Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-03

STATES. Inc INFERIOR courts. spoken Of in the
constitution. are manifestly TO be held by "a
dersl judges. The judicial power TO h. -
ercised Is the judicial power of the Us
4 ne errors To be corrected are those nj fhs.
Judicial power; and there can be no iuferios
courts exercising the judicial power of The
y ). other than those Constituted orda;,rS
and established. by Congress. e''
lhe supreme court has appellant ,urIsd;.
t,oA ~ eases to which the judicial power OF
the Uuited States shall extend: bnt mn,.s.
the original jurisdiction has extended 10 a.
Case, he appellate iurisdction can never r.s
u. The original jurisdi ctiom is alone mali.
fled to lay hold of ~. II il shall be deaw.a
proper 10 extend the judicial pow or 20 ali ,ss
cases enumerated. the original iurisdic,;n',
must he TINS extended.
The court exercising appellate jnrisdictio,
must not only have Jurisdiction over snci, y
cause. and snch parties bnt il mnst he 49,;
rsdiciion over the tribunal before vrh;cI, 80,
Cause has been depending judicial no,v.S
!ncIuoes power TO decide and power to en-.
force the decision, This cou,t has rs,h.r
uisclaimed power to enforce its mandate .,
the Supreme Court OF a state If Won 'L..
not power Ia compel state tribunals To ohas
your decisions you have no appellate jnris.
uicti"n ~ cases depending before them. Snn~
pose II should be foand necessary 10 d;,ec,
new trial III cause removed tIoIn a .s.,s
CO urt aud that the stale court refuses
new trial be had 2 Ii Won have .na'
late Jurisdiction in a case decided bp
stare conrt' you must have power IN m,la
your DECISIONS part Of the record of The
slate court. The constitution nrovid.. ~ ~
fuii faith and credit shall he yiven Il, 80
s,a'e, 10 the Judicial proce edings of ever n.
iher state A plaintiff RECEIVERS i'm The co,r,.
OF virginia Judgment for a sum of money Won
reverse the Judgment hut the staIe ron, ySS AZ
not record your decision the plaintiff oh,,ins
copy OF Tue record of The judicial nrocesS'
ihsS OF tue state, AMI presents them IA e,f
uence neiore Inc court of another state /: he
th"st recover, notwithstanding your ;rd.,
msht, which has not been made mari ~ ,hs,
record. to which inil faith and credit ia ,o he
given. 30 " w
;, 4 10 give Jurisdiction over the state conrt,.
!. ~ nor sumcieut that the constitution la,
saio that Tie supreme court shall Iave annaI
ia'e Jurisdiction for that will he und4rsr,rnnd
70 sisuiiy Jurisdiction over interior tedersi
tns 80, :" confer me Jurisdiction claimed,
Ciai power OF The L. States shall have a,,n"i-
i"'e J",isoiciioh over the Jnd ciaj power of the
sest'ai st"us IL II had been Intended IN
give 8ppeHate Jurisdiction over The .,.,,o
,o",'s, .ue proper EXPRESSIONS woald Laye
peeh "seu. there IL not a word in the con.
SV'u''oh mat goes 10 set up the federal iudi.
gary an"'e rue state judiciary. Tie state ~.
ate'd'y Is MOI once npDed. I he suhiects snnC.,
of are the judicial power of the II $500
the snpfeIne and inferior conrts of tJ,e IT <
ana ne original aud appellate ,u,is.i;ct;on
~ NJ, ..ne cont appellate jul isdiction ia
moi e'"bicd to the Judicial power of Tho n
. II Is granted 10 the supreme conc, NJ ~
-. Federal Judicial power i, authorized ,o
Io.I.c, me errors OF federal judicial mower.
ic"n'end, That no case cpn Tho ssI;
courts revise the decisions OF The AHA .,
no SUCH power Is expressly given Nv the 60
s'uu'io,; and can il be believed tLat IL vs.
