Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-13

o.;Srd jtatce, apd ~ ihem ac-> P,,a i,y
Che permanent i-as of aees-n5'est !; ,nA that
abe a"s OF 'bc Sa'e oi MAfilaa, ss ,hev
-Hit on theisid tif,i Nlosday in Decca,-.
"e' ~ he sa9 ccu'jrae n iorce ~ thar
part g 'i.s !s;d d;iI.i1 v!ach wss es3c6 az
'hat Fate to the based G,etes, arr ~
;hem accepted IS aIofsind"
Fr II Lee ftiA, 'ial b wes fsr fop'
con'ide 'og us hi - an so o. .ope-e-
rcgaHcns lie ,corRfG,;-c k1i -rohi-
bi'ed he E.,c- of Vaya;a ar5 .orT-
'Tod IRON lceil '':ng Ter che lerri,qrs.
ano u now became VpeGion; ei;sihcr
he ex''tmg iowa CT 'hot. Rsfcs we-c in
10 Sc; wbieh qaeR ea rnigA, come belorc
,hf Judiciary 20 ohv;ate 81 doab,.i i;,:,
oil 10 she Ga?e oi deelaralory cce Wal
reFor;rd.
M Nicholas, This biz ia no, 10 my
opi7isn ularcly M a& Of tupe.e -ec7,icu,
ho. IN a6f ~ inmenI- mifcbief. Do noc
agf1c 'v',S my coiiossue N The contribution
he S'yes rho contribution. I5e ia 81 oUiui-
N, 'ha; the payers eigen to cnnr,e's o.
hic fgbie6t M? be ew.,-Gl 81 them [
s"'pS dsi'er-njly, Tisfe power are TIE
iwsay cthc,s conferred, uAich u, o. NAY.
not e eNer,id. il had ryge5 been c.a-
tenaet, hat we are cbtEcd TO csrry tito
eztcu ION all TIE powers Win which ,ee s,r
wve.ted. Ii Is 'ruc, that VIC haye ncorly
cIh7uted the letter OF cur charter, in thr
Icz.crt to w.ich we have soue 30, taia
fae toroiiaed no icAloa for going llhi tar
cher
A conGrro;o, ~c-.r-r-. -. -. ..,
Sd f2y hal been given by Cougr-G in ,ne
iexeFci'c Of their power. The re- Of accept
auce Pafled by ConGrsfa confirming the ccf.
hors made ~ Virginia and Maryland ex-
preisiy declares 'fth.t he oners,iou Of, IL
avs Of he Gate within fuch diGria flipll rc-
be aRe6ted By this acceptance, ,n,ii tha
EN- t&sd for the 7c,ro7a OF he aoyerr-
'neut 'here'o. end aaa. Coagr1i /IaE o,5sr-
| oOJz b. l4zg tyo0iA-
! Great fcrae was attached 20 IA, part Of
ne conii'au'ion tha, gave Congreh s=eA,--
bs'e tz559a;isa ever The tsrri:osY. Bu, he
iame c'aaie az rhe Ceanue iiea rays tre
'en!e power Over force, max zi,.sa, l,rts na!p
&c Yet this power hsJ ne7eY yet besf
ahumed by ConGseis. Tie poneijon of n,
dght had heretofore been c0afdered r. flf
tici-nti the exercif- oft w1s re.esyed uati
peculiar circumstances lhouId oecur, wnici
.eadered il necrGary.
believe az committee are no, orc0err,
70 ianction this Dill 10 iarclion :. wo...
be 10 place The iahsh;.ar,s OF the territor1
IA l'gstion f-r W ich they wol'l 10 b.
tthaasinl. IL would impofs upon rhcm al
The lava OF Virginia and Maryland, a. the,
exi{ed On the III Monday of December
without thofe improvements whicl lxg.4
en e may tuggea.
L his bill paGti, II would I-aye con
lidcrsble PARTON Of The inhatitants OF IL,
territory wilhour any judicial authorities tc
which they could appeal. There wsr,
paris o. Fairfax, Montgomery, and P,irce-
George Counties, which would have nc
courts 60 which ihey could apply.
! Ruoiher coniequencc that wonIJ rgfoit
from ;he continuation attempted to be gjyeo
90 The c0alti,u,ion, wss the deprivation OF
.ac iahabuan,s OF ali participation either IN
ieGe5al o. 8a;e icgidalio1, As by The coa-
arueion, they Eonld csafc TO be the Irl-
ljctis Of 6ale taxation, It coul1 not be excel
I'd thar Toe fa,es woul6 permit them, With
%. tsing taxed, to be- represented
Coaid aay man dcire 20 pl-ce ths citizs1s
Of the didritt in fCch fate To deprive
hem of the common right Of Participating
Ia toe Pa6age Of laws which al She citizens
ienjoyed3
/ Iftte contraction be found, tina: we are
(h7end Go lsg.aa,s, then all tlrs judicial pro-
lceetiors which had taken place 6nce tts IG
lMoaoay in December, whatever affected Ell
it'sr property o5 p.fors. were mare aulI;ties.
do not, however, Believe the contribution
TO be foand. J believe !, oppofe5 both to
The fcirit of the conaiiutioa, aud TO the con-
Grn6iion hi,Eer,o given by Coogref. But
were 10: conarudior ju3, 20 adopt the p,o-
poled bill would be 20 at in way inads--
gua,c TO the importance Of tie lubigSl, witch
involving IN it iyacm Of government e.. a
lar portion Of citizens, ought no, 70 be
acted sPon with p,eciy taticn, but oogh, .
be conducted by the collected vildom 81
Cougvc.s derived f,om ra;gfe and deliberate
re8cc,icn.
Mr II. Lee. My colleague JIG uroug II
luppoGug ,nis BID part Of permsucn, fyi
tenn. Ii is ouly intended to cure On Ell
Which fomc ptr'ons have fuppof.J 90 exia
from the doubtful jnri'di6ion OF the tate
OF Virginia aud Maryland.