The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-24

with Judge Roae himself possesses the power The
age TO make resistance and him look and have long
looked strongest bulwark II Congress tails shield
the States from dangers papable and imminent the
shield themselves and meet the invader foot To
foot already half done by Colonel 1ylors book be-
conviction that right acconlplishes hall the
difficulty correcting wrong This book the most effect
ua retracon OF Government TO It's original principles
which has yet by Heaven TO aid Every
State in the Union should give copy member they
elect standing instruction. and ours should set the ex
ample Accept with Mrs. Thwcat the assurance OF my ar
fectonate and respectful attachment"
Extract from letter 20 Mr.. c. Hammond, dated A0nticetto,
august 49, 1921.
1t has long however been my opinion, and have never
shrunk expression although do not choose to put
newspaper nor, like Pram in armor, Oder myself
Government of the Federal judiciary
irresponsible body (or Impeachment scarcely scare
crow working like gravity by night and by day, gaining
little to-day and little Tomorrow, and advancing its noise
less step like thief the field of jurisdiction until all
shall be usurped from the States and the OF all
be consolidated into one"
Ertrac from letter to william Barry dated Monticello,
F, JuIy ., 1922.
eve already the power installed for life responsible
10 authority or impeachment is not even scarecroW)
advancing with noseess and steady pace TO the great
iec consolidation The foundations already deeply
laid by their decisions for the annihaon Of constitutional
State rights and the removal Of every check every cou-
terpoe the nguphng power of which themselves are to
make sovereign part this vast country brought
single Government will be Of the most exten-
sive corruption Indifferent and incapable OF wholesome
wide spread OF surface This will not be borne,
and you will choose between reformation and revo-
luton II know the spirit of this country the one or the
other inevitable Before the canker
before its has reached much OF the body polite as
get beyond conTQ remedy should be applied. Let the
appointments OF judges be for four or six years and
renewable by the President and Senate This will bring
conduct regular periods under revision and proba
ton may keep them in equpoise between the general
and special Governments We have erred in this point by
copying England where certainly is good thing TO have
the Judges independent of the King But We have omitted
copy caution also which makes judge removable
on the address both legislative Houses That there should
be public unconares independent of the nation whatever
may be their deInert sOecism Republic, OF the first
order Of absurdity and inconsistency"
Exrac from letter Judge johnson, dated Monticello,
March 4, 1923.
" cannot lay down my pen without recurring TO one OF
the subjects of former letter. for in truth there is no
danger apprehend much the consolidation of our Gov
enment by the noseess and therefore unaarmng nstru
mentality of the Supreme Court This the form IN which
Federalism arrays ITSELF and consolidation is the pres
principle distinction Republicans and pseudo
Republicans, but real Federalists"
Extract from letter to EdCdrd Livingston, Esq dated Aonti
cello, March rs, 1925.
One single object if provision attins II, Will enttle
you the endless gratitude of societythat of restraining
judges from usurpng Legislation And with no body OF men
this restraint wanting than with the judges Of what
commonly called General Government, but what call
foreign department They practicing on the Cons
tuition by erences anaoges and sophisms as they would
ordinary law"