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r ... :the I I jWMM1 1 Mil I'P9 T'Oi A K.Hf LOL1.1JR j PUBLlSilil) .(weekly) IJY WILLIAM BOYLAN. C1WOD0LL1. Ft. S. SS.- ft a- - 1: V Vol. 11. RALEIGH, (N. C.) MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1806. 1 f No, 548. County couit bufinefs no judges are to be paid. ' - M'.;c!i has been laid about the great ex pence, at which wirnefles'are brought to the Superior courts irom a diltant part, of the ilittricTc." 1 Iowever great this hard ier the Mint.rva. Hit B Vl-.W, v . .. A writer in your paper of rhe 25th of jait Aug'iT, under the" fiy-nature or'.Ly curgus, his l:dOitred iriucti" to hriprefs. on 'ib mind 01' the public the propri ety of adopting the propofed amend ment!, or c -ange in the Judiciary! vdem. Hid this writer reded hi.; objections to live courts as now eftablilhed,.o:i 1 1 e bi- fis of reafon alone, init-.ad of invective Jricft part oniy lerv'tvS the purpofes of li- comments might pofably have pail ad oi :o obiivion without, reply ; but. as h-? isplea'ed to fport with the feelings of a -dafVof men 'h'h'ayeerfnT'l'relrTofr 'ficialTrapacitie from the rriofl perfect fhipma be, we cannot be ltd to believe r of innovation, fliould con Pent to th tli.it, ro obviate the evil, the community change; doubtful in its tncch'cven 2 however be the cafe in the court of the county where Lycurgus reiides, that the ju ft ices fulFer themfelyes to become pup- pets in the hands of the lawyer?,, bit this is no trood reafon why fifty-nine o- rher counties, merely to gratify a fpirir the is fliould be (addled with'a heavy tax en" tirely unneceilary, only for the advance ment of this fingle benefit ,hich for the and difmterefiecl motives, Me may well aftord to forgive the retort of one of thofc V magical" men, whofe u.nderftanding extends only tof arm -.yard accomplish- ; tigtous men. Ur Vhat conlequence :s it IV- .,.kk : landing extends no farther .than a to " lerable" knowledge oPplowing, the belt feafon for lowing and pluntinfr, and o- its votaries adn.it.. Only laying that tl new fyftem is doubtful in its tflVcls, i.s giving it more than its due ; for while the benefitsa'cribed to this fovereign remedy ! .again ft legal evils, are doubtful, its ma- i is not done inXts. court 5 add?, that this one thought is fufEcienftd J: 1, !. t.-i- t .!! fil 1 ' I- rr'iin it) ins u ju. iui - . j" o" wife man Jay that we ought 10 lpfn " eitrht weeks at law-when two will ." fvv'er We will :a!r agree VdMi$ point, that it is better to pe.ricrjXeit week's fcrvice in one fourth part of thd time, if luch can be thus peiiorined. liij the.cal'e .before us, it hoT! be retiiemi bertd, that Mr. X'jftU Superior a-urt have no ccmganexot Kquby ouiinel the rtlcre, j here boat led of s. His two weeks? ny defortniijes life predominant and (tare us in the lace, as ii 1 hey were hceni- xti toxxTiHrr fpTrenf "eTeryTicrlhum thar - 1 lias as y& been invented for their de- " ther farm-yard accomplilhments," and j frruftion. From -the County courts to who never goes to law hinilelL whether --which we have paid atrentiort, there are f thofe contentious men whofe names tunu c: the unerior court docket, are (carcelv as r.ianv anotals to theSuuefior courts, in proportion to the nmrtber of inen'S, &c. i-ycurgus, in nisiiuoerat jcompetieu to pay tor tneir witnenes tne tacu, as mac uc uym inc ou- txpndhoni refpeding the magiUrates o; North-Car'jlin i, may have foil. iwed the bias nt hi; o.vn mind, and thereby well ! . audited I'tis origin and life i lor we ean notciieve that a man vT nice ieelings ' wo'i:'.fljas,- unprovoked, let loo'e fuch a tprrent tif abu!.: as appears to have 'co;n J'rom Ills p :.n : bur as it is cif .