Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-17

Of confSas7,ta ec2aicaEcs-
Thu sub,ss. ,hat las egg ts:a ia !*rss' sin?T1 =
TIRE discussion in Tho scRs1a Lea hsen res sses ct "a
45h ss,.i,n Of tie &C; ofrts P.osi4i,aal c;ns,s's
which ses Ebo iumou. s5ta r2a:i2a 81 tie o-.t'-
State. act Of l7Ss, to TIC :o!!ow;r.S .E,:::
Fro. u.s. 30 further eagc.o3, That hoal j'"s.
menr or decree in any sui! tie highest coure OF
equity Of State il which Il decision IA ,i,S ~:
cspld be had, wssrd "a draws! 10 qnes'i5a rJ
OF q treaty or st4tu:eoS or N eashoii J e--
Or wbsrs ia draVn in, question thc TalF!tJ 81 :,
sta;u.s Of or Ell authority eaer'rsd utaEi hAy H'A
on tie GROUND other ssos sajl rts stalss:
1r wbs,e IS drawn in question ire conStruciian 4
any c,sn of the Constitution OF OF trsay Or eIacc
or commits siou 10 d under The Co.io'er.te sistts.
In each Of hsse capses the nSesiaa iAay DC rex
ar,ined. ami revc sod sNruet "a the suoc'-o
Conf OF the Confederate Stat upon VIII OF ero'
tbe cit .lion beng sgaed By any Judge cf'hs sad
Sunreme Court IN The same msrre: nnd unfer no eaha
REGULATIONS aud Ttia the like fleet ma Il too J2aSwat
or decree coppls.ned Oh hal beep caG,rcd G: 4Ssei
In D,stic, CT CT the Confederate ST ties; .i'
proceeding, upon sov9s.l shall no It's s2loa& ceot
that the Supreme CauIt, ins!oso Of rcncn C We
cause for faal decta;on may 81 th:ir Glscrst ice
Gauss shall have once heea rrInsn1ed before, &c
6asl decision Of The saLnA and EwSrd eSecsuoh.
Blu. 20 other error thsl be csSisned o, Il
grouud CT cversii IN sry saoa c.g, ~ aan
such 81 apceara In the face Of Tho rScl GO: '
atuly respects thu bsiosc nlentione< Anoa.
tv or corcuuclion OF TO gald @o 'HsaaSS
statu.e, commission, or sath9!ify N cIsF1'e.
This scction hGs bcca, unde' the Ca'esa 81
wien Marphh presided over tie Supreme cen
fruitful source Ct -discora rri trou5la-n fact :"
OF Itself wcu: justify prudeat Congress N 10:
mittins il into the net for the oTganzat'oiSf the
fs:e,sts Su5:ems Cont. Uade2 this section
casss srose which iuvoIgsi q conflict 0: te:ison
tween ,tc srrssre Court c! tie United STATES fr5
tie hg!es, ,r6ansls within tie StsSea. n ali enc,
casss wo beeY, lhs Sttea Hscogr'1,i ito c'aS'i:a-
tioa Atty as tie appellate asaison, cxc'p: the 3.s
OF Virginia n tie c.ass Of AIuss v5. 5at;!a cA1
Cotsn vs.. The stess 81 Thgoiai AID he s:Eti q
Georris IL Ch.shoins o.so, ana lie CHEROKEE cage
V.reiss kes reyer eutuaiiied to have her s7VsS7
signify qussucaea by any arrrlikta tliouna ANA we
sincsrey HOPE shs nayvr will. Gau Cor f.ers,e Con-
greas shcu,a ~ conNrs TIC sppsllgta jurs!c,ca q
the supEls Cor-s to Confeteinte tribunals thet 70
such c.ses Is these Of HnGser vs.. Martin, rd Cohers
vs. the State OF Yirginjs aho1ll ever T.sa. |. as7
be sre. 50 inpot!ut to preserve uniformity c. iec!,
son, but nothing csn be important thai 70 pre-
serve urinpairsd cs s3voec.saty Of the sts!es from
tiat iupe.osiy which 10 1upisi 10 appellate Jrrs1c.
