Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-29

Marshal OF THE DrsraIcr ovc
The late ordinance for the rceuI,,;o' 4>
Presidents House, issued blythe Ao,.so,.,t
District, has led us to inve,isars II, Wy
&c. Of that officer, and 10 look into ii. - va
y of this manifesto, and the right Of b hi%
ference in this matter. Had II. M,.."s
the private friend, or otherwise Of -. ns
dent, chosen to act as his master Of e...''
and signed his name to a proylam,;,, 'a
la'iug the entrance and ext, Of e,,,;,|
and The behavior OF visi,er. at, III. p,.,s
mansion, we should be the last pers,,,
jee' to such course; but when ,A., sso,"
forces such proclamatiau by the WEIGH. Il,
official importance, and signs i, as i,,u,,
excrll'nee) from the Marshal Of Ii. 1s 'p'
Columbia, we take il upon ourselves, -
of'he correctness Of The conduct, and to ~, -,
such observations as the sa.e may reo,;,.
The law Of the District Of Column.
serising 'he Marshal. duy, says: II. r., r.
-''' tie shil |
perform the same duties which the G.O.,,,
dietary law requires the Marshal. in b.s'
TO perform. Now their du'ie, are nl,,,,
distinctly laid down, and we .hsll 81. >,
they are.
Tbs act referred TO, establishing the Jct,i,
Courts Of the United States, says:
Sec. 81. ind be 1t further enacted IT,,
marshal shall be appointed in and Tor e,,L%,
uic' tor the term OF four years, but ,b,p
removable from ufi at leasur,. who
II shall be &c attend the district and div
courts when fitting hrrein, and also III.
prtme cour, in The district in which i,
court shall sit. And 10 execute thIoo,,,'
the district. all lawful preeeprs dree I'd !.
him, and issued under the AUTHORITY # 4.
Un,ed States. and he shall have pou,,,
command all necessary assistance in n. ;,
rcuiion Of his duty, and 10 appoint b, ,b,.
shall be OCCASION, one or more denuties al,
sh ,ll be removable from flee BY III. lad"
Of the district cour', Of the circui, cour ~
ting within the district, at The pleasure Of ;.
Their, and before he en'ers on the duties Of r,
Office, he shall become bound for the f.ihJ
performance Of the same, by himself and r.
his deputies before the Judge Of the dyar
court ofihe United States, Jointly and S,,.
ally, with two good and sufficient ,u,,,i,
Inhabitants and freeholders Of such di. ri,t A..
be approved by the dis'ric' judgr, &c. &c.
New, nothing can be palmer, nor more d,
tincr, than the duties here laId down. aud tr
mains 10 be seen whether he Marsha. in /,
SURG the " Royal Proclamation" has no, IN
yelled a considerable way out Of The record.
He is TO "atteod TO the Cour's while .iluas'
Is there any thing in This clause to JUSTLY ,ta
procedure! We think not. He is also ~
execute all La,sfL precep,s dire c,ed 10 him. Ak
issued under the authority Of the United SqIa
Was this mandate ISSUED under rhr auAon,
Of the United States? If the Pre.ldeur mr
is the United States, then the Marshal ha, az.
ed correctly, but TO arrive 4, such cOncusiq'
the process Of eon,, uetion, SO alarming to qr
Southern friends, must be resorted 10 with 1,
vengeance; and surely if this is LAWFUL prot,n
then a sumptuary law enacted by tbs comm,rt
Of his ExcelIency the Regen.ra,or of Ameru,
prohibiting the use Of Poke B.nnels, uouE
Likewise be lawful. But the fact is the s,a
is TOO clear for argument or ILLUSTRATION. Va
have quoted The law. and that is su&cier' +,
show that the Marshal has gone allogerhero.'
Of the line Of his duty, aud WE think it due
the public abroad, hat the truth upon Ibis 'ss
ject should be known