. The life of John Marshall . es call to arms. Mar-shalls principles, said the Kentucky correspondent^ must raise an alarm throughout our widely ex-tended empire. . The people must rouse from thelap of Delilah and prepare to meet the Philistines. .No mind can compass the extent of the encroach-ments upon State and individual rights which maytake place under the principles of this decision. Even Marshall, a political and judicial veteran inhis sixty-fifth year, was perturbed. The opinionin the Bank case continues to be denounced bythe democracy in Virginia, he writes Story, after thesecond of R
. The life of John Marshall . es call to arms. Mar-shalls principles, said the Kentucky correspondent^ must raise an alarm throughout our widely ex-tended empire. . The people must rouse from thelap of Delilah and prepare to meet the Philistines. .No mind can compass the extent of the encroach-ments upon State and individual rights which maytake place under the principles of this decision. Even Marshall, a political and judicial veteran inhis sixty-fifth year, was perturbed. The opinionin the Bank case continues to be denounced bythe democracy in Virginia, he writes Story, after thesecond of Roanes articles appeared. An effort iscertainly making to induce the legislature whichwill meet in December to take up the subject & topass resolutions not very unlike those which werecalled forth by the alien & sedition laws in 1799. 1 Branch Hist. Papers, June, 1905, 61-63.* Enquirer, April 2,1819, as quoted in Branch Hist. Papers, June,1905, 76. (Italics the authors.) Enquirer, April 20,1819, as quoted m ib. SPENCER ROANE VITALIZING THE CONSTITUTION 315 Whether the effort will be successful or not mayperhaps depend in some measure on the sentimentsof our sister states. To excite this ferment theopinion has been grossly misrepresented; and whereits argument has been truly stated it has been metby principles one would think too palpably absurdfor intelligent men. But, he gloomily continues, prejudice willswallow anything. If the principles which have beenadvanced on this occasion were to prevail the con-stitution would be converted into the old confed-eration. ^ As yet Roane had struck but lightly. He nowrenewed the Republican offensive with greater June, 1819, the Enquirer published four ar-ticles signed Hampden, from Roanes pen. Ritchieintroduced the Hampden essays in an editorial inwhich he urged the careful reading of the exposureof the alarming errors of the Supreme Court. .Whenever State rights are threatened or invaded,Virginia will not be the last to
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