Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-12-26
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wAich they belonged This language
may appear different from what he had
constantly used but our situation was a.so
different. Heretofore, he was not dispo.-
ed to engage in hoslilities for The rrotvc.
ton or our navigation: but we then had
no maritime force. We have since Gre a..
7,ed one; if NE had no navy, we could net
: meet THIN on the ocean; cut batting one
ne would apply it to ths best purpose, that
OF eihcacio1sly defending our ports ard
haroors, and would struggle Ill. The whole
OF DOR marine was anniiila,ed, if in the
contest Britain should not leave us sin
/ gle ship; though we lost all, VIC should not
lose our national honor; though we should
} not beat her on the ocean we should says.
ohr repu,a;ion,--But 10 suffer insult 10 be
! added 10 injury is indeed degradation
oi national honor, and ought never to be
borne with, let ii come from any nation
Whatever.
MIR X. Griswold did not say that ccn4
gross had not power 10 auihrrise the inti.
'lduai states to send their process INTO the
territory under The jurisdiction of the u
I MED States. That point could not he
a question on this b'll, because that power
Is no where proposed to be given. Tho
objection was, tina; without having given
The state power to send its process within
Tue United States jurisdiction, you saw thai
ii TIE person making The arrest, the per
son intended TO be arrested shan bs killed
WITHIN the jurisdiction Of ,he United States
1t SHALL be justified, or if any person aiding
NE sheriff be killed by those resis,jnr Tic
clVii authority, they shall be punished as
IN cases ct ic'onious homicide. lie wes
oes'r1us That some etiIcacious mode of re-
sistng or repelling the aggressions upnn
our commerce could BE- adopted, and the
peace and security of cur country tGreiu-
ally secured ior the future.
AR. Elliot. The question has some
traits OF peculiar itnpoltsncc, audit would
be desirable at all times TO harm Mise The
c9nh'chng Claims Of the state and general
governments. He could have wished that
the doubts upon his mind had been dis.
pelied by ihc Ingenious explanation Of he
gentleman from Mstyland mr.. N,cbo,-
sony But instead OF being dispelIsd thsy
were materially strengthened by bis Oh
scrVstions. We arc told thai The laws ~
The union embrace the laws Of the ind,vi-
'ua! states. That the cons,itn;ion gives
us power TO call forth The militia 10 exc,
cute the laws cfthe union but IL nowhere
says that we may call forth the militia TO
eSecue h laws of the PARTICULAR .sta,es:
are the state laws then, laws of The union
One gentleman a.hrms that they are, and
another gentleman denies ii. Let US en-
quTe Tor moment what is The neanint.
Oh the phrase union. The first paracrarb
OF the constitUion says, We the peoa!s
OF the United States, in order TO lorrc =
more perfect union: again, " W sac.
may be admitted by congress iH5o ih;s,f-
nicn and in section 4, article d the II.
nlttd States shall guarantee to eve s,a,,
~ THIS union a republican form uf govern
ment. Surely II means the combr.a.ic.r
.ol The whoie, and those only are The !avs
oi the union which arc made by the -.
Presentatiyes of the whole union. II ,bs
laws OF Indlgidual states are laws OF he
union, because state is part Of the uni.
on, then every bye-law Of every ct. bo.
rough, towr, or corporation Of ,bt. IInited
States are laws Of the union, for these al
so are parts OF state, IN The union. Hn,v
stands the question nov? BY the consti.
| iui'on you have no power to execn,e q
state la" yet you assume that power if
yon pess this bill. II IS said he stsie
laws are binding over the union. z bev
are only binding on those who reside NJ
come within the limits of the state. aud
not on citizens residing and re ma,nlr,r r.,
other states wi,nont their limits, AIN.
habi'ant IF Je sey is not bound bv the
Jaws Of New York, while he remains ON
Ibis side of North river. You might &C
well say that the state laws were bindi,r
upon the universe, for a state is Lar, Of
The universe.
Mr. J. Clay suggested to Mr.. p. Girls.
void to vary his motion so as to stink cut
only that part OF the section winch ,elat-
ed TO the call of the militia by staie ma.
g'sTate, and let al that relates 10 The pr-
NY and Ensvy stand. Tor al,,,occb -,
state he'd The power Of calling ont its oor
militia 10 ENFORCE tie execution Of her
own laws yet she could not call ohop N.
regular troops OF navy cf the United
States, & this force lie considered 20 a nr-
csssoTy a'din the cases alIud, q toirthebD.
Mr. r Griswold intended, if ~, CO.
Ton WAS struck ont, to introduce . r..y
enc IN us stead, DECLARING thsta stale D,o.