Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-23
For TIE WING.


| discover, from the Legislative proceedings tha, Il
system is about be adopted, at least in rela-
ton to the road law;-permItting each county to
cept refuse the proposed change. TIL novelty in
legislation suggested 10 the possibility of apply
ing the principle to other During the present
session. effort made to reduce the pay of the
members, in which the mover taed. | will suggest
to the minority and TO the friends of retrencbnien
a remedy for the evil; which, i'll all probability,
would have escaped their attention.
In the first place, let the advocates of Retrench.
ment reduce the gross amount OF their pay, by speak
ing less: if this should fail of uccess let each gen
teman, at the end of the session, when he taps at
the door Of the Treasury, settle his bill. So per
dlem-this they have right to do, in despite Of the
majority In this way, each member will be paid ac-
cordlng to his estimate of his services; and what is
still more rare i'll legislation, the majority and the
minority will both succeed. Just back your juda
mcnts gentlemen, and you will save handsome sum
to the State. PUlhO Chiffon.
Buckingham.
The following history of the origin of the law for
organizing the Supreme Court Of The United States
will be interesting to many of readers at the pre-
The gerry first order passed by the first Senate on
the 18th April, 1899, was in these words:
Ordered That Messrs Ellsworth, Paterson Mac.
lay, Strong. Lee, Bassett. Few and Wingute, be
committee to bring in a bill for organizing the Judi
cary of the United States
And on the 18th of the same month"; Mr. Carol
and Mr. lizard were joined making the committee
consist OF one from each State.
On the 18th of June, Mr. Lee reported ga bill to
establish the Judicial Courts of the United States"
This bill was debated the 22d, 23d, Goth, 29th,
and 30th of that month and on the LIST, Cd Sd and
9th of July on the 18th it proceeded third read
ing, and was considered upon the 8tb 9th, 10Th and
lth the 18th the bill was re-committed; and OF
the nth the engrossed bill passed to third reading,
ayes IA, noes 6.
Those who voted in the affirmative, were Messrs
Bassett and Read of Delaware; Carol and Henry of
Maryland; Dolton and Strong of Massachusetts, Ellis
worth and Johnson OF Connecticut; Elmer and Paer-
son of n Jersey; Few and Gum of Georgia; Nor
ris OF PENNSYLVANIA. and lizard of South Carolina
Those who voted IN the negative. were Messrs
Lee and Grayson of Virginia; Langdon and Wlngate
of New Hampshire; Maclay of Pennsylvania, & But
Ter of S. Carolina.
was considered and debated many days; it does not
appear By the Journal what propositions there were
to amend IT, whether there were any; nor does it
appear that there was division even on its final
passage The bill was signed by President Wash
ngton on the cath September, and has been the I'M
disputed law of the land until the recent attempt TO
reform it by persons whose motives and whose rea :
sonings are best understood by themselves.
The bill for promoting the culture of Silk was ex-
peced to be taken up Friday by the House of Re-
representatives.. The National Intelligencer, in au-
sion this subject, remarks that the plan of estab-
shng GiatureS, which the bill proposes, would ena-
BILE tho United States to make Silk an eXpora-
BILE commodity The capacity of the country for the
production of Silk is unlimited but without the art
of reeng Gan act, the difficulty and ingenuity renu-
site for which, can be appreciated only by those
somewhat acquainted with the subect} it never can
become staple of commerce. The culture Of Silk
must have beginning. Cocoons will not be spun
unless they be sold; and they will find mar
ket if failures be not established. To provide these
is the object of the bill
The value of silk fabrics annually imported into
this country is S80Oo,0o0 and it is supposed hat
under Iudicous system we might export sufficient
IF inp fboc oE
the imported article. According to an authentic
work in the library Of Congress it appears that
during the term OF seven years from 1921 to 1928,
there were imported into Great Britain, 2I,l575I6
pounds of raw silk, which, at S. the pound, cost
S120787 $50. 1t also appears from the work,
that during the like number of years, there was i'm
ported Of this article from Italy Alone to the val
Of $59,88 ,233.
/ AN TNDEPENDEST JUDICIARY A State lazy null
Hfcd by State Judges.-Thc Nashville (Tennessee)
Banner Of the 25th ult. says'The Judges appointed
by act Of the last Legislature, to constitute special
Court for the express purpose OF trying certain
growing out of late defacations to the Bank of the
State of Tennessee, Monday delivered their opn-
ions sERIArIM sustaining the pleas to the jurisdiction
of the Court, and deciding the act by which they
we're appointed to discharge the duty, TO be uncons
tu0nal"
Late Jamaica papers contain correspondence between the
foreign merchants Rio Hache and Captain Clement of IhC
British fisac Shannon Captain C. followed the expedition
against Rio Hache. and arrived few hours after the vessels
dropped anchor When the aIlaC. begun, Capt. g.
board English schooner, and stood close in, and
Fadezs troops getting possession, immediately landed,
demanded protection Of the lives and property Of the oegser
Of every except those OF Spain, whose behalf b
declined TO interfere. Gen Valdez, who FOR the
flushed with victory asked Captain C. show he could pFoec
any particular interest during sr6R by soders desev
ed victory and the fruits i'r Captain replied, General
fyou do not protect the rights OF those for wnm require
shaIl and hold YOU responsible your Goyerumon
as well mine, for the consequences shall be
fed with" The s;ormuy General became pacific lamb
and immediately placed guards for the protection Of the pro
psuy wherever Captain & required
OIIB5TIG GOODS.