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for　disobedience；　if　the　several　courts　could　bandy　him　from　pillar

to　post；　keep　him　constantly　trudging　from　north　to　south　&　east　to

west；　and　withdraw　him　entirely　from　his　constitutional　duties？　　The

intention　of　the　Constitution；　that　each　branch　should　be　independent

of　the　others；　is　further　manifested　by　the　means　it　has　furnished　to

each；　to　protect　itself　from　enterprises　of　force　attempted　on　them

by　the　others；　and　to　none　has　it　given　more　effectual　or　diversified

means　than　to　the　executive。　　Again；　because　ministers　can　go　into　a

court　in　London　as　witnesses；　without　interruption　to　their　executive

duties；　it　is　inferred　that　they　would　go　to　a　court　1000。　or　1500。

miles　off；　and　that　ours　are　to　be　dragged　from　Maine　to　Orleans　by

every　criminal　who　will　swear　that　their　testimony　‘may　be　of　use　to

him。'　The　Judge　says；　‘_it　is　apparent_　that　the　President's　duties

as　chief　magistrate　do　not　demand　his　whole　time；　&　are　not

unremitting。'　If　he　alludes　to　our　annual　retirement　from　the　seat　of

government；　during　the　sickly　season；　he　should　be　told　that　such

arrangements　are　made　for　carrying　on　the　public　business；　at　and

between　the　several　stations　we　take；　that　it　goes　on　as

unremittingly　there；　as　if　we　were　at　the　seat　of　government。　　I　pass

more　hours　in　public　business　at　Monticello　than　I　do　here；　every

day；　and　it　is　much　more　laborious；　because　all　must　be　done　in

writing。　　Our　stations　being　known；　all　communications　come　to　them

regularly；　as　to　fixed　points。　　It　would　be　very　different　were　we

always　on　the　road；　or　placed　in　the　noisy　&　crowdedtaverns　where

courts　are　held。　　Mr。　Rodney　is　expected　here　every　hour；　having　been

kept　away　by　a　sick　child。




　　　　　　　　I　salute　you　with　friendship　and　respect。