The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-21

t3u,trnmrnis. our neillihnrs, 10 this a
- .befe. l. both these wars, the eau al
inafnf ndrnee, ~ liberty aal humanity,
conilau,.s tapseFail, TIN stef Greece,
- asn Tie relative population of the con
tending pnftir- : ronsiiafed. commands
aar adu4t tfIoa - rpi,u3 anl thai II
ras hid . -Iaih,f eHsrt ,e,fli ne nei-hh"r.
! log ppnssrs. r.ubtiaas. Pre- frtllrg ut The
mole civilized world Is pxcited, - high
+ 1egrer, - lpelr Eser. My sc moi a"Pf
that III, - srll.nentf, wim.l.' = 0a the heart.
of their tesp.eiise GotermDeuis, may had
+ To- no.e decisive result that ihey may
+ produce M accord amung tne.n, TO re.
place Gfreee on the stan4d ~aaeh fhe
! formerly hid, aud 10 uhir,l her heroic
cxrriious, at this DAY, % enineai'y caitie
her
With respect to the cop;cst, 10 Which our
neiy dbnnrs are party, II Is e,ldeni that
Sfslu, IS 4 p6H ef, rs scarcely felt ~ II.
fH.se nrN 5talrs nd completely achieved
/ lheir Independence, before It WAS ae
knswlcdsrd by the Uaiied State. and
they hive SINCE maintained =, WITH litle
fJfrtgn pressure. The Disturbances witch
have appeared in certain PORTIONS Of that
vast terrltory, have proceeded from intrr
Bai causes, which had their nrig0 II their
former governments, ard have tot yet
been lLrouglly removed. II IS manlfe,t
that these causes are duly luslng thrlr IT
feet. and itiai these new stale are settling
doAn under gofcrnn1e Is elective and
representative N every branch, similar 10
our own. In tbs course we afdenlis wish
fheln - pcrseryere, under .Grn conviction
thu il will promote their happiness. IL
this lllrll career. however, We have act ~
lerfrrrd, hrlirsins that every people have
! rlsri Ia iusllt.ir ftr themselves the 81
srrnmcnt, which, IN their judgment, ray
.ait them best. Our cSImpif = bei9rc
diem, ofihc good effect Of which, b. IL
aur nj. hbpul-, they drr COMPETENT judges,
aud Ia Their Judgment we ieave II n The
expectation thai other powers HIil ptlrsar
he same pullry. The derrfntcresi which
We taxi ~ their injcpru1 rucr. winch we
nave acknowledged, aud in their enjoy
,ncut of al IN" right incident thereto, IS
prcltlly IN Tho very impertaot one OF insii
tullag thcir own goNeruments, has been
declared, aud Is known IL the world. Sc
pardfcd, rs ne are from Europe by the
gIrat Atlantic occaa, W. ran have no con
cern IN the Wars of the European Govern
mrnts, nor IN The causrs which produce
ihtm. The balance ,f power between
them. into Whichever scale il may turn
IL is various vibrations, cannoi Affect rs.
| Is The interest of the U0trd States "a
preserve The most fticndly relations with
very power. and on conditions far, equal,
and applicable 10 all. Bat. IN reSa1d To
our Neighbours, our situation IS different.
1t is impossible for the European Go
especially IN thuse alluded to-, which
are vital, without anrctrg na , indeed,
the motive With might induce such
IN The present state Of the
war between HI parties, II a war Il n.y.
he calird, would appear 10 he equally
applicable 10 IA. II i gratifying 10 hno"
that sunr oi the poWets with whom We
enjoy very friendly intercourse, and 10
whom these views have hrrn cemmnbicat
ed, have appeared II acqnlrsre in thcm,
The augmentation Il o4r population,
with the expansion of our Union, AVID in
creased number of Statcs, have produced
Effects in Ccltaia hrauchcs of our system,
which merit the attention of Congress.
Some Of our arrangements, and particular
" The Judiciary Establishment nerc made
with a view Ia The original thirteen states
obly. Since then thu Uitrd states hay,
acquired u vast extent of t-t,iloiS , elrNen
nav states have been admitted INTO thr
Union, aud Territories have hcrn Nia off
tor three others, which vii, likewise, be
admitted At M distant day. Nn nrgpnZa
ton of HE Supreme Court, which assigns
To TIN Judges any portion If the duties
which h"lnnE tothc inferior, requiring their
passage over 81 vast a space, under any
distribution OF the state thAt may nnN b."
mndc, II nui lmpraclicahlc IL DC eNfcu
tiou, must lrndrr it i,ol'ae+lbl" for them tn
dnrharyf., the duties OF rlth"r branch with
advantage to the Union. The duties oC
the Supreme Count would be of great in
paIiauce, II its decisions were confined fn
the III binary limits of other tribunals bat
when II IS con5l tered III Il this count de
rides, aud in the last resort on ali thr
great questions which mjse under oa.
/ Constitution, involving lhnse between the
] United States, individually, between the
-lalrs and the litrd States, and between
j tnr Latter AID Iurelgn powers, too high an
estimate of Ihrir Importance cduuul be
formed. The great interests Of tie nation
seem to require that the judges 81 the "a
Prrmr Cout should be- exempted from
c'rrt other duty, than those Which arr
Incident To that high tiast. The or.auIAa
tion Of lhc inferior courts wound, "t course,
be adapted to circun stances. 1t is pre-
s.mrd that such enc might be fotmcd,
Is would secure an able ana faithful dis
charge Of their duties, and without any
matelldi aug mratdti0u Of tXptnec.
/ Tn condition oi the .ihUlis iacs nitaia
DER limits, and especially thuse who are
i u,t,,in the limits Of any Of the states,