-rca"er luonv nt to ioiirtff his rationings, than ta pjr:ray his ili-apMiod epithets i n the 'Squirvs, w-2 fhail bricflynotice a few of liis 1 1 irks. x LyeuMus uia'es that tis by no means mifacit'ous tofee fenfible and dilc.err.ing irurti oppofed' to the prcpofeu change in ;he tomt lyflem, Thi he aceoum Jor from influence of fordid vievvs." r.i 'hat Jf. !f ii.tereit has UTiduexvveight in pub'.ic decifrons h certainly trb'; that lie himleii ro ;y feel its t Heels, v e;uLd 'r.otchny. If the molt rofpetabie part of th-. fe who are oppofedrfthe change, v. :.-e inhabi'ants or.-g3tinties.and towns io which the Superfcr courts are now " h ;!d, we iirhr ihejnarejxadfly fufpeii- rhe l uruv of their motives m the oppo 'vfui''-i iv w .we fmd-perforis t; learnec ., ,vi r,:;v ,uv,.r0. r xiiwK!. tUwcrrt i n rinr rotii-K ro ihat'of Errors "and -An- cording- to Mr, r sa'ceount, oiniout 13.1 IV(.lA'.'ll.t'1Vl.'lCilO, 171 U 1,1 H". I I I f-,- - 1 ... . ' , 1 11 Il I law. onlv Jtvs-i-he bufiuels oi live utreks, of vuir 5uBv - We lhould further re-. iiiarkat rbe-fite vveb4nthiiir Sj5erior courts, perforins the bufintfsj 6i leven andn half ccuu-ies, upon anj averag-1. 'I'hus the ratio ot lime to eaclij miir.tv. vvouiii he four d;-vs only for the) - j ' - : . t annual admilhjtratioit ot.lupenor court jultice, while th r- ; Sute- kr courts, ac- U 1 i 1 I 111 dear by the -payment ot ten jouars on;y. t hefc comroverfies relpecbifg a horfe race, which the farm-yard votary has neither t'tuc nor inclination to vific, dv not touch his inrerelt, but when an en ormous taxis levied on his property ;r. order to bring law," (the -object oi hi hatred ) to every man's door ;' he reals, . noes not mis prove tnecorrui: jiefs of the decifiop. in the : Couny courts? Or doesisye'urgus believe that the lawyers cowtrned where an injury hath been f gained by-' a corrupt or ig norant juHrnent of the" cqurt, would fit as idle J'be&ators, and nt advifi thtir s 1 , . r 1" t ' ... ; r.,j .. ,.Sl4 vvru.'u then oniy tmntc ot tne cnang to iyipiru is ttiwcu nui iu i..--.-m curie it. 1 he efiabhlhment of our Su-J-here too, the " conflitting opini clients ro appeal to a tribunal where par- iDirit is tuppoled not to CMitt : and ions, oi reverie vv(-uld no doubt exiit tindeHhe contemplated change. - 'Hut tiVadmi- niitiaiion ol criminal ju!'!r;e vvuld in. a great csgree Dcucftrojed inXlie little Su perior courts, no well ipforir.ed c:indi perfon will deny, advjer tit g '.o the 1 cal fituation of the jurors that L-re to try the fact, ihgreat iKffutnce ol itar or la vour" thatKKfy iervade tlie minds of the countvgeiXerally "towards a man ovcrp.rown in lu-li'!iood h:i villa-. - A I ' f N 1 I f 1 1 1 ny, apt ti e rrgnt urucn a reion rns oi i umiiancL cha!engirg jurois; tlieKirc v:u!d render his t (;.ivicli.n a and rrorerrinai men are oeiLome correttcdrTbis would effectually re medy the evils of which 'LycurgUs com plains, if indeed any fu. h exilt. -The cflab'ifhmenrs and- prevrd'irg pradiccs of cur courts are too wd' known to be la!uta-.y ro cur hontft dtfircs and too well familial ifed to cur capacities, for the more enlightened part of the citi zens to exchange it for a mode produc ed by the overheated imagina'icn o: a rffteinpered brain,' or what is no better, the artifices' oi f ordid and dciigning men. .Such cf the County 'courts as I have a diliicuiiy ! been acquainted with, inead of ..niog hidecd.. 