Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-16
From. TIE BosTeN PALLAD1uMs
REPORT AND RESOLVE

REPORT AND RESOLVE
On the Message of His EsceAency the Coz
Osrn0y, reiatiUe to an amendment TO- me.
Consultation of'the United States, brapos-
!: ed By. the Legislature Of Kentucky, and
adopted BY the Legislature Of PeansyyA
5 va,lias
The committee to whom was committed
that part of his excellenoy the Governors
Speech, which relates to the communica-
ton from the governor of Pennsylvania,
have attended that service. The letter
from his excellency governor Mexican, in-
closed copies of a distinct resolutionsof the
senate and house of representatives of the
an amendment to the constitution of the
!. United States, whichrhad been proposed
eby the state of Kentucky, and requesrihg
st the concurrence and cooperation of the le-
gislature of this commonwealth in procur-,
! ing the said amendment. The object of
the amendment is to exclude from the Judi,
. ciary power of the courts of the United
States controversies betweencitizens of the.
same state, claiming lands under grants
from different states, controversies between
citizens OF different states and conirover.
sizes between citizens Of state and citizens
or subjects of a foreign state.
From the best investigation Of the SUBJ
ject the committee have been able to make,
it appears to them, tina, in constructing the
federal constitution provisions were nsees-
sarv-s-
TO preserve harmony and confidence a.
mong the several states aud their citizens
respectively:
To prevent all just causes of complaint
by the subjects of foreign powers, not only
against the United States, bat also against
the government Of any of the states:
And to protect the sovereignty of the u
nired States against the evils, which might
result ftom the combination of any OF the
states:
1 To effect these important objects it was
expsdient =
TO establish federal judicial power: !.
Tovest in the United States the exclus
sive authority TO negotiate with foreign ma
lions, and
10 prohibit any compact or agreement
between any OF the states, unless made with
the appreciation Of congress. I
It controversies Between citizens of the
same state, on claims to land granted by
different States, were to be se,tledi,by the
courts Of the state where the lands are.
here would be little confidence in the de.
acislon if against the validity of the grant Of
the state, without whose jurisdiction the
lands lie; and the state whose grants would
be defeated, night be obliged 10 make com.
pensatiou to the grantees, or suffer the i'm.
putatioa of dishonesty and injustice.
TIE aggrieved state would have no
pcaceable mode OF procuring redress. Il
would have within itself no power to make
any compact Or agreement for obtaining sa.
tisfactlon.. The United States would have
!, no constitutional authority to grant relief T:
Aud retaliation or resistance b. force and
violence would be the Only remedy.
Similar observations occur to he cons
mittee, when a, citizen of one state may be
!, injured by citizen of another state.--.-
Without federal judicial authority, the
party Injured must seek his remedy in the
courts of the. state of which the offender is
aaitizen. If.no relief be obtained, and by
|. Partially or fotly iusuftsbe added TO injury,
he will not have the consolation of com
planning either to his own state or TO the
United States, for neither have constitu-
stional rightso interpose ). and private re-
venge will be hts only resource,
/ Bv preserving the constitution unmuti.
lated, an enlightened and imparti..l triba-
nal, having the confidence of all parties,
will ultimately decide. Mutual harmony
and confidence will, continne and the