see it, provided no salary
which may be established as aforesaid, shall
commence till after the Cd day of April. And
oil tit iCCS NbiNu nave ntiGtOiOlC Dttn pau
! TO the Justices Of the Circuit Court of Com
mon Pleas shall, from and after the second day
of April, be accounted for and paid into the
Treasury Of the stale, by the Clerks Of the
Courts in the several counties"
The Militia Bill was on Tuesday reported
TO the Legislature, read and ordered to be print
ed it will consist of about so printed pages.
That part Of it, on which public sensibility is
most alive, relates to fines and exemptions
| the former, we understand, are fixed so as to
, amount 20 ten dollars year, while the priv
Iege of exemption is confined to that descriP.
| ton of persons who have held commissions &
been honoraby discharged. No subject has
created so much difficulty in committee, this
sessions as the present; much difference of opin
ion existed as to the mode Of giving respecta
5ility + efficiency to the Militia, but none as to
its present deficiency in these respects: ii was
wished TO make the burden, which the public
good requires should be borne, as equal as
possible, and not, while it compelled some to
sustain the whole. to exempt others from any
portion of it. Whatever may be done, we
hope that the miitia--ii the system is OF any
benefit at all, and none can doubt it s-that
the militia will be so organised as TO establish
it on respectable foundation, and secure all
its advantages, for the exigencies OF the State
and the Union.
The Missouri Question, still continues TO agi
tate the National Legislature. The efforts Of
the compromise committee have proved ineffec-
tual, they in fact, not going to he point OF de-
claring the obnoxious feature in the constitution
of Missouri renugnant to republican principles
and the constitution Of the United States. IL
will be perceived by our extracts from the pre-
ceedings of Congress, that the anti-slave MEM
bers preserve their ground with commemorate
firmness, and that they are not to be drawn from
it,by dssusive compromises nor the stratagems OF
the minority, who have the success of their pres
ent design very mnch at heart. Mr.. Clay is
making wondrOus efforts in this regard, and also
in favour OF the independents Of South America,
his efforts are unayailing in both.
The National lnteligencer affects to be very
much surprised that the Northern Members do
not sacrifice their opinions on this subject that
being fatgued and almost exhausted with the
controversy, they 60 not say at once to their
opponent. gentlemen, we have stood our
ground well, and preserved so far, we believe,
the integrity of the constitution and the rights
of all the citizens & this confederacy, and being
firmly persuaded that we have acted, in con-
formity with the views of our constituents, and
for the best good Of the nation, yet yielding to
your obstinacy your Glamour and unremitting ex-
eTtions, we protesting nevertheless, against your
peryerse construction of our;natonaI charter, re-
IGN ourselves into your hands aud relinquish the
contest.'' This condescension would meet the
ur;shcs nf the National Intellioencer and Of the