The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-03-01

ton, and he was satisfied that the ameBdmeD, |
OF The Senate restored the very system OF
which SD much complaint hsc been made. |
He thought the gentlemen who were M favour 4
OF concurrIng with Tie Senate ought, like |
good lawyers, 10 make out their case, and |
sbew that the present system ought not 10 be
disturbed. lie said that the giant OF the law, |
Chief Justice Parsons, aud the able living
jurIsis, Jodge Story and Mr.. Mason. Of New
Hampshire, aud some 10 our own state, were
IN favour OF the system adopted by The House
The people, sir, said he, wisi, for Change
let US crafty them now, since Sd good all OPP
porluu,ty is offered let US try the experiment;
now Il The time: 6ul il you establish another
Court OF Common Piess,you will be 50 shack
led that you cannot Try the experiment.
Mr.. A. observed that the newspapers Of the
State were principally enlisted in opposition 10
the expressed opinion Of the House Il were said
10 lead and control public opinion but II
they are so, SAID he, other presses and other
papers can be established, which will be open
10 fair discussion. The papers have ex
horted The Senate 10 remain firm, let US sir,
remain firm; we are the Representatives OF
The people aud express their opinions.
| IL is objected, said Mr.. A. that small bust
ness viii occupy too much time OF the Supreme
Cont, but is II not as impUI ant that q poor
man VINO has 500 al stake, should have e.
qua Justice done him, and a hearing before as
competent tribunal As he who has $1,000 at
| stake 1t had also been said thai the three
JUDGES Cannot perform the duty then let US
have more Il rs The system, | advocate,
wish to prune the Tree 10 improve the judicial
establishment, aud save Tue people from The
great expeGce 10 which they have hitherto
been exposed ! hope therefore, .hai the
House will sustain lis consistency and non con
cur The amendment
Mr.. HooPER, said ;hat he had formerly ad
vocaled the bill Which passed the House, but
upon reflection, he was satisfied that the Judg
es OF The Supreme Court could not do the bu-
| siaess, which by that bill would be In posed
upon them. No man he saIG was made Who'll
ly for himself, nor wholly tor Others some
thing was due from him 10 his family, and
someth ing 10 society and no man should be
called upon TO work all the time. But gentle
men, he said, IN order 10 obvIaie he oDjec-
ton OF too much labour, had proposed thai " e
might increase the number OF Judges but the
difficulty here is, If we do not IKE The expert
ment which is proposed 10 be tnade, we shall
DOT have IN our power TO alter 1t, for we can
not diminish the nun Der Of the Judges OF our
Supreme Court nor their salaries alter we
have once fixed them. The Supreme Court
has always been respectable and honorable !;
and IN order 10 preserve il So, The Judges
should have time 10 read and reflect One
circumstance had influence with him, when
Moses was lawgver OF The Hebrews, his father
Ia ia" Jeihro, went 10 see HIM, and be- found
hIm constantly employedin dispensing justice
TO the people, 8 he judged the people all the
days; his father complained that be should
labour SO hard, and advised him TO appoint
Judges among different portions of The people
tins system was adopted by divine approba-
hon. Air. II. alss went into some calculation
OF expence, which resulted in favour Of his
present opinion.
Dir. ALLEN, Of Sanford, was one of the
Committee, he SAID he was in favor of The re-.
port has idea OF The meaning of an amend
\ inent was that II should make that to which
q was applied better; but this was not the
case with the one from the Senate il did not
make any material alteration Of the present
! system. lie spoke of the experiment in n.
Il. and said il gave great satisfaction 10 that
State aud he read letter from a gentleman
IN The county OF York, which represented 10
The highest terns Of appreciation The ad,anta
ges arising from the system in New Hamp
shire.
Mr.. ALLEN, here being called upon 10 dis
close the aaare OF his correspondent. after
some hesitation it appearing TO be the wish Of
The Committee, he stated it TO be VIM BUR-
LEIGH Esq. of South Berwick
Mr. REDINGToN rose TO correct an errone-
Gus impression, concerning the letter just read.
lie SAID be had conversed with gentleman
high IN Office from the county of York, who
saw and talked very lately with this same
Mr. bURLEIGH, who then said that New IIamp-
shire could not succeed with their system !;
that II mus, sooner or latcf be abolished, as il
was involvement and Inefficient. Mr. r.
said bls informant was ready 10 make oath
TO this statement at any moment.
I Mr.. ADAMS Of Portland, hoped gentlemen
would 60 on end read letters and enighten the
Committee with the speculatons of other
men he had not the pleasure of receiving
any himself, but he was willing 10 receive any
information from them. He doubted how
ever the pTopiiety OF this course
The question before the committee he OBJ
served, was SIMPLY on the adoption of the
| monument OF the Senate. and in order 10 come
/ TO sound conclusion il would be we'll 10 ex-