The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-14


ltae administration of saas sx~vcrnnent.fo
Which the people themselves. by asoieuan
cpripAct, have exclusively conmitted their
%nation-i coroerAsZTha. although a liberal
and enlightened vigilance among the pecp,e
Is always tobe cherished, yes an unreasona-
Die Jealousy OF the men OF their choice, ard
d recurrence to measures Of extremity up,n
SrouhotoSs or trivial pretexts. havea strDrg
tenUchcy to destroyall rational iberaiity at
'one. and to deprive tile United States cf
The nscs' essential advantages in their relati-
ois abroad That this legislature are per-
shaded, that the decision of all cases in law
and equity, arising under the Constitution
at the tinted States. aud the construction Of
ailidws made 10 pursuance thereof, are en-
clusiHely vested by the people in the ~iucicial
cnnrts Of the United States.
ihat the people IN that solemn comrac.
which IS declared to be the supreme law IL
NE taid, h;tve not constituted the state L.e-
S,Sitiarcs The judges Of the acts or measures
OF the federal bur have conhded
TO them the powerof proposing snch amenda
mcnts OF the Constitution, us shall appear
t%otic'n necessary TO the interests, CT con-
t~ornable to the wishes of the people whom
they represent.
That by this construction OF the Constjsu-
ton, an amicable and dispassionate remedy
lspointed out for any evil which experience
may prove to cXist, and the peace and pros
perlty ct the United States may be preserv-
cd without interruptions"
AMI what said the General Assembly OF
Rhode Island, at the same time, on the same
occasion? Why-thcy said the very same
things. They passed the two following Re-
solutions:
"Rssolved, That in the opinion of this
Legislature the second section Of The third
article ofth Constitutions Of. the q. States in
these words, to wit: Tie judicial hozver-
@h9H e,rfena 70 al caseS arising under'fhe
ta7vs 81 tie Unf<ed States, vests IN the Fee,
deral Courts, exclusively, and in tiiesSuI
preme Court of the United States. ultisnattS
! iy, the authority of deciding. ON the consti-
tutonality Of any act or law of the Congress
OF the United States
-. Reaotved, That for any state L.egis-
nature TO assume that authority, wodld be,
list Blending together legislative and ju:
dicial powers
sd Hazarding an interruption of the
peacc Of the states nv civil discord. in case
Vi Il diversity Of opinions among. the state
legislatures each state having in that case,
no resort Tor vindicariug It's own opinion, hut
20 the strength # its own arn.
sd Submitting most important questions
OF ia", to less competent tribunals: and.
IN An infraction of the Constitutions o
'"U CAtS4 pttteS. expressed III plain TERMS
me legislatures OF Delaware, Connecti-
cut Ne" ijampshire and Vermont, and tho
fcderal Sena.e ~ New-No.k acted IN he
same s;,irit Tns courts Qf the q. SlAt,,
were ever Mug. ! he -taie legislatures ~e,o
lsufpers, 1t they but pre.,uned to breathe
an Hfih72n on the ConStltu,ionaIity If =
law Oh Congress the Assembly of VlEgnia
did nothing more than express such aa oDini-
ON. but Aad tnat body gone o.. Is the legis.s|
rnre OF hIdG,i Chusctc. - i,n.G Going had t6ez5
.dec!afed that the Alien and Se,!.tian laws
Wete nuil a"c VOID, and q" aJt ieguAg bind
tH% on the citizens Of" Virgibid--farcv
(f3SL"g' from fact, can only csnce;Ue the
lengths, TO winch the Assemblies of tho
eastern states wouid have -.isae5 ~ -
sentaients .Nofhing less than the ,hu,deT.
oil annilliiat;on would nave been hurled a.
Sa'NSt'the peo?'e OF Yrginia-Butif snch
70'"fa h@os G@en the Ianguage held cut "a
tna' time by the people " Massachusetts.
what should be the Language which tbey
0nglt now to take to themselves /?
II the Legislature of Massachusetts b.. nos
saNshed with a naked dec!aration of tho nm.
cohStitatIonafity OF these laws, Why not prir-
sue the cop'se pointed out by the Report of
E'r6'hia IN 1900 Why NOT Instruct their
senators ana 0otain a union of the s ates. to
obtain a rePeaiof the Em5ergo laws, , WIN
not attempt 10 amend the Federal Constitn-
['on and deprive Congress of the bower Of
enactnS any EfEnargo law bat this c,urse
vii! not suit the friends of o~rder.-!Fbes are
torresfafancr. Why do they not trust ,fn,
Cothe virtue of Elections 2--No, 40 they .
too good feaeTaE PcfubHcGus for Mat.-
"eFerture to assert, that Ms EPPrs's snecch
,'P'ssSes NE sentiments Of avast m.ioritv oftfe
EePu0'rs1S Of this st2'r.-IYe have not ych
.fotltL q sl1u+e' EVr .,tior A., tina. ~ -. - =