Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-12-20
NENTUCEY LEGISLATURE
HoUsE oF REPREsENrATIvEs.
5bprIiag, Novrm5sr -.

HOUSE OF REPREsENTATlvEs.
4 TbpJseg, Novem5sy -.
s Inc hcUfe according to the handing order o.
the DAY, reo!ycd itCelt in'o'z eoua,utls o. tacy
SN!os hou5 on the itate o. tic commonwealth, AlrE
,SHei'a IN the ehaiT, aad after foale kline ipcar
: t'cren efe fP@aSer 'siamed r'ie chair, and air
i'tiaa reported, tia. rhc comu;i,'e had taken
Sder confederation 'ratry r-Jio,iea. p..d by ieve-
5lEi Rate iels;arse, OF che Gu5e9 Of the ii1r naa
..ieaiiion laws, a. had come 90 IeiS.Its, hcr1-
iupon, which he delivered in AZ me ololS "a TO-
sNhere At was read and unsulu,ouny agreed 20 o.
's.;he houre rs follows: r.
) The representatives. Of tho good people Of thi.@
commonwealth in general sllein5iJ convened !
;5h.ving mstur".y cnnHderet thc aniwcrs OF iundr
BATES in the union. So their relouuous rclpccjag
/ ertain uncoritiladonal laws. raled az he 49,. :
iehon 81 corgrcis, coumpHit called The alien sHd s
-'ediuon laws, would be f4ith.,s indeed 10 thent.g
,cives, and 70 tacic tasy rcPrseat, were they l-g
gently 20 9Ueicc ~ TIE principles and dottrinesE
s~Stehpsed 70 he maintained an al tloie oE.yers, b
+; that oi Virginia only accepted 10 agan enters
the held oi argument ard St-empt more fully OK
'croby 70 eSro!s the notwithstanding of tas.es
. obnoxious laws, word, n Appreciated, Dc as
bnnecr..Ary as unavaiiinE. We cannot, however, +
but lament, that IN the di-uiion o. tY.- i,ers
ing iueleeSs, by iurdry oi the Legislatures OF uu,
inhnuaUons, detoEatUiy oI the trle character aua@
principles Of the good people o. tl.s common i
SWe1ltn, nave been !uot,Ju;,s IN phase OF lair rL4
.1nniag and found aggnnent. Our opinions o..
hthoie aiming meaiur5s OF the general govern. u
tnieht together with our reaons ior tnce opinions
J were detailed WIN dseency and wi;a g. uper, anuf
! i1hmtted TO the o'icuil7n and H.. .n,enl of our
tieilow ciuzcns throughout the union. Whether
the Ike @eeency and t-nPc have been ohicr.-d'
4. III the antveCs Of thsic ttaes WHO have denied Oh
attempted to obv!a-e the great truths contained in
t!tclc FSio!lti0as, we have nov only uan,s 20.
= candid world. Ea5Hui the true pr nciDie. OF
: sac federal union, uueonicors OF any de.isn 70.
.d.tuT5 the harmony Of TINT union, and ANXIOUS;
Only 10 eicape the iangs ot dliyo ula, the go..
people or thi' eommonwea! are Regardless o. cen.
tue or elimination, Lean however the Glcnee
sfct this commonwealth ihould be conru,d in,o an
(, ,aeqgieieeEc ia the doctrines and principles ad-t
vance, ana attempted be main aimed D the 10 lcl
@'''.cfH a.. 'ta.t s.O!s "a D.: --lli sea-.
, throughout the union who 10 WILDLY differ from:
rs, on thoic Important fIUlettS Mould be drludedi
~ the expectation, that We hai be deferred from,
What we conceive our duty, or ihrinl, from thc'
principles contained in thole Ielvu;.ous There
lore
Rce'Tes, That this commonwealth confders the
iedera union, upon TIE term, and for the purpotes
iPeciicd IL tie laie compact, 4. conduel.l 70 tne
liberty and bapF'neis Of the ieverai ates: thlt II.
