Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-19

Ies1Ictcd INC JudlcIaT power OF the United States, 10 cases
iuwhich a State is a party to controversies between two or
more States. and between a State and a foreign State. 1t
was considered by the Court that the Cherokees were not
foreign State, within the meaning Of the Constitution.
This was the principle of the decision. Ii is a constitu-
uonal principle, and we must see how it has been, or could
be, affected in any manner, by the fourth and fifth sections
Of the enforcing law. The fourth enacts, in substance,
that in case any party, that is a party regularly in Court,
10 enitled to copies OF the record Of any proceeding in any
State Court, to be used in a Court OF the United States,
aud the clerk OF the State Court shall refuse or neglect. on
demand, TO deliver such copies to such party, the Court OF
the United States in which such record may be need
ed, may allow It TO be supplied by affidavit or other
wise. The fifth section provides, that when the Pre-
sident OF the United States shall be officially informed,
that within the limits of any State, any law Of the Uni
ted States, or any process Of the Courts of the United
states, Is obstructed by the employment Of military force,
or oy any unlawful means, &C., the President shall issue
ms Proclamation,d declaring such fact; and he is authoriz-
eli 10 employ such means to suppress the opposition TO the
laws, or process TO be executed, as are provided in the ca
ses mentioned in an act entitled, sc. | do not find a syl-
liable here which touches the ground on which the SUI
Preme Court dismissed the bill Of the Cherokees. If. in.
deed, the Court had entertained their case had made a
decree In IT., and issued process TO execute the decree,
and that process had been resisted or Instructed, then the
powers given TO the President by these sections, might
have been used to suppress the opposition and cause the
process to be executed. But the defect was in the nower
o. the court, in the constitutional restriction which did not
allow them TO call on a State TO answer at their tribunal to
any adverse party but a Sta:e Of the Union or a foreign
Sfate, which the Cherokees were not. The act OF Con
gress does not pretend to impair the principle or provision
o, the Constitution, and could not do it if it so intended.
In Ike manner, ii the Missionary case had proceeded,
we agree that the sections alluded TO might have been ap-
piled to II. IL was precisely a case in the ontemplatio of
the law, aud the President would have been authorized 10
exercise the powers given him by these sections, to com
pei an obedience to the mandates and process of the Su-
Pseme Court. But the question between the State of
Georgia and the Cherokees, in relation to the land, remains
as II was when decided by the Court. H..
ELECTIONEERING.
some OF the former enemies of the Administra-
ton are electioneering upon different prounds-A
ION instance, upon his concurrence with the Procla-
nation; and ID. on his opposition TO 1.-THE Win
chester Virginian treats the thing in its happiest vein.
VIXEN in analysing the address of a candidate for
congress, who declared himself i'm favor of the
frociamatlon, 1t goes on to touch the other features
Ill the case.-We see no reason, i'm the followinp ex-
tract we make from the Winchester article. why me
should preserve the name; of the very able candi-
date, whose pretensions it discusses because he
now declines n poll:
"Mr. So address will speaL for ;,soIra . "a.
out there are some omissions which it is our purpose in
part to supply: He seems TO have gone upon the idea that
the only questions of sufficient interest to command the at
tontion OF the people at the present moment i'm the .eIec-
uon oil their representatives, relates to the doctrines of null
nncauon ana secession, and, accordingly, in the address
before us, he has given them his exclusive attention. Bnt
we spprehend that there is a slight mistake i'm this sam.
position; and that there are certain other points in
which Information as TO the views of candidates would
:" oe altogether unacceptable; such, for example,
as these: 70 tDhieh Of the great political parties
nae republican or He national repnblcan-has
ne candidate Belonged Has he been in fapor of
the administration Of .dndreto Jackson or against III
lind has ne approved the general course and leading
acts Of The administration? Or is he one of the ne,p al
Ties OF the President t0ho goes toih him for the ProcIa-
nation, bat ,oho is and has been opDose9 m ereru otLa.
det q nus administration? We say that these, also, are
questions, on which many persons would probably desire
to be informed, before they would choose to commit them.
selves to the support of any candidate for their suf-
irages ior SO elevated and responsible a trust as a seat
In Congress. They look upon the opinions of candi.
dates on these points as vastly more important than
their notions about " the doctrines of secession, /"
'wnich many oil them concur with Mr.. -- in regard
Ing as u "MERE Abstract ERRORS, NOT ATTEND.
