Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-19

To the people the United States at home IN their
states IN their Subdivision OF States into counties and coun-
election as much national IL had been conducted in
ma one of those Of the ives, amuls enomg
Senator from Kentucky submits the decision of the
court backed by the instructions of Kentucky that the
and why will he submit the repeated ec;s,ns s ,h
same tribunal the United States bank char,ay aud o,hs
na e federal constitution is the the peonle of
the United States, whole: Can the instructions of
State make any difference in cases as TO the
force OF me DECISIONS Can the decision great com.
mon tribunal he good Senator from in
his votes for internal improvements and slide from under ,s
another purpose We the Senator from Kentucky
at the same practical conclusion which come as shall
distinctions? =
A,present will take up another of his main propositions
INTO whch several of his minor may be
SUCH as these: "hs trainers of the federal constitution
Intended 10 give power to the supreme to check the
another sovereignty must decide when iIs
~ Is innsed How disputes State bona ries To
judcae such question: And something was said Inv ,h
Senator from Kentucky about the ultima ratio rcgvn,
Now Sir u there he distinct proposition to which all
these are rcducble is tina, such thing under or
poMca institutions as State sovereignty Tor power which
means the same thng) the cosd by the federal
United States! " VIC
And there lies all the supposed difficulty
We take the constitution and the expcsitions of the fathers
our hans and deny Ina, there is such thing
o. 'aSihs power over some things and power
other thNss as States We affirm that the States as such
rlnrnf
TO the supreme government exclusyelv nd
mere sf ends The whole imaginary difficulty
oides can settle questions OF boundary arising under the
charters of the British Crown, or otherwise amIcablv bv
commission as Tennessee and Kentucky attempted to do
the Federais, written principally know by Hamilton
ana madison two Of the founders of this Government lin
% and seq and says, the settlement such bon
! great common tribunal .
IN the Aeocrat of all the Russias extending in absolute
81 Se an cases ana things at such be the present power
the whole Eastern Hemisphere and then import t,,n wo,,
sovereignty, of which Republicans seem So fond we
APT 10 nconceiVe the import of the applicable 10 our
social compact, embracing both State
ere no such thing as absolute State sovereignty in our
Another proposition Of the Senator from Kentucky which
vii take ny ITSELF a sovereignty cannot submit adj
lie instances the familiar school boy. falling out
IN the play place (about The ball. suppose and asks the
pony 10 The arrament of his Adversary suppose should
not Tor thea there woad he many tribunals aud yarap
oe submitted to the ubunal schoo!as,er who
by the constitution of that school, made the upire in ali
govern those boys in of which he has jurisdiction
ana promulsae IT. and of the boys violate the law and
e Claim 10 put ms reo upon H. the grosnd that he as
sovereign power, eanno, submit the disputed point to lis
dilemma! ~ - " W ' :" 'na'
And this brings the notion of modern times of
having The power to put her reo upon for unless
e aSt De constitutional it is law of the Unon The
schoonaster can decide that question
Should the veto whether in the ordinary form of legislation
on assumes The body and port of for the consi
oh a laws OF the Union expressly the supreme law
over state acts OF either character.
his metaphysical and spiritual veto, disembodied from re-
oeon, seemed to me to defy the power, the
OF e anle senator itom Kentucky gnat and
sting an elephant, and still evade the of his prooscs
%nen u hon or gan, were attack him, would grasp
ne and throw him over the capitol There is some
| 'ains M having good cause after all
An 'nat class OF tire Senator'S intended to prove
nen tribunals and all his suggestions that Congress or the
a or any other body wonid be advisable substitute as
tisTS yhirt,h
eed and Determined against him. formation and adoo
tion of the present federal constitution N''f
if IL he thought proper those questions ese has
OF before the people OF the United States let him. as
OF ,he Judiciary contee, submit his projec-his bill if il be
competency; his resolution amend The com
lion that be the adequate remedy and et the bs
ay uscssed before the competent power upon his project
OF reforms and let be drawn into this mere ma do
pate winch has been visited upon u.s. ~
we admit that we have not angels in the of men to
Iie esae or adJudicate for usno, that the
be faithfully executed but canno. admit the pronr.,v o
aack as we consider it, upon supreme common trbu.
nal III his sectional and party strife.
ihe Senator FROM Kentucky asks why cannot the States m
u ne works OF internal Improvement, necessary in this
s place, having surrendered all great and fn,
Oh nnec and voluntary Union for the public
ahoecaue IN The second place. their powers ofconcered
action are not commensurate with the object To make onjv
,9aus OF TWO several States, their common confne
require KIND OF compact considerations for the sne
cal object To extend the plan third State would
oilfe compact, Notwithstanding Then fourth
n or siN must he embraced, and until all the aes
on the route be embraced in this road league! -''
@ WY are you not content with the existing confederation
action, ~ - S''Si' WIN anu
We consider road canal railway, only as the mean, of
ne mall the armies, and munitions of war
anu me IKE Of The Union; and strange indeed it, in times OF
peace when we have nothing better make those
preparations when we shall be too busy fighting when war
COMES as we are now too busy in that way, legate upon
me internal or external improvement of country
we admit the arguments of those urge the rop,ie,v of
plan i,r such improvements fhey right; but
ted power 1900 VIZ "t"
admit the arguments of those say the mower ougb,
ot 10 nc perverted to purposes of eectoneerue So neither
of this government U power
senator from Kentucky suggests that il make roads
10 our nntie the enemy along we'll A., we
can we prefer deciding such mate reasonings of king,
On 'he onir or IN the enemy's couny therefore desire
me oosruciIons removed out of this
o. e senator proves too uc and therefore according to the
proves nothing II would the Length, of enveoDng
ola Kentucky IN the gloom of original cane brakes and
forests npeneabe by the rays of sin that the enemy
might not see TO lnd the iuhabilauisi '
but inc Senator comes at length, up ground and joins
eng we of his aid and company has told Won
That his individual opinion against The expediencv of
improvements by the federal governments but being under in
uoons OF his State upon this subject and although he be-
eyes ne original construction of the constitutions acknoty