Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-07
From NE Npnouni h4H,gencer. Jan 81

Inc Jthrpig Oar foadvrs vi peltcivr (a
large proportion Of thrm. we are T.uadcd
with great ssilsfa npn) thai III" Hpuss OF Rep.
Tesentativ-s promptly mt aud decisiv " vt
tied The question OF me proposed rspgal al tre
10Th see,,uu OF tn venerable at OF tongress,
commonl, kUoxu hg the maine of tn ] dietary
Ac, FROM M Report aud tounirr-ltrpoit
upnn I'll subject those "h0 have petuspd The IN
! will uad-rstsn4 the qiesIioa as lily ~ # they
/ Ind heard OF read month ; debate upon
| Ioapnouuce the question IN ieV words, u WIS
upon u proposition 10 repeal rs BEING uHc0nsfi.
f,iiioudf later rnnI- than 10 ~ Nesrs' nclIon
nn.cr ~ that pnf, al the JlItcln,y Act extend
lnR the jurisiictis n Of the Supf"mr Coirt oil
| ihs Uuilrd s ntss over hnal dccis ons in State
Conts which Inpugn the validity ui any laws
or rent,es OF the U6ited States A bill was
reported by the judiciary Committee, (four
against three in CommIttee.) 10 repeal the sec
ion rcuierrinG, al rathrr regulating the m lde
| oi exercising this jurisdiction. lhIs bIl was
as matter OF conrse, read n first time aud as
| a mater - { cot. sc, do, would have received
| lis second reading but for The objection made
to it's second read'ng ~ M D0ddridgs Of
| Nug mia, who excepted to II on the ground thar
the bill being OF equivalent oonscquence 10 n
blll 10 repeal the uuioH, ongh no TO be allowed
| Ia be So mech II, entertained by that House
| Upon tina objection, the question according
/ 10 the R"l Of the House, Rssuuias this
! form 3" Shall the b,ll be rejected ," o.
that qursuon coming up on Saturday, the
| Preriom Question was agreed TO, prrrlu
n,ag Debate aud the main ques ION helng TIA
KIN, the bhl was rejected by 1877 votes 10 5l-a
most decisive maJnlhy. whicr would have teen
enlarged, had The question been upon the final
passage Of the b, ny the VOTES Of several who
voted d.diaSi rejection. either from a desire
/ To hea, AZ argument opon II, OF to have mn op-
portuuhy oil voting upon amendments which
| might be proposed With view to modiica
ton ofthc 23th section, TO tia repeal Of which
they were themselves unequivocally oppnsej
We know al two gentlemen whose votes are
thus To be ACCOUNTED for, aud Il is ~ obable
there are more 0i them.
/ No setoi yeas aud nays, perhaps, has hee n
taken IN Cong ess Tor these fifteen years, tba,
has been as closely sGrutinze and caaya.,ed
( "a THU upon the above question will be We
do mol mean u make commeats upon i, here
which the r.u ci,ons Of very feader will SUP.
ply abundanIly, but Will content on, ,rI, Is viii.
! the simple statement VI one O. tao striking
| faciS winch IL presents.
We are heartily Iejored, then, that the yeas
aud nays pre-enl no dehaed geographical li,.s
| The heaviest yota against tae reiection of tho
bill MAS Ce-ianly from the south, bu, In.
wes'. aud he Hast loo, also len, suppor, Ia
tn hiP. Mane. Ne" Hampshire, and New
York, inraish"d woes asansi its rejection ; so
did Lonsisn.' hI'Nsslpp,, aud Missouri Iwo
10 Que of the v",'s ri Virginia and Kentuck,
aud Ia tnf W.T., nj lena Ssae belrrud.d The
bill. South C"o''aa presented but Two ,,,..
against ,nud Georgia mot one. Whilst, an
thu important STATES Of Pennsy lyania. Al .,y.
land. Nav jersey, Ohio. iud,an., Coouect,-
cut. Vermont. aud Massachusetts. not a sinsle
vote was given in favor OF the p,oro,.d. :. ,..
| forW," and ia Maine but one yo,r M
Carolina, though intermediate 10 two great ann,
national States, gave majority OF vor.s a
galnsi The bd. Counting il oil hy Siaie, m.
vote stands Two TO one Tor The reje ton Of IN.
/ bill.
By aprivate letter lrnm member Of IN. L..
s'si'nre OF The ) ate OF Ma yland received by
menu OF .'ngfess, ne a'e Glad 10 learn tnat