Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-01-13

Tue Fequss' Of our correspondent "W.' win
be attended 10 IN our next,

The reader will 6nd some strange documeuss upon ,he
subject Of the Indian murder committed some time
s'nce 20 the Cherokee nation. The New-York Ame.
Hean' IN Pubshing the proceedings Of the Georgia
legislature sayS- The points Of the case are simply
these: Cherokee IRdian, within the Cherokee ter
rItoTy, committed murder upon another Indan. The
authorities Of Georgia, under the plea that the terrific.
~ in question i within the limits Of that state and
that the Cherokee government nulity, arrest try
coHvict, and sentences execution this Indian His
COUNSEL relying upon the fact that the CherOkees are
IN Independent people, that they have been 90 &C.
kHOwiedged in repeated treaties with the u States.
and that therefore they are not amenabe to the laws
Of Georgia, invokcs the inlerposisiOn Of the supreme
Court Of the United States that Court having by the
Constitution, Jurisdiction " IN all eases in law and e.
guilty arising under this Constitution, the laws Of the
United States, aud treaties made or which shall he
made, under their authority" proceeds in conformity
with the act Of 1888 for establishing and regulating
the action Of the u States Courts to issue writ Of
error, in order that the State Of Georgia may show
caase" ~hy this judgment against the Indian should
oot be reversed The 25th section Of the Judiciary
Ael Is rs Gollows:
Sec. o. died be e enacted That FINAL iu,lgmen, mr.
decree in any suit in the hghes. of law or equi-
y Ola state in which decision in the suit could be
had, where is drawn iR question the validity Of rea-
;,aS S... ~, % AZ aatnory exercised under, the
~: or where Is drawu i'm question f,e vnI;v ofa 80.
ute Of authority exercised under, any state on
ion Iss or ,rc",;s. IF Is. ,.,o. "e S , I
cison l. in favor OF such their validity or where 10
drawn 20 qness'"" the eo"s'rueo" Of any clause Of
the constitution, or of treaty, satnte Of or com.
rAisron held under, the United States and the deci.
sion is against the title, right privilege or exempon,
NP hv her. nmdn em~1.
s;"" mas Il" .s"s~am;n.% .nS .s SAUL, os som%s
the supreme Of the U. States upon writ Of cr-
!os ehe e'!at"n neng sgned ny the chief justice, or
IN" ;udsme"t mr. decree comni.;..d ~ ~
Of the supreme of the U. Saies, in the sane
aa"sr anu Mn0er sne same !egnIatons, and the writ
complained ufIad been rendered or naSsed IN W..
eu court and the proceeding upon the reversal ehall
aso ne sams. sxeeps .na' me supreme court, IN.
shail have been once re'nanded before, proceed a
una, . 2. ne sane s0a award esecnon; But
ground Of reversal in any such case 40 Aforesaid than
such ~ appears on the face Of the record and ime-
i;,v or cn"src';o. ~ ,hs 80 ."n.,;.;"n $500
statutes, commissions, or authorities, 10 dispute.
1t is the process issued under this au,hori,y-con-
'iaues the American-which the Legislature and Go
vernon Of Georgia have determined, '.with all the
force and means" in their power to resist. Il must
"ow be seen whether the President will or will
maintain the constitution and laws Of the U. States,
which he has support. The Supreme Court,
finding their process resisted, will Of course apply to
ahe Executive department for the means Of enforcing
W. ana '"e president dec"es. the Union Is dissoiO-
ed! It's eveR 90; aad il Vsuld be umwise and in all
asnsea w.rnng IL, sa.L a., r...i ..;c ,,;,.-
-, %, " '''. '''' .o'"'''
S"'" we ""N' we CONFESS with trembling soiicIiudc
for the decisi"n that will be taken at Washington.
"I, in the mos. n,om.n,o,. o...,;o, H., h.. .:..
' f"@''" ''"' """ "''.e
"""c' tue e""s'''"''"" since I'D establishment" and II
~ now presented in a torm that cannos lie evaded.-
The life of the vvrc,.h.,, I,I;., t.. A,..,,,...
' ~":" '""'"' '''' "O""'e'S use"
sa@c" an" 20 '"r ~ NC concerned earth can AFFORD
kaA remedys bot the SUPREMACY Of the constitution
on which the haop;.en. and d.r.,o. of ,h;. t1,;on
-. .,n
"epe"d' may YET DC assered.
Non, York -Th. ..;s,.,.,. or ,h;, .,.,. ....,,I.d
"' Aes"'"'u'e VI '"'' s'"'e "sSe"'oeo
~ A'ba"S ON Tuesday Of last week. Gen. George II.
Davis Of Rensselaer, county, an old school faderalist
h,, ,.,, &..,.d. a.. ~. 5000. ,,:,-.. .-.,..
60. =, ~. Nr"a..o
90" Sf"S' - ''e AA~"'s " sose W % " S~-'o"n
T.. Spencer receiving the latter votes. The message
Of Goycrnor .Throop WAS delivered the anne a.v II
:. v..., &c.,, .....,'.:..s.s. ...~,-c
""s' occupying s'~ OF sese" co'omos OF '"e
New.York papers; but is nevertheless well written
mad with fesv rxnen,;on.-..r..;.l,, NJ. ,