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JAY TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. 487
States, whose knowledge of the subject would secure us
against errors dangerous to the peace of the United
States, and their authority insure the respect of all parties.
He has therefore asked the attendance of such of the
judges as could be collected in time for the occasion, to
know, in the first place, their opinion, whether the public
may, with propriety, be availed of their advice on these questions ? And if they may, to present, for their advice, the
abstract questions which have already occurred, or may
soon occur, from which they will themselves strike out such
as any circumstances might, in their opinion, forbid them
to pronounce on. I have the honour to be with sentiments
of the most perfect respect, gentlemen,
Your most obedient and humble servant,
Thos. Jefferson.
CHIEF-JUSTICE JAY AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES TO
PRESIDENT WASHINGTON.
Philadelphia, 20th July, 1793.
Sir :
We have taken into consideration the letter written
to us, by your direction, on the 18th inst., by the
Secretary of State. The question, " whether the
public may, with propriety, be availed of the advice of
the judges on the questions alluded to," appears to
us to be of much difficulty as well as importance. As
it affects the judicial department, we feel a reluctance
to decide it without the advice and participation of
our absent brethren.
The occasion which induced our being convened is
doubtless urgent; of the degree of that urgency we
cannot judge, and consequently cannot propose that
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 3 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000522 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. 487 States, whose knowledge of the subject would secure us against errors dangerous to the peace of the United States, and their authority insure the respect of all parties. He has therefore asked the attendance of such of the judges as could be collected in time for the occasion, to know, in the first place, their opinion, whether the public may, with propriety, be availed of their advice on these questions ? And if they may, to present, for their advice, the abstract questions which have already occurred, or may soon occur, from which they will themselves strike out such as any circumstances might, in their opinion, forbid them to pronounce on. I have the honour to be with sentiments of the most perfect respect, gentlemen, Your most obedient and humble servant, Thos. Jefferson. CHIEF-JUSTICE JAY AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. Philadelphia, 20th July, 1793. Sir : We have taken into consideration the letter written to us, by your direction, on the 18th inst., by the Secretary of State. The question, " whether the public may, with propriety, be availed of the advice of the judges on the questions alluded to," appears to us to be of much difficulty as well as importance. As it affects the judicial department, we feel a reluctance to decide it without the advice and participation of our absent brethren. The occasion which induced our being convened is doubtless urgent; of the degree of that urgency we cannot judge, and consequently cannot propose that |
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