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78pp. Bound in modern cloth. Light to moderate foxing. Two repaired chips slightly affect about three letters; outer margin of title leaf archivally reinforced on its blank verso. Good+. The Review consists of eleven essays, each signed, "HAMPDEN," ending on page 61. The additional Letter comprises the rest of the pamphlet. "Cohens v. Virginia is a landmark case in American constitutional history by virtue of Chief Justice Marshall's decision reasserting the primacy of the federal judiciary over the states in interpreting federal questions. The decision appears at 6 Wheaton (19 U.S.) Reports 264 [1821], The case arose on an appeal to the United States Supreme Court by Philip and Mendez Cohen from their conviction by A Virginia court for selling tickets to a Washington, D.C., lottery in Virginia" [Cohen]. "The celebrated case in which the Supreme Court upheld its jurisdiction to review the judgement of a state court, the strongest bulwark of Federal power against the attacks of States' Rights" [Eberstadt]. Having established unanimously the supremacy of the federal judiciary, the Court held that the Virginia law was a purely local matter and upheld the Cohens' conviction. This is an early imprint from the press of Steubenville's only printer, James Wilson. Charles Hammond [1779-1840], an Ohio lawyer, editor, and politician, wrote the Review. "Between 1813 and 1822, he was elected first to the Ohio Senate and then to the Ohio House of Representatives. His greatest interest was in judicial matters and from 1823 to 1838, Hammond served as the reporter of the Ohio Supreme Court. During his tenure as court reporter, he published the first nine volumes of Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Ohio" [Ohio History Central on line]. Ethan Allen Brown [1776-1852] was an Ohio State Supreme Court Justice, Governor, and influential supporter of Andrew Jackson. Cohen 11127. 168 Eberstadt 031. Thomson 498. Morgan 1303. Sabin 30089. Seller Inventory # 38366
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