tioa. II, IS Chief Jrst,ca MsrRbals roIask, there
m2at 20 al pit:a'a s;s.!,, soEr"h.e, s: tds co1ss
cfjaacsluIe B. .rrauSs6 that the ultimate tr"i'
tar IrGy In Is riShfd! cnu;so q lsti:ior, rot e1r.
alcs win tie .'lIicaae arDltsi' .atablshsl within
tao sta.as Tlcs ba7e ce-tzj dixie In, Coa,sta ioE
enc It's lIsssu!e, the 6u2rsAGs CvusI.
Tbs $3.50 OF Eca:ee w. 81 sIla rascheI Ia, IN, Of
I lAsDIXu3 from t,o Gupen:s Eourt o. ;.ls Uhi.sd
States hsirg i.-ued t. ;.s G.t.t Of Gp?1sis o. iir-
giy,!a which " Is rhoy:S i's,.'etj " ma s.ia and
irf azibto jcisss we :n... ,,hp9.si rho Court Q!
Appeal. f,c lbs sc 3D. IA Il 81 tlersise OF all
tbs cassa =: ,iInlcs Ill spys.,: trg i.jau wac the
ca, o. G.h.a. ~ Il, :.!..-a: Fr.;a:> Il. Jcfr7.
son ssys
"Ta, saSia,: ~sa iassa 40 b. car Ls.is,st0o, 0:
i3cl-2i, Nd tEo aseWSsta az 'erCastrac2a WOE
pr. Is.rsa IA :isrLtsat vel 50 eI-Ia, g. taso
Ehs ID dfstescS !" ogt::r ~ - ife Z AiSsr OF riaa
but ,ara wa 81 % n1i, .s7 Of IelrcaAtgce
u that riiSe the g.a,ra G'GA C.: .ha btntea b6i.R
thcn Indcr crt-acrorzr? cx.lsscisat oy me 1s'puri
qu.s;oc; s:sc i. WIS Gs)pFs! u thai c1:scec H1SE
Ba; I'll. csss Is 10: aeAij /: only sce;uta The d.
dlsa clio. EslG ci1 ICt 60 20 Nr !or ;Ta:T l,ity
hilary bS iuef but pusiii.to us Ioal.siii Tan tls
MS fci. - lien mats var.
Tiers cas1a Of appellate jc,tsiic!;n wS.s S:Eas Ct
tas "estt7 l7jIlis." which se1 ths "e:aoh" IF lbs
sousisrc rao2ie and csus25 sas Era%ea: VIZ.
Cobra vs .he 5tsto os Virginia wa9 1s1s Tie Ga5-
jsot of r1os: e.sho:ito criticism, In whsh the whota
con,asz,i:Rs. question ~ls discussed By "Mse,nca
s.lrcT," (Jusss Rora ~F.a:ch;r Of 5il5oua" (Juisa
Irucc::) ard -Sonsfp" I've DO not knvw who was the
su.har o. ths articles egusi "s7uers,' though TIE
co,uunI O. tia "Snqu:.es," from May 10th % July
18th, 1921. IT J2eslsa1, y.r!.tg TO Jutge Jchos2a
a 1913, Bags:
"oa the isc.aiol o. Ss csEo OF Cuhsns TIE Slate
OR VlEsicia in sbs suens cou.. Ct the uAiea s:asn
II Nsro5, lsI Judge Poale, uness Inc s.snssuro OF
Algsroa sidney wiOss !cr tho "grqurss" seriss or
p,pe.s On tho law OF that case. corsidcrsd ihsss
pelers rcstursy IS they CANE o1t and coafas that
they appeared 70 mo TO p7lYeE!os oye-y word which
had been delivered by. Juiss Gsshsl OF III, extra.
ju 3iciel part OF bis OF tnioo euo s wa5 cXrsjudi.
