Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-17
81 IS. MORNING. \ NAY Ia, 1861.

MhlehislRill be nide iil pursuance lhere,if.'
and all EtrentieS tt0ie Ur which shall lie
nude under adtlRirity Of the United safes
shaIl. be the biiRtemc NV Uf the Innd. ami
TIE .jpdaes Ll et}fy iSyltte shall L,s L.unfl
thu coy. dil!gtiiiili In the Co,i5titltios or
hit0s n H6,Y Sax 10 The coilfrary ylutt1;yA.
Stdli'ag. AMI this, tTE,, Is rntiEied nv.
lrtslIIla, aud she proclaimed IN her Huv-
erelsll Capventftn. that tic Constitution
Was the supreme law al the land; that it
WAS Tie supreme law 0f tile land nOtwitll.
EsnhdlnS anything IN the Qtttsti,uIiom Or
laws I'd her S!fte contrary t0 it. The
InSliess phwef witch niiy ict,nventinn of
irgIntn' GUN exercise Is to fiTni n Cnnsti-
tnllqiits atitl IN iorhiiiig Constitution, it
must he siiusisient With or ii,cunsistent
HNTitliIlIs C9nsEit itptinp Of ftllc United STATES,
aud II III s2itt ttyirg 10 tho Constitution
81 ting nlleu StnIes It is y9i9, and tile
Sunstltnt J. " y q ~ the supreme Jaw of the
laIidi Plld lhe ilyereiGns lnrssr.f Virgin.
~ has .n"t Itll tiidriEe, sibUt directed
me by the Obligation she dS.impnsell On
me lrlreqnirlnga her julicidl officers to
take tilstatlIS ISnIidsitS tile penalties She
Imposed III virtue 2f this Constitutional
IOhIsnlien, ~ fne of nut less than 8 SlOU
nor;ni6tes thar, SlOUO. See. | L. chan. LIZ.
COdey) fur1legi Letting tt take the oath. to
nlatuiaiatthe supremacy bf'flle CnnStitn-
ton, aud TO enforce it ils the supreme
! INV of tic 1ialti, md tlis! an nv con.
science and infull.Yicw uflmy respunki-
btlt'eS't0i tho SUvereitnty Of the Union
aid the relation mid to- the State e5Uf
Virginia. / intend to do.
The humblest citizen of. the Common
wealth who nniy bellacrtl ut the crimlna-
lar pt this court hns tie great right guIIll
r4nteed 10 hun. tn Iut 1t stU, me! ON INV
inltllluL lcqrltiugUf the law uR il has .ltrefl
herct9tore well settled hyfadj djutlicatiui.s
7 or universal consent Ur in eases uf doubt
ana difficulty, upon my best and must
. solemn luSdmcnt "a sny wctlor tile law
/ uIEin which lie is tried cnntFuvenes tic
zcunStItutI1p< <dt the commonwealth or nUt !:
--IIhy more, lie lIas iII like manner, the
unquestinluble right ii, demand whether
the law under which lie is triell though
made 10y tie Legislature If tic state and
Though warranted by tho CONSTITUTION Df
the state Is not cnntury tn Il higher law
tile supreme Law at the Land-the
Const!tullgil1 1t tile United States And
ht'iyt shall kdeicrmina this otlicrw isc than
sl'y5 the law rs 1t bus been, from the aun-
fdiltlHn -Pti ale government, interpreted,
umterstO,d. and uiritIrnily ihfiiFdetl III all
Silses ~ which such clear exposition exists
aild with tlIair aid Rili collateral ar cl,!-
Curing principles inutl,er C,.ses nfdNubt
ana dithcuity. Or Slutll tnIlNw tile be-
heSts "t u convention iThi:ll Iuistukes its
lowers or ls acting is d reV,llntiunnry tri-
Dlinni. ASA jud .cial uffecr aln. clear
" 10 dlHlegRrd tile lattsr, ~, mt being
either icisHls,r cpustitEtiluaLnn the re-
5E9lullmt lsypmpl {e her by the aIan-
dOhnicnt ststiie Guverhhient t0smaimtain
: the G7HstitRtitln,. Ur it{sclchr4imlsili.y tn
EGntDrce ttA obligations 9ts Us ths-tretIty nj
.pt'iItnttEiatt ttetEent Utsj debt:e. Js3Su
h'nGS uS u ~ ii revolutionary iIfticeeTing,
"a long tits the dmy-tLe duty ui IL sworn
ct'nScienrc and duiitHl=nhligutinn To stand
Gy the law-l'y tile whole Iuw-hy tho
supreme inv.
~ lftl,eiartion of tho Convention is not
revolutionary. bur is ciaImcd tu lie tic
exercise ola lawful autIurity, expressly
retnne'i"r tacItiy reserved tiy ti.e state,
then is it clearly jutlicial question for
tile Courts alGI'hs EucIieuulSt t l6 met and
must Le decided, mt aS II revolutionary
question, for that uppertainS til me us an
individual not tlS unUtiiupf the law. Int
us ,llI ordinary hut highly iminurtant aud
s,ilemt question IT law. Antl,unou this
point cannnt and ,ln not lsitaN&
You and are sworn to the dfseharyo
Gf uui respective drtirS. Same III YOU in
yNriutls capacities aa officers uf lie COM
rn1llwCllltll lave taken the oath to sum
lurt tlie Constitution uf the United Sfntts
aud lii dniRS SO lntve taken the u,ltIi tO
maintain it ami the laws matte in purSu.
alice thereof us tic supreme law ni tile
land. This l'rinS3 uS tU the extremely
delicate questions which arp dividing US
nIuung ourselves and disturbing tile cun.
sctencc''i JUST aud upright men. This
hntlI Ia Euppurt the Constitution IF the
United States is obligatory un all, whether
II has been tukeIl III fitrU or mt. The
tuk.ng Uf the mItli is but tile fnrnmlderla.
rutiun of the I,aIpfal tillgsianre. Tho
foreigner takes the buth and liz taking
tile uaths lac dues not lIeuuuue tue citizen
nf any ono particular state, ullimmsII lie
mny tliIt,e resided there for any number
VI, ! ears. HE becOnirS n citizen of stha
Uulted Stiltes uud by virtue thereof he
cgitieS .'entitled toni tito privileges aud
IInlnunitIea of CtiizC!iS III the SeVcr,lI
States" e art. / v Con. U. s.. and no stnie
cUuld pass ahYr law or Clii uny nr.t im,ai-
ring hts ''Prfrilege hnd iminuhities. . So
thar hls relation u tile snte is. precisely.
tliat ui my other citizen uI the country.
OF is suPeri,,r, ms being thus Rulemnfy
gunrdcdtand guaranteed And tliis Is
tie virtue of tlu cillzensliip If the United.
States. But tile whole frunle of the relut-
iulis ct cltizenship WAS unduHb cdly and
lc.eslrly intended tU,be alike. imposing the.
salue uhligatiUus uf rights and duties 0t
protection ON the part Of the government
aud pt Allegiance aud duty .uu the part OF
the citIzeHs whichever they may he living.
or scattered over tho earth amt needing
her hlthertJ strong urul fur tiIeir defcnce.
lhe obligation on all is tile same the
mural obligation Of that allegiance bears
mall aiike. IL is like the mitigation orl