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:..-: . yv--v-v :-Vsrrr? s M.3 . 1 1 i - - - ' . , . - 11 --- 1 '-T- -7 Tl nifrai ; assent?. ftEBATR "Fr5af DecemSe? 1L . '., v.-. , ;. . :. CONTINUED. wa V thw following speech : w s Wr-iIsB iQ.ht c&nM Irr.niort f. Vmvvtc an'l ftur It will cx- I d fo idiy hoped eie doomed, to sl-c,i in fating oblivion; ..-Bi itbJth J appeared jjqoU to jnttemei to Air-, iuc this course; J Tht y hire for, rea . on$ na dotibt suisf ictory .".ml per-, fect'r iU"ifi Mc to themsvlres, c U-; td thr atUniion of tl?C Houvr fo an thoned by them. it tnc iesiu ti is nrJ n "vur uble l-i mut ' b disposed of in sinc wa; or ano-; th-r. .It teak l untie v.iicn in -nv c-iftscKncc I moapprcrp. b?t itise I b li it ho! rue. It in hr nost unq'iial.'fi?:! o; oner an-j or i t,sthf wn r- oTMJ. T-no i's a. I' yn v'r.ttion ; an 1 ivery man in thi H u who v .trf for i s ax!op tim d clarrsto his ';s iui ntind to thr.w rld. th: n i K' actxf the Prfdnt meti h -npprob ion: I th nor fcrr! .dilpcsed.iq tro thus f'-t 1 d not bi lir. thit his co Jict riiri-s this ti.bodcd app avie. T tlu tn arvl ai Mr as i wkj. d cK uartmeni which c ligT-ened fKIicy, and hs guarLed f-; ciYc CIP tpm,n. I it h -nor anc prorcted the in er-st , l!riP vjls -fuuUl th of 'he naliort. will ?;te for the adop- ; mcn jcrfeciiy free from b! s Can t:on of the resolution i those gentle- J; tiiat ra:lu Oe apfrr,3ed to be free fiom msn,onthe c .nttJry,wha think here j j Dia5 w!, , hoH.- hi scat at the willof are objections tu some pjrt of lis,;;! ? We fcnow it is n-tura conduct, and though thry may a,-jjfof ma: t0 bv indisposed to Xhxv&c pot-of otherpaiU, will. I apprehend j t,r vio-i of ihos-. on who.n h Ov- be orhellert to gie their negative j i to tlir ticau1-: propoied. We are th.:cfo'c f lrct d. Mr.Spcvker. by toe v ry nature' of ih cti -ti n, to exa-! mi . the character. pf.fr. I ffersoo j au ni't'iNtiaiion.' I? willb rcC Slec 'e l tha hii ni"cc4ily has heen imposed o us .nUvli against iir inclioj- ion t every oKte to our powrrUus been 'tiin H l to vad this unpleasant di cu.in. If the mod n of my fi.nd from Newbern (Mr. Lias W ) o pmtp -nc the farther conside rs von of the whole ol the resolu ions b-d prevailed, the House would h vc brtn rchtved from much trouble ui d :he debate we are now t-ngaged in, jroidml. But gentlemen, conci.'iis if a niaj rity, and proudly determin ed not to listen for a moment to the fice -( th- mmoriivi are reotveu :t lorcc us :o 8val:ow the loathsome i d sick-njnir dr-uht which tney j wve jinpt?sed.' I hope; Mi. Spc- r, I shall be indulged for a mo Nest, whi'e I briefly and 'distinct!) v tfl pnmt ut iurne of the rea W is whtviT ti ti ncc ic not toieod namrtu ;rry into elTet thr n. solution on your table. I know, full 'ell I know, that whi I am about ! observe, ill not be pi asirtg to a number of gentlemen on this Hoof : Bu' hrn imperious duy potnts bc iy hich 1 should 'read, and tnrtid rv dirccs another I hope I hall Always have firmness encugh. not to btMtHtefor moment what course t' P'tsue ; regardless of the fro wo the inajmity bere, or the tumul- J uous en. s of a deluded popoJace out t)nc pf the greatest blcisings which i naiion can enjoy, is ah ablef inde Kndcntand upright judiciary. This Jdiciary! sir, we had in its utmost purity, vf htn Mr. Jvficrsoh was call d on by the Voice cf his" country tcf & the prcsideo ial chair. , Scarcely nd betaken the rtxnsof goVernment wo hi hands; scarcely bad the mem- of Congtets takerithtir seati'at heir Eut scsstcn after hfc election, fhen the Crst magistrate of the pa on, in terms too unequWocal to be ''.lakcn, rccumreuds ' repeal of a a under which dgca had been Wiatttfj end hadiitualry perform- led. judicial duties,. The doctnne 1 was nrw. in America. : Bsfore, .tfili period, it wa bcliered that . J .mpre, , . . . . . -" . 