The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-15
DEBATE,
IN TIE HOUSE or EFPREsfNrATIy
OF TIE UNITED STATES.
Dr1afeo or rees.'ing tbe DjRri7 Of Colamtia.
CONTINUED.
TUESDAY, .Gfanua;y s.

CONTINUED.
! Mr.. TGgF0rt. Mr.. Chairman, AS couiidera-
bic lime has been ALREADY fpent on the opefion
under cont: dcr2tior, il is not nv intention IN
detain the committee long; but as it is one of
very coniicr2be magnitude, and one upon
wRich there srems 20 be c,ifpoGtion among
memoers to express their fentiments, and NOT
icontent therie!vcs with giving barel- > Glcnt
vote, crave the indulgence OF few rlinutes.
while Rate fopc difficulties which are iiN in
the way OF my voting in favour Of the rcfo!uti
ons for recefiion, uuremovcd Blythe tlif.ulTi-
onS winch nave taken place. Gentlemen who
advocate the reiolutious now before the com
nnttee diidyow an intention 60 do any thin
which may pave the way for the removal ofthr
iest os government from this place, or weaken
the confidence OF either the citizens of the dc
tutI, or Of the United States at large, in Their.
6eiiet ihatit viii c0ntuuc 10 be perrlancr..
am difpofsd to give fall faith az. tedit TO
the hncerity ofgentienlen making this r,clara-
ton but permit ms 10 obfcrve that the bc!icr
that Che permanent continuance Of our nation
aiGoYernment 1T the city Of Warrington. will
not I've a'ieoted by the recefiion, can be founded
or nothing but conjecture. That II would ma
tei7"iiy affect the probability of fIch perna-
nency and even prove an important inchos-c
rep towards 1 removal, is aifo Z matter of COM
lectuFe, which appears to me 20 be founssd on
qate as great degree Of probable eyNence as
me other, and 10 long a. Teta;at this apprehen.
hon cannot vote FOR the refolutions. So lonp
ashuman n2t0re c9rtinues what If is. and has
always been, we nay naturally e,;cc9 tEo.
three rival places in Mobilization of Alexandra.
Warrington and Georgetown, when owioo
allegiance 20, and prCtected by the immediate
ju7ididion ofthree Giffir9 independent foye-
reigntieS, would be much more likely tc enter
INTO, and Pro'ecute meaiJres, mutually to
cra'np and iniure the PROPERTY Of eact Other.
than when under re immediate ccntrc! of4bs
lane tover-ign authority difpcted 70 do iuf.ice
ard render protection e91a.ly and Impartial X;
to them all.
Should fuch adfpoftion prevail, wbils ,bex
were under cittin6t tovsreIgnties, the protabic
centeT~encs would &c, either tina, orc ,,,o,,ll
c5,ain fuch IN afcsn dancy as 70 caure the ctbers
to INK, on hat II would mutually well n
and inj0re each other. Should AiexaD,iria for
/ intance, gain fuch IN afcendency as TO canr
! thIs city 10 d~indie and come 10 nothing. re-
moVal OF the feat Of government, though no
contemplated At pr-fent, might ioon become =,
matter OF nscetfty, and not ofchoice. Shorld
iuch necetity alife, and notwithstanding all
| the p,duiible arguments have heard urged To
the contrary, fhould the propoied r~,.en;o.
=. axe place, ca&Hot view ii rs IN urmportant
itep tow ards that event, fo many & different and
ID NY
| The variety OF manners and habits in the TJ,i
ted States which are.conitantly increafi7f- vii,
our extended and h,ll extending population.
that:he fixing OF another feat of co,crnn,.n,
might, and probably wou!j materially affeFl
! the union Itteh As hope not 0ulv to fee t-,e
union OF the ftates 10 continue during NV time
but that it NAV defend unbroken to ares vet
/ unborn, Cannot vo;efora meafiire which has in
! my view, remote, CT even conieGuraI ten
! deDcy to affect il.
| hnd alto conititutonal difficulty in tb-
way OF the receiiion, which has not been, to
! my apprehension, fatisfactorily removed. nv all
tbs variety ard ingenuity of argument, and ali
the labGured difcUiiors | have heard on ~
fnbjeft. ilalI not again repeat that claufe os
the contribution which has beer already 70 re-
ten rtcited and commented upon by seafl,
men on both iides of the prefent oueRion. on
y ohferve that although the members como
& gaDarticular Congrefs are connifarflv chan
ing, and C0ngrenes, as diftinruiihed into fri
lf-cord, third, &c. follow each osicr in c;rrcC
ion, vet the contribution contemplate the Con.
grefs Of the United States as being permanent.
or immortal, If the exprefion may he permit
ted. When the contribution fiys that CoasreCs
ihall have executive iurfditt'on, or the executive
right ofIeeillation, over a ditria of territory
not exceeding ten miles Equ5re, it is not the
particular ConFrefs for the time being, but
Congrefs generally, the permanent Ccnctef of
the United States which is meant. J ice not,
therefore, that the prefent Cor9rcf poftis the
right TO recede the territory, 70 A, ia any NAV
ner ofway to affe6f the right of their feceiIors
or TO hinder future Congreis, the next if you
oleae, from re-aGuming the iuriidjaion the
frlt day Of their FELTON,. without granting the
correctness of the petition, yet admitting for
the fake of the argument, the hrf proceedings
Of Conrrefs, in accepting tie cefiou Of ths ter.
ritory from the legislatures Of VIRGINIA aud Ma
rylaDd, and affirming the juriciidion over the
fame, to fand on The footing Of more lecina.
! tive ais repealible At any time, ~ the plea
fare Of the iegiGature, and that they did not plr
/ take Of the nature Of constitutional proyifop.
or an irepealable contract, even this would MOI
lin the prefent inr.a. e remove the din
Guilty from my mind. The ccntitut1u
yefs Congref with tie power Of eta
bliihing 4 uniform fy}em 81 Bankruptcy
throughout the United States. fnsle ont
this iufancc IN particular, becaufe h7y, slrc7-
! dy heard frcquen. illufous made to il in the
courfe Of the debate, and becsufe certain rec, ut
| tranfa6liOns oUit nder that iubicd familiar
20 the minds Of alrcf every member Of the
COMMITTEE. "A ~ree3hly TO lis pIoyidor foTc
years az bankrupt law was cnaetcd. Cor
sreis At their laN ieioD, fay ft % repcal that
law, and believe it was doue with great no
tpGeiy. Be- vjlary perfon aaert mt Cow
ig.efs Dg1fd,d ? cOulfisu.ioaoi newer tomas q