The Wilmington Gazette

              wilmington gazette • u 11 i isht u v l k k l \ h \ a i i m a n d h i . t 1 u r s o a y f e h k w a \\ y 5 r8o,t i vol v r . — no 2 1 >• congress of trjk ! v n i t r d s t i 7 e s h n u i a or 1 inrtirtiaiivm li r d..-j.l y 1 tetnltr 31 1 jot i ( u'jntinutd ft i»i our lad ) mr nicholas liiul thiii he ihould vnrc i'ir the cominiitee'i 1 1 : irnin a diffireni mo !<■<■ 1 1 in i!.;n w mi h aft noted the nen lieilluh llowl 1 i";i!i 11 ol.l.ji c l '.'• ' ' ! * tiyfi . i wovilj i,v ii ftcred for u.r jl ..' «<> ii p t c i hi iu'm-'w j-ivpi t the coffltitu t\nu i>s t ut from new-york | rti 1 not rend t k mere>y txpodietit in eon jtl^ut hii'u ik juni'lution init rcmlei eil , i on atifnlute riu*y in reply to hi v 11 irus the authoiity f.iven by theconlti tuiivn in relation to this tertitory d>fi 1 ii t;iff oilier powers t \< in conureu mialuiuch s the former inveltment oi pi i •■ 1 rul eouuei'ted w-rri it the word : usdujivi i whereas ihe lattpr had not i i he mean n which m •, nicholns affixed j ") thin word w >•> a':o her dirterent frnai ' tl e ore in w contendeil for the conlti-j tmlon r!nn nnt a r v h fli.ill poii is i tkcl'ifivt poutr ef ttgijlatiojt : but thai they ir ■/■ iwve powei o exercifing txdujvjt it 1 ii iii i<i ■ i kit ut i ofcrffioii and ncceptnnce con latn^d a coiirtruciton directly oppofed 10 that now made they declare that the lawi 01 mfirv lui'l and viruinia ih-ill con tim ;- till cong d i'u alter them their fl!i 1 in i mu'le to ricpeii.i on an uncer i^3p.!i l "■"'"» z whether rongrefs ih.tll p m^fv ue or not n n a little in 1 lie con it 1 tutitni infringed out lilierty to att or 1101 k tr act v i.tit would he the effsd ot rhis l.iw on the intiahitaiun u the territory ? i v m irnpoie on ihtrui the laws ol mjrs latul ii-.ii virginia as they exidevl on a puriiculut day without uliy capability t improvement ii n uie improved ludeur tbcc-r rates mr nicholni hfth heard of no inronve ' liiences which hud tirifen rum the non ailumpiion <>! power by con^rets jne j)ii);».f sm the tevritory of cdlumb'14 had 1 sen :> har)py people for more than a hundred fears uu-ler their hue govern j n:eiif ; nnj he ii'd no doubt would remain fo without tlie intefpofition brcongrel'sj who nr prefenr were unqualified toacl after 101 i icin;n!.i ly i'delfti har'prr and ii lee tlie qaeftion was taken on the coiti'uittee lifing oudcariied without 4 divifio 1 t'c cmumtttee <•>{'(*, the chnirtnan re rj netted lcuvc to it agun wuith wasnoi ,.....,„,!. mr hirper then moved to recmnmii the bill 10 the fame committee thfk in tro ' need ir . mi h.irj»er the objection mode by the uciitleunn fro'n vir^iiiia to an pl1iin)i turn di j i'.v;r h c injjiel's goes to fay that the ciiithrir on;il pr'.'vifion il.e acla 01 ctuici nf maryland iiid virginia and the ut o acceptance by conn r e(8 hall be all a dead letter ; and that ih territory iliill continue ai thercf'ortj tin.ler its om ju 1 .• li.'foii tnis was 10 all intents ami purpofea ill ■ amount <<\ ilie ijenileman'g remarks he afke i what neceility n the fxercil'e ot power by conors is .' ili't 1101 the pniz".i lived hqppilji lot 1 a hu ired j cars under the nate ? ii»i m i iii i 1 > r j f iljjute 1 l v;is prnbally tr ie ii it they had ed as happily al oi her poition|ol citizens under the late govern in bit the provilion uf ihe tonditu li'iii n this fubjedt b.il not been made v>imi vnis view it was made to beftcw l!