Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-20

me protection 81 her citizens against lawess incarce-
ration! The honorable Senator would say TO the SUI
preme Court-to that very tribunal bich had commit
yea me outrage, answer empha,caly, no. The sove-
regnrower Of the State should have been exerted for
me protection oil its own ciIx-us II can, and oug
10 reue 10 the court the OF its prisons for purpo.
ses so oppressive OF its ozrns and OF its
sovereign power. Ii ought 10 exert its own govern.
IN nv" machin-ry, TO the extent OF all its aptitudes and
OF It's own power, 10 protect it's own ma against
Siess ons, 20 iawle.s aud so enormous
In such Gaze, the s a'e should aprea alto / . own
sovereign power and decide for itself Indeed in eve
'yc"e nVoVirz its sovereignty, il must 10 So or
nounce its sovereign character. Whether il .ha cx-
et is seiproectng power, throush the organs OF it,
government. or through a convention, or by what
oher means may, will depend upon the character Of
The aggression Every Safe pe ak it's will
one OF me other OF those mediums IL may the
Employ we latter according to Its own opinion Of
their resp ctive htncssf,r the urgency.
And what you will ask me- will be the result of h.
resistance by State OF of Con-
gress, or an unconstitutional decision Of the Supreme
Court answer that the hrst result will be- the mr.
servaion OF the sovereignty Of the State, and the u
berry oil its citizens, at least for time The next re
sun VIII be- That the attention OF the people Of the
states, VIII be awakened TO the aggres sion and the
Congress or the Supreme Court, which ever sal have
been the aggres.or will be driven back into the sphe
Of It's legitimacy. by the rebuking force OF public opinion
Sueh was ne result OF the multiplying resolutions OF the
ates OF Virginia and Kentucky in relation TO the alien
snd sedhon laws And such was the rebuking .f.
'ect oil public opnion in relation 10 the famous eompen
.aton law.
But, II these results shonid follow, YOU ask me
what neaH Must the State for bear res. the aggres
SION upon her sovereignty, aud aubn to be shorn oi il
M,ogether! answer, no, sir, no. that she m n
tain her sovereignty, by every within her row.
or. She IL good Tor nothing than good Tor
nothing, without it, This you will tell me- must adj
to civil war. To war between the General Govern.
men aud the resisting State. answer not ALL unie..
the General Government shall choose TO conc,
it, usurpaons, by the blood Of those il shall bav, al
tempted TO oppres'. Aud, il the States shall be led
ny approximations of that kind, to submit to ,nc,oacb
mens upon their sovereignes, tn WILL most certain
y, ret remain sovcreigns loDs Fear is bad coun
cr Of even an individually II should never be consulted
by sovereign State.
NO, sir, it is in the power OF Congress, instead OF
sheuulng me h,od OF the citizens, who tho sove
e'gnty OF their State ami resist its pro,traon to refer
mo question 10 an infinitely more exalted tribunal IN
'ne supreme Court. mean, 10 the States OF ihi. u
mon ihey formed the Cons,itution-,hey are 1T Judges
OF qnesuons involving sovereignty being themselves
sovereign The nth article OF the Constitution pro-
WOES Tor the Case IL reads thus Congress. wi
ever two-thrds OF both Houses shall il ne
to propose amendments 10 this Constitution &c &c
which, when ratified by the Legislatures of three
iourths OF the several States by in
iolrihs hreot, (no o! the people at large Mr. Pres-
dent, but oil the StaesD shall he valid, al inents and
purposes, as part OF this Constitution Three fourth.
OF The States constitute the august tribunal 10 which
Congress can refer the question To this trbur al the
State can have no objection because il was created hy
the Constitutional compact-becau.e, the power of
nending The Constitution, accorded TO it in that
| compact.
ITO be Concluded in merit