c!a except the decision that tee set OF Cnsr,as mad
rot purporcd to g:Se 70 the corporation CT Washibg
tor The authority, CLAIMED by their lottsfy In, Of Coz.
toiog tho laws or hs Sts!e5 within tbs EIstcs them.
selves Bp. pnabls % claim that case, he couli not
lot Ii 20 entlres, bat went g.aiuitous.y 10 prove
thst Eotwi hssnGiog the elsTfn!h snen5mens OF The
Constitution, q Ststs c9ULo DO brougSa ts offen.
cant, TO the bar of his court aud sgGiD, ih:I Con
exercise Liquidation within State, and paramount 20
tho lswa Of thst stta. cite The sum and result only
of his docirnes according TO the impression made
ny iHh at the re, snd sill remaining. If not suict
~ accurate 10 circumstance 1t q 20 10 subsistence S
doctf;us was 50 completely refuted by koape th i lie
cen DO answered, surrender human reason "a vsi4
end useless faculty, e:au 30 hswiicr I'D 10: 20 guio
W."
We -ssrct :aat CD: ;inised spa:o fcraiis Us to 80
more thsa msksssc:t ex:rset1 from thsss ssn .kaio
pspsra Of Judge Roare. 7hey IRE addressed
10 TIE pZoH.g OF TIE UNITED aTATEs." cui be-,
gln:
" bz Isa7e 10 dJ.csi Jeu ny fsllaw.ctzens the
gpbjscE OF TIC late GecIsou tho Suosse Court Ia
the caas OF CoaEN5 AGAINST -HE STATE OF T1sGIHIA.
ADDRESS you on hist groat aucso from no git mo.
fives whstsceyo.. Far less Rave any vsin desire
to a-rSy myseif against The very obi, peuInsa By
whom that oaiaton waa compost. approach you.
on tha coItresy, with q hesvy HORT. aGdfesd you
urJes solaaan ocAviciiol tia: tie !heii:s snd con-
situation VI or county AIS endangered deeply aGt
T1saiiy endangered b Tho is's' tfscs Of that cee
SION.
Draw towsrss sou, my follow.clazena, hy eyary
tic which can attach nan 70 man deeply peEs.tatsd
by Ill those fond eodsa7nenis which bind the rGec
t}ons If man 10 bis native county, ought 10 cit
siIent uude- euch c!rcrmstsnces2 Ought MT to
raisa my feeble yoioe 10 bshblf of tba liberties Of NY
self ard my chldsens ohidsSa TO tho latest sensfa-
ticn67 Ought not TO more when yocr iibertIrs End
those Of Four latest poste.ity are in peritT
9Ihetudgment now before 5s will te less disas.
trous in It's consequences. thsn sny OF these msnora
bic Judgments. 1t completely negatives the ides, hs:
tho A,asrlcnn Ststss hsvs real existence, or ao to
DO considered In any sssss 20 sovereign and inaepen
asns States. II does this by claiming right 10 re.
veIsa the cecsions Of the highest judicial tbanals Of
thoss states. That susie Is noncntity, as q soye.
re.su power ths decision OF whose courts sic subjsct
ID 70 auca revision II Il sn anomaly Ii tbs SCI!
enoo Of gorc,unent, th,t ths courts OF cns nIspsu
dent government - control lad Is7eisa tue Jud
nsr,s of The coS,ts Of anotaer. Ito barriers and
boundaries between Ito powers Of the sorceisn and
independent governments Gre high snd 80 strong
to Ge.y The jurisdiction justly claimed bs superior
court ore. tho Judgements ofsuch IS ire inferisr.
Thu decision asu .sprcpstes The idea hst system
lie nf,.ln 81
"a no federal republic il which Of the parties to
the compact claims the exclusive right 70 psts finally
upon the chartered rights Ut another. Ia such gov
a;nment there Is no cosmoa hibiies Of their tights
"a. tbe peop!o. This decision also osa ITO rightto
amend the Federal constitution ct tie mere will and
plssspre Of the snpreine Coult. Tho Cnrsttuaea is