^nitv iinl independence on thegoveiii cot of tbe union it was 10 proteel it fiotn luch 0:111 i'f at had occurred when it was different i ituated when ii wr»s without coiupeient teoidative executive an i ju licial p*»wei to iniuie to itfeil rtf p d while the government w.h under ti'i ;•" i ih:i.i!.ii|i ni sate ijwt thofe laws tnicht t>c i 1 a uqn ite to i:s prore^ion or tlr-e might exilt i fpiril builile to rhe general government r at any rate indif podi ! to give i proper protecftion tnis win one r iion amon^r others for ihs proviliont ol tt»e ronfl ttpinn ronfirmed bml currieil intci eft'eft by ihe a£)i of ma ivi.hi and virgini-.i and 1 v tne ft i-f » he i i j el » f the gentleman was t nv 1 j all tl,i e aii nnd nil thelir ariunee ■ . •: is in fuhverfw n 1 ' :; n \ r;i . ion vi ■.-, v • ■ .. ; .• ■ i .■. 1 ia ; '■■■. -.; ■! (.•♦ f i net lii \ which ii ha •! forefc n | tiie pentleii i)ui vp g'nin rrq-urei i ' n ■ re time he tlnnki t are not pre ' ipa i to le •>(;■ -. b it ft bit mr h's i u u were nilomcf there would i>e no i !< trillion fr,r this phe territory has taw ; and mr tl hflieved thd<j i ■,-%•» would nl.vci very w.'il foi ii •'; v years wiihoui giving cuogreii much truuuu u modify ihfiii i phe fttihlifh<nenr nf a judiciary would be * ■ f y " • ■» , ii.i w.k.-l.t rcijii v - little <>■ ■ a in i potter it iii.iv he neceifwy tieieaf icr at ' rr-lcni ii ww nut nrcfifji >. j with rrgutfi ion corporation he was » i gainll t ai preu it n<id ilkj not thin ii • ; won ever he necelliiry j ! mr n chotai did nut confider t'.ie power i m parted bj hi c cor.il it ntion hs rut perm i me il.niiiie uiilj no lairly br cti i ; . ' with ;> ti lite 10 ilenjc irq'ii me flffii < • , i iis tamers flie powfl vas like 1 con it armour intended r o protttl e ' nave 1 nine t in period a >»< dai)£.ei nn i m to be won at ill times fin parade ■■.■ i ihew ■ 1 remarks ha > been made to fhew that . l dignity anj independence i>i the ■ ■<)■• in ci'.t required the adttiti ptiui a ail i . arguments when irt again ilie happiiiel o the people were inconclnflve mr >!.• had always been fought to confider the true dignity ot the government as indil lolubiy connected with the happinefsofl the people ; aid wa3 unable to untom vll ' tint lie l.z:i heretofore thrquii'eu 10 this mr cr.iii n»rcc-l with lie member prom south carolina as far as hfc remarks went ; hut he did hoc think thai they rx.tn k-.l far enough he was himfelf tilen lly 10 the inltitution i a locrl prdvfcnuiittitt for h'cal p'trpotus leaving all federal i-i 1 to jon hiet'i it the bill jhculd he recommitted he j would be prepared to ofter a plan conr'or i mably to tlid'qi'iea . he fi , ; t nualann ii hie uloohts iu^p.tijtri of the vrt'iditj ol the laws i of maryland & virginia he believed tha they v.etn till in i'aice , and did not iliiii thfcre v:ir any nbfoluie necefhcy for congrefs lo a£lat nil at prefent s il !)•? thdnght f hut delay would only iiinlii | ply the inciinveniences already experien j ie-.l i . ui formation el a plan ot i>overn jiner.i a plan nu^lit lie jo rrameel is v t protta the general government as well as i in come ic.;re ■, the inhabitants ot the lterijiory fibui any tyronnj that tone gentlemen il'j>j)o(cd mi^lu bv tseuilei by coiiftrcfs i la cii-k inde 1 t>y cspreding a hopr tltai a completely orj-auized iytteih nw^lit bt formed ami at .