1 once appointed, yta st-cwrt in hi rf ti-c aslonj? s lit d-Mvedwu ar t! thtno power on,rarsh cctild rlepriye him .1 wU iot now enter into anarguinent to hew the jj'tos; ab Mirdity of 1 -ntruinff th-- wotrfsVu. rinjrgctd brhav'6ur 10 ri.cn at tlie avtii iMe Z. iis'aiur, E.ioiij;kn this ubi. rrv--yrcn'Mili iTnfnrPiat ,u dcrstandinwhich can j 'yjly'd aMent tb the raiscfablar-f ny ms wnxen nrt-UH.i) a Pv"vc lY : jower of Conix3 ito 'drsplac' tl ;ir Judgrs by tliC lepeal nf a law, I ciu sure it is at this day usde-ss to a. single wo'nf But I must he pefniitt-d to say, that the time wijl cbrtie, f neceas-l it mut come, whtn the bitter effects of (his pas sloiate act of the Preid;nt'antl of Cnfnss will be severely lelt and deujily lamented by. Uie Anierican j pedple Their judicury is now pros i for. a .mention uf the cmventiori whioh framtd our constitution Hi,td whl". ough to br more clc3r to th nebjtfe. 4b Jn any pthrr ; because in tirnrsrif ft-tioii a d luaiult, it is the only ont on wuich 'hey can rely with coqfi icnce a ji saft y. I thi tk it un-ncc- fy topreMthis fubj : t fart he n ihc Jlt-u-'C, for 1 -cunsctcntiously Vticvc this Legislature could not be induced by cny considera ion, to pass a latMr hjch shoo d depiive their Judges o their olh. .-. So deeplj roctctV(3hc ojwntwn that our Judei arc independent of the Lt i-laiurt us Iot.tr 'as WeTibvh.ve wtih- l aik object 'entirely different rrom tc du; t a;-.'d arthe feel of hr Lsgisldiure : It which cur teRi Iatib chacter f -ThcHn'depend. nee 'of ihtir Judges imioies ob'u-A doty which our- 1s:ineMcar forever: , great dr cons'iturrtrs dil not rttjuire ofils ; psrrmeniof guveni rieiit i destroyed; e gcntlemtn h- really b'lievetj.;tntL.mei1 jf approve of his a. i a.ihe hole of the Treii IcntN ad-j, cf lhc Cnicf s,r uc ? I u.ipltr-. !, '2is Xfi.Tnl iytff ibor wish be i red bv pciid irt v ua vi iiidy b. tht con duct of the 1 f r out wi 1 ntve give ill) co:ifi Jencc or express my attachm ul to a i,an who ha beet, the g cj: aus of pio4u.Mg aa evi. m rc extensively, nu&chievwus to tlu American peopl.-, and which ts if enUtl ujn thtm more iasLng mi scry, ihun any ale of the b turcst en emy of th nation. Vhen It Jeff son came into power, wc natt flourishing uivy, am. the means wtrc pmvid .d fur making it respectable. . What lus become of our Vessels?- Either sold for a kuni far l .ss tba.i they cos1, or'suffe'cd '6 id; in your harbrb. It is cm fiacntlt b rieved at hisjday, tha' few. mei. can be found. j)osstssing tht smallest share )f poli-ical mf r.i atnm, and hot blinded by jrany Sj-int, who do not J see the necessity ol keeping up a navy, suS'.cient, at least to pro tect our ca st. 1 it believtd that wt-ihou'd, Oi jn d .d in our port and hart) irs oy almost every nation with whom wo ""lave connections, if we were piepaicr'torepel lorcc by f'rct? f'-s,c.vcry tao ity man in mis iioust ori-werllie qveViiOoi and f. he wit sutTer hs unuerstandtng, unclouded by pasii in or prejudice to make the answer, I