Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-10
VOL. XXVHHI.---No. 62.

no mention OF presenting his name for that office
lhey arc willing to waive any claim New York may
be supposed to possess, in favor of PENNSYLVANIA or
any other member of the contedericy from which il
may be deemed eXpedicnt to make the selection Tho
opposition, therefore, in frequently bringing bis
forward IN connection with the Vice Presidency, arc
no doubt aiming TO arouse the jealousy of our re-
publican neighbour Pennsylvania, which seems az
this time particularly ambitious of the honor of fur
n'shng The candidate for that Office Clcc OBS.
II is but fair towards Mr.. l4umpkin to say, that
the Message which copy below, though il deals
in general remarks and does not give lucid view
OF the SUBJECTS yet firm and comprehensive.
we ere sure the Constitution of the United States
never intended TO give to the Superior Court any
power over the criminal Law Of the States and
apart from other weighty considerations the absl,r.,
diiy into which every attempt To exercise suchs
power must inevitably run, is proof that it has no
origin III the most wise and cautious of all insiru
ments Notwithstanding the great outcry about
Writ of Error in the Tasscs case, and the promise
of mighty things to be accomplished by "the most
distinguished Bench in the world"-;hc culpriy
persisted ON the scafold under the law he had OF.
tended, before the Court able to look even nt5
the record OF his condemnation, In these cases of
Worcester and Builer-we will suppose tie Court
to decide III their favor and order their libcraonto
whom Will the order be dircctcd?-and let il he di~
rected to whom 1t may-can it ever be enforced?
These are questions worthy the exercise of all tho
foresight Of Mcssrs Uirt and .SergeG1t-Aworthy the
laborious consideration of the Supreme Bench, Ali
The ORDERS DEGREES and fulmnations OF the court will
not open tue gates of the PeniterIiary-dccison up
on decision may be accumulated in behalf OF tho
convicts-tlcy Will doubtless make some stir III the
political world, and be very ediiying TO those who
would increase the powers Of the Federal Govern
men and cut down those OF the Staes--but Wor<
cester and Butler VIII all the while be rcapng tho
Just reward OF their contumacy and their crime
they will he turning the great wheel or laboring for
the benefit Of their ieowcitizens, until their seiis
tence shall have expired byits own limitation, 1t
may be said that if bolts and bars do not gvo way to-
peaceful orders-they may be severed bY force. We
tfttl
this-but to what arrn the Court delegate
strength enough 10 execute its mandate?-Eyery u.
States civil officer in the State would throw up his
conmissIon-and from military array there
never DC danger so long the Union holds together
which we would fam hope win be forover-IIow
weak and powerlesS is the Supreme Court when it
attempts to grasp power which the Constitutions
does not giye!!-.4ugusta COnsItidioaaIiSt,
W. cd the following in late number OF the Nassacu4
specng the application Of the funds improperly Obtained
from the Bank OF the State OF Tennessee we have
'hsh once had occasion to expose.
Mr. a1 oSq Of o Of a 1 aa@ r % Tl
SG a d i @ nsnS ' @ os.
the nature of the
@ eo or %" S S% a , who "
We the editor of the Journal and of other presses
disposed TO assa Gen Jackson and his friends that tloy
can make nothing Tor their cause out Of improper man
agemcnt Of our State Bank Every here OF every
Py Knows lnat Air foscr would not condescend for any
purpose knowingly to overcheck at any institution. For
the qualification OF Boston friend will s;ato that we
understand that he was once in the habit Of making dopo
SITS ana obtaining discounts the Bank oil the State,
out mat nc has not Tor several years done business herc
and that at the time of the detection Of the msrnanago-
ment of the late officers he debtor on acept Of old
transactions which had been le unadusea ahou, t;celus
dollars The moaey lent TO Duff Green at the surgoson
aud request OF some oil his personal friends was we arc
coniiden 6ona fde and honoraby obtained from his own
resources those fairly within his control not cent
Of Ii was drawn, by overwhelming from the State Bank
or any other monied institution.
There seems TO DO strange and Obstinate aectaion Of
ncreduiy in regard so repeated OF, this sub
Jec We would scorn 10 endcavcr 10 slcad distant road
ers, and II we did not knowlrom all the circun, aDcos
about usbeyond tho possibility of reasonable doubt that
the state bank to purposes OF eeconeeng utterly un-
founded, we would not certainly thus unequvocaIy con-
adct it, But if sincerity is doubted wo refer 10 our
neghborot the Nashville Herald to tho
present administration and decided supporter of Mr. CLAW
who has already contradccd the story the columns Of
his paper, and who know has much candor and
maGnanmity to countenancc gross and papabIe mis-
representation.
W. asked about the relations which subssed be-
tween Mr. Foster and Gen Jackson. They were and
still are, those personal and political fiondshp decided
perhaps ardent But believe there has nevor boon
any close intimacy between them. We arc confident
there has never been any connexon in their pocuniary
affairs.
AS the other persons spoken Of by Duff Green and Ste
phcn simpson, must really be excused from searching
the writings of those 10 ascertain who they aro We
have never troubled Ourselves up the namos f
we have them, But indeed tsisa little matter
Let the opponents of the administration seek something
more stable and important upon which to ground their o
portion otherwise they cannot hope for much Success
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