The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-02
STATE POLITICS.

KENTUCKY The Legislature of this State,
after numerous Intellectual ballotings on three
different days, for Senator in Congress, have
postponed the subject to the session of the next
Legislature, giving the people an opportunity
to make an election in reference to that subject
The ballotings gave, uniformly, with one ex-
ception, for Crit,enden, the Clay candidate, 68
votes, and he, being speaker, did not vote.
The votes for all other candidates were 60
There is Clay majority in the Legislature
of from 10 TO Is, but, it seems that several
members of both parties, in order to secure
their elections, had made pledges to their oppo-
nents to vote for their candidates These
pledges were strictly fulfilled by the Clay mem.
bers, and violated by the Jacksonians, in consc-
quence of which the above-named result was
produced. On a subsequent day, the Treasur-
er and various ether public officers were elect.
ed, the Clay candidates having, uniformly, a
decided majority, the least of which was 8, on
the vote for State printer.
LOUISIANA. On the 10th ult the Legislature
Of Louisiana elected J. s. Johnston, the able
Senator in Congress from that State, for anoth.
er term. The vote stood, for Johnston (Clay)
90, Dawson (Jackson) %. 1t will be recollect-
ed, that the Jackson party have affirmed that
the election of members Of the Legislature in
this State resulted in their favor, and that "a
bles have been published in all their papers,
making it appear that they had majority of
nearly two to one in that body. The question
is now settled, and their attempt to impose on
the people fully exposed.
DIsUNIoN. Tho designs of portion OF the
people in the southern States, to effect disco
luton of the union, become every day more
manifest. 1t SO happens, that majority of the
judiciary committee in Congress are nuliifsrs,
and they have made report 10 the House, rec
ommending repeal of the 25th section of the
Judiciary Act of 1899, by which tho Supreme
Court Of the United States was established
| This section gives power to that Court, to ro
examine and reverse the decisions of the state
courts in questions arising under the laws OF
treaties of the union, or upon tho construction
of tho National constitution, or where is drawn
in question, the validity ola statute of any State
on tho ground of its being repugnant TO the
constitution, treaties, or laws, of the United
States. 1t is easy to perceive, that repeal Of
this section would be virtual dissolution of the
union, because, the several States might then
pass acts, in direct violation Of the constitution
and laws of the union, which the courts Of the
State would be obliged to enforce, and as there
would BIO no appeal, the laws of the union would
be inert and powerless, for the want of tribu
nal having power to enforce them We can.
not for moment doubt that Congress will re.
jcct the proposition by decisive majority, al
though the influence of the administration will
be on the side of dsunion.
THE CENSUS The population of tho six New
England States is now ascertaned, and it shows an
increase of near 100000 in the population in the
| last ten wears The nonulation of the aevernI