do mil t.ar the result. t iMr. Speaker. I have other 'objec tions to Mr. JcKeitsoiVs administra tion, which it ii uifRcult to delineate. because they do not arise fiom any ; j par lcularactof lis, uutfrom the ge- tjlneral cast and complexion of his whole conduct l-have ever heldn to be the first (ley, of a great Magis trmto to instil inuuhe people a pride of character, a dignity of sentimem , an inv.oladle attachment to the honor ai well as the interest '.of the nation. It ought to be imprcssed;on them . -. t " max a wnoiesome energetic govern ment is the gieatea'JWeising which Protidcnccin iti m-rcy has given to man ; and that it bbghiio command th'cir txferehce and 'Jsxdtc their at- taclimcnt; They JotlgbtJo be told Ir nd Secure, to then! the inestimable- blessings floxrinf? frofi4 'brif.ef. giiimatt povrer lappr'al to i) In a bolJj roapiy ana operr language, that taxes' a re f n tUspen slbly n eies -'sat t-; to aupport,-theK overnrnenx, and dispasfwonatctot JV- House, .an ask themif the e'r'rit character Vf the P esident's adrt iriilVration bias mil been to cprru!t:. ahit Ivpornlfze the j puhlic .rnm4 1. Bcjpinton-, I po not mean tnat nr ia M ird the peo-. pie. wVhoney i hi .ralizlnjc. I do not rjnea that he.lsride hm -thi eves. pt ifrhcrs' ncan 10 s ay mat v " .'-;i'VBpo'3 tint partly v--", nenfl which cnteiV, .1.- volutinnarv waiwt' at last jive Ii5 rank amonp 'ne nations ot the world. '. The peopJ; h .ve become impatient pf jovernntrntal restraint and have lost all reve'xnre for ; est a Wished usap-5, and te settled rder 'nf thinirs. Honor, vt" fue and taletuk give no cfaim to f.uoc twiudcnce few men can get into cower who do not devof themselves o the taprice of the people : and, jIr Seeker, thrTeh a laxity in g 7'cfrnment "which is truly alarming, ar-l-tbreatetis, if not corr; cted, to destiy the political fabrirk." Therev is a fo a wetr'ht d r hit st Tor gwn. whiebnas absorbed vt r- other passijm, nljd hid f ir to m:ikt'u? wh.i foi-eitjn.-rs say weiai-e, v nation vf shotiktrprzl G into-.ny company, tlu eiKj'U4 is not Ha our hrhoi and charat'r h- en pr -ectcd ? Has re pa aft in been mad. for jnjury ? Are iv p'irts and ii r ho s p oie"ted ? B'jjthe qnesu -r. ,s lias our nationf !fleht b en di minished ? These fjmjxom, m , re the.sure presage pi impending ruin; they evidtnee t general di -hiliiy, which if not Htt't. corrected must end in a p enn:re death; 1 im not disposed trj,sert lha af) hese vils huve bef if nro need" b Mr. Jf(r rson, but. J jo ay his ge nc-ral coii(lict r a' tendency. prod iter 'lut-m. mi of , im. . Speaker, th tht Prt itnl I. .sber! hiKhlvbl m he !rue inter st of the country, a-.ci pursuing that with inff. xible per-r w ranee. But we kn'w he has al most invariablv waited to discos the temp r and disp ition of ih. neopl?. and then hape his meaiiurt- accordinc .to heir wishes. So th "i insteafl of b ing guidwd by wisdom md nlight nei policy, hr hh b-e virro d bv town meetings and po pular atsemb'ie It has in en said by a gentlema? vhm 1 do not see in his seat, f.Mr H imilfo -0 'hat the President haspnr cbii cd Louisiana, to obtain whi h tie feder.