Kentucky Gazette

Washington Gazette.

The National Intelligencer of the 2d inst. bestows a column or two of remarks upon some reflections of ours on the usurpations of the Supreme Court; and although our reprehensions were directed particularly to the decision of the lottery case, Messrs Gales & Seaton animadvert on them with an exclusive reference to the bank question; apparently for the purpose of expressing their views of the course pursued by this state toward that institution. This they have done in terms of courtly censure, but full of meaning. If we have failed in respect towards the Supreme Court, we think the article in the Intelligencer furnishes ample ground for retort. The state of Ohio, in a solemn act of resistance to a supposed infraction of its rights, and in using the means of enforcing what it considered its just pretensions, does not merit the opprobrious character which is attributed to it by the Intelligencer. Whatever Mr. Gales may affect to think of this transaction, an impartial world, on a review of all the circumstances, will not charge the state of Ohio with mercenary views in her controversy with the bank. Notwithstanding the money levied from this institution is lying idle in the vaults of the treasury, the legislature last winter authorised a loan of 25,000 dollars, rather than appropriate a dollar of it to the current expenses of the government, and offered to return it on the removal of the branches. The assertion of a principle deemed by us important to the preservation of our liberties, is the apology we offer for this unpleasant affair, rendered doubly necessary by subsequent events. At the session of almost every circuit court in the Union, some new point of jurisdiction is determined against the states, some new principle of construction is adopted, not less novel than absurd. And yet to doubt the orthodoxy of certain opinions of this tribunal, is political heresy. Our leading politicians thought differently on this subject twenty years ago, and if Mr. Gales mingled in American politics at that period, we presume he entertained very different views from those that he promulgates at the present day, tempora mutantur.

The manner in which reference is made to an objectionable communication which was inadvertently admitted into this paper, and promptly apologized for, does very little credit to the candor of the editors of the Intelligencer; and the insertion in the next column of a false and infamous article from a neighboring print, merely because it contained a libel upon the character of Cincinnati, betrays an ungenerous feeling towards this place, totally unworthy of Mr. Gales; and taken in connection with his preceding remarks, leaves no room to doubt, that we have assigned the true motive for its republication. The intimation of the halter has made us feel a little ticklish about the necks; but as it may have been more particularly intended for the members of the legislature, we shall dismiss our concern on this subject for the present, barely reminding Mr. G. that if a la lanterne is to be the watchword, we should be sorry to see it proceed from the Government Gazette.