Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-20
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The st. Louis Times takes us to task for
dcnOuncing the Kentucky Modification. resolu-
tions The Times is mistaken in suyiigfthnt we
also denounced the Virginia resolutions. We
charged that every man who s;:staihs the Pal
Z myra resolutions, knowingly, is nrllifcr. Did
the Times deny that this assertion was true
~ No. II dare noth M Is 900 ii
werepeat, without fear Of the Times, orany
ether Locofoeo paper, that when doctrines such
as these come generally 81 be acted upon, the
q ,'sss y les, es che :-ccs - ;:,li;
We did not advance tlleidoctrihe that there is
3 9np seInedy against isur9ed or arbitrary pow
cr, !" nor is there any such Wing doctrine
Is The Times construes or article thus -
Whatever Congress chooses to do, and the
Supreme Court to sanction, is law, and resist
ance to such legislation and Judicial tyranny Is
to be stigaatized as treason and yabellion
whether such resistance be within or without
the forms of the Constitution We advocated
no such thing What we maintain, Is, chat null
LITIGATION is mode Of resistance not @,sithin the
forms Of the Constitution. gl 4.
If we understand the doctrine Of notification,
as advocated by the Times, il does not deny that
the General Government is the ssiudge Of the
extent Of The powers delegated TO ifself,n but Il
docs deny that tho General Government IS the
exclusive" or ''finalp judge. mother words,
it contends for power Of appeal, by which a
case decided BY the Supreme Court, may be
carried upto higher court composed of any
State Legislature, and there the decision may be
repersed and That This iga Of appeal is provided
Cor in the Constitution, win the Times point
70 clause in the Constitution making such pro.
vision?
According 10 qualifications views, as advocated
by the Times, vhsn the Constitution SAYS s,the
laws ofsthe United States, whiehashal l,e made
in pursuance thereof, /" ''shall be the supreme
law Of the land and The Judges in every State
shall be bound thereby, anything in the Gonsti-
tulion or laws Of any State 10 the contrary not
4 ssiifstanding it means that law of the United
, States shall yiedso every conflicting law Of any
State legislature; that when the Constitution
says iAe power Of the Supreme judiciary .'shall
extcnd to al cases, in law and equity, arising
sader I've Constitution and the laws OF The Uni
ted States thereis still ground enough leftforl
the bnplication, that there is provided Emo com
mon iedge" Of Che supreme law Of The land; that
the Genefai Government may grow corrupt, hut
that il is impossible for State governments 10
become either corrupt or rebellioas nat the
supreme Court may render mistaken intefprc-
tation Of the Constitution legislatures.
never; that il IS always safe to appeal from the
decisions Of the Supreme Court to the Statei
legislatures, as 5he incorruptible and infallible
sources Of ali legal learning and wisdom thai
when the legislature of Pennsylvania declared
The tariff constitutional, and the legislature Of
South Carolina declared The same tariff uncon-
sitpiional, and null and void, both We're right
that il law should be passed BY the Congress
81 35l~'52, which should afterwards be pro-
ounced constitutional by one-haIf the states,und
Unconstitutional BY The other .haif. HAT these
siaiseSwoud avbe right; tbat Il, d law shoiidE
be passed by Congress il '5l -ii52, which should
arterwasds be pronounced constitutional byythe
'slaveholdiJig- and Unconstitutional by The nom
alpseeoldasg States, MAJ ic legisIaares woaldi;
al be right; thNtthe gSaiIe&sn sshorapsrseated /
this and iAe Other eounticsin our,staSs ia la-
trs last wiasey, when shsy swore u slsSsSrsl !
fhe Constitution Il The uTniied States. .ey,,spv 1.