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i' m 1 "i in 11 1 J -p. im - ...in- ""' gf -. aM1 11 .o. 1 4 CbLAritra w Co Ue cj , - y THE : NORTH- mSLmWWl - , , : : ' : : : r P ' -. - - - . - ; .! , : , V . ; 1 i n ' r . - - 4 n "i" ' i . ijl I i li ill . ii iii i i i i ,iin i ii , mi '. ' 1 ' ' " ' 1 " -'.".'!' r ' " . ft-- f m iv. i '' '.''I' m li i ii j i.i.il ... iii ' nil in i ' 1 Mi'i . ilwii i i ill t " !.. VS ! -"' - , '4'.'"' 1 . " f ruiiJipii. ' ' ' - V. .Y, y December & '799 Numb. 190. Mcfuuti Hobqe& Boujtt, -T-r frcdett, November i , i 7 99 THERE is no fubjed which calls more urgently. tor reVi6oa and amendment than the lar rela ting pa the judiciary They veil in one or two men at inWt, the abfolutc difpofal of our lives and for-. iknct, without any fuperintending Jtribunal to curb iSeliceffes, ot toirorrecTtthciriutesNoTmeans are-provided agaihft the abufe of this power ; our on- ly( reliance is in 'the forbearance of thofe who exercife iyWhft is the"dreadTlDf pliblrc cerc ? Its ing Jm. paffietyayiiodJblcihg... oft'gn ' clnplbyeiruttfc improper "at well asTproper objecls, it is too equivocal at auyupe ionave tne flenrca tnect: ana ir to tnis be added that byeflanders in general are not fufficient f attentive to all that pafles, norlufficiently qu'alined 16 pejecire a departure from legal principles where but a tndderate (lure of plaufibility it ufed : and mnreover tfia mankind, when not under the prcfTnre of affliction tBemfclvc8s arc but little regardful of the' fuffcring of others, it will be apparent that many ads of the great, eft lippreffion and injaftice tnay be committed unJcrour a pfefent fyftem'froln'the law, of the; country, not only witboct incurring public ffeufore, but even without attrafting public notice. Nothing tii more apt to lead men aftray ftom this du ty, than a too griat plenitude of power; The calui cftfpirits are oftcntimefi not proof againft its fedudions. What then arc we not to apprehend mould the prcfent fyfteni continue, and ilmuld there at fome futore time beproinntcd to the bench, men of high pretentions and fifong prtjud'ecs, joined to impIacaGTty of terrTplr; or only one fuch man, with addrefs-e-oough to infpire fome of his afFaciaUs, who are almoll continually in -Ws-companyrwith ;'pafliom'correfpondent,xo,'hisow(i? Hd may then fae'rifice, 'without the leaf! co'ntroul, np on the altar of his tcfentraents, th' dearell rights oh the bed citizens we have. The law and the conOitu titn will be moulded at pleafurc into fhapes cofncidi nt wttlrhrs purpofes, atid every-tight we ara enutled tor lit proftratc at his mercy. The directions of a finglc J&dge may no.y de'ttrmine the event of the mofl weighty caufes, and with the co-operation "6f one aflbcati-4tc may do whatfocTerhc pfeafes: ; - tton'difabtes them to oppofe any folid obtVacIcs'to the uh4ue eicition of the exorbitant power thcfe lavvs con-( feV, and they themfelves arc made peculiarly liable to feel their tffc&s. Will Vine of, the proftinori, flr t!c fajte of acquiring and maintaining h:a practice, fubn it I td condeTcentions he ought not to "make f rie rosy fiej admitted to favour, his bufincTs proffered, and hiiicjt. 