The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-29

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4 \ u ~ regarded US the sole exposition Of ~
Consultation tbs Iass resoFf aud il may b
Asked Tor wh.t reason the declaration by tn
general assembly, supposing 1t to be- theoretis
aliy tsd~, could BE- required at the present day
and Ia 20 solemn uahngr.
On this objection, it might BE- observed, 6s~'
that there may be instances of usurped power
which the forms Of the Constitution wonit
nevtMn&r within the control Of the Judicial do
psrtment secondly that if the decision of The
Judiciary be raised above the authority OF thu
several parties 10 the Constitution, The dectston
" nc 6kher departments, mol carried by me form
NJ the Consolidation before the judiciary, must b.
sysatiy swtAwst~ksps ard Anal s0itA the decisions
n fhst department But tho proper answer Il
the objection il. that the resolution Of the &c.
neral assembly relates TO those great and ex r.
ordinary eases, in Chich all fhe forms of III,
Constitution may pyoce ineGscfuat against IT,
fractions. dangerous 10 the essential rights OF
the parties TO IT, The resolution supposes tina,
dangerous powers not delegated, may not only
be usurped and execu'ed by the other depart
msnts, but thai the Judicial department. also ma,
ex~c'se or sanction dangerous potcers beyond the
grsrt II the Ccnalution; and. consequently
that the ultimate right Of the parties TO the Con
~tiiutlon, 10 judge whether the compact has
oee" o"nger"us'e violated must extend 70 vlo-
'.,'o"s 0y o"e delegated authority, as '0sA as a"
'f"s'--oy ,na'r'ary'"s zoe" "s oy me e@ecA4'0e'
" s"e 'ss'"~"Te.
J'"'" "'' ''s" "~no is"e' 90 '"'' 1's's'''
Shou'd me provisions OF the Consttution' az
nes" reviewed. De 'onna no. 10 secure tne gov
eminent ana ,igh's OF me r'aes against u.ur,
paso"s ana abuses on Tue part % me Unseo
State 'ns nn'i 's"o''' "''"'" '"e Pulse" ~
t'e consultation ',es 10 NJ amenamgnI Q, the
.o"s"'""o"' aeeo'o'ns W" ocos' "PP''c"o'0 Wy
'"e o.a.eS.
ana 70 oo even. o. iAiu's o. o'e.y co"o''-
.."o"a' r"s'''' anu =" s'cu"u'a'i"" - us.l pa-
''on~ a"' a"ures' 'e"oe""s p'..',e ooou'e''o
""n no" ,es.s'"ncs sfca'e' es ,'a" l's1'9'""oe
sn' 'es"'.u'"' 'ne1s eAn rena ous o"e ,eso,''
'e '"S' W "''" appe"' ''o',' '0 y.
'R"s'on. OF the consutuuona' compact 70 org'-
ma' rights ana tne law OF se",p'e'o'va"on.---
inns - Inc nA'm" T0,'o unses ~! governments
whe",ef conso''daten, eoh'eoeFa'so' o. COM
pound OF oo,h ana y cs"no' Do uouo'eu Ina.
s'"2'e memoc. 0, 'he u"'o"' =. 'ne eA'ro.',Iy
SUPPOSED, OUT 10 wa. o"'y, wonu ".so usn''
~ -" eA''a ana ",.'' 0o"''''",.""a' ''s"', :"
maze "e apPea,'
:, "na me 'a'e % '"o co"ss' ',, ~ .."o
tinted S'a'eS ~o"'d oe' sn.a" p.opo..o"
1' t"e n'sIes cou'u eAPuoee pa" - :. pa'ucu.
larry valued oy large ln"on'y' ga" nave ou'
one a"swet' =.
me "heu''y - "o' romoss1 " ,ns u'e
uoc'r''s 20 Gases .. cons'luo'o. ~" ":any
eases III '"as Sub h'v"''"s S"'p'A' po''0o''
OF tne Consu.n'or' nave occur'eu IAow many
now exist nov many may "e'cS''e' .P.'hx W
row many m'gnt De 'n.en,o"s,y cre"'ou gu
'''ea 70 inc Prishege Oh "uec'1'o" ~ ''o nouo
proposed
IL u certain that the pr1ncip'e OF that mooe
would not reach further than Is contemplated
II single State can OF r'gnt require 'nree-
fourth OF It's co states 10 overru'e 10 exPos''on
OF the Constitution, because that Froporuon IS
anthorzeo 10 amend II, "ouiu tne p'ea % less
plausible that. as 'ne Cons'i'u,'oh was unAn'-
monsiy established, IL ougnt 10 DC unanimously
expounded
The reply to ail such suggestions seems 70 De
unavoidable and lrresist "e--tha' the oonstitu'
ton y compact; mat us text is 10 oe ex'
pounded according 70 the PROVISIONS Tor expound-
ing it--mak'ng part OF me compact; ana that
none OF the parties can rightfuiiy renonnce the
expoundng provision more thAn any other part
When such right accrpes. ns may accrue 1t
ing the sufferers from their fcaity 10 y.
~ favor OF the nn''ify'ng claim TOR the states,
individually, II appears, ns you observe, that the
proceedings OF the legislature OF virginia IN ~
and a9 against the alien ana sedit'on acts are
much dwelt upon.
u may often happen rs experience proves,
that erroneous construct'ons not anticipated
may not be suftlc'entiy Guarded against IN the
angusge used and tits due TO the distinguished
individuals who have m'sconceved the inien
ton OF those proceeding-, TO suppose that the
meaning OF the legislature though Well com
pretended nj the time. may not now be oovA
Gus to those unscqnain'ed with the contem-
porary Indications ann Impressions.
Bot " Ia believed, that py keeping IN view the
distinction between the governments or the
States and The states IN the sense ~ which they
were parties 10 inc consntuton-oetween tne
rights OF the parties IN their concurrent ana IN
their individual capac.ues--oetween the several
modes and objects o! interpos'oon against the
abuses oil power-and especmliy between inter
positions within the pnrvlew OF the Constitution
and interpretations appealing IRON The Const'tu
ton to the nights 't nature, paramount TO all
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES an intention always OF ex-