-hsis Wert anxious to go ro i ar. Permit me, sir, to coitcci that gentleman. When 'he kingof Spain withheld thetigh' of-Jrpositat New Oi leans, which had. bt vrt solemnly iianted ta us by trea'y, the Ttdr- alist were willing to seize bvfrrce ha island, and compel a perfor mance f that stipul v.ron which ha ben .guaranteed by compact ; thev saw In the conduct of the Spanish couit, a determitied hostility to th! country J oid if justice 'could not lx btained by friendly means, ther thought the charae'er and interev f theN nntion so deeplv concen- that they wert anxious to en force it hy an.appeal'to arms. But ir it was the right of deposit alone which they claimed . We then hat; no right to Louisiana, nor do I bv bv.ve it was their wish to b ain it or Tiny terms.. I have ever viewed' th urrhasc of that immense ieritonr highly pernicious to this -country, h a da nningfvidenceof the disposition of Mr, Jefferson to please .the mul i tudc, though he should sacrifice thj? permanent interest of the nationd Our bountiy was sumciently exten, sive 8efjre the acquisition-of that boun lless wilderness. Tlie best in formed statesmen were fearful that our empire.' would ere loog be dis membered ; but when this 'new world is added, that which we supposec doubtful before is reduced almosj to a certainty. . When thisv territory shall be settled disunion must be thr consetjuence. It is fanciful and a gainst experience to suppose tha "people residing beyond the Missis nippi will send their represerjiativcti to W'ashirlgton to -.make laws for rlerit; tbey will eflablish a gorern- meritioT themseWcs ; and two great republics id tbeneigbbfttirhood' of eacn otner,.iivingin peace, 13'wnai no age or nation ever wituessexl. I and .le- shall hot trouble you, ' Sir, lurthct vHlrvV ..;Xf 'tri onM?,?, ,MkW ohT-r-t .-.ThVi rrvnU.:V Cabana ;aY3 W -fi ..; .;i;l r-J T'.r'i "To"" .v"""" - .. " Sequence tuted State'isvlj easily tpreseen,; l bans Imnrnnpr tfl It Mill'bericWlfe e r, t hat a a ron ii urr h as. tned in thctCtrrui t ecu ' t trict of ytrcinia, for nd after" the most Datint' tnvesHgationvwhkhv vrayer. .Made " ?-:jis, or. pernsDS jm v wwwr.,vui . ' . i .iJ.. fhe ch te f just Tce 7ilreccte4 unclouded f?me the spotless virtu (f this disinixuiiihed 'man, wu1d hive shifldfd ..'his.; name trrrn tr shafts even of jacobioic Itiry ; hi ahl-vand Ttminous" e x posit i-iri-of thft iaw of tf rason and of evidenceV iif em jjn ji lasting and jrhperisiiable nionument of the correctnessToi his j un.-Ierstanding, and the purity of his. heart. y . ;;. . What, sir. has been the condu t r.i 'he Chief Maistrite ? Coneres.' ''as been called -m to revit W .his dt- cisiqn, and toascerfajn whither ther is a defect in the evidence. J .in.'h?'" lawy or the 'administration of the law; ria it p isVible to suppose llJy Mr, JrfTcrson really believed tha ..Cong iv ss a power to co?r?rt th (irciions of th.e courts of thej Univi; States ? No 'ii ; he kTowithty hav-4 io surh power, and that th-y can not in'eif-re exrept there is grou.t 'o impeach the judge. The pope ii. which he has laid b Ton; Congf e- cannot -furnish matter cven toins'i ute an encjuir' I h -v.- pod rsood that these-papers contain nothing o ire than the 'documents and evi d net which were' Tr red to 'he cou'r SfflSuH- mi the tri I of finrr. It. s fnt.ssioie iorv im m io collect, any thirig which 'might justily a .