The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-02

~r imrnL sir we h7vc many Ingcs In p'ss
'hfuugh yet; uynuy contingencies Ia curuuu.
scrhoiure Ne hcliu 10 lalh urbrrukiug up the
foundations Of our pulrlirul trmpr,
Mr. President, alluded, iu the conimcnr,
surEt Of NY rrmnrks, 10 ~ measure tint wut
s,rpngh, i'ulntc this body -omr months MO-
tteA-ttrr wHCu WINS ~ MY Judgment the
only ono which could hc rcsorlrd To wiH the
slightest hupo ~ That liuc uf au adJu Slncnt
oi this qursttntia SIR, ! nm free tt ruy WINS
dhoproiUud IA sosiie respects IN finding
RenHeman'ol The South wing their assent Ia
Tux Etopuslion m a manner tmt appeared
10 ne hardly consistent with their profess
al opinions. Sir ] give The grpIlomCu cred
u luc i1elIlng- lhelr iiaarnllln thai nltAsurl
,villI WOW decentralization aud suu!cmcEb-
IL n very question presented Itself TO us
when we had under consideration that Till.
There Ivy under II, nitcr ALL the constitution
81 question, whether yon can regulate thu
culUcct at all. We wcn, al conscious uf that
The ifleuIs 81 Tie 6iIL sue aud Ill, Wcfr VIII
.iGs 80 submit that constitutional question to
!he proper tribunal we dd not attempt to
scuiu II, hul prui's,ed on all sides n willing.
ness 10 submit the question to the tribunal
creuted 10y the Constitution for the purpose
of deciding 1t. Has there been my change
81 seatlmcu! on this point? Are We not
prepared now TO submit IA? Cluaiuly, wr
ere
Mr. yrLEE. DO | understand the gentle.
NAan to say that the North is prepared now
10 Snhiuil the Question To- that tribunal -
MIR PHrLrs, | cannot hc responsible for
ubG entire North; but what moau'to say i'll
ET1l7 ,aat 81 parties arc willing NJ The pres
cent day, before resorting To measures not
sanctioned 10y The Constitution, to submit the
constitutional question, ia lht fra instance
NJ least, to the tribunal created for the pur.
pose 81 deciding IT, Sir, when DECISION il
had, the question viii assume a very differ
ont inspect. Sir, ! do not like TO anticipate,
hui venture to assert That she great mass
at the American people viii sit down salts
ICED Hilh the decision Of that tribunal upon
this question, let that decision br as il may.
Hero Mr. FuoiG inlcrpqscs, aud reads from
MIR Madison to shaw-Ili4l tho States have q
=. i-ht To- judge as last resort whether they
srtii TIT 4.tit t;tTt, rrtrI=;;l IN TIM IjutT.it
Nc PHELPs. Mr. President apprchcnd
T-.-ru III Which hLs
baeH read which hears on the course of re.
shark which WINS pursuing. What | iucml
died. to illustrate was ;hr: should this law, (
offensive to thn l'roVie ot the South, receive
the sanction of Congress, there is sill n CON |
7Ituti0nnl tribunal to which they may ap. /
zeal for the Interpretation Of tho ConsliIu-
non, nUd Tor Tie purpose OF dVlrTmiHJng :
whether this body has tUnsccndnd it, pow.
.-ae ef psL We'll, eir, u Tint decision should
i,n ngpust'Iire validity Of tue law, most clear. I
IS fiIr South would lac satisfied; We should !
have no civil war growing out of such a de- ,
oi-iou. Should the decision be otherwise. /
aud the power of Congress il. this particular
Toe established, it viii then, as | remarked be-
fore, rest with the sovereign Stntes Of this /
ttAioU Ia dCtcruiVG whether HEY can longer T
pdlrrG ~ the Constitution, thus cNhoundcd /
Toy the Judiciary department. orthc Govern
lJel4t.> The extract from the writings of MIR
MADISON asserts the ground HAT these sovcr-
riru States may, after alt, judge for them
selves. CcrtainIy they may. They must be
their own Judges whether thcy viii longer
yuutinuc IN ouhpo!llicnl community. have
expressed no doubt on this point. The idea
] inlrndrdio convey wns this: that il will be
to take this matter into consideration when
they have exhausted Iheir conslitulianal-Fem
elics.
Mr. FourE. The honorahls Senator will
pardon me for suggesting that he has most
evidently misiakenIhe character the cri-
sis of 7gS, aud Inns especially Tisconceived
.tle rnalu Object ct those resolutions. .Seces.
fio-i was not then looked To-, mainly at least,
bu, ihe drres, Unconstitutional legislation By
remedies whilst the Union should
SIR PneLrs. Certainly, cerlninly; hnyc
10 ohjec;nn 80 my constitutional mode of
operating On the action of Congress. NV
.cntayk il not directed 10 any constitutional
mode. tut the remark wns, and repeat n.
~ ,he constitutional noies be exhausted I,
,sf,rc sap--ss.ier -tldcpchLrHt, State Helon
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