1 lowmany coun-ies are there,-! in i .fecrtt conclave, and as toots for de- iir hi hv.v,' cb'peried throughout tha; witlitn which an mlmiutrng crmmiai Mi.mmgmen, are compoieu v incmutifc iia'e,a well in 'o' her counties as thofe in' couhl ala-rtain the.ienrim-nts ofa-h who let with all the dignified folemmty vh;'ri- (he .Superior courts are held, e- juror. toward? him, and 'by his artslrnf ! cf a Superior jryuri jidge ; try, and de r u'ilv Hrfftnotis i'l their p.onrohnfion of i inifrenrelenfarions ' lav I heinimtler br hterniint, under the higheit confidence t -a I r yreteM Iytrem, it is truly uijuit to atcr.ioe th.ir aveffion to the new fyftem to (bar of avarice. With regard to the a! expence of live nsw plan, aouin oiKi ufiicii -Lvrurgus' deems i:ci:firieralL let - Ais not forget that bdidc the large funis pi.l .to the judges over and abov Av'ur - they at prefent receive, and the ereclion. aii-i impicvem'tnt of public buildings, ili'1 cxper.ee 'of -Very m.vny mofe jurors li;;.'; are at pre fen t required, will form r.o final! item in the.Ccount. The fu perioi com f jiuprs'are now made up for aeh di'lrid upon an average from fe; en ;!(! ai, h;dt counties ; hencehhe ex jirMc:, to jurors that in the new fupe- !' v urt plan would app-ly to' a fmgle c not y, is, uiiL'er the prefent mcide, f uf- t tit.ed by feven ;-nd an half: It Lemst; ho-.vever, that in t he p: opofed plan their firviccs would only be required two V i. ; ks in tfie year inilea 1 cf four, which would have the diuuence of .xpefi'ce .; 5u 'iiV; ft the' nw fyfleni", on the jteniTpf j :;ors, as' three and a. quarter to one. -That the additional expence on account ef-4ejiiHund.r-T4'iurgu; influence -as tb enfure hisacquittal? 1 bis ohhe contending parties, ali -matters ot .fegudtion will be loom! the more proba- w hichsfhey have ccgmzm e, and fmdh I 1 when we n'mnber thnf the want oi the bufirWls ot the fcllion in tour, or at a cdncurrent'-fentinicrt in er-e tingle 'ju the molt, Wive - days, Ar the clofe of ror will arteaU p-orraftinatetheconvic- ; the bufincfvccms are lotmally ad tion; thereby adding to the ex pence ol j j turned, ar-id-itsNnentbers refpcdively cohtinuanre, kc the means cf efeape. The a o miriift f lit ion of criminal -j utt ice is at prcfeiir conducted upon the molt eli gible principles, J hejuroisarecollecled from "the fevrnl counties compofing the clillrid.X'l hy come forward without ever having kn:.vn, or heard cf the pri foner orf the charges brought againft him. Thus, w i t fi nvinds unbiaffed, they are full v prepared and capacitated 4o ai return to ' Jann-yard" arnufemtms.' -1 rt t he Ili net va of t he t h Septen; ber , Mr. XV iter ag.iia.('llers InVremaiks and tflar.ates of expence, in rcplyXo C'orrec-, tor. .Ilfays'thif two of ourHJounty1 courts are more .expenfjve than twbu perior courts;, but why the name utx County court fliould :incur expence from which Superior courts are free, is'a my! terv not eafilv foived. If this aii:i tion quitthtinfelvesin the" Important trull to ; -be cbrreft, we -would be fond thm'ode winch thr y have been cahecl, vath honor try fhemfclves and to their country. It fhnnld he to ciMrnated to that-oi oupcru or courts as to influence the c6ft of hojd- be itblurcL-and cxnole Thelgno- ing thofe ot Quarter-eliton courts, 1 r?;r- of ariv nerfon. with thefe fact-' be-., confefs my ignorance-as an accoumant ; fore him, to expect to find free, inde- 'therefore, although-we cannot unoer pendent; and dignified juries in many of ftahcl'Jvlr. .rortescalculations on toe the .