- j » r c 1 1 . mr reunis coincided with hiicoll^ngne ihdiifiririg tin riltiiinption of jurildiclion by c<i!i,rcls hiu be forr he committed him icif by 111 opinion lie wifhed to fee an entire pi in fiibniiited a to the h ii hnunc he committee it >*.-»» luile more ih 11 an abltratl propofltion mr dennis i>eh ved that t\\e afliimption by con^refs would be agreeable to the inhabitant if i pood fyllern e adopted ] mr c goodrich advocated the fecom | oi'ii to the bill that a more complete i fvllem ini^ht be devifcd.and fubmitted to ilit boufe in a more direfl way hie quedion of rucommitment was cbrrird,and 1 -.» members were added to the origijial 1 uinrnitm e the comrwittee oi llevilal and unfinifli e.l bu live is teporteo ii «>. the ; r opinioti that i ii would he prop r to continue the * •■ lition lawf which expires with the cio!c of ihi feflion for two yean longer ordered 10 lie on the table thurfday january r 1s0 1 on motion of mr kitteia the houfe una nimoufly refolved rfcu cadi member ftiould wear a trape on h:s left arm for one raonih in teftimony <>> ilieir refpeel for the memory of thomas haniey a member the eogroffed bill concerning george wafhingion was read a third lime and on the jucliion ifliall ihe bili p.tfs mr dawfon moved ti i--coni.un i ] j in jg ayei — 44 noes mr randolph moved 10 rtf-.-r tk bill :• a ticct rnmmiiiee — loft ayes z mr sptighl v.a mr davit thrn . •■ ■. i ibeir reafons k-r voting igi'nfl i!i ! ill the 4'icrtujn vih 1 1c1 nli en on ,^ e , 9 f ofihebill n<i carried y«a 45 noe oo motion pi mr harper he iitl ' • ! iliered fo ai to read " an act toert£ti miufoleym fcr george w'afhinfti n friday january :, 1801 mr harper prefented t u papers nud which wai a defence by governor sarireant i of hirrildf igai i(l charjj » preferred againft him i by a metnbei ofihe 11 il f reprcu ntativt»i ' being a leflei lo the secreiary of b aie \> h i bv him imo ihc hands of mr harper 1 the other t'i pn i mmeni pf 1 ,,,,,(' ; ,, ,. , n w territory on chargei iliadc ..-«,,„ governor sui :; ant « 1 '. c i h papers were icad am referred to the ">•"" ■• •■' " j tin into the official c o iducl '•'■ « v iim ; ai was a ••:. tag ■ ,.( j : , r i '■ i '" ; a copy nl w pall id in iha ■■<■■ y beiw en june a > and de u mhi " i i ••(>.•). •'•■'• ti i in ived the following efolu tio , whi h we rc read ami refcred to ih ' : t cen itu v of columbia j rt uivbh ! h,i ii ,, , xpecjient for cw grefs iu aftume ibnliwi'h the jurifdiclioa or ' v i nbia j '■'. i>iv i thai the laws o virginia and '■•■•'• > i '•■ l 1 " y ill force hi iliu pans i f the ', 1 • ■ urcliiri f ought to be con inu d in ' '' ' :| ■'■ t-ong^refs llu.i u herwife p r o v j p by ti '•/ . ' '"'- l!veri ' mt for ite admi lidraiion of j r ' w ' " aid dillnrt there ought 10 " " '^ : ' ' inferior and one supcri-j '"' •' i ! '■ i ' • • ri(>r i uris in fii at aiex and.iu«pd ib . iy ,,| vva!hingion for fuch pa'ruol the faid difli irl nt lie on the dirteieut ' fides bf the river po:ow r:ac refpeflive'ly , tohtye limihcd civil and criminal jurifdic ition wta comj tent powers : and ..." e com j polid of three judges each j and the supreme court to beheid at the ciiy o wauihgton to have full powers a a court ol equity ori j gin jurifdithon in all cafes civil and crimi nal nut within the jurifdiction r the inferiot court8,and appellate jiir fdiojon from the f,id courts in all civil cafes above ihe value «? dollars j and to be compofed b a cvief j«flic-j