Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. These dangers, by the division ofthe legislative andjudicial functions, are in this country effectually provided against. Parliament knows not the individuals, upon whom its acts will operate it has no cases or par ties before it; no private designs to serve: consequently, its resolutions will be suggested by the consideration of universal effects and tenden cies, which always produce impartial, and commonly advantageous regu lations. Vtnlaws are made, courts ofjustice, whatever he the dispo sition of the judges, must abide by them; for the legislative being necessarily the supreme power of the state, the judicial and every other power is accountable to that: and it cannot be doubted, that the persons, who possess the sovereign authority of government, will be tenacious of the laws, which they themselves prescribe, and sufficiently jealous of the assumption of dispensing and legislative power by any others. Paley's Moral Philosophy, B. 6, ch. 8.

These dangers, by the division ofthe legislative andjudicial functions, are in this country effectually provided against. Parliament knows not the individuals, upon whom its acts will operate it has no cases or par ties before it; no private designs to serve: consequently, its resolutions will be suggested by the consideration of universal effects and tenden cies, which always produce impartial, and commonly advantageous regu lations. Vtnlaws are made, courts ofjustice, whatever he the dispo sition of the judges, must abide by them; for the legislative being necessarily the supreme power of the state, the judicial and every other power is accountable to that: and it cannot be doubted, that the persons, who possess the sovereign authority of government, will be tenacious of the laws, which they themselves prescribe, and sufficiently jealous of the assumption of dispensing and legislative power by any others. Paley's Moral Philosophy, B. 6, ch. 8.