Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-25
FOR TIE ENQUIRER
TO TIE REPRESENTATIVES, OF TIE
People OF NIKGlNIA


FeiiotU Cid5eDs --I'he eyes oi your con.
siifuents aie iiNed ueon you. In these
fcarlu! aud iiyng tines they are turned
upon YOU ~llh the deepest anxiety. la
you, year constituents recognize tine
lIneal successors OF HE neble house
BurgPSscs Of I7G6. and OF The paIriou,
legislature Of 1852. Prove yourselves
worthy successors Of those, WHO. IN b.
halt OF stale rights. and otihe uail,e lib.
critics al their country, BEARDED Tx pow4
or OF the British ,yrani, an 0verihrew
the enormous iyranuie< oil JOAn AdgmS
Citizens the commonwealth Wbich
you represent, is cited IN appear aud de-
icnd Itself, al The bar Of HE federal unr'.
la ii GOV eminent claiming 10 hp (ederGi,
the sovereign rights ot one OF The pdIles
10 The compact, are subjected 10 the fiaai
arbisTameni Of another :-nay, wen Tie
,tndsriipg (G) 0f liza, other, CLAIMS 80 have
a conclusive coguikancr OF ihe coniIu~
vcrsy This jurisdiction cannot, for a
mou ent, be sustained, unlrsa sc irtan
under iool The great prlnrIpia, which
iorbids party, (,iher by himself or bS
lils agpui, 10 be the exclusive Judge ~
his Own cause.
The commonwealth is sued in the fed.
crai court, by Two ci'z.Ds al the Stale OF
MARYLAND. She ia so sucd, IA HE teeth
II the III amendment 10 the c0nsil.u~
lion. That ameudmrp, provinces, " that
g the Judicial power 0f Ike u States,
" Shall noi bc construed 30 cXt.nd TO
any uii IA law or cqnlly, 'OIDtpeuccd
9 on prosecuted against oHc GfMe u. States
'' by cin=ejS of 0wotdcr state, or by citI-
zens or SUBJECTS OF any foreign state"
The commonwealth is cited 90 dclend
Il. f.,N 4 Il
one et lis inferior cOuris, rendered in lhr
case in question !-w,IercaS the most
thal is claimed. by the lad cial act Of the
United S'alrs, is, The rigni 10 correct tie
Judgments of ihe HIGHEST slate cOuT5,
having cognizance OF Tie controversy {:
and even ipai right las been solemn,
reprobaicd, by the unanlm US judgment
of our court OF appeals, IN the case Of
Martin .. Hunter. as being violation Of
The constitution of b., United States
ia the face 81 ihest objections, howe
yer, fellow clfiZeus, rus corr m0nWcailh is
called before Tie federal tribunal. a
judgment m her favour, f. asSailed before
thai tribunal, ard the eHrCi cf reversal
will be, 10 uuiidy an important ACT Pass
ed bv a former legislature. Ihatipysn
| sal will demC'l-h, 0i one blow, y0ur lighj
10 protect and preserve lie morals OF
your constituents and the concurrent
right Of iaxaiion reserved 10 Vuainla, by
the federal compact. I is we'll known,
That llc act tolhidding ihe sale Of ioieisn
lottery tickets, ~ Virginia, was foundrd
ON The double policy OF preserving Tie
morals OF orr peop'e from he effects 81
a pernIcious gambling, snd oi preventing
/ the moneys ol our people fTotl gong in
! 10 The coilrfs OF other slaies, under
! the name Of percentage and premiums
! (b.) Tie reversal ~ question vii. ~
| one sirok ogcrurn both asa pripClpl, S
/ Of our policy, and withhold a. TIC same
! iipnC, ir0g, our treasury. thr sum Cor tax
! stipulated as al equivalent for HIS snr-
reader OF ibe 1gAis and policy Of Viz
glna.
Legislators fyou lave not The rielt
20 preserve The morals u your consntu.
! eGls, aud 10 exercise Nour concurrent
/ power cf laHsiinn. f'r Whai pu7po-e dr
YOU come heir2 Aud. in such Gaze, What
ugbt or rowcr IS lfi 10 The common
y ealih q Virginia? By wbat section OF ihr
| (o) Oae of ts dfpqtimfpfs
fb) III serera NJ ne Siofeg u NJ ~ per cart
| ar aH ,riyrs j. 'igi7,'t u Ns pibiic heqsp.,