Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-09-16

FcTslcs octWCcn Two or more STATES
ficecn citizen aud citisens of cnotser STA
between citizens of different States, /
tween citizens Of the same State, clnimi,
grants under different States; and bei,o
$. "a Afdte and The citizens thereof and "a
st 'e'gn States, citizens, or subjects. " in
ie enabled any private citizen of ono Sta
{, 10 sue the Government Of another Sta,
e. ana any private foreigner to sue the G,
,r eminent of any State. Accordingly.
d lI9o os'lzen OF South Carolina sued N
y government OF Georgn, and the Suprem
6 Court OF the United States decided in hi
q favor.
> ms new and unexpected attack wour
y ded the pride of the States, who now 81,
!, mat they might be brought into Cour
I oy any private citizen, under any friyc
S lous Pretence, and they therefore obtain
ed an amendment'to the Constitution, de
+ gearing that judicial power of the United
states shall not be construed to extend /,
any suit in law or equity commenced OF
, prosecuted against one of the United
States By c'tisens of another STATE. or b,
Ic,t'zens or subjects Of any foreign State
ms concession WIS all that would be
yielded to the mortified feelings of the
State--ihat il shcald no, be sued by every
private cltlzen-but it left totally untouch.
ed The provision that a State nigh, al.
ways be carried into the courts of the
Union by the United States, by any sister
State, or any foreign State. "The inhib-
tlon," says Chancellor Kent in his Com
mentarles, ''appiies only to citizens OF
subjects aaG does moi ertead TO salts Jv a
STATE or By foreign STATES or PoucrS. 7aey
rei0'a The capacity 10 sue STATE as Il tcqs
originally granted By the Constitution, ana
NE SRpreme Court has original jurisdiction.
IN me case o suits By f0reiga State
against one Of The sem5ers OF the Union"
Here, then, are three distinct classes oil
political persons capable Of sueng Penn.
sylvania. The United Stales-any sister
Sta,e-and any foreign State who have a
controversy" with Pennsylvania. That
controversy is easily made. Thus:
/. The Government ofthe United States
in buying lands from the Indians very hu-
namely invested large part OF the pur-
chase money in funds, from which they
to derive annual dividends, and
lnder special act of Congress directing
he investment 10 be made in State stocks !
bout four millions and half OF dollars
we're thus invested. lnihe lis: Of Penn. c
0Fania stockholders Published in l84e I
; mis- item: Secretary of War Of the |
United States, for sundry Indian Tribes, S
100000" OF these four and half !
Millions about three millions pay no IN \
crest, and as the United States must, Of 1
curse. continue to pay the Indian annui- ?
les, it is in their power at any tine, by u
ueing out the bonds in the Supreme Court, e
, compel the payment of them, II
E. The sister States may become pos o
essors Of these bonds by purchasing as c
he United States did--by taking them in q
aymen, o(debts--by taking them in pay lt
,ent OF lands-by taking them as securi II
es from their banks as New York has
READY done with more than three mill hi
ms of State stocks. v;
8. But the most dangerous plaintiff will u
e the ''Foreign State" III
There are more than forty recognised &c
reign Powers with whom the United le
tates have political and commercial rcla- 90
ons: there are at least twenty more as III
dependent Powers. There are thus up co
ards OF sixty foreign States quite as SOW ~ u,
'eign, because they have no Government !"
Dove them, and capable OF going into SO
e Supreme Court oil the United States ue
sue her. Unfortunately many OF these Ia
reign States think that Pennsylvania no
IS defraaded her subjects; and after bor- WI
wing money, by pledging the honor OF
e State, she has spent it in works o. o''
hich she is enjoying the benefit, and will us
y neither the principal nor the interest. -
hey know that last year the addition oil 90,
lax OF one per cent. on the assessed Vlu
lue Of the property OF the State-a SIN anl
, hundred thousand pounds; would have 1aA
id the interest, but even that small tax i1es
IS not laid. ,nu
There is, therefore, abroad an extreme uec
bitter feeling against Pennsylvania S Sn.
d these foreign States will scarcely be ~
70 TO Withstand the ciamors OF their sub SUI,
Is TO redress for their wrongs That WIZ
lress is equally easy and PacIhcc' 8. =
no than half century ago Pennsyl s"'
,ia, in entering the Union, made it al az
condition that, il ever she cue
a controversy with foreign State, i 'rae
'uld be settled by the Supreme Court Of l
United States, by whose decision she is vi
emily promised 10 abide. Her pride sess
Did have suffered by being sued by a ed
Vate subject: bat with the State tolot l
ich she belongs, with a State as SOY" land
ign as herself, her dignity will permit I
,n,royersy: so that, although the sub bGlo
canno: sue, his sovereign cal sue lo''c' :