Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-07

dred and tsoenty-one.
Whereas report of committee of
both Houses of the General Assembly OF
the state of Ohio, and certain resolutions
founded thereon, relating TO proceedings
in suits in the Circuit Court of the United
States for the District of Ohio, against
certain officers of that state, have been
communicated by his excellency the
governor, With request of the legisla-
ture of the state of Ohio, that this legis-
latnre will express its opinion thereon,
which report and resolutions having
been duly considered and therefore,
Resolved, by the Senate and House Of
Representatives in General Court con-
vened, That the Congress ofthe United
States has, by the constitution, power to
establish bank, with Offices of discount
and deposite, in the several states, as is
done by the act establishing the bank of
the United States. And that the exer
else of this power is necessary for the
due administration of the fiscal concerns
of the United States.
| RESOLVED, That as the constitution,
and laws of the United States, made in
pursuance thereof, are the supreme law
of the land, 6 any thing in the constitu-
ton or laws of any state to the contrary
Notwithstanding" therefore any act of
the legislature OF state, which, if car
ried into effect, would prevent or defeat
the righ,ful exercise of any of the powers
vested in the general government, is
void.
Resolved, That the act of the legisla-
ture of Ohio, levying a tax on the bank
of the United States, if carried into eff
feet, would compel removal from tha
state Of the Office of discount and de-
posite there established, and thereby
prevent and defeat the rightful exercise
of the power vested in the general gov
eminent, by virtue whereof the offices
of the bank were there established.
Resoived, That inasmuch as the iu-
dicial power of the United States extends
to all cases in law aud equity arising
under the constitution and laws, this Led
gislature is of opinion that the judicial
power of the United States is co-exten-
sive with the legislative power, and that
it appertalhs to the judirl tai department
of the government of the United States,
to determine cases arising from a conflict
between the laws of the United States
and the laws of particular states, and that
the preservation and due exercise Of this
power, is essential to the peace and safe
ty Of the Union.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
legislature, the proceedings in the Cir
cult Court of the United States Tor the
District of Ohio, in the before mentioned
report stated, do not violate either the
letter or spirit Of the eleventh article of
the amendments ofthe constitution ofthe
United States, nor constitute any Just
cause of complaint.
RESOLVED, That while this legislature
will always be ready to lend its aid to de-
fend against any real encroachment on
the rights of any of the states of the
Union, it will give its full support to the
general government, SO long as it con-
fines itself within its prescribed limits,
in the exercise of the powers entrusted
to it by the people of the United States,
to secure the great objects for which the
constitution was formed.
Resolved, That his Excellency the
governor be requested to transmits to the
governors of the several states in the
Union, copy of the foregoing resolu-
tons.
In the House Of Rehresentatives,1
! June %, 1921.
The foregoing resolutions being read,
motion was made that the same do pass,
on which question the yeas and nays
were required, and are as follows-yeas
l72, nays Sand so the said resolutions
passed. -
.Nezu- York, July IL.
Commodore Barron-The Court of
Inquiry in the case of Commodore Bar
ron. closed its sttings yesterday and if
we are correctly informed, there was not
shadow of evidence in support of the
surmlses against that gentleman's charac-
ter. 1t may now be reasonably hoped
that the Commodore will not only be re-
stored to the confidence of his govern
ment, and fellow citizens, but to COM
mand suitable to his rank.
Savannah, July7.
We learn by the schooner resolution,
from St. Augustine, that the Spanish
authorities were busily engaged in ship
ping for the Havana, the cannon and
munitions of war belonging to the Spa
nlsh government there and that the sur
render would not be made until the 10th
of July or after. Captain M'Gilvray