Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-23
GEORGIA

! Vhdt acW Georgia 10? is question i'm almost ever,
mouth here-Will she submit-or will she resist th,
decis'on ofihe Supreme Court?-a decision, which
I'm our humble opinion, strikes vital blow NJ RI,
sovereignty of Georgia. and the rights of the states
- we nave given III our last paper the views of th,
savannah, Augusta and Macon papers-We hay,
SINCE received two of the Milledgeve journals
which meet the question fairly and firmly In,
the following extracts before our readers:
W hat will Georgia do under the crc,imsta 10
question we are informed by Washington correspon
dents, now IN every body VS. mouth question we binL
very easily answered She will do Just as she has done
before Having taken her position based upon her
reign rights she will calmly and TRANQUILITY await the fur
thcr action oil the Federal Court implicitly relvn unor
those officers upon whom that action must be first ever
esed TO perform their duty become those TO whom She
has entrusted her interests and her honor Intemncrat
eNiDons oil passion, upon matter grave as little tc
De feared IN Georgia, in opinion the effect of te
decision itself The of the Supreme Court is 70
send It's Judgment 20 the Supreme Court of Ginnatt or
derng reversal Of the judgment by which the Misson
es were sentenced to the Penitenary Here Times
rest un'ii Information is given that there has been
sal TO obey this order We know the gentleman now nre
siding in the Western Circuit and those of our citizens
unacquanted with him, would saw that in his bonJ
the honor of the State is safe Whether the Sunrec 60,
Will carry the matter farther is 10 be seen We trust il
not Shoald an attempt however be made to carry This
larther we feel no hesancy in declaring our belief
the means will not be afforded them to do So This is =
constitutional matter upon which every man. particularly
every branch OF the Government must exercise ,boi Co.,
best Judgment and be governed by its decision We din
MOI hch consider ourselves unuly sancuine in tho
right OF our cause when express our belief t,a, o
opinion oil the court will conflict with that of the ois
i've and Executive branches of the Government II e omr
course however calmly 10 await the progress of the mat
ter Time willdcmons,rate that Georgia will never no
made the victim OF prejudice and party spntWe have
EoIhing but this to do No force is directed against rs
Whcn IL as Ito use Gov. Troups words 10 he cacre,a 81
war; we have no fear but that with our limited
shall be prepared to rcpel it"-NiHedgeriHe Recorder.
March Is. 80 '''"" ,
"Thcrc can be two minds on this point arnono ,,o
people OF Georgia but they will have abundant ,I,o
Tor calm reflection and full deliberations Nothino HL
iorce viii or can Tor long fine be in operation if indeed
ever; and we devouuy hope and arc inclined 10 boI;o
never will be- The Judge Of the Western Circut chi
probably in due me and in due FORM receive ro,, Of
Tie Decree ordering him TO the aforesaid croo
The answer to this mandate hardly reach the Sprce
Court WITHIN R present term, and The next term com
mences on the I'd Monday in January of next vcar IT,
the interim, the Judges OF the State will convene f ;
place: the Legislature fresh from the peope iii Li -,
annual session. and all will proceed deliberaelv and No
doubt IN hat peaccable firm, and steady manner which
best becomes the dignity Of great State in the fGcnI
o. IT'S h'Sn duties on so momentous and vital subject
ne state mas now part TO act that 10 be
~ history, as important 20 the Union and 10 fc tVorI
Aluch we may say all, depends upon hersej and il E
oOVous a te less OF passion, the of weight and
Strength, WIZ he in her position and her uovemeuts
what we believe right, that we will do cslnIv and i
ety. and meet The consequences without fear and with
Just reproaci -.WHedgerHe Journal of March rs
TRACT-We must submit the folov,inr Letter ;us,
received from man whose opinion ON ali erca, oc{o
WIZ always be listened TO in Georgia with aectopate and
coniding nteres-U.
wAsHrNorov, 9Th March. 1892
Dean Srs;--The people of Ceoroia ,,i rocc,ao OH
indignant feelings they ought the recent decision of te
supreme Court nagrantly vioave Of their sovoreign
righ4 nope tho people will treat it, however, as be-
comes lemi with mOdcration--dgnity and Grmnoss; and
SO treating II, Georgia will be unlun by what will prove
to be 6rutpn fDlea. The Judges know Won viii NO,
ven ooeuonce to their mandates and they may desire
IVeieeg Tor the enforcement Of them, which trust v,,
WIZ not give The Chief Magistrate Of fine United Sfates
wi perform all his Constitutional duties. hut he will NO,
ONF h'nfeh 10 party 10 perform lie will, if mis-