who ch<tii alii be supci ! intendanl of police for ihe faid i.iltricl with competent powers and two alfocrates j ri folved that the friaries of the aid jud ges ought to be cftablilhed by law and to be paid lv ihe united states refolved that provilion otight to be riladc fur the appointment of a marflial k.rth faid diflrict and w f i clt-rk and oshw officers tor tiic faid court lor ihe prefervation of records and for the due confinement and feeurity of perfons commuted or iinprifoned j refolved ph-u for the belter dtderlhg of affairs in the faid diftrifl it ought to be di vided ifi'o three townlhipj fo that one town fhipiliill include alexandria one geo ; c town and one the city of wafhincinii i and thai a corporation ought to be ehablifted'l viihin each of ihe faid lownfliips i o be uon \ pofed of a fuitable number of perfons annu i ally elertcd by the freeholders within the fame i anj io be veiled with power to make pro vifion within their refpeclive iown(hips by bye laws refpeflinjf irccis high-ways mar kets and oiirr matters of a fimilar na'urc to bep»hicularly deferibed ; ho laid bye jaws to ue fubj b (?« to the revifion of the supenor j court of the diflria an 1 to be annuled here i by upoo complaint by any perfon or perforn j fo aggrieved 4 notice to the proper officers of corporation and caufc fiiewn j on motion of mr grifwotd liie liouf went imo d committee of ihu whole on iijc 1 juilici.try bill j ihe houfe difidme avei foe 33 1 mr rutledge in he cnir the bill was rsad through when th com nittee rfported progrefs and u d ,' n j „■_ ta;n?d leave to fii a^.nn liic report of ihe commice of revifal and unfinifhed bufinefs io rontinue far iwo ye-in iiip sedition law wa takt-n up a motion was made 10 refer it to a com niuee cf the whole and carried by yeas and nays yeas 47 nays 33 made the oidcr of the day for tuefday monday january 5 1801 j a bill making appropriaru.m for the y r a r ] i8h v.ai read twice and referred to a c m mitm of the whole houfe on monday next meltr davi notr naclaibor«e eia rd r rom f.-rving on the comiuittee ap 1 ptiinted to inveftigue the official comutl o v • ihrop si-i 4 ii 1 ' } v ■ 1 '• d il'.ai ihe committee of i and means be di reeled to ei.quir ii \ the expediency of appointing ayents in ken i tirkev and the n v territory to pai pea f \ , * i • % i m 1 :•• . e rtl i!r:d r 0 , • pr the whole mr rui ledge in the chair o trie jud ciar t i 1 1 ll ill chairman proceeded in rea.'iinp tie paragraphs until he camd io ihe 51i1 un 1.1 f mr eggl i!;ii ved fo 10 amend a ir prclerve ibe plan at prpfenl txilling which 1 a blithe one couri i>>r vnp mo itilt.-ad of dividing the hate into two dillnrts and ha ving two courij one to fit ni richmond il the othei at frederic kiburgh ai propoftd by *^: ihu motion a vngihy debate rnfu>d meffrs eg i iloo nicholas randolph fackfon and macon fupported and mi urifwold harder liaya.d h lee & otis oppofrd it ph fe i 3 fitpported lii motion em't-n dtd that the propofed alteration was unwarrari ip:1 by any change which had i ke place in virgini ; that heretofore much bufinefs had been done in ihe federal court from in accu null 1 n ir tmfaiijfiecl (! niands incurred previoufly 10 ihe formation ot ihe federal conltiiuiion ; that theft demands tor ihr moll lanswerc now fettled 5 that trfe exiflirj 1 il minds are few and which one rout was fitlly rqual to attending to 5 thai ihs fa tt wi that juthce had been adminiflered under ih preicnt i sm with the gr?