ED WITH AMY PRACTICAL RESULTS" IN and which.
"ther9ore do not very earnestly attract their Tenro5a'
ttOH. Incy would perhaps think IL more das;rabIa 20 10
represented by a man who differs with them only ON a
sihg,S question: and who has uniformly acted with them
gle particular. Ien% ,S.. serf WIN Inem only in a sin
ATTENDED ,oth no practical results and T whc
things else Is dramatically opposed to them.
"Suppose MIR. --, in the progress of the canvass n
encounter an old-tashionei Jacksonian, DESTROYS of heinz
informed, particularly, as TO the opinions of the candidates
In reference to the President and his Administrative. ua
might expect a dialogue TO ensue something like the fol-
lowing,
"Jaekson'dn' MIR -, as | see you are a candidate
Tor Congress, you will allow me to inquire what YOU think
OF the Gold Hero" and his administration!
"JHr.--. Certainly, sir; it will give me great nIsasut.
" answer you frankly any questions you NAV think pro.
per to PROFOUND 10 me OH that or any other subject r N
prove decidedly OF his course in relation TO South Caroii-
ma, and am altogether opposed TO the disorganizing doctrines
oil notification and secession.
"JdckSonidn. Well, sir, so far we agree pretty we'll
But L do not consider the opinions Of the candidates a 9 n
.hese doctrines a matter OF much importance. Congress
has adjusted the tariff in a manner satisfactory TO the South
the ordinance OF 5. c. is therefore virtually repealed.
ana III diflcultles between her and the general govern.
ment at AN end. Besides which, | concur in the opinion
expressed by you in your speech in the House of Dele.
gates' mat thess doctrines are mere abstract errors
NOT attended with any practical results But pray, were
you a supporter OF Gen. Jackson at the late election. and
nave you approved OF the general policy and leading mea-
sures of his administration?
"MT. -. ltis proper, sir, that | should state ex-
Plicity, that l was decidedly and warmly opposed TO Gen
Jackson's election, and did all in my powe TO defeat him.
ana mat L have also been opposed TO all the promine,i
measures OF MS administration, with the single execution
oil his late PROCLAMATION, and his course with REGARD IN
oOum carolina. MIR. Clay was my choice for the Presi.
dency' and no man engaged more actively and warmly
In his support than 1 did, but we were defeated and we
must submit.
"JnekSoniSn. l admire your candor, Mr.. but
we differ so widely in our opinions of men and measures
that L shall be compelled to vote against YOU. think II
important that we should be represented at this fine bv
an undoubted friend OF the President, and one ,vLo bas
gwen TO the leading measures of his administration a cor.
dial and hearty support.
" Such we take it would he about the amount oe Tho
eohoquy; and such, we suspect, will be the conclusion al
"hlcn most u not all, OF those who have heretofore SIM.
ported tue Administration will arrive, viz. that il is of the
hrst importance that our district should he reoreseuted -
me next congress by a tried and steadfst friend of the Adj.
ministrationo '' Hu
we think 1t proper to remind the reader. tbat the
paper from which we make the above extract, is the
Htnchester Vrginian, one of the ablest and most
devoted State Rights papers in Virginia-and which
has given the most convincing evidence of lis firm
ness IN times that tried mems souls-It has censnr-
ed the exceptioDable passages in the ProcIanstion-
In despite OF the censure and prescription of others
Dut we VIII come nearer home. The tug of war
rs IN our own District. Let us see the mode of cleo
!ionecrIng going on, as evinced by the following dia-
logue between two of the Voters:
If Toler Wall I