Constitutional Scruples
A tremendons outcry is raised Ãn Virginia nlout the "compromisos ofthe constitution" and :crcd chnracter of that important documcntlit nll tilia revorence for the constitution secni8 to have been overlooknd in tho cflbri to strike a retaliatory blow ai the etato oà New York By what authority, in Law or Constitution, does Virtjinia daré to overhaul and fine the â vesse'.sof New York which touch lier waters? It seetns that the collector o fNo:fork has acu illy em lil()yt-d a fast-sailinw vessel to collect this odioua penalty from all New York vessels pasaing betweon the Cnpea of Virginia, on their route in and out of the Chcsapeake Bay!
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Signal of Liberty
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