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JUDGE PARKER---A iss.r fss~I g. -
nsnss YIN - ssssd IN se-dsys pspsr. xivI.s
m oPiaisss I. r.lsiioa 10 ne ps~sr q Co..
sress ever slavery 10 The Dis,r.cs u c.,.--
esas and hh visws q he power, n s,.,. n.
si'issarsa and cosv.s,ioss IN regard % ch.r-
tsrsd Rishis- f
"s hsewn that N shs debate uAirA o.
CURED IN The House q Delegates. on JvS<.
r's election, one u our Dsi-xssr,. f,sr. n.
'saPort) while IN he dissAsrx. Of b. "a,
NE faithful representative ef he iassr..,.
Of ms eosstisssss and q hh s,.is. stated sAs,
us opinions Of Tho ledge. ca he povsc. II /.
Legislature 10 annul charters al pleasure. v.r.
m accordance with tAoss Of Mr. D.il.s. Of
renns,lvanis Ths, The frissds of yusxs ?.
with moro hasts than di,ercsisn. lpSi<...sI,
denied, aid denounced Mr.. ID. N sAar.es~r;.-
TIC terms. for tho ehsrge-nsny of who.. 10
aouet' al the same time. - ignorant Of Jedr.
P.s opinions a. The man IN he moon. Ass
We should not DO surprised 10 6nd IN. ..m.
party affecting 10 God In the Judges letter.
rsfuta,ioa Of the s,a,sn.snis ef Mr.. p.,...
port and still asserting hat there |. no .inI-
larity m The doctrines Of the two sen,Ieu.,
The Judge himself Is pleased 10 say that. aif
Mr.. Davenport. In the debate on tAs siee,io.
OF Senator. expressed his belief, from per.o.-
al knowledge or Otherwise, that my opa.Iou.
OF chartered rights were coineideus Win No..
OF MIR. Dallas, he greatly nlsundcr,,soa
them.r
Now, ~ u happens that We cannot srre.
with The Jsdss. we must be psrmlilsd 6r.t N
,sste the charge, and then brady advert 10 a.
proof.
Mr.. Davenport said that Judge r. sdmI,,..,
the doctrine Of the power Of an ordinary La
gisiature 10 repeal charters and anouI eo,-
tracts This was the eharge-and mi, |, an,
Dallas doctrine. Now mark what The Judrs
says m the sequel Of hn letter, no,with,t.ndiox
the denial Of the doetries and Mr.. Davenport.
statements In the beginning, sin speakIox
OF The abstract question (ssys the Judrel OF
the invioiabiliiy Of all charters, I have moro
'han once stated Il as my Impression, iGss
sAs'f'r grsahsS Psis;isss'. wksthsr banking o.
s'nnsreiai. inisnisd for p~biie ysrys.ss q, vail
90 for hs tsHGf Of insividuai s,oekhsis,,,
NIGHT BE ASSUMED ny SUISSE.
oUE%T LEGIsI-sTToM for rssssa, Of
STATE Hsesssify provided just compensation
was made to the persons affected By the repeal.
including Of eouse the return Of auy bouu,
exaeted-" 81 freely admit (continue. IN.
Judge) that the faith Of the State Is ,lrtu.llv
pledged to respect chartered rights Of eyery
description, so long as The corporation act,
within the scope Of lie authority, and the ,,,k-
Is good does not manifesiiy and inperiou.lv
require il privileges 10 cease-snd Their. ar.
IN my opinion. few eases which would justify
a legislature IN rssumins its grant" "Undrr
ne gSsSss and rssi' ieiioas Asss poiuisd out, 7
esnHsf al presenf fkGi iAis dsei,ias ,po,ld a,
un'.fs or Unreasonable" &c. &c. This /, the
language Of the Judge, and, upon which We
mainly rest our prssE
now We shall not stop 10 give our opinion
upon the merits Of this coctrine-to cav vhe-
Their Il Is either ''uas4fs or uarsa,enasis." Our
object 10 merely 10 show that, in our opinion.
Dir. Davenport Is fully sustained by the Judge
himself And We here ask, Where Is the dif-
ference between the charge and tho proof
The assertions Of hr. Davenport, aud the
admissions Of Judge Parkeri Does not the
Judge say, that "s ehs,isr Ersafinx priri-
isgo, &c. can BE RESUMED D. suSs.-
SS'~ ttsisiaii0H, fer yeasoAs sf State nsessssy5,
Does he not say, that Legislatures are no lon
ger pledged 70 respect chartered rights, than
ihe ''pubIie gOed' may require their existence
Is not the inviOlabilily Of charters or contracts
here made TO depend solely upon The general
welfare" or sEPedisRsy doetrine--inslsad Of
that clause In the cOnstiiutIOa Of the Usltsd
States which declares that ''no STATE shall pas.
any bill Of attaindsr, ex post fseto Law, or law
imPsirtng Tie sbIlgsiisa ef esairsets1" WIN
= 10 Judge Of the ''Public EoOdF" why, Che
very same "HninEorusos - irnDroviS.na
gisIatures" Of which Judge p. speaks m -.
leitsri Would Me-. Dallas contend foe de ak
eroiss Of The doctriae, In eases whore he
believed Il was not demanded BY the 'pubIic
good :" Surely not Where then, We again
ask, is the diHereoce between the doctrine. Of
Judge Parker add those Of Mr. DaIIasl We
protest, as The editor Of the U. s. Telegraph
Femafks, that we cannot sec aay diasrones.
except 10 vords- II there be any, e b Ia IA
vOr Of Me. Dallas, fos be e ., Isas, son,lsisnt
N bis premises and conclusions, Wills Senator
Parker maintains two propositions dlametrIo-
ally opposed 70 each other Tie 6rst siatss
hat be ''nsvsr thought Convention, any
more than en- ordinary Legislature. could i'm
Palr The obligation Of a contract" 6o.--abd |
lhss, IN he nsxt breath, declares hat "a char
Ter granting privileges, &s., eau b resumed
y subssqDsns legislation, Zoe rsasoas of ssss.
asssssiiyi" This h tslkiag 10 eoniradietiOns.
saG Fsssoning IN paradoxss- l. uol charter
eontrset l--asks Air. crsIls. A. y. sua c.
srs-r irio = bsFsaIn uilh he Legislature, hat
= tAsy, ihs Legislature. Win grant thsm esr-
sis privileges for = specified arns, Shsy uIII
~ ~ stsis hfly Thousand doiiara Tie L.