-counties within this ftate. e.vpcncUof thaurtSi it. may be correct : ' Lycurgus inveighs much agalnft the iris hqweyetTtrange that the time ol the juftices cf ilie County couiLs as above jjujtices while hojding the County courts, j-'eraaikeiL and recommendsHtJieirnris- fliould be reckoned as. an expence. '1 hey' didiiij to'be leflened aHrHho -iiifer.iSt-UjCcH.noj payfor"ferices7-and Tiovtran- hprc nf thofe i irprrr of this nature can be. brought -in ai Tekr't. ..Af.prefen.uwe have fixcen 'courts are inadequate to. a judicious dif-1 anobjeaion to fuchcourtsis , ahomfl iii;":ei -r com .wnhv.x l ie llate -in one charge of their duties, we mult .conjeis ;! mg. ' itimgntas wen ue laiu, luji uux.u.. it iouow lioiiiiiity lujngau- r c pay u-unKit jb1- U1 ?"k"- i i t t may nt l:t uouDreu, Jet us cpnira-t tne t -.v c -. MOurcs In to;s .-le'fpecl and m'ark t,ae to' my calculation, is three to one morel than we at prei'ent require. 1 his hnfer-j; i II . i. m .'. i .1- .1 t ..U ,) a :ie trr.it, ivir. I'orrer, is a wmeuetiiuo- tctiuL' to delude the unlulbectinK peo.-H pic OI WHS lUUe liliO ail qiiiuu uiui. Tis fortunate, that the deformities of your fcheim s are too obvious to flatter you with a hope of furcefj; ( rice you come tofcrurinize it impartially... A.sf p the thirty Yhiiiings aday tor your ferv'ce in the leglilatuie, you msy dderveit as far as wdican fay ; but why you would compel a juror to attend the fuperror courts for only one-thud part ot the wa ges you are p!eafe,l ro vote to yourfclf ' lor fcrvicrs not only -voluntarily accept ed, burfohVitoefly obtained, we leave for vourftlf to decide. 1 he laft part of your publicatiott expteiles a dtf:re that future writers ihouul not conceal their names unoer fictitious titles. - Hence we infer that you intend to judge of luch productions, not tram theiacts or realon ings advAucc..!, but from the name of the wtitcr. Under this iiaprdhun, the author of thele remarks can expccl no favour irom your judgment, and there-jj fore withholds his name, giving only MS tide, that of ' A COUNTRY SQUIRE. ; Exduilvdy of Eqj'ty bafi-iefs. ' ; f hefollovving add e fs to Mr. Gallatin :s copied from the-Richmcnd "linqurrer, the paper in which Mr. 'Rando'piYs . nhilioick upon Mr.. l-Jlerfan original- jyWpeareT.'AVhich iudividualdn rherft r -m .' t ii if aunnmur ;iioii tnixuiidj, i ii.:vj-t. wounded in the houfe of mydriend. ; " To A i.3 mr t Gallatin, Esq "' " St entity of)xfrta:ury. ---r-:. v"AYas the maruwfio now nddrefr-syoii, yrrur:feciet;en'einy, you would not re-1 ctive-from Tns pen the language ot ad- lit Avould'iufter you to puriue. or eieht career w i rhout a fingfe mo- . nu'oty voice to warn .you that it-is thea, - -i - - - . V,ill .i-l I'M t'i v " I admire'your aflbrdfhing talents. I reverence you for the fer -vices which you have rendered to iny untry. T here was a timX when the name of Albert Gallatin ranked in.-my inind with the Cieeros of Rome, and the Teds of Swit zerland;. vvTrhrTharere venerable, fof--v'm i uflfjnuKtinrifeg fskiiti ' Lhat vice. v?ar : tiieie--oca;-p'v 'fo-ur judges .at 1600' : l!.v neither does, vatveed byLycurgus mat his new judges would at : once become h'oneft men, and in ail, 6400 dolls. - ThtlV x'ecn courts-lake1 11 1 4av eci-ii or ilie 3'ear, ';' The- .'