Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-01-29

The Uniied Slater SuJrrme Coufr a
correspondent, al the Boston rov, ond, On,
Of Jan. I2, writes thus
/ The SUI rene Cour, If the United S,I,,
can~ Ia pause to-,isy IN consequence Cn,
temporary inaisposition Of Chief Ju,r,,
/ fancy. No. 81 was reached on the do,k,.
Carpenter vs.. Washington Insurance Io. 3
Island and was deferred until the ch,ei,,
fr1 should resume his seat. Mr. Ju,u.
Daniel, uf Va, has not Ira, he'd the ruy Ma.
term, le,og detained AT home nv s.,rte IN.
dispo~i,on. Judge Woodward, ol Penn ,,
not yet confirmed, though IL Is I'D hrrln
be, and this ioaves but SIX acting Judge, ol
Of nine Me-Ss. M'Lean, WAYNE, Caao,
M'Kinley, Nelson aud W"oJaury. In,
court gave Roiite that to. MARROW they womb
intimate the course tu lie pur.ued a, tnu.
arguments IN constitutional Questions NJ,
Ianrv will, II II expected. be able in trsLr,
his seat IN n u,y ar two. There ATE sever.
'mp"rrnt questions To be argued. The ~.
OF 1hurlow W Ma sac hus~iis, involving III.
license quos'ion, stands open and NAV he
reached shurily understand ,ha, the nut
sel are here, rrcep, M Huntington. vho
has been detained Nv sickness. tat lsrtp.c.
ie i~arrIve haily Mes>is Webster an,
HalIeu. Of Boston, are for the plaintiffs m
Ia ihls case. and M-ssrs. John DAVIS AMI
Huntington Tor thu State II IL ,a,eo(
mach exc, t,tion AZ behind it stand tWo
others On similar gruunis. one from New
Hampshire amt one from Rhode Island IN
In Tie jauer, Messrs. Amr. aud " mppr of
Rhode hlnud, are Tor the plaintiffs. ana
Mesors. Z. ". Greene aud Hazard iJf the
Stale.
4.
whirh involves the greatest Quesi,un ever
Submitted To the supi.ne couu ui HE Cned
States, or any tubunal on earth. VIZ the
light OF the people ~ change Ih-i tom al
government without the permission oi their
rulers, IL No. g. on the doe krl. and Likely to
he rrat he'd hcxt week. 1t involves tie Va.
.ldlty Of the peoples consii uiion. adopted IN
Rhode lstnd.an 80 Ear ss hr supreme ,uur,
goes, viii dthru,He whether the hmefran
docirne Of gnvrInmcni,oi the dociiine 81 the
DIVINE rights OF rulers, nvowsd ~ the mat,.
fest" ni The holy allies of Europe. Is the re-
nj theory ntour institutions. 4 vast fespnn.
sibhity 10 the county aud 10 all time rests up
on the supreme court ~ this wrlghly cause
The counsel tor The pl,inlfis are Me.srS A.
j, Walker, (srcretary of the treasury Hal.
lett OF boston, and Turner Of Rhode island
The first Two will argue the cause For the
deien ianrs, Messrs Whpple and X W
Greene of Rhode Island.
Behind this case stand, somewhat on tho
same principles, the cases ut Thomas W
Durr against hodr Island aud Rachel La.
ihrr W. Borden and o,hers.in which the same
counsel, believe. are e. gagged. The boun
Diary question, touching The OhiuId gore, Of
some six miles of Massachusetts, between
Rhode Isl nd and Massachusetts, il also for
argument. but not assigned as Ia lIme Mrsss
Wh'ppls and A &. Green are Tor Rhode Ia.
land, and Webster aud Cnoaie for Massachu-
sriis
Spunky liule Rhoda, i, will be seen. has
her hands iull oi lawsuits. aud viii have to
increase her revenue or stretch her credit
which Is pretty good on change, to foot The
bills. IL would have been mighty much
cheaper Ia let the people have had their avn
constitution see hy n report tn the Rhode
lsanc Assembly. which II "nly u part nj HE
story, that II r"s, Aii6sD8 to put Down the
?s"i',e in tina, little stale. nf which s3,y97 is
lar lawsuits. and lh. ilrm is hut thr begin
n,np. Bot the hlperIGes have had an eIpsn-
slve luxury, and must lie content 10 pay for
ii.
The statement which went the rounds OF
the press, that The case ~ Smith ~ Tulney,
Argued by Mr.. Van Buren, Attorney General
Of New York. and Mr. Webster. inynvlng
the right of thai state In tsx p,sssneeIs rom
ing into II, in coasters, &c, had bern de nj
ed for the slate, }. wholly uni"unded. No
decision has been given ~ mace.