Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-15
RICHMOND. MAY Is, 1921.
"THE DANGERS OF The UNION

The New York American is engag. d
in publishing series otEssays under ils
title written 5y " A Federdlisi of 1850.
TIL. first Essay speaks in The high.s
terms al the recent Decision of the Su-
preme Court at The, Uni,ed Stairs in The
case Of the Cohens sgaiu<; Virginia.
The Introduction which The American
gives To those papers, we nigh, apply
with small variation TO the ESSAYS OF So
mers. whose object * To illustrate ihr OPP
posite doctrines ,'The following is lhe lei
of . series of articles intended 10 embrace
(some of The disputed principles OF our
constitution. Tie abiily displayed by
the writer, and The importance of ihe
subjects treated of, render any comneni
from us supprfiuous." We may add, tina,
IN the cours" OF = lew days, we trust Ia
Fay before the reader a series Of Essays
on the same subject. irnm different
pen, which has often shed lis light over
the public mind. Let a + drraIist of
1889" read these ms. viii, a,trniion :;
and then LEI him repeat, # he can, tina,
che doctrines 0j some OF the leading
Dslrficiaas OF Virginia are most p-rrici.
ious herr.ies. although supported by The
subtlety ut aceie and Insenl rus minds"
Governor Woicott. in lIis late elaborate
Speechfo the Legislature Connecticut,
-commrRts rpOu The Resolutions of that
'oi Ohio. i3e seems 10 consider ID time
80 lay aside oar 6isseniinnS about The
interpretations oi the constitution. He
regards the doctrines al ,ie republicans
at SO Us springing up IN the hot bed of
pariy, and Says that II is iiGIe To bury
ihem wuh party spirit. lf Mr. Wu;cot,
would bury his old federal vsms Of The
consfimIion in the same grave wilh tia.
Alien and Sedition laws, we sI.nu,d have
f,n objection les his wiring their cGiiauh
3'ui hr surely cartin, expect t!iai m2u
"ho adhere ia the doctrines oi TIE first
trainers at the cons iiiutloii, men whose
dnci,ines were triumphant over those OF
the Federal party IA so. SHOULD noe
heediessly abandon Their siires ancIi1r.-
81 iouc as one sci of RPn suppurt lie
f'd"ral doctrines OF IS, so lang Il il 10
DO hoped wilt there be another PARTY ts
rally around lie true constitution.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
-Etamia0tfon IF Tie OpinicM Of the Supreme
C"nrt, az ne case Of CoAENs as. Tns
STATE OF VIRGINIA. -.
ne opinion at tue supreme court in
Fie case at C1hcns vs.. tir State q! lr-
Einia, must excite alarm in thr elind Of
every ndn. who feels any a;iacinrui 10
The Independence at The states There
R"Ver VA 81 npiEihn witch contained as
many principles" al vita! Importance 10 .hc
chartered EiSSS at q lice people, The
ITdfS I" some at nnr "isrsI tai, su9-n, 20
i1udlS oppressed al lie adn,'inn Ell the
cous'iaiIoD, are more fully IealZ al and
consolidation will! All us Icrrnr<. comes
toriii Under tho frgh sanction Of the su
p:eme Judiciary. These are not vain i'm.
equations. LII that opiuiuu be analS zcd
WIN impartial severity, and there cannot
he SO c"nrinsions ob The sahj'ct. can
SIaVe no idea al an ludrprnleni stale,
WHOSE actions age susject 10 !;eunhound.
cd control al another siaie--wliieh NAV
sspiica bui cannot assert i,s righis: WINS.
"niy security l. in the just;cc and ,sote,u.
zion OF power " licIi NAN be considered
~ IA snAe a'aSaere MS real. Whairver
may be The SuuudslesS OF tnr doctrines of
The OPINION. II cannot be denied Il,al fheS
inerIiajSy terminated IN this $ 'ate IF things,
lie supreme cnuri have decided. that AN
Hpi;cal Hes from state court TO z federal
cohri-ihai tl'elr power cxicnd.s not only
TO The Jaa,Ct0t departments tf The sale
governments, buI thai lie states lhem.
selves IN Their political capacity. may be
made defendants 10 suits in federal
court, IN ali cases arising under the Laws
nr constitution ~ the UniIed Sistrs. &c.
ana that Congress, IrgisIai4ug for the
District Of Columbia, mag gNr 10 those
idcai laws, inieudrd solely for the iehefil
ct that particular District. all the opera.
tlrn OF a general la" at HE u STATES.
There are other principles decided by The
fSuprrme court. WHICH, al any other time,
would be considered a. daring violations
at tie constitution, and STABBED insniIs
on Ike dignity of The states. Among
ihe<e Will only mention The striking fact
shdt the states are denied even the pryl,
Iegeoi coming at once iuio The presence
OF Ihr highest tribunal of the Union, aud
are driven w'ti The lhfOng of private suit
nrs ib'o The circuit courts, aud such
IWertor courts a. The Congress may from
lime To time Urdaln aud establish" Im.
l0rtani az these doctrines are i'm them.
selves, they are, at this time, mere ageya .
1aflOns for when san is sentenced To
death, II Is OF little moment 10 biu vile.
Their he Is to tie drawn and quartered -
10 this catalogue NAV be added a mum.
DER OF abstract principles WHICH NAV ca
SHY be tdiched INTO hfr, il indeed their
assistance should be wanted TO complerc
lhe great york OF consolidation. When
The whole CASE is fairly laid open TO The
American people, am persuaded tha, 10
Pa4n IS so blIud rs Dol 10 perceive, that Il
deals blO@ has been aimed al ihe very
eXistencc of 1he states. For ~hai is t!leie
'iiIai they can call their own Let us supp
pose that the iime should come when
there should be general combination
among The departments OF the federal
government 80 .cru-b the States, and TO
TepdeT themselves the paramount and on.
~ power III The Union-anh that tie lr-
g'slalnte should pass lans fitted 10 iheiI
purpose, which the Judiciary are wiling
TO sustain, aud the Executive 10 enforce,
Leius suppose that HE states have sill
spirit enough to resist these atten,uis. and
b -lL.rn lL..-.- Il IL