Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-27

ease OF challenge TO fight a duel from I,oudopr
Writ of Error heretofore granted Ju1o,,sn, 80,
affirmed 1s'"e"' no"
| -, Inc several cases Of the Commonwealth rs
WIN IL Smith from Fauquer; ps Isaacs and ano.
ner from Albemarle; and rs p Cbubb from
''e,i'co' and the civil cases of Trent and Skin
WIN rs w mite from Prince Edward and of SmoclS
Us. Dade rom Orange, were continued Thee
were no other adjourned cases, or Writs of Error
before the Court " ->'' VI
mere were also twenty Judgments rendered or
,he Jiscdf side OF the Court or motion a.ainst pu
TIC debtors and collectors; with one execution thew
were all for small balances
about J in'egeneer in rePubi.hns the paragraph
IN saying that for the absence of one
and n,, =, ne Tact IS that he wa."t the General Court;
~ u' 70 Sisii the two Circuit Courts Juv and a,y,.,
I'VE publish the following Communication fro f..
FOR THE ENQUIRER
construction ofthe Constitution as In RE con,
ceydnce OF Cotton Seeds By .lfoiL. n Cottou
plantation tn Carolina
"iN: 90 not hesitate to say, that my object in
now addressing you is to communicate on , ro,,.
-" nttondi subject and the Construction of the
u. r y. law, which, as constitutional rrori
sion of public property, is one of high ntsr.l, na
more especially on the of an election in rom.
MUMMY where we have had 50 many and such p,ul.
tipiied constructions, construings and 80 mucb of
lie Ehrtr pftG applied, wherever and ,vberchr
'hey nope TO cement the corner stones of their rom
S'fSSto"di chotce. need not add, allude to the
commonwealth trade of South Carolina
Two years since, one OF its Represcp,,,;ye.
'oio US, -" That ours is Constitution of limited
and defined powers'' This second So,or H.
second Daniel come TO judgment, then learne,lv
STATES that there are several clauses of it. from
which different interpreters according to their
respective modes of investigating this subieci.
derive Tie power in question. Blu TO DENY lis
existence any tchere, strips this government of
'ha' inherent, selt-preserying sovereignty which
constitutes the Elixir, the corner stone of every
" independent government on earth
or'unateiy, Tor the advocates OF this mower
they do not wholly rely this view of the sub
lect 10 maintain their rights to exercise it. Thev
are suPpor'edby a far and Just construction of
the Constitution itself"
IN reply to this learned commentary, it wac dar-
giy asked :" w hat is the train of this (the wr-
ter's) rea-oning?'' 1t was impudentIv ins;,,,ated
That the following was fair construction of this
member = construction of the Constitution Is Diff
ierent parties took different and respective views
oil II; and thus made all 10 bear on one point. like
the Trents in the affair of alas, who Voltaire saws
ciubted quarters and Sirteentts in order to make
tohote proofs. SO, ut was anoganiy contended)
destrOy-
ed, constructions might be raised nd infinifuu--
1t Is an Inherent, SeTpreseruing right of sove-
reishty- the Elixir Vita the corner stone Of every
independent sovernment-is this not ofss doubtful
disputaiion"- for, this mode of argument is not
10 be resorted to in any case of sisp,,te6 po,v
err 1t Is raised by inference, and TO can The eli.
mar 1T l. SUPPORTED by A FAIR AND JUST
SELF
And will the world believe, that the writer d,r
ed IN illustration of these sublime sentiments. to
quote the words of DIR. Cooper when speaking of
the Constitution, which he SAYS, every party bold
ana unPTmclpfed in proportion to it's IGNoR-
ANCE, constructs and mlsconstrues, Uses and abuses
as the temptation of the momen, NAV diciate'
In snort, these constructions were outrageously
considered as forced and tortuouS; and indeed any
right to any construction at all was conteupfu-
0nSky cOatenx,ed.
say II was cOntemptuouslv condemned. be-
cause we have now before us the illustrative prac-
tice nj second (second in all senses) rate parsonage
In the u. ). which clearly demonstrates that the
doctrine OF construction is so supported bv the
conSttt ~tio'i, as that the u. P. O. Law shall adj
mii tree OF all charge, of the sale conreyguce Of
cOtton seed on account OF a great constructor Of
me constitution to his cotton plantation in Caro-
nna-Saie conveyance, did Say-no, Sir, you
nose impious dogs employed by the p NJ G.
VIII near with Indignation, that II was not safe; for
were so regardless of the frank of His Second Elk.
ceiiency az not only let the cat but the cotton seed
| out of the bag.
Hence, trust with such expounders of the law
| and such practical commentators on the constifu
t'0n,we shall hear no more nsolent insinuatons of
prohibited constructions; but, that ourselves and
oar posierity will patiently submit not only to their
constructions of the constitution, to the free coa
Ueydnce oil their cotton seed 10 all their cotton
plantations In Carolina. ard that cotton and con-
sttWtt0nGf construction may continue for ev er to
| flourish is the wish of all
! THE C's IN CAROLINA