'fnflrufted in the conduA propeTfor his (latiohv -Is he of a different complexion, an"J does he afpire to inde pendence he may.be ft ripped of bip 1 buHnefs, and 'the weight of character connected wit Irit. y a. uniform train of advetfc deciliohs.' Thtfe circumltahces may KtU!er it very iroprudent in ,j.'ny of them to exclaitn loudly againil njifcondnct of any k;nd,3vhen to do'fo is riot likely tbrodoce any ufcful end. As to the checks to He oppofed to this .powp hy guiles it is to e obfeived, that in 'very many cafes jarici arc not 'called on at all; and iu :hofe. cafes where th,ey"are iieceiTary, they only have fu:h evidence as the. court leaks and not knowing the fecrctmotiyes of a Judge, aic but tOvTapt to give crt!it to Jus diraions upon the 'evldence he fcas permitted them -to hear, it is .their inty to receive, the law frym him, and if he mif isiffi if their Verdi ft w iil of courfe be wrote. Let it cafe till the Judge has bmpia Sefejare '"itriI t ts notdrioui that i Tjdid 'into' trfent'JJaioiMoof ints aremide. of dcciilons fupooicd I eio. , "The rnfddrciitling- hall be compofed of the dif w. and a crcat DroDortida of tri'ds of jfoyetieyille and Wilmingtbii ; arid One Tudgdf ' I bplr niall hereafter hoW the fuocnor courts within eaclt nttnerous to be unfupportcd by H tbefe omplamts"ai Md'ported Jy refpectable arid learned" cluraclefsS'lf an Vvof them are well founded (nd carnot ba doubted but there are many of them ft) fame of our citiriia iiavi been -deprived (heir n regaining them ; ahj confequeoily every pthr chi.en in like manner is liable fry his t 'urr.V";tA'egyu'V:j,C--Xh.g,-' ictivils af e nor can our Legiflat6ti be To reaVdlcfs of the welfare their con ijt fyitcm , foTjiVegriant ; with ty ranny and oppreflion; aid,fr deftruive of their rights, any lofiei to;iiJn What is ihe boaiVcd tieedom of : their aon.lhuents, if t hev , are fubiefi to the chaageablr, and ever c"g'gr opiiiiong ; of , judges, to it t.vJo;. (hav? y jmd fixed iaw3, tlealing out jutlicc to all i:H His time -tqaa.1 n'al.d ; " and tf they -m,uil bow wiih ..rvvfretW to the pp-nions oif Ihofe : Judge iJlOiMfcT contiary to the lawsthjt are iater.dfd t o fecure the.n ? Not-a-inomt-tjijriiiiiUe 'oil by every friend of bis conncry, iu uti'ig his"bil endeavouis' to procure an alteration : l:..'enl'may. !npp?n lo tender, thii chsne vejy difHcn't, ihuiiid public commotion aV-ifc, and tuc 1 ctin Jn.A w'ii thus conlliuite.i, in- cc.vinncYioii wis h the r finning pir-' ty,;mig)u 4qc .-iiiwSibkAtfoar-lfcerc-ffeat-ivf-the mefurc8,.ilut nngJbc taken--for the contiquancf of their "power. Anoth'eV cyrt, compofed of men al toet her "di il.nci ifriitn ih s.- pj feu 4 judges bavin'g..no. connexion 'il'".'tire."ivt any -itttubnty oF duties ..-P-.E?rf?rU -PQI-, cflpitLuts tt)lfallovr, -4vliofc Juty it ihiil be to correal t!:i cnors of the latter is the on ly expedient that pro tv'f.-s- a r?Kv.tf ' of the lifting cvu.s, mm is one whicii w-.u :j. tT.u;;te(iiy reniovc of ihc faid ridioes i and (hall coftef the faint oowcrg ' jas: tflrd juiges heretofore poiTefTcd. One.other Sotf- cnorojeuerai man -pip- eieata -oy jouiv oauot oi tac Anl be it further Vnr.cted, That where any judjj- meat; ieutence or decree, nwii pe given or pailed in any of- the faid ceurts.'.an'd the pUuitjff or defendant eruinao oppn-ilivc patpofe, vmg or palling tue lame, to anoxr a wut ot i,t bt fuppofed that it.ftat.cct of mifcAcdud and op hk av nq ailc will TcitUire tovnterUin where u cannot 'be.eiTectuated, pecaufc liable m a few weeks at furthyft, to .iffljerpo public ex a n i?nat id nt an d txpolure ; nurbe d ifp'c fed , tmder fu c h ' circ u m Itii n ces, even to "uik auy'haSy opinion not capable of bearing a Citi't fcnitiuy.' . " - , Tie-bjVffiion-of ex'pcnec" will1 vanifli, if he Vho makes it ill beat the trouble to apportion the anount o'f i6;.0't';;!!ar3 (for t'ne expence will not be greatci ) amocgU 4lLthetkizc.Di.j)f. th e co u urrjr, atid-then 'cftrat pat'e i lie re if any indmdual with ihebappir.tf3 be mult desive frnn Iciiowi.