Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-19

the people III the Uui,ed Sies home i their respective
ties into DISTRICTS prsccs Yet not yor
election much national had been conducted in
for all the purpose. collection and confusion, 3ssds. Sss s
Senator from kenesy submits to the decision of the supreme
government may exercise the of
and WHY viii he not submit 10 the repeated decisions OF the
sane tribunal the United States Bank charter aud other
cases that the federal constitution is the people of
inc United States as whoe' Can the instructions of
State make difference In the cases. the obligatory
force OF the DECISIONS Can the decision Of great
his Votcs for internal Improvement slide under the
Senator from MASSACHUSETTS, when he would rely upon
another purpose We the Senator from Kentucky arrives
at the practical conclusion which we come as shall
show more fully presently Why, ,heu these eors,ical
Aprsen, viii, take up another Of bis main propositions
INTO winch several OF his minor may
such as these; "Te amers of the federal never
Intended give power the supreme court TO check the
State sovereignty sovereignty cannot live the will of
another sovereignty decide when it's sovereign
~ inf'inged How disputes above State to
be settled Can the supreme OF the United
ud cate such question:" And something said by the
Senator iiom Kentucky about the uiiiua ratio rcgun.
Now, Sir If there be distinct proposition to which all
these are rcducbe is that there is thing under our
political institutions State sovereignty Tor power which
means The same hns over the condsd by federal
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And there les all the supposed difficulty
We take the constitution aud the Of fathers
IN our hands and deny that there thing absolute
State sovereignty Known to institutions They are all
o;hef hihgs, States We affirm that the States as such
nave no power over conded government or
10 mo supreme court o this government exclusively And
there ends the whole imaginary difficulty
State. eau settle questions of boundary arising under the
CHARTERS OF the Brush Crown, Otherwise ancably, by
commission Tennessee aud Kentucky attempted to do SOME
years since bs II So so far as this debate concerned
INC eaeIast written principally, know by Hamilton
and Madison. two Of the founders of this Government Tin
dare when disputed was one OF ,e objects in establishing
a great common tribunal
When contemplate absolute srvcrceuy as il exists saw
IN the Auocn of all the Russia extending absolute pow
er over all cass and things Of such be power of
the whole Eastern Hemisphere, and then import ,hn. word
Sovereignty OF which Republicans fou are
social compact embracing State and general
There mn such thing as absolute State sovereignty in
Another proposition Of the Senator nm Kentucky which
wl tax" by :e, is"a sovereignty submit adj
versay sovereignty the point in dispute between them"
So lie instances the familiar case of boy. falling
IN the play place, (about the ball, suPpoe asks the
point to the aToanent of his adversary suppose should
not or then, there would be tribunals aud varialt
e submitted to the common tribnna the .choonaser who
by the constitution of that .chool the umpire in ali
govern those Boys in matter of which he jurisdiction
and promulsae aud Of the boys violate the law aud
sovereign power, submit the disputed poin to his adj
versary sovereign The schoolmastcr what in that
And thus brings the novel notion of modern times of
State having the power to put her veto upon law or
sohoomaster can decide that question.
Should tile veo whether in the ordinary legislation
or oil constuoa provision, be carried practical opea
on assumes the body and port of rebeon for
ton and laws OF The Union are expressly made the supreme
over State acts OF either character
This metaphysical and spiritual Veto dsembodied from re.
oeon seemed TO me to defy the power and elue the gasp
o Tue able Senator from Kentucky gnat woud
sting an elephant and still evade the touch Of his poboscis
when If lion or giant were to attack him, would grasp
the adversary and throw him the capitol There Some
thing IN having good cause, after all.
All that class OF - Senator's arguments intended to prove
ufnSs oil a
mon trbuna and all his suggestions Congress or the SEN
ave OF any other body would be an advisable substitute,
havA
eed and determined against him, in the formation adop
tion OF the present federal constitution
II il be though, proper those questions either here
before the people OF line United States him. rs chairman
of the judiciary Committee, subi, his ptoIect-h. bill if il be
of legislative competency; his resolution to amend The
siuon that be the adequate remcdy and let the
fairly discussed before the competent power upon his project
OF reforms aud let it not be drawn this mere partisan de-
bate, which has been visited upon
admit that we have not anges in the form of mem
either egsae ndudcac for us-no the law,
ne faithfully executed but we cannot admit the proprety of
tins attack, as we consider it, upon supreme common u
ma, III TINS sectional and party strife.
The Senator from Kentucky asks, why the States en-
Union' We answer because they not the means in The
fret place having surrendered all the great fruitful sources
oil pdeci and voluntary the Union public
good andbccause in the second place. their powers
action are not commensurate with the object To make only
TWO aus otwo several States, meet on their conne
would require kind of compact concdeaiion for the
col object To extend the plan third State would require
an extension ofihe compact Misunderstanding Then fourth
hh, or SIKH, must be embraced and until the States
on the route be embraced in this road cague
AND why are YOU not content with the existing confederation
OF compact the federal sTernmen, with sipge viii
We consider road canal, railway, only the mean, Of
transporting the mail the armies, and of war
ana the Ike OF The Unon and strange, indeed it, times of
peace when we nave nothing better DO
preparations when we shall be too busy fighting when
comes as we are busy in that way up.n
Tue internal or external Improvement OF our country
We admit the arguments OF tbuse urge propey Of
systematic plan for such Improvements They right but
ted power. 'FN
We admit the arguments Of those who say power ought
not o be perverted purposes of electoneeng neither
should the appointing or removing power, any other power
or this government
The senator hon Kentucky suggests that If make roads
10 ouT frontiers, the enemy along them as we
can 60 We prefer deciding such unae reasonngs Of knes
on the one or IN the enemys country therefore, desire
the obucpons removed out Of way Bot this suggestion
OF the Senator nuc aud therefore, according
io2ieians proves nothing II would 60 the length envcopng
Old Kentucky IN the gloom OF her original brakes and
forests hnpenotrabe by the rays Of SUM- thar the enemy
might not To End the iuhabilapts!
But the Senator length gIound Joins
us and we glad Of his aid and company told YOU
that his Individual opinion against the expedency Of internal
improvements by the federal governments but being under n
Tucons of lis State upon this subject and although he he