Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-29

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act OF Congress- imposing burdens them by an
oneroes system Of mposts, IL, the presence OF on
officer Of the United States, without being liable to
have the words Interpreted 20 threut menace
against the officer, and thereby subject TO be
dealt with as the judgment OF the President shall decide
under The proysonso OF this BILL The consequences
might result IRON the publication Of paragraph in
newspaper denouncing unconstitu'ionA OF Con-
grcss anu complaining OF the in which il is exc
cued by an officer OF the United States; this too might
in the judgment of the President be threat or ,aeioee
calling Tor s inerpo on. Sir the idea cannot be credit.
ed that the free citizens Of this confederacy will subi,
10 hsse shackes on their deares privileges
ton OF the compact OF union which secures them Ills
an eneroaehncnt on personal liberty TO be endured
and amounts almost in terms repeal OF the Consi,u-
uo whch secures TO every the freedom of speech
and guards from invasion the liberty OF press and the
gh oil the people peaceaby assemble and declare their
OPINIONS oil pubic men and All these solemn
are now TO be placed in the custody of one
and to be regulated according TO his Judgment"
Mr. pondeS'er then adverted TO the second section OF
the biii lie said was his present to en-
ter mnutely into examination of this scheme 70 pros
rate the sovereignty OF the States and the President
with extraordinary powers but he claimed the
OF the Senate, while he glanced part of the bill
which concted with express provision of the Cnsti
tuition lie then read from the third article OF the Con.
sltuo 10 shew the limitations the jurisdiction of the
Courts OF the United States: among other defined
1t is declares, that it shall extend ''o controversies he
tween State aud citizens OF another State; between e
gems 81 different Stdes, sc. 1t cannot be denied tina
these courts possess jurisdiction which is not ex.
Pressiy conferred on them by the Con stituon; the
are not courts oil general jurisdictions they have no
mon law powers, aud only that code 10 H.
usrae me powers specially granted in the article of the
Constitution referred to- This bill enlarges tho ;r;s
ton OF the Circuit Courts Of the United States and
TO controversies between citizens of the same STATE,
he provision Is written in language to be misunder
sori or misconstrued " II any person shall receive anv
injuries 10 ms person or property, tor of any
act by them done under any law the United States for
inc protection OF the revenue, the collection of d,-
nes on imports, he shall be entitled TO maintain suit
FOR damage therefor in the Circuit Court of the United
STATES, or the district wherein the party doing the innI
may reside shall be found" Ii is manifest that I'M;
nIs a..
United States, and is 10 that Repeal OF the onsti
m'ion An oihcer OF the tho port of Boston
receives supposed injury from citizen OF Massachu,et.
woe IN the discharge OF his official duies, both being
citizens reid mt in the State viii any man b,v;nS
the least respect for his character statesman hazard
Tue opinion, that the Circuit Court OF the u States for the
district where the injury done, take cognzance of
civ action between the parties for the ccoverv of DANA
ges! No, sir there is respectable planter in anv mari
oil inc union who would venture TO justify departure Sc
gross and papable from the plain letter of the Conston
put we have arrived at crisis in the progress of mi.
government when the tide OF popular IMPULSE .ets
~ inc e "eeon OF power and patronage and the barriers
Of the Constitution longer afford protection IN ,b
states or 10 me PEOPLE, against the overwhelming inu-
ence oil The Executive and the dominant party in the
tional Legislature Pass this BILL and the very idea o
state sovereignty will be treated as vision of the
ginaton, table OF gone days, longer 10 be remem
bered, but TO be spurned and bloed out of our polite
history Tor ever Mr.. President said Mr. p when we r
our 10 the recent state papers, under the sigma
ue oil the Chiei Magistrate of the principles
in which, this bill is the the friends of
suuuond liberty have abundant cause of alarm and an
he alternative To ms i'm
not TO be binked between our orirn, ~
ten OF contedeacy, composed of separate independent,
soveregn!e united for the great purposes of common de
icnce and general welfare, under defined and spcrie
powers, and vast consolidated empire with dcsnoi 70
rule and direct its destinies F
IN such contest there be neutraIs; he who ia
not Tor us Is against there is one inch of neutral
ground on which the friends of State Rights can stand
none can wink so hard not to that upon the issue
Oh hs srugge' must depend the fate of This free and en-
viable coniederacy Shall the States retain The rh, 20
served 10 hoIn by the patriots who framed the
tion or shall we throw our i'c az the Iee oil mill
"ldely extended country, backed by the army and
navy-ready at the sound OF the buge rally around
their chettan, and execute his mandates: To enable
each honorable Senator to deliberate well the important
questions involved in the passage of this BILL and to recu
to our political history from the close OF the Revolution
up 10 the present time, in order demonstrate the true
character oil this Government, by review of the mean
ing and intention OF its founders shall vote to POSTPONE
The consideration oil this subject 10 the longest time pro
posed.
(TO be eOmfinued.)