Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-20
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cAsfIN POINT.

t5,.s nenple Of the thhea o'"'es WIZ NJ"
:. lefne the pon ers aud jnrlsd'c-
.a.a s1prene Court, ii would he pei
,,4 le5 iImstc TO erqpne how broad
II a,,sn.,e they nigh, be- compa'o'y WIN
49, ,i0hl. of the people aud the sovereignty o'
pat. such is not 'he chse and
'"e II reasoning upon this point Is en-
....,v absurd and nnmean'"s--'''s '"a'"s IN
nal p,oae,ess Of h"ma" nature 10 eo"P'a'"
AR which moi exfn the most perfect
-, of liberty, under the best regulated
..sot. can al all times repress. The only
,,,n,. II pe ms 10 ~, winch ought 10 De
celia, the supreme Courf heretofore
....aaI.d J.. powers , las Il lniringed the
The c,tizsn2 Has il irenched upon the
.....,eien powers 81 the otdte', as recognized
a. Federal Constitution Aud IN order
- answer thrse questions, II IS only necessary
,ve sbonI1 examine the history of its act,
.,nn,re il with its powers aud lis jnrsdic.
,i,a a, defined by that instrument. lfieh by
,n,, ,nfalllbe tombstone, II Will oe clear TO
o,,s,y .npreiulicci mind. thai ii has not gone
-, inch farther THAI. il may Of right do. Or, II
,,,e., then the pla,nest words the Enehsh Ian
.,age are DIES ltate Of meaning ~-or may be so
,att,red aud twisted from their true signllira-
-, that would be Us well II there we're no
,,and.rd OF definition 10 which VIC could ap-
pra
yyry few men hive the eff oniery ~ contend
,,., ,br trainers OF the Consitl ution we're such
eeres,ou. bunglers As to pretend that 'helr
ro,k was completed, without having provided
,,me tribunal Of Ultimate resort, to decade The
cpel,ci. Of opinion which the ver'est tyro
,nony them CLEARLY f1re.aw wonld arI,e be
wren the State and Federal Goyernments-
bsr,ei many vii deny that the Supreme Court
!. hi, tribunal. Notwithstanding thu CunstIln-
llga gives II express jurisdiction IN all such ia
se. Aud the argument OF such persoas is rs
strange as their CONCLUSION. They say the 81
premr Cnuri possesses n such power-Nh ny
First. gay ,bty1 because IL m0il9 he dangerous
N etltrasf l5ilh II and 2ndy, because ii would
bp ibr height or arr )gante in seven men 10 DE-
eide poiat in which the powers OF Sovereign
State are brought in question. We repeat II,
that mis- woull be a sound aud legitimate mode
d reasoning. il the question were no" hrst dg'-
laled, as 10 the estabb.hment Of Supreme
Court, and ifwe were no" about to define IFS
lowers but il is the height, Of ab.hrdity to re-
,,a 10 il, when that body Is IN 1di vigor, and
the only one To which the Federal Con5l'
oa,oa has the retnotest reference. IN abiding
ta tribunal of derner resort.
We confess, however, VIC cannot see the
danger which some gentlemen ethrr do, or
pretend IL, fear in the arbit' am'"t by TINS body
II questions of conflicting su,ereie" brt"ern
he General anA State Governments. True, 1t
], A coordinate department OF the e'efai
f,,yernment--but what interest has II IN
frightening The arm of The federal power
a me pspense of The just rights of the States
/ !. coroposed al citizens of the STATES, having
a, deep ny interest as t1osc who nave neVef
wo,n the judicial robe, IN Their prosp rIts-
il neither wirld. The purse nor tie sword
;tereraSe; no infl iruce over public onihio7'
heyond that which he character OF Its me'hoe's
give. TO i, 4 which is common, In rs hePon'
lac, to every man Of like aftainments. IN y pn'
Of odiee--lt las nriIaer guards. nor palaces
cor trpasures-t is neither surrounded by
clerks, nor overloaded with recorGs-lt has
for lis arm, only ruth and ~sdnm-its mag.
nhcence consists IN its justice, aud IN the pub
liciiy Of It's acts Where, then, is the danger
10 he dreaded from this unessuming tribunal
All men admit the necessity OF "A tribunal OF
dern er resort, which shall have power TO settle
disputes between the General and State Gov
ornaments, because all men see that without
such a tribunal orr Union ~ n mere rope III
sand, and must fall 10 pieces from its own in
lrtnsc defecs.-Then where, we ask, can we
lind a body of men in whose wisdom, and pur'-
ty, and incapahilily ofdoing mischief, and DIS
position 10 do justice 10 all parties, we could
more implicitly rely, than the Supreme Court ::
we defy the Ingenuity of man to frame ari.
bnnal which, with less power aud inclination
ID DO mischief, coulI have such powerful incen-
Ives 10 reader unto Cesar the things which
are GGSat's, and 10 the Stasestne lights and
'pmnnnies which belong 10 them. We, =
iahs', saai clog To it, as to the sheet anchor oi
safety, until the ingenious gentlemen who are
cndeasaiing to demolish il shall pnint us to
some other strong hold of safety, to which the
psaceahle and contented portion OF the reoi lie
may 'ooh as .u.e refuge against the storm. Of
faction.
ias IS not he frsl era in our history in
winch an attempt has been made 10 set the
authority of the Supreme Csnr, at defiance
All VINO are acquainted with the events OF thu
e'''y years of the confrderacy " III recoliec
me case that occurred IN Psnnsyivania about
''''Y y'ers ago. Fer The benefit of those wht
are NOT nus acquainted, however. we maxi