Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-24
Governor Letcher's Message---Proposcd
Call off Convention to Amend the Con-
stitutiou &c


Call OF Convention to Amend tho Con.
stitution, &C
We feel quite sure that We can render rea
ders. especially those of them who love the Union
and cling to it as tho Las, experiment Of free gov
eminent to be made upon carth-no more accert
able service, than 10 submit. in lieu Of our usual
editorial matter. the words Of wisdom which We
find in late editorial review Of our Governor :
Message. in the columns If that sound and always
cable paper, the National lnellgencer II Will be
seen that our contemporary deprceAtes the re.oi-
ening Of the flood gates Of popular agitation that
would attend, no,c any attempt 10 reconstruct our
organic law aud maintains in opposition Il the view
taken by Governor Leeher. that the Supreme
Court can arbitrate and settle differences growing
ont Of conflicting views held by the yarious sec
tons respecting constitutional law, and the prop.
er Interpretation 81 that instrument.
/ Upon these aud kindred topics, the In,eligen-
Ger hold. the following language:
I l. will doubtless occur to every reader rs not
little remarkable TINT Governor Lrtcher, in MAX.
ling this recon ncndattin, should have entirely
emitted 10 specliy the nature 81 The amendments
lie desires to Introduce INTO tie Constitution, Il,
aiso what "arhiter' he proposed 10 institute in
case OF future differences between the several
States 10 the variant construction # that docu.
ncnt rs amended We inf rmeI that The 81.
prcne Couri If the tinted Smfo. cannot arlHtrate
between the different constructions nor liaccd nn
the Constitution because the aathprlfy oil that
tribunal - not recognised hy tie parties to the
controversy Rrplblicnns of The North con.
curing with the State Rights Democracy Of the
south IN holding, according "a tho celebrated lie.
port on the rgula IL -uiullou, Il ~. that dan
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aud executed by the uther departments vi lhe
Government. but that tho judicial department al.
- may exercise or sanction dangerous powers
beyond the grant Of the Constitution aud, cou-
srluently, that the ultimat" rsht oil the parties
u the Constitution 10 judge whether the compact
has been dangerously violated must rxtrud tasi-
cations by one dele,s afri authority well rs hy
auhher-hY the judiciary we'll n, lY thu Ike
.entise or the LeSi.LHhes" 4 ) uiAern Dem
cfa,ic contemporary. Ia remafkins On the usur.
f,tlons' Of The Federal Co,etnmeht during the
1T thirts years. ttbuogh wIlhou lau.lus To add
tatt duriug that time the Government has becl
pretty Constantly III the hands II ,te Democracy, i
observes that the iiLcltIr, If the people have
been more often -aipel by the insiders pruer-s
al usnrpng pwrr> not cnnl'rtcl than by open
Violations "i thu pla'n provisions ot c,n-ttuDi nni
lmitatlon. aud then mime lately slh 9'us ~ iol.
Ipws
1asr' constitution nutat1 ant contain o0.
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an" 'a'"os n' .af's f,",f n,e"oei 70 - '"fes1 "a
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Constitution, with It's different s"r.lons, must he
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tons OF that instrument Such vs. the ropular
understanding Mt the time thc ton-urlno Was ratl-
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Madison, will pac, hi, fact III u >t,onr GeG,.
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EAT any tribunal for tho aiiu.,,rn,i.n r. h,.,,r,
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question il open t. a,e';i'n As ne'dlc>.lv pr'iu.
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tbi, motion for \ now r,n,cn, ,r, ~
lConstiun,ion whrh shah Afford add tional -nH,.,,.
Tees to slavery, Governor fletcher, withnu, mean
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