Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-17

WhoiNs -'N'' ;" 'iiS NnAlf.
on the following reio!utions offered i.
Mr.. Bacon !:
q Reiosved, That it is expe lient f..
Conslcis to recede TO the Rate of Vuo,
MD, the jurifiittion of thar part of H..
territory Of Columbia, which was cedrS
to the United States by The faid Gale #
Virginia; BY an act paasd TIE cd day Of
Dec. in the year 1859, entitled /" Al
act for the cehi n OF ter miles lausre"
or any lefer quantity of territory viii
in this fate, to the United S ,.ses, in Cor
srefs attended," for the permanent f.,
Of the general government"
Prgoidsd, the Maid itate Of Virgin,
lhall content end agree thereto.
:" Re/ofved, That it is exPed;ent "a,
Co 6 els to;reced' TO the fate ofIMarylard
the jurifiiftion Of that part of the terr.
tory of Columbia which was ceded 10 The
United States by the faid fate Of Mary
land, BY an aa pafed the Ugh day of d..
cenber 10 the year 1891, Untitled "Aa
act concerning the territory OF Columbia
and the city of WafhingIo
ProViaed the faid fate of Maryland
fhall content and agree thereto.
The fyf refolution being read
MIR. Smile faid it was not his with |.
take up the time of the Hoafe, but barely
to alhgn in few words his realons for III,
vote he thould give, In the laa CongreG
he had voted agaipit the sdunption; and
he had heard no reafops fince to change
his opinion CD the propriety of tina, ,olt.
He mould, therefore, vote now for re.
ceRion. He never could underaand th:
reaion for giving Congreis an executive
juifditiion over ten miles fquare. H:
be ieyed there was but one reafon. 1t
had. been thought good policy to intro.
duce this article into the Contribution TO
facilitate its adoption; as il was known
that all parts of the union were anxious
to have the feat OF government. II did
not appear TO him IN any proper poinsot
view, neceaary that Congress fhould poi.
ieis luch executive jurilditsIon. There
was no doubt that, let Conggcls fit whas
they would, they would always have
fuhcient power to protect themlelvea
Unfortunately, however, there was
on rhisfnbjed an afociation of lds"
in the minds of many perfons, not ia
the leaf connected which was that the
reidence of Congrefs in this place, and
their polishing executive jurifdifflon was
the fame thing. IF the exerciie Of escI'.
five juridiaioo could have any efctt
hi. mind AS TO the other point, il would
be directly ofpoGte; as lie would much
rather fit here without than with excluf"
jurifdi6fion; as we cannot peftf this u,
thori,y withou, dePriving the citizens o.
rights which were the moR dear TO them
When he looked around him, and law 10
man, unlels a erargey, who was not a p,
political fave, he felt the mott painful
fenfations. Under our exerciie OF esclo
five iurifdiaion the citizens here are DE-
prived of all political rights; nor c"
we confer them. If Congrefs can derl1
no fold benefit from the exerclie OF ta'
power, why keep the people 10 this O..
graded ftuation! Ii tue this p'a'
may be frttled by foreigners; but can :"
fuppofe that any native citizen, who '"
lues his political rights, will come nts'
For the honor Of the county, he mOlt%r
poGe there would be none. Why mol ~"
recede tie people to their former eoa'n,
on Mr.. Smile concluded by dec'''.s
that the act of receaion would have"
effect upon his mind as TO aaying 'e'el
Mr.. Bacon fad he would ttate 10 -,
words the reaions that influenced ri@ "a
fubmitting thief: refolu:ions. In inc ia
place, he knew Of no advantage w..
the United States derived from fe'ans
the executive jurifditsion of this di'' ,e
Therefore, if the itates to which II U'S
nally belonged were difpoftd to ' ,',;,.
back, there could be no objection "" 'ot
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