Inea n"'v tnequivocaliy declare It's attachment To-,
'he union and TO that compaa, agreeable 20 ,,i
5ooriou and real intention, and viii be among ti,
.sl' TO Ices its dHloiuucn: that Ifthofs who ad.
nlniiter the general government be permitted no
\ "ailSrels the limits hzec by that compact, by 4
j2,al di.reEaGd 10 the ipeoisl delegation, Of po5e
fhcreiu contained, anmnilatiou OF tine itse cavern
''ents, ana the erection upon their ruins OF . gene
-..'ai conionddtcd oyernment VIA be the iuly,,.
e''s consequence that thc priaeipe and conlf1c-
ti"u conrcnded Tor ~ lundry O! the Gate Icails
5ni s. that the general government is the executive
EJacge ol hcc1tent Of the powers dclcgstcI to IT,
lhop nothing i5or, 81 detPvtlm lnce he 1'fcr.,-
E{cn OF thoie VINO sdmin,aer The poverun,c,f. an,
ftnol the oon.-ution, Wouia be the nl,a urc
powers: tia, The !cyaral Rates who formed thai
tnId uncnt, beng iovcccigu aud independent ksy,
she unqueiHonalc ish1 10 JUDGE OF it, iuir4cti Oh
nc ,!i"' nui'is-,ion, 10y thol- iovgTcioutiss, OIL
Esll unauthorized ass done under colour o! that in
Environment 10 the ri htiui remedy; tha, tLis CON,
Einor"eaith does uTon che moG q. !iBsrtc recon.
ihdtration declare, tnat the fad alien and i,lif,or
E'"s' are IN her op MON, pc pahie violation, OF ts
EJlaid contribution aud however cassriui,v IL mac
4hc CAPoled to iurrenacr it' opin'rn TO majority
800 10 er Race in matters ct ordinary or DOUBT
iui pohcyi yet, in moran-ous regulation, if,, Inc.
Up eient, Biich 70 yitaly wyuud .n. beA rght. If
slne ctiZen, 70 would cC4l1Lr q Ii tt aruuc. efa,,
rs hi hy criminal: that altl,og. this common.
Si"sJth as PmGy 70 the federal compact 7uii. bow
90 the laws 81 the union, yet is doe. % the fans.
t,me declare, tha5 ~ wal not now, nor ever .e-
f@aiteri ceAie to cppolc "a conGiJWiUfll usunsr,
ir.egery atteu9t from WHAT quarter ioevcr Offered.
go violate thai c0aipaet: and hray, in order tast
/; 20 prftexts or zrsnnle' IS mas d. drawn from
iHtpoi.d aequcirca-C o. 90, pare O this COMMON
eiyczth 90 tEe couiiitutonaiity Of thoie laws uiG
~; 'h-'eby ued as Pfccedeuts ior iimiiar iutures
sDlauOns Ufth federal corpscts this coumon-i
wealth. does no@ ehtsr agln1 lhem, it, iolcmn
Prots0.
81 Ordered, That HTr. Ds.ia carry the iaid rersIua.
s,tiOn 20 .he ienstC, sad deire Their concurrence
gAilo carry ard lay before tne 'crate, the rcloluti
ons from tie di4cren. rate esiiltuTss.
& The following gentlemen coDaitute thes
.committee OF way aud means, viz.
4 Mc-lrs, Harper, Gdl~9lj, Gus, Gala
.5du, Levin Powell, JOnn Brown, Stone.
sNo;:, aud Pitt.
& The following arc the committee TO whom
3 referred that pas, Of the prcddcnPs ipesci
Z yhicn -c'ftes 10 the rcy.lon and amendment.
: 4 ihe Judiciary s. acm, viz.
< MsG-s. Harprr, c.. Goodrich, Bat,r1.
3 dar'ha.l, and oewa..
4 .HAERIACE.---Oa Ss.eriav ey.B.i
J. EENSi SKI ~ WITH. of.