Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-23

point, wo claim to know Mr. Madison's sentiments
more accurately than the General. An unconstitu.
tonal law Of Congress is law; is void ipso (aco:
all agree in that. That is not the difficulty. The
difficulty arises in determining the unconstiuton.
atty. Mr. Madison agrees that State Legislature
may pronounce act of Congress unconstitutional
and therefore void But he totally denies the right
of the State to enforce that Judgment. by any but
constitutional means, viz: by remonstrance by in
structions to Senators, by amendments, sc. If the
grievance be intoIerable then he comedies thai ma.
tura superior to constitutional right in, and
justifies appeal to revolution He denies nuifi-
cation constitutional remedy: he acknowledges
the right of reroisttion The distinction is obvious
Let illustrate it. 8. Carolina at this moment,
claims notification as constitutional right-that is,
she claims the right Of repeating law of the Union
by an act of her Legislature and maintains that the
Union is stu in forge. Her right to nullify conce
ded--but the character she gives il and the effect
are denied 1t is revolutionary rght-inhercnt in,
aud nalienable by, all communities. IF she exerc-
ses 1t therefore, there is Revoluton-tle Union
Is diss olved-and is purely question of expedien-
cy, whether she shall be coerced into obedience by
force, or permitted to separate herself We hope
the reader sees the distinction, and the Incorrect
ness of the conclusion, that Mr Madison is a.nuli-
fer; except indeed in in which the politicians
OF every school are nuifyers; namely, by concedng
to every community the right of oyerthrowng for
cause, existing governments, and erecting new. In
this sense, MIR. Webster himself is a nullifyer.
AS to the mode of determining constitutional ques-
lions; Mr.. Madison is of the opinion sanctioned
unanimously, by the Legislature of Virginia, in the
adoption OF Peyton's Report 10 1SO9-that the Su
preme Court is the tribunal provided in express
terms by the Constitution, to decide questions grow
ing out Of the Constitution These statements are
not with us, the result of inference and coniecture
we deny "that the sovereignty of the States, re-
sides IN the Legislatures thereof" It is solecism
The idea must be the result Of the esprit du corps.
The General has been in the Legislature so long
that he has fallen into the opinion that the Legis.
lature Is every thing. Where there are tco bodies,
the one SUPERIOR the other INFERIOR it is an absurd
ty to say, that sovereignty, the supremest power re-
SIDES IN the anterior Thesc two bodies, are the
People and the Legislature. There can be no hest
tation in deciding which of these is The superior and
which the inferior. The theory is sustained by the
practice. The people both can, and sometimes do,
reverse the DEGREES of the souereign Legislature
The People are sovereign, aud the Legislature the
mere organ for expressing their will. The notion of
IN theory, und mischievous in tendency.
HrxnIce CcuSrv, July, 1880
To~THE VOTERS OF HENRICo.
You will be called upon shortly to cleo. Delegate rep
should exercise sound discretion in your choice. Five can
ddaes are before you to wit Jno g. Williams c. Mos
By. BENZ w Leigh, Ewd G Mayo, and WIN. 3. Randolph,
Esqrs and the Legislature viii put the amend
ed in operation, absolutely necessary know
dietary of our State The chaneerv eou he he %
order of the day is believed abuse. and DELAYS
have not had in my with the gentlemen
above named with respect their opinions upon that court
Spring thai SIR Leigh upon to give his views upon
That court which he refused TO do satisfactorily many per
become candidate suffrage of the people he IS bound
to answer any question be may be asked provided
proper one am inclined TO think that the candidates should
declare their opinions through the papers, no, resor, to
barbacues. where only few can or will attend.
Again. from the long experience of Mr. Leigh Chance
Court practice caIhere be any question hut al
all times give his es with respec, the changes thinks
able to all bis schemes through the Legislature with
cess but why tell the peopchow far they will go REFORM
come out and tell them how far he will reform that
Mr. Williams also practitioner in that court and sure
ect Neither of the other gentlemen practice ALL but
they can give their views The county will some
attention in the next Legislature. Cannot adopted
to compel the Magistrates TO attend punciualy? is
grievance Jurors and Witnesses attend the county courts
under e presen, system when the Magistrates so inatten
tive have heard personssay that they wished the
chaneety court abolished altogether In that they
err Ii is necessary have these all countries
the candidates will give through the papers
and pu,a stop TO the electoneerins bafbacues.
VOTER.
Ertract TO the editors Of he LsniarOn Reporter
Bo1S County. KY June f6.
awe wish much here the reign of tyranny and
prescription brought a close can you
the warmes friends of Jackson have abandoned him
the honest farmers of the country"
Mr. WRIT, late Attorney General of the United
States, has been employed by the head men OF the
Cherokces to carry their case befors the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Pbere were 1865 bbls. Flour inspected in the
town of Alexandria, during the year ending on the
Both ult.
From The NJ Ecening Journal Of July II.
PUBLIC DGNNER.--After several Intellectual at
tempts to raise dinner for the Tanmany Magician,
we learn that meeting held at Shelton Hal,
at which that ,08 renuhican. Waller BOVINE. va