Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-01

most violent, raised it; danperou, :,
since it threatened u',er ruin to her vel
I'm portant interests Here, then. "%
ma case. How did Massachu.e,ts deaf me %S'oN'
II Was, as she thought plain. Mamie,
pable violation Of the CONSTRUCTION. n
brought rum 10 her doors. Thousands ~,
miles, and hundr, DIS Of thousands Of i'd ID
ais, were beggared by il. While 81, So.
felt all this. she Saw aud felt also, ,ha, as, sp'
sure Of national policy, il was per.-c,l, r %!
thai the country was no WY ben. & ted br >,
which caused s" much Individual dls,le,r w.
il was eff len, on!y for the production # We
and all that evil inflicted on our,.I,s, W,
such q case-Under such circumu,,,..
how did Massachusetts, dsm~sn hrr.oin
Sir, she remon,tta'e,I, he mrmofializ.l y,
addressed herself TO The General Goysr,,,..'
no, exactly "wi'h The concentrated enersy
passion" but with her own strong sense
the energy Of sober conviction. b., O.. w
not intefpose the arm o: her oSn power +, "a
res, the law, and break the embafgo Far r,'.'
it. trr principles bound her 10 two ,biso,
and She followed her principles, lead vb..
they nigh. FIss'. 10 subma 10 every GO.
,u.ional law of Congress; ard sscoudl, WI,
constitutional validity Of ,he law br doubled "
ref,r that On sion TO he decision Of the -,
per tribunals. The f's, principle is ain -!
Intellectual without the setund. a m.i,,;w :
US in New EEglsnd believed the EuAsrpOi..
unconstitutional: but he grea' qu.siop ",
end always will be in such cssrs, who is % 4.
eide this? Who is 20 Judge b-tweea the p,
pie and The Government? Ard, SIR /, onr
pain, that The Constitution Of tie Urir4 S',,
confer. on the Governments Itself 10 Dc r,.
ei,cd oy us appropriate Department. his Nav
er Of deciding ultimately and conclusi,el,. -,
on the Just extent Of its oHn auIhari'y Mil;
had not been doe, we should not hau ad,ir.
ed single sep beyond the Old Confedyr.i,,
Being fully Of opinion thai he cmh4tr'b,
WAS unc unconstitutional, the People Of New F..
gland were ye, equally clear in he oplni,r-
it was matter they did not doub' uoon-ur
the question after all, mus be decided by Il.
Judicial tribunals Of the United States. Brf,r
those tribunals, therefore, they brough' d.
question. Under the provisions Of The law, hu
had given bonds to millions in amount. ~,
which were alleged 10 De forfeited he's sd,
cred the bonds 10 be sued, and thus raisrd b.
quts ion. In the old fashioned way If alln,
disputes, they went t@law The case came o
hearing, and solemn argument; and he vhs
rspoused their cause, and STOOD up for them /,
eainst the validity Of the act, was more olhe
than that great man. Of whom he grnlem.a
has made honorable me nllon, SAMUEL DtXrn
lie was then sir, in the fuIness of hIs kNostde:
and the ma uri,y Of his rrngh lie had r.
tired, from long and distinguished public ser
vice here, to the renewed pursuit Of professor.
al duties; carrying with him all that en,ss
force, which an Acquaintance with he mar
general subjects discussd in the national cOua'
ellis is capable Of adding TO professional sll,is'
men,, in a mind Of true greatness and Com
prehension. He was lawyer, and he was also
statesman. He had STUDIED III, Consiu'iot,
when he filled public station, that he might
defend i; ne had examined its principles, bat
he might maintain them. Mare than al mtEl
or al less, as much as any man, he was attach
ed 10 the General Government and ottt Unlot
of the States. His feelings and opinions al
ran in that direction. A Question Of COTst'
tuional Law, 100, was, of all subjects, hs cr'
which was best sui'ed 10 hia raltnIN and Ram
ing. Aoof from iechnicslity, ard uu'r'Hsd
by ARTIFICIAL rule, such question gave 00PM,
,unity for that deep and clear analysis, h'
mighty grasp Of principle, which so m''h.h
tingu:shsd his higher efforts. HIS very sat
mem, was argument; his inference, SEEMED q"
monstration. The earneslness OF his o"O'o''
viction, wrought conviction in Others VIZ
was convinced, and believed, and assenied'F
Cause it was gratifying delightful 20 thin'' ~
feel, and lievr, in unison with 30 ln'sI'''"
such evident superiority.
To be continual