Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-08
be eolige1to entee eaeas. ~ pay duties IN onoe
ther; provisions too sear tn be elud even by the

be lolige1to entes. eaeav. - pay duties in one
ther provisions too slrar IN be elu,sd even BY d
force Of constructions. Thcre viii b. ano,Ler Jh
cuty.If seizures be made in po,, within She dis
tHnec assigned Ay the laws sc nations, as Oh
limits of STATE The trial n,as, be N the Sse viii
at, the en,barassni.nts OF lis courts ard jar,es
while beyond ,rs ports an' tn. distance IL VI ic
have referred, !, world he d,iic,! ,nou -, an,
pfine'pie by which i't i'm vessel a, at eoalt
he seized, cxccp, us .n ciJ-n Ia ther .ii of bios.
yde, and of course, with al. tic ID. suiies b,o1siH.
o. that mode of coercion.
Blu, there yer remains another AMI ,Ioiib, not
insuperable barrier 10 b. found N tine JUDICIAL IN
b,nas of the Union against oil the schemes ofin
tloducns force whether by Ian o wdter- Tlonsl
canno, concur IA tho o,,,uion az hnsr who regard
the Supreme Court. as the mslaio7 appontedb by
The Constitution, between the States and tbs Gene
raj Government; and thought cannot doubt there Is
~ natural bias on It's par towards the powers Of ths
latter, yet mus, greatly lower my opinion oi,ha
high and important tribunal for in.elli senoe, jus.
tce and auschmen, to the Constitution. and pirti
cularly, Of that pure apd upright Magistrate, WIN
has so long, and with such distinguished honour tt
himself and tie Union, presided over its dol,bera
lions, with all the III, thai belongs 10 n,cce
cf the first order united with the most spotloss IN
tegriiy 10 believe for moment that an attempt
so plainly md manifcstly unconstitutional, as u re-
sbi ID foeee would be- IN such contest could be
sustained ty the sanction Of its authority In
w.alGvel form force may he used IT must present
i"es'nns lot lcga adjudication. II in the shape
al biockada the vessels seized under 1t, must be
,emneJ, and thus would be presented the question
Il prize or no prize nnd wnh IT, the legality of the
block ,de f. IN that of repeal of the acts establish
nag ports OF enimes ia the STATE the legality OF the
SEIZURE must be determined, and that waud bring
up the question Of the censtita,onady Of giving a
preference to the ports Of one State those Of an
other and, 50, II We pass from WA 10 land, we
will find every atemr, there, TO substitute force Tor
law, must in ike manner, come under the review o'
the Courts Of the Union aud thc UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
" would be 80 gAIine, that the Executive and
Legislative Departments in their attempt TO coercc,
should either aakeau attempt TO lawlcss and dcs-
prrais, won b without the support Of the Judi
e,al tepauin5nf. | Nt not pursue the question
erlhs', as dal II perfectly clear that 80 long as a
State retains It's Federal relations, 80 long IN u
word, rs it continues member Of The tnlon, the
contest between II and the General GoYcrnmen,
must b. h-i,ue the Courts nnd Jurcs, and, every
attempt, Ia whatever form, whether hy land, or wa
ter TO sobsittic force the arbtor ~ their pluce,
mus, fal, The unconslutlonality ofthc attempt
would be 50 open aud paIpabc, that II would be I'M
possible 10 sustain II.
IL &c concluded IN our H1rt