Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-07
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Acse decided by the General Court of This Sta,c.
st us last Session, has been touched on in .he En-
q'tTer; but, not With the attention which liz mp,yr
lance demands. The point IS, whe,i,er the State
Courts sre bound by the Constitution To carry in,o
execution the penal laws of the l.. S-Ihe dilicul.
ties which it su5gesssre by no means trivial Is, Il
congress nvess the State Courts with jurisdiction
in these matters, what guarantee have they that die
Stsie Courts will exercise it The fact is. TN.
highest criuiina! Tr;SG al :! Virginia, has now re-
jased to act. Every riga. ought TO have its rene
oy-but how can Coz Sress punish the State Courts
or t cir contd;nacy faey canaot be inpeached
before the Senate of the .S-;h il, Judges caau,s
be stripped %. their Commissions which are leriya
rom a1ofhe1' government. But, if they wcretoact
what security have the q. s. that thev will MT oei
'eropg? How can they Furnish them if they wereto
asusc their powers 80 lf Congress gives the m m
ad'aAonal salary, might not this bca bfibe 20 H..
State Judges To stretch the eicla iulis,liei m t ito
detriment ct the State Rights AID in the 81
place, II the u. s. establish If ini, rhr Judges
d pendept sicue upon them, Throughout alI m.
Sta IS, you increase the expenditure aud the inH,
enoe oi The u. s. beyond It's desirable limits 'Tse,e
difficulties are not fiiIlI.P are they 7,e.r They
were anticipated 1t the iorms lion OF the Constitution
and strong traces sf them TO be seen in the D.
bates cfthe Virginia Convention and in .,s wl.,in,
~ these tnes.---lt IL not for US TO saw AZ his
moment, what Organization ought 10 be s,loptsd
but IN government where Two jurisdictions xi,,
difficulties and collisions must prevail between tLen
Experience and ncpartiaiity alone prescribe lie
Kennedy. -Niththese hasty remarks, we ber,eav.
70 Introduce the following extracts from 50 The
Washington City Gszette'-with the srbsconrn+
comments and arguments from an able pen-rbs
LhOr ol the City Gazette is requested to re-publih
them, thsi thcy may have every opportunity Of
reaching The Members of Congress.
NSrTrUTIoNAL QUESTION.
<fe'dSUe TO ne Juditiai Po1eer IF de United
we quote The following settlement FROM The daily nevspa
FER, ialng hr appeared. given undcrand
an tlie Richmond. Nrsinir Compiler The eo,,d orL
decisios,u would sm. is ,lat state conr al,bor i
is'ieuun nny De extended IL by act of the lainal
s'ttnr IS MT tribunal ordained 0n9 ea5,sscdby Con
th mt yor it'urls, alusd ointhe Is; section of the a.
auyeoi N, ConSiltuu ofthe Unted States means. exe
syey inrior tribunals olainei ard ests'icd,H ois9
Ht 10y comets rwh'i'r they DO npf imply. also state
c"ts in which congress may, from tne 10 time orls.-
ana 'siaii 'ur dierar? The distinction taken ly ~
jugs ie teader Mil perceive. is quite nice and rr;,
ea; aid I've tink the cor.'rtic,ion rather ovrrst,n,
e"nsr S. y oiiy net ~ tcits, Judicial power in sts{e
court sfn such Court ;o1,'tie uov,r vested /,
court OF the United Stai,s urIainI snd e,nI,,ed my
Ss' dclsons entirely contrary to the senzobs
iatoi.l legislature. expressed ia various of their ae,,
rom ron ,'' year 1889 10 the present time.
su can state court, court ORIGINALLY e-.,,
hitd ey congress- eXpouiii the CONSTITUTION and 81,
law Gr s,,n q n,e5STr upon the presumption that
question; and the tine nav arrive ,;n ;,, ~
'sTy mportani that il should he properly decided
Wh respect 10 state sovcreigT.iy W. do M, ,;rt IA. H.
csious very wSe II the ducte which ,br, nclcs,.
prevails me Consequence viii h. that Tire judicial es,ebI,h
ment Of III United States must hc r-r,atl, cro,s5 Cav a.
due administration fiusce anI in pronos; ~,
lar' 'e state courts will dwindie INTO eornarat ;n
mheanc. ioliiuraiet The probable eil;ct y nnsoo, he
judiciary ofte United Sates that the ate I.,,, ,S ,
vel ORGANISED national bank. BY eNe,son tn;rr min,
STATE colrtS ,,oiJ g,,ti ny superior talent tbs
and lose the rrsPe'' Of the cominurity wv