Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-30
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,.r.a, .,ats "a; sa,re conclusive, AZ. b-inA
more directly is ro'n,- he verv term
;,sc-c e..s s a sd In the 2d article O.
,th~ Isse : srt.si-- os aer~eDsSnt and cessi-
J on" ,s,;h Georgia. ai.e- c,ceptirg the ces-
sion % Georgia, the U0lIed States go on
to say . aud gaey cecs 10 the state or
Cecrgis whatever clap,, right, ~ title
they may have TO ne Jurisdiction or soil
OF any lands, lyi { ~i,hin TIC Unted
States, and out OF the proper boundaries
of any other state, ava situated soIi!l ~
The southern boundaries OF the states oil
Tennessee, North Carolina and South Ia
ro.ina and cas-, of TIE b undafY line here
10 above descrbes,s the eastern bou1da-
~ "a the tsrcitory csded by G-neia TO The
Coieed States" I. is worthy OF remask
that Congress never sven took exception
| 10 this ACT OF cession, and Interchange OF
cessions, as Il respected The 2owerof doing
so--nor did the state " Georgia, thonsh
she had both fcie.al and state in,ercs,
70 serve upon the occasion, ana, had u
pass solemn eet ofra;Ihcation and sccer-
lance OF such oes.ios ftom the United
States; for il made part OF her compeu
sa.ion for the Mis- sissippi territory. Thar
state has moreover since exiegded her
authority, and erected county in TIE We
ry lerritsry thus ccdtd. Other easss
nigh, be cited OF similar exercise OF
power on the part of the general govern
ment, but he must be allowed 90 consider
the prcsc,, as sufficiently conclusive and
/ ulansxe,ablc.
Ac IN ,t,s. ratrr.,..-.,,>
! h did nc; know Tia. much need be said.
Ese,y debate during the present session
in relation 10 the aff.irs ofthc district was
but an additional Argument forshe expe-
e.ency a. well as policy OF the measure.
| Whole avs had been lately taken up
with Iocs cs1nmp rtantmatiers TO tbs neg
ect OF tie greatest concerns OF tie nation,
lie did rot think there could be found a.
noiher district of country OF the same cx
tcn., ~ih the sane variety, not 10 say
cop,sariety OF interests. There seemed
lindeed a perfect turmoil OF copteudrnr
1 nerests not possible TO reccncile, and as
Impossible To legislate for in ncace. He
would ask, did IL accord with the genju.
ofthe general government TO be thus &C
cup ed with this small pnrlioa OF the coun-
trft Could itbe supposed We should DC able
TO get along with such an apprndage HI
/, thought not. With the exception Cf ter
riioriAl jurisdictions, The powers OF con-
grcss were as they ought 20 be, not OF a
local bat general nature, and vet with one
local concern, or another within this ten
miles square, congress had been harras-
sed with petitions, counterp-ii;ions and
memorials, more than from one half
1t the states in the union besides. This
facs would appear hya reference 10 the
! Journals Of the different sessions since
the assumption o. jurisdiction. But the
time consumed in this way was moi all ;
The existing government OF the d'slricl
fpryf,ed annually no ioSor$iderabl. item
OF expense in a. aggreg&,e point of view.
10 ih's should be also added the expense
OF printing. Our ioufrAl. are rnncp en-.
larged, voiun,inous bills and othor matters
printed, which. nodoubt, went lar TO- swell
The contingent exp sea 81 the house Of
late 80 Js,stiy complained OF az { norrnous.
| But, SAID Mr. ,. ovss and above the con-
sIder@.son, THAI the district of Columbia
IS no way necessary AND every way ex.
per.'ve to The general government, in fast
KIND of governmental nuisance that
! ought tn be removed, there was another
! sbJeehon skill nors serious with him, the
j people of the district were The merest sub
Jsets IN their condition. If they held
rights they "ere hot apparent to him in
the constitution. He believed all they
I held ~sre those OF courtesy. In the con.
ssituiion no immunity, no privilege, no
political right had been, in so many words.
reserved to them. They had been specf-
Ho.'ly g.,cn away, consigned to the ideal
convenience OF the general government
without single specific reservation.
This vas not the cec ss 10 the people Of
he states. IL he were told the people
we're content, and did not wish change.
that with him was good reason why the
motion should al once prevail. Iftwen-
~ or twenty-five thousand people had al
resdy become willing subjects, without
wishing any share. or control in their own
affairs, such an example ought no longer
To remain under our system Of govern
mcn,, end he trusted would not. Hc con-
o'aded ~ expressing hope that the re-
solutions might be adopted.
I MT Dennis. MIR, Chairman, as rssc-
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