Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-03-10

( men.s Of free principles, leave on record
a sanction to this doctrine of expunging
legislative documents Far from it -
They demonstrated against the requisIfion
Of the Government, pointed out It's aosur'
diiy, and boldly. yet in respectful terms,
| informed the Governor that they couio
not comply with the demand. lhey sa'u,
1t is 10 us. altogether iacomprehens5te. thdt
we should be required, on peril oil oisso'
luton of the great and general court or
assembly of this Province, 10 rescild q re-
solution of a former House Of Represerata'
tines. ,chen Il is evtdent that resolution has
no existence, but as mere historical Jdct."
They went on to remind the Government
that The resolution referred TO oas not then
serecuiory' but TO all intents and purposes
.erecuted.m The letters had been sent,
published, and answered: they were in
the hands Of the people, and they added
We could as WeH rescind those letters as the
resolutions, and both ,coutd be equally fruit
less, II, by resembling, is meant q repeal and
nuli1ying of the resolution referred to-
After much more able reasoning on this
point they conclude as folows: and | con-
ufe the modern advocates Of what in our
fathers time was thus considered HIGH
TORY DOCTRINE, TO "read, mark, learn,
and lnwardly digest" the passage. IL Is
pregnant with salutary teaching.
1--WE have only now TO inform your
| Excellency that This House hare roted not
10 reseiad, as required, The resolution /; and
that, upon division on the question,
there were ninety four nays, aud seven
teen yeas. Other members afterwards
sent in their adhesion 10 the majority,
making the numbers in all more than tiUe
10 one In all this we have been actuated
by a conscientious, and finally by clear f.
determined sense Of duty 10 God, 10 our
King, our Country, AND OUR LATEST POS
TERITY."
WILLIAM TUDOR. Esq. the biographer
Of James OILS, Qrom whose work have
drawn many OF these facts,) remarks, that
"this decision Of the House scas received
throughout the province, and IN all the
colonies rih enthusiasm. The number 80
became a farolite toast, and pas a subject
Of frequent alLyion " The same able wrI
ter goes on TO remark, 'the proposition
that the house should rescind the "execu
ted transactions of another had some
thing iudicroas in its very Terms"
Such is page from our national history
expressing the opinions, sentiments and
principles Of the fathers Of the country : OF
mensnh no brcathed the pure spirit OF free
dom and independence into the people OF
their day,-and who declared that they
acted under conscientious sense of their
duty to God, their country I'd their lates,
poSteriiy
Are the children wiser than tkeir faith
crs ? Are We wiser in our generation,
than the children Of light p
The SUPREME COURT. The Judges OF
the Supreme Count adjourned their ses
sion Oh Friday last. II is the shortest ses
sion we ever remember. We have been
furnished however, with an account of the
causes heard and decided, which shows
that however short, it has proved efficient
for the despatch of judicial business. The
whole number of causes on the docket was
one hundred and seven. The docket was
gone through with three several times,
according to the rules of the Court and
every cause was heard which was ready
Tor argument Every cause argued was
decided. Forty,six written opinions were
delivered by the Court, besides several
oral judgments The whole number OF
causes finally disposed of was sixty five.
| OF the continued causes, twenty five are
suits of the Commonwealth Bank Of Ken
lucky, in which the sole question IS sup
! posed 10 be whether that Institution was
! constitutinnaliy created. One decision, Of
course, will settle all these cases. Three
Others oil the continued causes involve con
stitutlonal questions, two of which have
been ordered for second argument: these
eases, involving constitutional questions,
were postponed for full Court.
Mr, Justice Story, as senior Justice, pre-.
sided during the term; and we have heard
from members OF the Bar and others am
pie commentator Of the ability and urba
nifty with which he discharged the duties
Of his situation. The CENTRL CHAIR, SO
long filled by the illustrious Chief Justice
MARSHALL. stood vacant during the ses
sion. The effect of this appeared to US to
be striking. Accustomed, for more than
thirty years. TO see his venerable form in
the midst of his judicial associates, we
could not behold bis seat vacant, from the
beginning to the end Of the term, without
the recurrence of sober and solemn feel
ing.
Our readers will remember that bill
has passed the Senate. we believe nearly
UNANIMOUSLY, for the re organization Of the
judicial system. so far as is necessary, in
order to extend the Circuit Court TO all
the States in the Union. The Western
States have long and earnestly insisted on
this extension, and we sincerely hope that
what seems so just and equal may be &C
compllshed. More than all, however. our
desires and prayers are fervent, that the
character. usefulness, and dignity of this
high tribunal may be long preserved
Nat Int.
CoNscIExcE-The following remarka.
BILE case OF conscience, is particularly de
serving the notice Of casuists and the class
at large of curious readers