Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-08

do you think that holy constitutional spell will remain un
broken, which prevents your powerful nsghbor Pennsylva
MA enthoned upon the Aeghanes with the broad Susqus
hannah for her sparkling cincurc and the twin tributaries
the Ohio for the silver ss Of her temples from raising
much finger against gallant little Delaware which
ties securely within the nses Of the gorgeous robe Of he
queenly sister!
Before the revolution there were controversies about thu
boundary between many of the contsmnous States They
were adudcsted by the Privy Council often arbitrarily
enough generally against the larger and in favor of The
weaker colonies But the decision executed ITSELF Pac
imponeye nsorem was the motto of the home government
They decided they pleased II the colonies liked the de-
cson well If they did they might do somethins
else, for which there u hoey word, which will not re-
peat Laughter When the royal government was thrown
off, Of these controversies survived some new ones
sprung up. There had been, were disputes between
Pennsylvania and Virginia, Pennsylvania aud Connecticut
New York and Massachusetts, Massachusetts and all the
other New England colonies. But first the old confeders-
ton, with it, tribunals (such they wese) and still more
the happy constitution Of 1885, breahed its own vitality and
power into the ancient muniments of the land Disputes
settled, controversies adjusted The genius Of the
Union, with the law Of the land in her right hand and the
law Of love in the left peambusted Ito the surveyor
eXpesson) the lines between border States and dscord
ceased But, gentlemen, if you divide this Unionf Won
take from these boundaries the character Of constitutional Sc
cury which is attached to them in the way have described
what then 10 to hsppen When the constitution shall be
swept away when those States shall start on new career
Of ssfh ascsdsncy, nAamed BY the passions invariably
raging at such times between border States they would be
held back by parchment titles from dead kings queens
England whoss bones for two hundred years have been hud
died up in the cryps of Westminster Abbey. Applause
Why, when ] was in London few years ago, Twas in.
uced to procure copy Of patent grsnted by the Duke
Of York. afterwards James H. TO be used in controversy
believe between New Jersey and Delaware, about Pea
Patch Island, Of which, suppose you have all heard
and also bad procure large folio volume of documents
from the Royal State Paper Office, to be used in contro
nosrr~
Island boundary which back the charter Of 1922
and which, whether il is settled at the present day. am
ashamed to say do not certainly know. And now, sir
when this family of Staes-no, not family Of States for
going reject that kindly and ih lis--l
when this group of hostile and rival States
forth with heated passions and exasperated hatred
on political career, their hands be kept from each
others threats by dusty parchmen signed by hands which
are themselves long since turned to dust When have
repudated Madison and Hamltonyes sir your Ham,
ton when we have repudaed their work. don't think
are going to pay superstious Difference to the work Of
Charles. and James, and Elizabeth. When have turned
deaf 10 the voice Of Washington, and Adams, and JEFF
erson, and Fankinthe Moses and the Prophets of our
political dspensaton geat cheering j say when we have
turned deaf ear 70 them, do think going per-
init creature like the Duke of York, whom his peo-
Ple-aye, his own daughers-drove with from the
throne, to rise from the dead after two hundred years and GO
vern Us BY paper sceptre
Then, gentlemen, the Supreme Court of the United
States do not know what others may think the sub
jec but for myself sir addressed to Chancellor Wawofth,
who sat by Mr. Evsretts side will say that if all the L.
bors, the sacrifices and the waste Of treasure and blood from
the first landing at jamestown or Plymouth to give
nothing else but the Supreme Court Of the United States
this revered tribunal for the settlement Of International dis
putes or such it may be called III should say the sacrifice
was well made Ihave Todden with emotion the threshold
Of Westminster Hall and the Palace of Justice in France
thought with respect of long line Of ilusous chancelois
and judges, surrounded with all the insignia of Office clothed
in scarlet and ermine who within these splendid halls have,
without fear or favor administered justice between powerful
with something like awethat Ihave entered the Supreme
Court at Washington. It is not that have there heard
strains Of forensic eoquence rarely equaed surpassed
from the Wrts the Pnkneys and the Websters; is be-
cause have seen there specimen Of the perfection Of the
moral sublime in human affairs have witnessed, when
from the low dark bench, destitute Of the insignia Of power
from the lips of grave and venerable magistrate, to
whom years and grey hairs could add titles to
spect need write under that poait) the voice
Of justice and equity has gone forth to the powerful
States Of the Union, administering the law between citizens
Of independent States settling dangerous controversies adj
usting disputed boundaries, annuling unconstitutional laws
reversing erroneous DECISIONS and, with few mild words of
Judicial wisdom, disposing Of questions hundred fold morem
poan than those which, within the past year, from the plains
Of Hosen have shaken the pillars Of continental Europe
and all but brought million Of into deadly conflict
with each other. But, sir when the Union is broken, when
the States separated, what is to become Of your Supreme
Court How then you to settle great and difficult
questions And plenty of iha haieve will have
Think Of these mighty rivers running up and down and
the country every direction, and the controversies
about their navigaon there TO any settling them
Again, hostile tariffs, designed to undermine the revenue
and commerce Of neghboring States, will naby sptng up
And this very question which now agitaes the Union.
What in the of Heaven you do with all these con-
oveses when you have lost this great and august tribunal
Gentlemen, when this time oomes-f Pennsylvania, for in
stance, should look round h and find that Virginia has
pushed up strip forming couple of countless be-
hind her western boundary, keep her entirely aoo from
the left bank of the Ohio and if she shall take it into her
head redress this reguary, she would be apt 10 think
it. what will be the result Do you think, Chancelo (ad-
dressing Chancellor Walworh the remembrance Of the
Of Olmsead will induce her to remain quiet Laughter, in
which Chancellor Waworth joned.l If New York should
take no her head revive her claim monopoly of the
navigation her waters and give effect to her grant to
the representatives Of Fulton, who presented TO New York
and the world the great mechanical miracle of modern times
would the Of Gibbons and Ogden prevent her from
cutting this purpose [Laugher.] No When come to
that the day Of chanceors and judges is passed We shall
shut up the volumes Of Peters, and Wheaton, and Dass,
and Canch shall repudate the authority Of the Kents
and the Stoys the Walworhs and the Marshals; shall
go the arsenas Of the old desposms for their accursed
ogiche ultima ratio regumaad settle all disputes at the
point Of the pike and the mouth Of the cannon.
There other topics which intended to speak
(" Go on,""Go ONT thank you for your encourage.
ent gentlemen but my strength, not great when started,
quite exhausted But must just aude to the disastrous
effects of separation of the States all the relations Of the
country home and abroad to the complete Decentralization
Of society," by substituting insecurity and conflict for peace and
quiet 10 the blight which will fall upon the States aud
Territories, sprngng up like exhalation from the sl