-t 1 dispatch ; an thai at tlie lull term the docket u.i fo torn . pletely tlcarej in a fitting of ten day thst ihv.couri not iatisded witii deciding on fu i r which had gone through the ufual forms had actually de ich-d on fevcral returnable to the tnfuing tifin ; that the additional court w hot d lireilby the citizem of virginia wh = convenience fo fir from lf.'nj funh-rtd would be injured by ii , for tlut the plan ol having i ik conn he'd ai richmond and an other at fu'doricklbur which were nut more 1i1 ui evenly miles apart would place a large portion of the citizens at * gteain diflancc rrom the fcat of the courts ti.an th y wer at pre fent from richmond ; which was bc k it 1 thecipuai hi ibc hair an ilia j ■ 1 3 r <- n which the ciriicns very generally repancd for the irahfaction i>f their prdinaiy ati.urs ;-— il.ai t beheved thofe gentlemen who recommends cd ihis extenfion ot ihe jiditiaiy fyflem to ihcnv hc pecuhir neceftity and ajva.iujjc of i'c thdfe who oppofed the moiion obfeived ihat 11 becamt die government of t'ie united slat 10 organize ths judiciary in fuch a way a o infure an obedience ic its law ; and to iniitre the faithful relleclitfn of revenue ihac ihis laivvbjcct could onl be attained by the inditution of federal tcuf not lo remote frcw each other as to prevent the convenient at tendance ol profecutors parlies wmrithi andjurou ai ihe feats ol t!.e court that ih recovery of dufres derived fiom this fource could only be i)acle before the ivdcral court ami if ihe places at which infractions of ilia revenua laws took plaic were very remote however ardent the pa'rio ifin uf ihe ci'tizer i kcy oultl not ls rx)/fttfd 10 encbunter the great expence and lof of lime ihat would le required in attending a court three or four hundred miles diflant that the mofi folid ieclion to an extenlion of the courts was r expence ; that in fad the exirnlioti i!c probably be an economical arrange ■::, is 1 fie laciliiy of recovering ones to the ilic would be increafed and with it 1 tie ductivemls i the revenue ; ane 1 a confi juciable iuni would be favid in ihe txpence j det.ayed by the public t>f a f»r iiid jiry whii h frcin it very na'ure mud bo drawn 1 r • in ail i the pans ol each hair by the contracted fit a of the diflricl from which ihey we v taken ; and tha the fan remaik would appry 111 a frnaller degree to comrnon jurori witnelle profecutors ac thai fo far from the ilate nient made by gcp'lemeii being correct 11 wa uncleilk/dd that feveral lus rn which tie public was interefted bad been rotra£ird for ievrral teniis ; that the bufin s aurgcd u have been br o ug!ii hi ore the ftderal couri oi virginia was the mofl ronci'.'five tvidencc of the inconveniences attending the ptelcnt pun whereby own-.g to ihs rcraoie fiiuaiiufi ■ r ■ iic greater part v the citizens ihey were uii.iced to prefer an appeal to the fute iri preference to the federal couits it a farther declared to ue very doubtful n conflttutiona ground whether cungref could drlega jiidinal power 10 the irate con 11 ; a if ihey could it was a delicate quell ion how tar luie jjd^cs were amenable tot le l'(,;tcd btte iat a faithful dilcha'gc their duty inafmuch as t they yiotsi i t ■ iws ol the uni ed : : i»'es they were dot ! cot litbtional lubjeftj of unpcaihmcnt b ( i '- that ai any 4t •£'«<! nw|ht > ■■ ■ three dollars per annum 1