Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-03

IL Mr.. Us Exactly therevcrSe for he main
tains IN tins letter that Z" IL is fatal hcresy 10
suppose that either our state governments are
superior To the federal, or Me. federal 10 The
States"-that "neither is authorized ,,itimaiei,
10 decide what belongs to itself, or its co-par-
cenor in government !" that in differences
of opinion between these different sets of SER
wants, NE appeui % 10 neither, bat TO TIER en-
Iptoyers PeacedHy assembled 81 their reprcscnto-
tires ~ conreRtici,''
Bat say (adds the Il.clligercp,) tina. the
same sentiment b. intended for 10th parties, il,
the controversy, though addressed but to one.
1t Is not the less true that it Is applicable 10
that one. What we have said then is no mis-
representation 1T is unIuestionably true,
as we have already said. that Hlr. J. advises
both parties, az iirst " al; approach to the line
OF demarcaion y but The inteiligencer did not
even admit tina, it applied to the case of the
supreme court, Ssc. Ii anxiously pressed this
letter against the particular case or Ohio-bu;,
we were perfectly satisfied, from circumstan-
ces we cannot specify, as well AS from the
spirit and doctrines OF the letter. that this was
not the case it had particularly in view, but
the case of the Cohcns, &c.
had the lntel!igencer stopt nj the point al
whch we have arrived, it would have been
better for it-but, no it bursts into new
strain. Would il be believed that, at his time
To promote collisions between the state and fe-
dsral authorities ?" 1t was an character for
INN" To act the " peace-matsr'-" We do not
think friendly part is acted towards the vene-
rabie patriot of Monticello, ty pulling han
'orih us Me chief of ne,c party" Now, al!
THIS Is sufficiently amusipg.-He docs ac. tile
peace-maker-he warns each government a
.,ainst violating the sphere OF the other--but
III case OF collision, he points cut the remedy !:
not by the u. $. nsurPing q supremacy over
the states, but by both peaceably appealing to
the people in Convention.-Mr. ). does ex-
pressiy tell you that this is the only remedy !;
and il is peaceahe as it is wise--He does not
say, as the lnteligenccr might perhaps have
mad hlm say, to the states, " Giveway to your
superors;" but he does say, if 90 differences
OF opinion" do arise, one is not superior to the
other; but both must appeal to the award of
their common constitutional superior "This
IS more rational than the jus .(ortioris"-it is
not we who put him forth as chief of new
party" It's not himself who does it, The
party 20 which he belongs is the Old Repub-
| lican party of '98---it was this very doctrine
| which is held forth in Madison's Report of
'99-and in TIC Kentucky Resolutions penned
by Mr. }. hmsclf-We will not say to which
Of the old parties the Intcligencer belongs it
IS clearly not that of Mr.. j..
But the intc!lsencer says, if you WOW
Know his principles, take them from t.
text book :" take them from his inaugural
address IN i301--and what are they as quoted
by the 1ntei!igenccr itself?
" Equal and exact justice to al! m,s,, e. whatever
state approximations religious or political peace COM
mcrce, and homes; friendship with al ratoms entany-
ling alliances with none the support OF TIE go
Nefnnen,s III all their rights, The competent
| administrations for OUR pouEsrIc CONCERNS, and
ile surest bniwarks agains; anti-Iepubican cnden-
oics the preservation oil tue general government is
IFS WHOLE CONSTITUTIONAL vIGoR, as the siee;
cor 9f oa" 1lee n horne anil Siety abroid jealous
care oi the right OF election by the people, SSc.'
There is not an atom here, to which we do
not AS cordially subscribe AS the Intel. itself
guard the rights OF the states, on one hand
give the general government, its whole coasii-
fustondy rtgor, on the other. Clearly bat the
doubt is yet before us. When particular pow
er rs contested, is it inter,iictcd by the rights
of the states and people, or is it embraced by
the constitutional power ofihe general govern
meat The case of the Cohens for instancc !?
&c. SIC.
We need not multiply observations upon
this question. The intelligent reader will see
| the difficulty. Is the Intelligencer prepared
to appeal TO Mr.. is remedy Ne wish to settle
these growing dlsputes--we wish the people,.
| to explain once more their own constitution
Whatever they say, in the constitutional form
pointed out, we will cIieeriuy obey. VIII the
lnteiiiSencer submit the ease of the Cohens,
OF ONO, sc. to a convention will it Join us
in advocating this award, while the founders of
the constitution, and the fathers OF the repuL-
nc, While Jefferson, and Madison and Adams,
and Monroe, and othes,arc yet living to assist
US with their ghts?-Let us be done with
these wrangngs if possbe-at all events,
III this way let us ahate them.
| We conclude with the following brief hints
| from the reSDectpd men of nup If tho IVhierc