-) that his ptrfonal fafety and .rights of every kind, are. p-acetJ beyond the resch ?iul iiijrt r of invafi iiti, by the certainty of having the law n.lni'iiiiilered'asit rr.iily is. "The fuperintending Judg es having no put i'wa.Ry of the errors committed,-'fior' any mntwality of iVtereil-to t reat.fudh ..errors with ten ikr'nefs, .will.be fr.ee frrn . any ,inericekiit that- of fluty, and not having io mix much vvith the" citizens 'in travelling '.hiough the court1 y, will be free from iirit':bh p j .'i:-cs acrain indiviiJoals, and from hence refults ..the liir-iivf'l ,i balvijir-y iliit th-. !iv nvji! pro-, p.erly enforce'-?, smd confe Gently oi.e -unifonniiy. of adjudication .ij. pn'ii"ed th'iMrh' .!!' the ;! ate The fame ride dccilion .will ht .'.applied ."'to cfcry .;--'milat cafe, aiwl 110 latitude be It ft to the arbl iasry tiil- cretioh of as-- 'u't of men whatfoever. Gcoeiil Anembljrtq offlcijt? ifi ihe'icldlc riding, vho ihill havethe' fame T4rt !4u,'tci as 1c- u ,appertain,tdmihe ptcfepi SoUcitor.Gcnersl, One, pf the :mpmi, lhaU be . - ' v ..V Udgc of thecou L jtogether uh two Mother f onsb'f bie prefett- " JiidicTary to be elected in thetam.eadnlw haltcom-. pole a court for coriein ,a crroneoujr judgments, ' , -Ttntericcs and 'dtciecs;,1 "which "llbjc gi.paflS--.-iri tKe fuptrir cpnru ' cc6rts held by the JutlgeVof theTuperior courts, or ny of ihem, or wMcli mallfcave ' bVci iror paled " Within the fame ata'ay toie Wit bin "' . , . laft paft, . and ifiafl beheld 'at UafeiH 'tvi'jp'eath'jntr'ico mtncirig on the fifth" day afcertfic expiration of the luperior court that mail be lail Kel3 fn any of the faid ridings ; and ihall continue to lit until all the bufinefa dtp its! -ing therein ihall B difpofed of. A nd-wjriecr any Judge of the fuperior .'courts. (haJLdie or refign, ,jpi be ijr:.d.le frota Ccknefa or any other jtaufe.to at tend the comts within, his riding, then one of the -Judge of the court of errorsj -rc&dingHsJthin or near- r ,eit td the riding where fuch inability happens, mall hold the faid courts, ihmh ihe fame powers as the 1 tulgc'iu uRawIe Iawfyr poiiciicd ror that purport previous to im uia eataor .ictination. error thereorT, heJlrft enter ing ino bond, with two fuffici ent fccuVuies, for profecutfug the fame .with effect, ' and for performing the j lAlg w e ri t , ' Ie 0 Usee arAcia, h'ich"fte court of errors (hall-pafa -or-make-1 hereon Siitfi bond, to be in .fuch fum as the court fo moved, As all requite, and made payable-to the defendant in crtor. And the court fo moved ihall thereupon allow fuch motion, as if a writ of. crr.or were then and here produced from the coin t of c rro rs or fome Judge thereof : ' and 'the "eleile ' W the cdprt alfowTng fuch w 1 f - -a motion, mail Iimtuv aiicrwaros a 111c iirot can DC done, make and, deliver to the plaintiff in error, a 'comp'we nanfciij'tV f all the proceedings ib thecaufe wberein lush moiloa is alloived; which fjiall be filed Jn the office of the clttk of .the- couit of errors one . day1 be fore, the commencement of the nes t term or the court of errom, other wife 'fuch writ i.f error ihall be difrniffeil, w ith doubfc "cofls'to be paid by the plaintiff in trrot,- and 'e7 rent ion fhall ifJfuc on the faid judg- mCii, -1 U ICIiCv Ijl iAV'tv fcyiiipiaii" 11 ui iium ink tuuik of-rrorf, upon a u.-uicnpt to be filed at -nytjme by ihecfea'Haiit in.efni with the, addition of the dou ble coiU afwefaid'. If the term of-"thV court which . , i'lidtrrd fuch jOimenl, fentecce or decree fhall b ;.ex t.ircd, llieM the narty.4liffatii.Oed may give" notice in writ iu t to the advt-rlc party, or incaie he be out ot d were it neceffary to produce them in order to cf- feet a change in the fyflem. and" comd that change rid other wife be ' trought about, inftancei in abundance1, " -with proofs to fubtiantrate tlicm, mayjbehad. . as it isTivident to every reflecting mind, that fuch in- ftaaccs may happen under this fvftem, and if they mar, mSy certatoly'expi-ct' them at fome time or other, this circUmftance-alone uJa iiopcd wliC a fufficitnt-.