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

;,,sa OF ror-ea arcumea's. Bc' i fcemrd
= hi1' ;aat FAT; eooih cctior canierCSd 20,
.1,3u'd prevail. il ~,ouI5 5s,rs-chjte rir cor
royo..oa5 Of G,o5ge,tc.n and .AI-xan1ra
and all o'hcr 20 Nota,ioas ,yi,hio the ~
,-iet. %7sM J, no, piac: the territory ia
III; li,l5tion OF copquere3 coueiry' &c.
co,.l:ng 20 this coo.:rGaion, the serritory
VS. in i;ais OF anarchy, end murder, il
cocmi,;cd, woald be no crime.
turtle, 1.-THE conii,a,innel proyilion !:
obligatory opon ny TO aiIr-re executive lsyir
ls,;on. aye nc 20, bound 10 eiabIih uniioi m
laws taroughout the entire diGri6t. and o!
corrfe lrc sc 40, prohibited from eAabliih-
iar ors iylem in ooe piacc, and difft,ent
lysen ia aaathsrs
Ca4 o,hsr objection inerited the gentie-
ln-o's no,;cc. The laws OF Virginia pre-
clu1e3 every officer under it's government
frorn licldi1g any fsderai Office
From the imprei!ioa made or his mind By
rhefe considerations Mr.. Randolph iaid, be
y,ocld be wanting to hirnfelf and to his
country if he agreed to the bill, He horc
Therefore, that the committee wocj rife
and uot prrcipitale deciiiou.
Mr. Harper was in favor OF the molten
tha, ,he comnittce ihorld riie, Cor the pur-
pole Of recommitiing the bin to lcleet
committcc. He would 1ate HE resfons
The obica OF the 6rIt fe6aion was to aGrmc
tie iarildiaisn. 1'has was his obie6f. He
wiG,ed the sGabiiGiment Of judiciary. com
potent to Tie carrying into efeGttte laws
now eyiFing. lie wiihtd thi5 osic9 TO be
sc-orng.iihed in fair. open, dire4 way.
At ione fnsure period, oon@refs might tind
j neleadry to enter on fyt-m oflcgi1ati-
On in delail, and to have edabliilied uume-
Tous police regulatiocs. At this time the
prelent eziCency would he provided for By
confirming the lava OF Vi.ginis sad Mary
Land, aod by giving -ffea 20 ihem by the
infi.uiicn ct a competent Judicial snthori-
~.
Mr.. Nicholas Eid, that ne A,ouldsote for
the committee Ring from, 3ilFeren, motive
from that which gctuated the gentleman
fron South Carolina. Re hoped tie buff
nefs would be fuiFered fos she prefent to
iSeP.
III: contribution given 10 the contribution
by the gentleman from New York, did NOT
render L mgce!y expedient in congrefs TO
lu,e duly. IA reply TO his remarka the gen-
t,enau had pledged, that the authority g,'~
e. ~ the couRi.u,iou in relation TO his
Territory, Offered from the other powers
ye(trd in cnng'e(s ina'aach as the former
iaveRment Of powsr had conneAed with it
the word exeyEVs; whereas the latter had
not The meaning which Mr. Nicholas at
h>.d TO th' VOID, W altogether different
from The one now coH;ended for. The con-
Ai'u';on does not fey, congreis a,ali poneis
i.eteiUs 5o9rsr Of AGiRr!ien but that they
:hsii have power OF exe'eJfHg eseIgjFvs hsjE
i4Ii9E.
The Actions ard acceptance contained a
coHit'aaiou directly oFpoied TO that NOW
made. They declare that the laws of Ma
rylaud aud Virginia Giall continue Ill con-
gscis inaG alter theni. Their ceffaton ia
made to depend en- an ain event, viz.
whether coogreis ihall lsgigate or moi. Not
: ;itIic in the contribution or ia our pra6fiTe
under he contribution, ia!riaged our liberty
20 acl or not to aef.
What would be the eG'sa &C this law on
the inhabitants Of the Territory It would
imqoie on them Che laws OF Maryland and
virginia rs they csiited on particular day,
without any eapaiiity Of Improvements
from the improved code of thoCe fatss.
MIR. Nicholas had heard OF no inconveni-
ences whch had arifen from the non a(Tump.
ton Of power by Congreis. The people IN
The territory OF Columbia faJ been happy
people Cor more than husdred wears IN.
der ibsif rare government; and he had no
don5s would remain 70 without the inter
petition Of CoDgrels, who, at prcleat, were
unqualified to at.
Alter folae remarks by MeHrs, TIarpe,
and II. Lee, the quetion was taken on The
eorn'0'it'es rifsg, aud carried without d.
viGcn.
The committee role, the chairman re-
quoted leave to 6t again, which was mol
granted.
M, Harper then moved to recommil The
b;ll to the fame committee that introduced
IL.
Me-, Harper. The objection made by ia,
gentleman from Virginia TO an sGnnptior
oiPower ~ Coogrels goes TO lay that III,
confi'uiional pfoyiion, the aas Of cefior
Of Maryland aud Virginia, and the aa oil
acrenlaoe.s a., Conn,.C. n II II Ill