-ittle S.v -r:T7;,;4at the fame rime be exhibited as Waik'ing I ' . -voald p-if.du.ee in -lie year, at two courts fjT- :..iachr:Co.uUy, 1 20 o -'u r 1 j -jjali -court i- tytaking up tw.o wclns to thpjirpofcs v....rf huperior court mih.nps :t-maKmy;; 1 20 - X.t CKS p :r y -- now ruui ar mil fact ..or 32. which are .4- a-' 'n! .11 . t e o; : -'-. fh:!ead -1 ; . i- iv.-. "1 ; :.. t:- ;.,t vo ;, t to au-v.;r rhe-fvurpo'e. f'('n.m.?y t ereiitin-t-heiidrer- nee r. ;n:ur cxoer.ee .-;:otk 10 i.i!.:u rrr of .'n-etiiif .fy t pnT-Ti?.; ;wjiieh i;':'a1niofi four, to one:i u of paying to 'four jip'igH '6 400 per l;ar".''Tv:- fh-Ju'o -.pay r,.f fifteen . A not' be fed-ia r;vH- court 1 600 -deuarsperr.yeartne pence would hot be lefs if -he. wis fo re :ceie nothing, becaui'e the-lofs of his time" in attending the courts one year is Ko ot her, tV6 vvever,-"tha n-attrange one -could fhew the fatv Mr. rorter feems ! Cef fair! We are that if the falaties ave-ootiueh'as.tokbs aitjutmce-nequ to,thaL&m,i. StranscMculatiori ! liKiit to menof eminence, (tor which ex-pence we -tremble) thofe places tiiult' ;e in cd by fuch-attornies as are'unable H-t-tHive ny rneir proremoiis. l ius i a iu'e conj clure, lor it is well known t'ji ;t many of our lawyers obtain more moment is rapidly paiimgway. Yo; talents wilf forever command my. Tene ration ; but how narrowvis empire when combined with fufpaed virfufT , V h at h a ve you-not owed to your adopted country r 1 ouwere. inht o? an afyium, "and y.ou found it ainorigti$s You were a rwj.-.yel'cbwjb. ed vvith tjie i'reklTarivehofjors- of "V. . - T T. . 1 .1 ..... . . - . J.T rne-natioru 1 on 1110. 1 ucms to -uu- piay,'snd you found a noble thtatre for "di-pofed to flatter us'- with'a belief that-Their exhibiiion. r .Youf becaiue a ree-1 . the exiitencecf a Superior courrmacir Tentative, in the ft arc of innfylvania; county would dlfpe'ignora minds of the jurors ; ' from the ien w e re dol- to 'his oy ri!CTrpracitce,tnan rne annual raraiics : incr.iuci u:ai 11151 - h".vv , ' i v each and eyerjeounty are no lets iuujgv to lerveaoupencrr roua j.irors, umu u tueias v.Oie auuiuniicicu riiiLnV'Hit: Superior mi :es : hehce it i y. appear Thar, thofe who are beft qua lified to grace the new judicial: cfrairs, V,U bV moft'certain to reject them, un- jefs lh:y are teijipted by an extravagant f or.--the ih--Cvjutitv. con:: ru.o.eJs is thire. -'i he DTeJehrr.tsohihmcnr .) -done :h'-llt"iiLvv;?pVrfdrlXunt-y-.coM :u- loKLaidethe- pieiLaunodc a die tlae vouIi bc4dttjl:t WUtA t-V I- as fir as .inv obletyations .hav& oeen m.de, inect tJieconco.rrer.ee of the con terK-iiig parfkitis generally as ; au7 other tribunal Ja oufr - fcoverimitat, 17 -their own doors t his -.4 earning muitfau un Icfs we" believe .th?t ne is mere oriels fufceptible of teaching,' as he may be nearer or further from honie.-; Mr. Por ter alfo feniarkvthat States which' hive adopted h.V fcfieme he advocates can do all -the butmeis iriwp.we. kstharjrvw employsjQuriiupcrior courts eight j and vour became a member of "Ongtt fs ; you hnve afcendectto the diftnihed office of Secretaiy -btherTrettTyirlnrte-ef-r the prejudices irnpofed upon the conditi on of a foreigner . IpiteTbF th6 con tending claims of n:nive citizens ; a re-"1 pubncan 1 refident. m ireu you to the fe ' cond department uada? iheadrniniftra- tion- V?s it then to be fuppofed, that a mati thus honoured by the people," and thus feiected. by irs government, fnould ever -adopt an a'nbiguity"pf deportment, -that expofed huh to fufpicion. ' ; . Didnoftjis rs-eiicifon of Governor
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