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

give u proper protection. Thit ,ess one
ration a;ncng c.herc. fur The proyiiioas Of
INC contribution, confirmed aud carried inlu
;h:tt ~ n. aas os Maryiaud aud Virginia,
and % the az Of Coarrsf,.
The e5js6f .! toe gentleman was to d,r.,t IN
ths scs' sad AL ,hcfc arrange n,eu,s, in r1hver-
""a OK ;has p'evion which TIE conni,r,isn had
h'sde' and o That neee!ity which j. iai fcseieen.
&c gentieh'a;i iron, Virginia requires more
n"e iae thinks We are not prepared to leg,caee.
hoi ~ ma (Mr. III idess ,ssrs adopted. ,hcre
"ouiu a. 10 oeeei;on fer this. The territory hs,
laws !; AID MIR. II. believed thsie laws would an
Ever very well for fly years. >yi,hou, o;yp,
Consfei' n1uyh trouble 10 ,aodiy them.
nc ctta5iii.Inent OF judiciary would DC very
Saty' and would feqaire hstls time. As to po-
ise' is may DE- EecsGarY hereafter. at oreien,
'is was not nets6ary. With regard 20 corpora.
ZION, he was agsiuie it pre!enr, and did NOT
think II wouti be ueceIary.
mr. Niehoiis did NOT coalide- the power i'm,
parted ~ the contribution IS imperative. He
therefore ecuid not fairy be charged with dciire
to deviate from the dciigns Of III trainers. The
power was like coat of armour, in,ended to pro.
'e9~ the government la periods OF danger, and
hos TO DC warn at all times for parade and ftcw.
Remarks had been made TO 1ew chat the DIGNITY
anc independence Of the government required ~.
shuinpiion All fuea arguments when fst agaipG
.1e oapp Of sne nsople were iuconcluiivc MIR
~ hHa always been taught to conGder The true
og'lity OF the government indiroIubIy connect
co with the happInets OF tn pee pie aud was ,.a
able to unearn al that he had heretofore ACQUIRED
to hi, effect
MIR. Craik agreed with the member fron, Sou,h
carolina is far as his remarks went but he did
nat think that they extended far enough. he
wa mnieii friendly to the infiiutioa of local
government Tor ioeAl purPofes, leaving all federal
PH"ers to Congrei,. IF the biil lhould b. recon-.
matted, he would hc prepared 70 offer Plan con.
tornlabIe to theie ideas. Eie fell no ala!m az the
doubts fuggelied OF the validity o, the laws OF
Maryland and Virginia. He believed that they
were It'll IN force and did rot think there was
any abioute ncceiIity for Congrsfs TO act at pre-
lent ST II he thoughr that delay would only
multiply ths Inconvenience already experienced
IN t9e formation OF plan of government. plan
h'tght Dc 10 framed ass TO protcet the general GO
Vernment, as wei as in fonns degree, the inhab.
tants OF Tia territory from any tyranny fomc gen.
tlenien iuPPoTted NIGH, be exereifed by Coagreis
he eoneiudto by eKPreiiing hope thar coEIz
Pictely organized fyasm might be formed aud a
dopted.
Mr.. Dennis conceded with hi. colleague in de.
firing an aiiump,ion of jurlfdi4ion by Congrela
But before he committed himfslf by an opinisn, he
wiihed 10 fee an entire plan fuhmittcd a. to the
bill before the committee iC was Iittle more than
an abilr1ca propofit,on.
MIR. b. believed that the aiGmption by Con-
greis would be agreeable 20 the inhabitants, if
good fytlsm adopted.
Mr. c. Goodrich advocated The recomnitrsent
OF the bill, that more complete fyiiem might b.
deviied, and fnbmitted to the houfe in more ii.
req wsy.
The queiIion OF recommitmenr was carried, and
Two members we're added 70 the original commit.
tee.
The committee of Revival and Unania,ed bu.
hne' reported it their opinion that it would be
proper to continue the Sediiicn Law, which ex
Pires with the eloit of this ieion, for two years
longer.
Ordered TO lie on the cable.