The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-24

Court Itself 90 cognAtc easess i III sts,a M lis
that the Cdnstlt Ion does NOT med tiIr q ifh
the Jury question 3ia tho States III % blair,
ass raad \, that III cannot beiieyH Il mpiority
OF the court viii maintain the contrary. As
In the cases from Virginia hone conf-
IDENTIFY Tor decision which " MI sustain the
Constitution and the cause OF law and or.
der at the same time we must remember
that nearly Old the Judges are strong Repub-
lie1n parttsans, aud that lust now the feel.
ing OF the Republican partyts to destroy
all Stale authority. Allowing for these In
fuences, IL the SUI reme Court shall be al.
lowed 10 stand as tt is, IL will be valuable
.buiwark for the Constitution, and In the
main will preserve the constitutional line
OF division between Federal and State au-
thorisy. II the Republicans should gain
power they will eudeavor to overthrow the
Court, or create new Judges, so as to get
the decisions they may want.
j5e I haSe Just been reading Senator John.
stonss able speech at Petersburg on the
Sfate-debt question. I have no personal
Recommendations to make OF the Readiusters,
and Tshare nothing OF the passion OF this
discussion, but to those OF my friends among
them Il would respectfully and earestly
suggest that ,arvote by the people OF the
State against the compromise embraced In
the so-called McCulloch bill would have
consequences outside the State which they
have probably failed to takelnte the account.
Mr.. Conkling and the Republican presses
and speakers in working up their present
crusade against the South baye enlarged
|ons the charge Of southern reputation,
Few methods OF attack would serve to
pref nIlice us more 10 the canvass OF 1850
among tho classes whose votes Will decade
the contest:in the eastern States. The &C.
ton OF Tennessee has already injured ue
greatly. II the vote OF Virginia should
follow suit the effect in" creating northern
prejudice against the South would be very
great. Virginia. is the. leading southern
State. H. howeyer.the debt settlement pe
maintained, the action Of Virginia would
4 be OF marked value to the general cause Of
the South. In the important causes pending
before the Supreme Court will not say tina
the Court would have arightto look for mo
ment at the question OF the vote on the State
debt; but do say tbatif the Court shoult
manfully and nobly undertake to make
! decision adverse 10 dogmas popular at th'
North, and apparently upbolding the yer!
unpopular cause OF State rights. they woult
not receive less OF obloquy If this vote shall
prior TO their decision, cause Virginia 20 b.
classed as repudiatlng State. IL The set
Element proposed be within the means
the people, az I believe it to be, then thes
considerations should have their prope
weight. -
A Virginian, Mr.. Page McCarty, has
comic buriesque opera now on the Wash
ipgton boards. which was brought out tn
other night, The scene is laid in Washing
ton city, and is satire directed at many o
| the chief features of Washington life an
society. The piece is having good success
here, as we'll as at Philadelphia, where
was brought out, and is very favorably no
ticed by the critics. The present compan
| is a strong one, and is playing it with spe
cial force. They go next week to Bait
more II this opera could be brought her
during the winter, when the city would b
full of life and OF strangers, it would max
a sensation. L..Q. W.