Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-06

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business, " are not only false, but highly
dugenefeus. No DOUBT KISS on my miho
that that letter fss written by some mem
herot the bar 6t tals place; the bar being
generally against il as preindicisl to their
interests, although & few are TOO Liberal 10
suffer their interests { come in. contact
with the i,.erests OF the great body OF the
peopIr--inseresis too, which are already
sufficiently guaranteed TO them by law, ana
which many OF then. have attempted 10
increase by an illegal, and in my opinIoH.
dishonorable combination or conspiracy.
AS il regards the oEections in detail, ny
a correspondent in The Gazette of the 29'h
inst | would remark, that ! consider Inc
veil which screens him too thin 10 conceai
his arch countenance and intentions. Ills
objections are, in my opinion, too iabereo
and futile TO escape the penetration OF me
practical men of business in Alexandra
When the main principle OF the bill has
ben decided 90 by Congress favorably,. It
will then be time enough to perfect the de-
tails OF the bill, if at present deficient. or
to defend them. if as telieve is the case,
they are already sufficiently perfect.
As to the nationality OF the Hea.
sure, which is the only question that ought
| 10 be raised in this state OF it, would re
marx, that twenty of the states OF The IN
ion have already desided on it in the aillr-
Misunderstanding existing laws giving ~
risdction 10 magistrates over twenty COL
| lars.
Ii ought TO be understood tina: the city
council OF this place did not undertake
to petition Congress for the people OF Alex
andria. They applied lorthe extension OF
! jurisdiction for this side the water only
But the committee of Congress declined
| 10 report bill for one county only, on the
ground, it is understood, that they had dis
covered a determination in Congress 10
bring The whole district as near as possible
under the same code OF laws, in other words
to amalgamate the two jurisdictions now
existing in the District. Should the peo-
pie of Alexandria, however, suffer The
members of the bar TO cajole them IN this
measure, (which | will no! believe, as
have always believed the community OF
| Alexandra TO be an enlightened one.j We
should lhen hope for the passage OF 'uch
an act as we applied fo,, TO be confined m
! its operation to this side of the Potomac T!
We. are ready however, to join the people
| of Alexandria. heart and hand, in frocul-
ing its passage, and beg leave TO assure
the gentlemen Of the bar, by the way, that
we. on this side of the water, having
entered into this business, will leave no
effort untried. which may be JUSTIFIED by
deicacy and propriety to effect 1t.
The constitution guarantees right 10
| trial by Jury in II sums over twenty dol
! lars, 10 the people of the whole u States.
and God forbid that we should ask to have
it taken away! We only ask Tor law re-
| eulating the manner OF exercising that
right, and large portion of the statesmen
oftbe individual states, to whom the con
stitution equally applies, as TO ourselves
have decided that increasing the Jurlsdic,,
| ton OF the magistrates, is not violation OF
it. where an appeal to ajury is lett to all
| such as elect. Ne ask only for measure
| which will be similar in lis operation and
effects as the law which permits the Judges
to decide trial, by consent OF both par
| ties, without the trouble or expense OF EN-
pannelling jury. This is all we ask, &
| believe, (baving every confidence in the
enlightened wisdom Of Congress, and ct
| their willingness TO grant Us whatever Is
reasonable that we shall getit.
! rely on the candor and fairness OF
the Editor of the Alexandra Gazette,
believing that he is willing to have all
views of the subject presented TO the
| public, to insert these loose remarks,
and regret that neither my avocations
or capacity viii! permit me to do it JUS
tice.
PERSIUS,