Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-03-29

From the National Iatelligeaeer, March o.
We have heard in silence the vari.
Gus expressions of opinion on the pro-
bable consequences Of the recent de-
CisiOn Of the Supreme Court Of the u.
States, in the case Of the Missionaries
who have been imprisoned, under the
laws Of Georgia, in the penitentiary Of
that State. At length we have received
the opinions Of several Journals in the
State Of Georgia, and no doubt remains
90 our mind, from their tone, that the
mandate Of the Supreme Court in that
case will be 6isregarded. However it
might have been hoped otherwise.-
We shall not stop here TO deplore the
infatuation under the influence Of
which this course will be pursued, but
proceed to execute the purpose for
which we took up the pen.
The very respectable Editor Of the
Political Arena, At Fredericksburg, Va.
speculating in his last number on this
subject, says, I" We have arrived at q
eAIsIs--an undoubted and momentous
CRISIS. A few days will decide the
question Of the further duration Of this
Union! 20
We fully concur in the opinion ex-
pressed in the first Of the above SEN
fences, while We dissent in part from
that conveyed in the second. We
trust that the Union will endure for ma
ny centuries, though more than one
State shall rise against il. At any
rate, 80 far ss IL may be directly affect
ed by the action Of Georgia in the case
before us, we are under the impression
that il will be more than "a few days''
before The question will be decided.
The course which We presume this
business will take, We viii state for the
satisfaction Of those who place any va
lue on our opinion upon such matters.
The mandate Of the Sapreme Court
80 directed to the Superior Court for
the county Of Gwinnet, in the State vf
Georgia and il requires Of that Ceurt
that Il do release the Missionaries, Who
are confined ct hard labor in the Peni-
Tertiary, under "a act Of the State Of
Georgia which is deereed 20 be repag.
naRt to the Constitution, Treaties, and
Laws Of the United States.
u the COart obey the mandate, il 10
well, and no more Is to be said or
done.
u the Court does ROg obey the man.
date, application will, we sappose, ~
made to the Supreme Court, AZ its next
term in this city, THAT is, 10 January
next, 90 execute It's own iudcmene,
under ne laws Sf the United S,ssss,
which provide that 10 cases where the
State CouFts do not execute the judg.
meats u tie SapFeme Court, thal
Court may issns tie own process 70
carry into eject ils 0ws Judgments.
IL 10 possible, indeed, that applica-
tiOn might be made TO one Of the
9adgss of the United States, out 81
Court, fog kabsas coypas, to bring the
case tmmediately before him. Bee ne
gensrai idea seems to BE-, that uoshias
will be dene towards enforeinR ths
judgment uRfll the next meeting sf The
Cesgt, IN this city.
10, hnally, process issaiag fron ire
8aprems Cosrs, and whieh must h.
created as q matter Of course, SHALL b.
resisted, 4 viii be the daty 81 the Msr
shsl 81 The Usited States fer that Die
tsies o. sammon . posss cOBiigafns, and
81 the PEHsident 81 the listed States,
81 necessary, o. place the Array end
Ailitia % the United States, a the
serviea q the civil aathositY.