-runinu: prosecution j A;,, most they "emil I nly improve that the Chief Jostic dencei-of U?6 drr.wn from it tnco ' tci leeal deductions : af d we a'f know that this furnishes -no just raf'e if imprachmtnt. Then; I vk wh vas the object in 'making this comV nunication Wai it to impa'n t:: c n fidence which the na ion hd i; he integ i of this ccMmVed m n ? i as it Ut give zicigfit to the ilc c& 'vmnies which l:ati be- n he cc u t. mm by the public, prin-s ? Wh;t ver wis the object, I will venture to say it strikes a: dcsdlv blow ..t the independ nee of y- ur courts, if tv r ry judicial opituon which is not j Jcos in.g io 'he President, is to be brot "iiider the revision of Congress, und thejj(jge in effect denounced u)v ijives this opinion; . ive n rv bd a long fartivtll to an independent judi riarv. Wo man wnis : wotpy to fi I the . impci tant office of a judge, will hold it on terflnS so Humiliating to his character and oisiresing io hi relinks. s ' ; These. M. Speaker, are some of me reasons wnicn cornpci m; to.gtvv ?ny negative tothv resolution On your able : th'y hye been .off td'to tht houe,with freedom, .tihd.il mope wip e received with candor. 1 1 have' jio v " wish to wound the feelings of atvy gentleman on this floor I hope ho member will believe 1 have. 'The advocates of the resoUiiion ha;e -bestowed the most unbounded cnroim' ..mson Mr. JefTcrs-iTlihveelFf librry 0fpSinlirig oulvwha: 1 believe lo be hu defects' Thte spi ri .it .of .patty '.distract pubtic opiniort oo much at tnis oay to txpecca cf rt rect decision ' on his conduct : bu posteri y will ' sit iu a i fA judgrqen' vm his character : the v fulsome adu taiioQ of his friends viUfnot . rtsru ' his name one momen; frm that ju a sentence which awaits him. If he ll as really been .he ; behefactbr" ol I man. this impartial tribunal will Uu .nim justice, l will iroupic i ae uuusr rio farther -I fear I have already , res passed tdo inucb on their jpatr-j 'tncer " 7 - fHlf Harris wo.vpagalnst U ith calamViestt ? ryvontam a ross vioialionejlte imblican pfinciplsi aridlja rd'4s.;a: sumption of potVer tjpt :beloTing ;ov thefri. btit to the dbleawejupi onwfatcH.'Uiemtibeftpfei e,4ep we - are , tio longer tcmtiriut Wkrfxhi. kbtain .:s II STL ' VL4.:M' Un Vl or.? 4 art Ktr l liv"v. .'--a tt...-: - T i. ' " ; - " I. '&tfpptyf& ... tr M i'n-K frkin' Fifceviai lirPfririr -iK m. t'.."' . y :';7'.:7:-i..yf:'' - Skinner, Smti h- JtsvTiinJboi'i W$l- -v i pd ., ' Kent in the Past.Ojfife- at.) ' :: hs 1.'J;' -tilt 11 rT , v njiui e y Joo..u. - ti!stc m ,S a it', el :lln Masfi.'fA1 Henry Hi -ec4ke:,BlAbrLCepeV h'avis,- David - ChrattiJlin;'iaAtch: vtiss Pa sty Eiw5dS,: .RrP itcV,. Jfcn rv t?; rayer JiarQbijiKii.rv.' H'fliny Ubei;Hi':$hV;S I Mies, Je. se' lie mp, J ohn. . Kjfeiro4i1i , r. vl rr... Kat'fMer'rii-.-ftT-jM'Ia j,-"' , v 1 1 1 , L,ewjr m use, a a!q ei. 51 j ur, L-w s Rn, jun. ' ;OTnManhWr t homas Price, : oVn ! rf'; vvitatii, i-, Pecce. John"' Skim:Mr&is .f V . ;-v D H.iley', He.-.'Sfa-fr, :''hart: 1 I'tv.j ry Jl. JC.,. oK rtoK CV1 j. L";si roit, SovS-mih, ;'('. Bejjinjin TarVer, Ur Hain' :ierreliyVV!Utn'I. Tufher, 7 Ca.b Tliomas" VWlia.oi tos3fnia Th -rn, Solummi'errell. W' lytnk-tvi.je--(3) Me- srs ffwjsetu Si.vvily- Daniel : . rcd;th:yca:m-n : -!' .. ;-,4!:'-:': 'j- --V '' v ;f - j.-V V ii ' r 1 Exfcytoi to"thlasrfeiaftti:' V- ' in ourt,4 tfi at", ..(.pws''Cfey.'St j 410- 1 , wta. rttdan.8liha4 Wte'.&e-heW well ' Wtiaic&ea'rst.'a jfe 8'JCO eases, sriw.mj tctit. Msnifcyi if vv- . a;-.; ry. i and t(-m Vnyucitit'iiaid-EjS& ty,'"as: I i..teii -tocSe ?iHt.tvistpe-.i ... ; Estate as aoJ as.pbfe, vr.- v,' 0: N a Ml AN1EU M. HUNT; rfFrr dollars kLwakd , ; - .; ' ' v -; , .... 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