- . arpument foTthcalteration contended for. -The nniniehtional errors of one or uvo "judges, committed through iTve Tt elicc or haltei." or from " vvrong notioni of-theobjtctr extent of a law, are as 4 eompUtely biding upon us as the molt genuine con- . itruaions of the Ifc'v would fce. : TKefe etrorunay and ' ' dp happen in very numerous cafes and henjthey do hnfpen prove as mifchievouriii their eonfeqwenoes as it they were intv-ndedyct there is not under the pre, " f-nt fj !ie"m any relief to be obtained againil them, and V C-1 tb'rhe opinions of one or1 .twJodgeay-howcver ar bitrarv or 111 founded, and not any ertabltthcd la w of " .he cootiy,.are the regul-tori aud deciders of- all the To tomp.fc thi? court, a.is contemplated by fome, tnate tu auueyae ur.. .wicn oays octore hot the fmrW;ii.v)Vcot1.it .-he -:r, ;Voorh.ire.: ? r-ntion, or ins nwiwn 10 JWgtm nc fUwoolrUp dorrej. flu; , errors lor a writ or ; error, 0,w cei tain day complaint ,id i c mi.de. againft hc irrentMi?- I the ".to co.mr, and may aRe auaavyrinereot oaute: - ' lotiVv- v--. U.sC i ACi w V v iiifli uuyi uu smn f r,. t srii 1 iirm " it-lik .imi ht MPwrl. va rurt'i t T i k- ' remfl or cor:.eaof;it ; aud Hjoold du re ari. a, rmay m .rouuraldifpofuioa to compoum.1 d.tfrrriuVt and couu, H ,ay give oono wu , t;C ,, ,uugC caji car divine what judgment is to be given upon his liate opii.ionsi or fhould fome one obtain aq afcen- daneyovcr the others, it' will be as difSeult to obt!atnr rcdieia agsinft ille'gal rfrterrninations as it now is, when, no court of errors is rdablifhed, and the prtfent on- ceilainty would remain with all its attendant evils. - ft is believed the period is approach! ngV Vv hen a fub ject of fomuch importance as a court of errors, upon proper, principles, will at length fcrouily engage the attention of the Legiflatiirc, and that there will be but one vpice a to the propriety of the meafure. The following bill, containing fome of the leading piinciplea tn which it is fuppofed a Jaw ihould be fra med and paiTcd, is refpectfully fubmitted to the Le giflature... . It is earnerlly hped, that they will beftow that attention the importance of the fuhject requires, and .make neceiTary alterations or additions, or new .model it entirely, : IHC IVtllJJifl--"- H..,. . . r '- .. t t T t a' j 4I m ll,C KMIIV.k) imiiv,.... ,-r' able toanynxed tlahdardmuft and do ivary ;with tbe ;; r-::: : : Judiciary. .,-, ' - q eirors : ca which day fuch fentenec fhall be cxe. : , ariation oLtimc.. V. and perfons, lo that ao man 7 BE. jt Rafted by he General -A riate -tf oith-Carilina, That this ftare (hall be di to his f-tisfaciion, to abide by, perormNand fulfil the judgment, fenlenee and decrVe whib the coart of er rors flvall mske thereon ; ar.d ihefcuponJ fuch Judge, ".. fhall caufe the affidavit and aflinment of "errors to be filed, in the elek'.i office, together with an order in writing to the dcik of the court of mors, to ilTuc a- writ of error, rctui liable on ihc fliiV d.ry of the next; etifuing term ; .nnd the. -plaiutiff iu ' error fhall file a" tratifcript' of the ictbrd or proceedings one day before 7 the cpmmencemcnt of the court, of errors, in like niSnrier, and under the fame cenalties aiaie herein be- - fore prefcubtd.in c;les wnere inc whi m cru r. js cr tained upon'rr.otion in court. And in all crino! caV fes wbeie a writ of error fhall be moved fur in ccurty upon a judpment for -ihc uifiiiting of capiul or 11 fa moos punimment, the court fliail allowit( eieof whb-r out bond, and fhall appoint a day for the. execution the fcntcT.ee, whicb fhall be twenty days at leallif-
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