Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-23
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS
Washington, Januaru 81 ,


a small reduction of such pay and emolum,r,,
agrccably 10 the system Of economy png,cy,.
not PRAc1IsED.
Mr.. SPENcER's amendment to the Jodici.,,
Bill is, in reality, substitute. Il e.ore,r,..
the Sd, 4'h, Ssh. 9th, sand I'm Circui,s-r
ranges the Justices for those Circu,s-,,,
provides for Circuit Judge for new Cir,,;.
10 be composed Of the district of Mississi,.;
the eastern district Of Louisiana, and the sor,
ern district Of A ALBANIA, who shallhold 81. ,.r,
annually, Two in each district, and have II.
same jurisdiction and exercise the same Dov,,,
a, an Associate Justice OF The Supreme COur
Judge SIS main objec, seems 10 be 10 AVOID
the multiplication Of he Supreme Judges ana
yet accommodate the wants Of the country. A.,
place each and every part OF the Union ugcr
an equal footing. Mr.. BUCHANAN would ,r
however, that without Associate Justice, :,
perform Circuit duties, this Equality would no.
exist; because equal TALENTS and integrity SOuy
no, be so likely 10 be employed in The one c.,,
as in the other, and because the Circuit JoI,,
confined 10 his restricted orbi, could no, asa,.
TO the appellate tribunal The benefit d hhu,
perience and Information, and produce TIA,
collision cf mind essential 10 sound AID rLl,r.
ened decisions.
The House was induced 10 listen, for L.
minutes 10 day, to- piquant debate on Nj.
BLhIR's resolution relative 10 The Military Aci.
e. my at West Point. This Academy il /,
standing dish in Congress, and, like Amy D.,,
den's old horse, has cost the Country quite
much, perhaps, as it is worth. Mr.. BLAIR
DESTROYS Of Reform in that Institution, ~!
seems, If we can Judge from The tenor II Biz |
resolution, TO wish to know how far iGvraa
has prevailed in the selection Of candidates
whether the poor have been treated as We. ~
the rich--the humble and powerles,, as wells
the high in place and inAuence-aDd, rsp.ciaNl
whether, after the sons Of the wealthy gel he
most finished education this country Can aHNt,
al tie public expense, they afterwards dyo,
their time and talents to the public arrcs. N:
Dorsey, of Md die not at all like The form d
the resolution--nor was he at all disposei
favor the exposition called for. He of Is5 40
amendment to the resolution, striking out ma
terial parts Of it. No question was taken
The report Of the Committee Of Elections
in the Maine case, was discussed to-day
Committee Of The Whole, and was a,ck,dH
Mr.. SToRns and Mr. ELLSWORTH, and dekadc:
by Mr.. ASTON, the Chairman Of the CommI'
tee. Mr.. ARCH ER, Of Virginia, also SAID a''
words, 10 the purport that, though orlsN'f
disposed in favor Of The report, he had bsoH'
convinced Of his error, and should now va
against il. Mr. SUTHERLAND took groahd
favor Of the report; and on his motion " II
Comlitee rose, and, having reported rFog'" |;
had leave to sit again am inolnrd 10 '' i
the report Of the Committee will not be :"
tanned. Il cer,auIy will not, If right '''''
and impartial justice prevail
Who, knowing The Hon. THo"'s Mo'l
while in Congress, could nave btIie'ed he".'
have been so suddenly transformed into az"
man and an unt lualled dipIomlIl'G i"'"
such transformation has taken place "I''' T.
few months, your readers are already c''"
by the Presidents Message in the Gaze"
TO. day. His "judgment," his d''e's'''
" n,,iduify." his "prOmp'iiudt," and his '%
city"have all been most signally manifested
his having brought to sueee'ifu' resi-" "
,oeeks negotiations, which had o0fiied '"'
Of his distinguished predecessors Tor ~"
Truly, the country cannot sufficiently ~
its obie cations to the President for his 'eN'
Of q Minister TO Colombia, nor be ''"',
grateful TO such son as THOMAS N00'' g.,
VIVA, is to be done with The Med'' =,
the L6eyaioy Of one Continent sends 10 III,
generator Of another. What? Why TIE "
,,jtu,ion mus, be altered, and Ibis pree''''
daI mus, be received, and 60 TO The S''"'
ne, Of honor in which The boots are 'u'''' T..
10 serve as another mirror TO a'0u'"''
Their deeds OF glory and henevo'snes'
Jyoshingion, Jan. 81, u"
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