ihea'i' '"st me greatest, the most coNsotI
DATING oi all the powers of Ihis uoue ,,,,s.,
should pass by an unnecessary imnln.,;,
ine s'a'es nave granted to the u Is nave
10 pronounce their own judpmeni in csr,at,,
a"aes pnt 'hey nave uot granted the state
cenTts 10 the iede,aI oveiImeut: mn, nor
TO revise state decisions $50 pO"ei
Ane power OF the House OF Lords IN hon,
appeals from the highest court i'm ycotis,dh
.;so ns sl,i az precedent fer the exei-
Use OF snci power as is claimed for iii.
court Bni the cases are by no means i'
'ar scotland Is concentrated with Euria,,l
u"se, me same executive aud leg ,s,ainre
dnu theieiore, oUgl,t Ia BE SUBJECT m ,h. loo,
Iesoft' 10 lie same Judicial tribunal. If ,he
sta.es had no executive except the pres,daa,
a'u no legislature except Congress; the cases
womb have sume resemblance. 80. e"'se
suppose thar all England had ;,;,., Al,
i"hSsatic ieaenc (as the civ of I1n,in, ,,;iS
'"' CONNIE ciai purposes; won!d thar bay
.nIhoiiz'9 III. highest cOurt OF Tue Ieaene 10
n ,eyse aug reverse The Judgments of the cont
u Mugs hench ON The Jaw of Enslacd , e.,
pose hat Great Britain in her zeal =, 80"
press Tue Slave Irade (wiih iutsnfion 10 -
se"' "'Her powers IRON euliiyatine trc,ir,t
i,,., .,' ,naai ioTm ieagne, who may eslab-
10" H"I'eIne court, with appellate iu,isdic.
non. al me cape OF Good Hope, and int,r;o,
.o"i'a at nIer'a Leone and other places mav
,n. supreme court revise and reverse tie de.
80 =, ,"e nEitish courts OF admiralty, on
20" STUN" MAJ Ill the parties TO the I.asne
a'e paris OF one whole 80 or .,ill the snnsi
'a.e Ju.HoicuoD OF ihat supreme ceur, he
cosfis OF the league! ie' 'o'
IL Son correct The errors of IN. con,,e
"a S"" eiheT make iii, IN courts of the u y
", W" ihahS 'he supreme court Of The u =
par OF Tue Judiciary OF Virginia The u q
eau oniy pronounce The md .me,,t Of ,I,s II ~
pIOpotIure ii.,,I ind,
sns."iH. Consequently none but Vireini,n
court. '"H'hiss
Ihere is no'bEg in The constitution .b,,
in1Icatrsd design TO make the state iudr;.rv
suo'fninatei 10 The Judiciary OF The o. i Thea
gnmeh' tnai Congress must establish supreme
Tsr;nr a'o n,gh' nave omitted 10 establish
ehit conft OF ill., appellate jurisdiction unle.s
" hh'ni" np exercised over the slate cosrts
oeeh' 10 w without foundation. The ind,ciai
po"i W .he = oiatea IS vested 10 the su
pr me court AND inferior courts {; the udSe,
o. tue l"iefi0r courts SHALL receive a cnn
pensation,.... The possibility Of Conotesso.
H i llhg 10 perform duty positively epioius
"a on 'henn, cannot change the constitution
or affect the jurisdiction of the sta,s con,,s
1he fedei aiJudiciary aud state Judiciary
posFess concurrent power in certain ces.e,
o"l no authority Is conferred on The one
l" reverse 'be decisions of the other The
state courts retain concu rent au,l,a,,s ~
cases wherein they had Jurisdiction preyi,us
10 Tue ahopiion OF the coasfituiio,, nnIst a
~ 'ake" away by the operation of that insrru-
'ntht' say concurrent autbotity AID
20 not mean subordinate authoriiv tine
power OF ih" Judiciary OF the Uniied States,ie
eunrr exclusive or concurrent, but uoi payN.
mourn power And where il is coucurrenNt
o"iy' then wbiclsoevei judiciary gels possesE
>ion OF The case, should proceed to final iudg. \
men'. from which there should be no aSnpsi \
~ ~ snail be established HAT this conri has
app..hate jurisdiction over the state conrfs
o. tod 4.
IA constitution a complete consolidation Of The
states so lar a. respects Judicial power. Is