Noonecanhesitatetodeclare，thatinthestates，wherethejudgesholdtheirofficesduringgood。behaviour，justiceisadministeredwithwisdom，moderation，andfirmness；andthatthepublicconfidencehasreposeduponthejudicialdepartment，inthemostcriticaltimes，withunabatedrespect。
Ifthesamecanbesaidinregardtootherstates，wherethejudgesenjoyalesspermanenttenureofoffice，itwillnotanswerthereasoning，unlessitcanalsobeshown，thatthejudgeshaveneverbeenremovedforpoliticalcauses，whollydistinctfromtheirownmerit；andyethaveoftendeliberatelyplacedthemselvesinoppositiontothepopularopinion。**Itaffordsmeverygreatsatisfactiontobeabletocitetheopinionsoftwoeminentcommentatorsonthissubject，who，differinginmanyotherviewsofconstitutionallaw，concurinupholdingthenecessityofanindependentjudiciaryinarepublic。Mr。ChancellorKent，inhisCommentaries，says：
\"Inmonarchicalgovernments，theindependenceofthejudiciaryisessentialtoguardtherightsofthesubjectfromtheinjusticeofthecrown；butinrepublicsitisequallysalutary，inprotectingtheconstitutionand[*3：480]lawsfromtheencroachmentsandthetyrannyoffaction。Laws，howeverwholesomeornecessary，arefrequentlytheobjectortemporaryaversion，andsometimesofpopularresistance。Itisrequisite，thatthecourtsofjusticeshouldbeableatalltimes，topresentadeterminedcountenanceagainstalllicentiousacts；and，togivethemthefirmnesstodoit，thejudgesoughttobeconfidentofthesecurityoftheirstations。
Norisanindependentjudiciarylessuseful，asacheckuponthelegislativepower。whichissometimesdisposed，fromtheforceofpassion，orthetemptationsofinterest，tomakeasacrificeofconstitutionalrights；anditisawiseandnecessaryprincipleofourgovernment，aswillbeshownhereafterinthecourseoftheselectures，thatlegislativeactsaresubjecttotheseverescrutinyandimpartialinterpretationofthecourtsofjustice，whoareboundtoregardtheconstitution，astheparamountlaw，andthehighestevidenceofthewillofthepeople。\"
Mr。Tucker，inhisCommentaries，makesthefollowingremarks：