Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-12
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ry-in order to pass upon the proposed Constitution
They came to these among other resolutions:
'Resoired, That Constitution thus characterized and
composed Of such ingredients, Is unfit for the govern
ment OF free people.
ing that the amended Constitution, offered to the
consideration of the people of Virginia. ought to be re-
leccd, and recourse had to the call of Convention
based on equal ratio of the white population and
iuii and Tree suffrage OF the citizens"
The Nat. Gazette says that 'The venerable Madison
must be surprized to find himself aduccd author
ty, for the doctrine that the Supreme Court IF The IT,
states as not the umpire IN Constitutional questions
that state may nuiiy an act of Congress"-No doubt
Mr. Madison will be surprised TO find that Mr.. Walsh
has never read his Report of lsO0-where the doc
,rnc expressed an italics Is distinctly laid down by
MN as relates to questions Of power between the Fed
cral government and the States. He unequivocally
states in this celebrated report, that
However true therefore IL may be that the Judicial
Department Is in all questions submitted to il by the
orms OF the Contribution decide in the last re .o hs
resort must necessarily he deemed the las, in relation
to the authorities ofhe other departments Of h govern
men not IN relation TO the the rights Of the psrii he
Constitutional compact, from which the judicial as
well "a the sther departments hold their delegated
trusts Va any other hypothesis, the delegation of u
dicai power would annul the authority dele gating it,
and the concurrence Of this department. with the Others
in usurped powers, might subvert for ever and You'd
the possible rei"h OF any iightful remedy, the very
Constitution. which all were Instituted to preserve"
As to nutiyying act Of Congress- we do not know
whether MIR. M. has expressed any opn, on But IL is
certain thet the Kentucky Resolutions of 99 drafted by
&C.
veral States which formed the constitution, being sove
reign and Independent, have the unquestionabe right
TO Judge Of ITS i'Jrdction, and that notification by
those soveregnties of all unauthorized acts done nicr
color OF that instrument is the righUuI remedy"
The subsequent declarations of Mr.. J clearly i'm
ported that he woHd never resort to this remedy but
IN inc most desperate, dangerous, and extreme
APPOINTMENTS
Many Of the Nominations yet Iinger in the Senate
We have rumours about them " az plenty az black.
berries But, ai'er some recent notable nstances
we receive all such rumours, Letters, Sc. with great
suspicion -That there his been much debate i'm the
closed doors of the Senae abstract principles and
some cxct'mcn', seems more han probable. From an
incidental remak. dropt lew days arc, by Coal ion
Senator at Washington, IL presumed they have
the ground, thai the Senat. have a right on ma ssng
upon an appointmsn TO he satisfied the ren,oral has
hem for good cause. The doctrine of removals. il
seems has been openly drawn into the hiisc.Iap
| Debate on Foot's Resolution.
| SOM light il, perhaps thrown upon the movement.
In the Senate. by the following extract Of letter fr IN
Mr.. De Witt, emheI of the II. nf from ~ York
published in the " Ulster Sentinel" Of which he il the
Senior Editor.-The letter bears date Feb 20 The
Senate have been several times in session on
erecutire business, and confirmed many OF the appoint
mens made ~ the President, during the recess in
1929 I understand the nominations are classified.
and taken up in the following order l Nominations
TO fill vacancies occa.ioned by death g Nomination,
to fill vacancies occasoned by resignation. g. Nomi-
ma 'ions to fill vacancies occasoned by removal IL i.
understood that the latter have not yet been reached
which may account for the delav in the If Messrs
| Hen-haw, Noah, Swartwout, Kendall, Hill &C. They
will all. however he confirmed in due time"
.apPRoPRLaTIov TO SCHOOLS.
eo ma Sn'S who h%' been for
College, about ,. Cy via P'dsphi for the wsss
5 o' So Of the o IHa
respectfully commcnd HI. ea.s
s %sS. Ss hi and friend"
Sunday the l4h Of Marcel and Monday the to leave h",
tho Bishop will meet him there a, that Mmo expect to
| The above paragraph has appeared, we believe in
1 han, hin.
c0nment-We confess, equally 'as,cnisb.d - III,
tie object OF the petition, ard III the silence of The
public prints "
The zeal, which Bi-hop Chase ha. hitherto I;,,,v
| ed, has been much commended. He has rsn.aets,
the u. States Tor subscriptions to his College in Ohio
he ha, obtained some contributions. we know from
Vrgnia-He has visited England for the same nur
pose and received the liberal support Of the family q,
Lord Kenyon, and OF cthers of the nobility an cent?,
ofihe Kingdom Thank be to those, who have liberal
ly contributed 10 the College as well "a IN b; 80 .
has exered himself for the esiabii hment of An .x
sive and economical system Of Education
But when Bishop Chase applies 10 Congress for aid
not with appreciation IL high time to look into his nett
ion, and the authority OF Congress upon this subj ~
Has the Federal Government the power TO appropriate
funds 10 Kenyon College? II il has let the n,wsr h.
hewn. Let The clause in the Constitution be po;p,oL
out, which invests il with such mower = We
waive for the present the specific the secons of
land get apart for schools under the Land Laws W.
do not understand that the Kenyon College comes I'M
der such Class-Bu' take it under the broad con
eral principle, that Congress has no power IN ,n,L
contributions for any OF the established COLLEGES H.,
The States We put the onus probGndi upon Bi.bon
Chase, or his ri nds. We deny the power and call
upon them 10 show IL in the Constitution II tI.v
cannot prove That the power is rated and given
necessarily follows that il il reserved We cali unon
Them TO put their bnger upon itOiherwise the bo.
Constitution beconesa nose of wax TO he twisted ,b;s
way or that according 10 the ntpre of every nd;
vdna who goes TO Congress with petition in bIs hand
Until then the power he made out we trust ,ba,
Bishop Chase will not receive =" the patronage Of ons
patriotic Statesman in Congress
I" Double pay (says the .NafionaI journal
And where l. the case and the The follow
ing Qu@re in The National Journal of the 4th con-
| tains the nuendo
{" Quere.-Did the salary of W. p Preble a. o,e
OF the Commissioners for establishing the boundary
line cease, when he was appointed Minister TO The
Netherlands! does he still continue 10 hold and re
ceive pay for both situations! In there DAYS of ro
trencbncn and reform, il is desirable that these n,
ters should he perfectly uDdersood''
/ Now, the Great Magician" has touched the huh
lie with Lila wand and the matter il perfeefiv nm,
dsrstood-And what il il? MIR. Van Buren, rsn,r,s IN
'ns senate on the s inst, that Mr. Preble's paw A.
Agent ceased on the 4h October-and III. saiary as
Envoy Extraordinary, did commence iii The III,
October, being The day which he lett HE own ,es
dence, TO take upon his self The Mission of the Ne
'herIands-in other woris. that he has not received
one cent If Double Psy.-We marvel much ho,,orsr
That while these Journalists were iu0gfuioe Mr prsi
bes receipt Of Double Pay. they forgof HE ca.c NJ ,
certain Mr.. RocEeTcr, who received nav from Mr
Clay, as one NJ The famous ministers In pans,n.
some time TOO befoTc his mission c0mmeueed-Ard NJ
Clay was pIedseG TO excuse himself bv aiteoo bs,
he had paid the Judge (R1cbeseD 10 cnmpYnsats him