The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-05

eel Jui1idicton over more territory than tbeS
were conittat'cnaliy en:i;icd so.
Mr.. j. Rcrdoipb had really hoped that after
nus qo:'tion had been 70 long before the CON-
';,N'se II woo'd have beet better untisritooi
than i appearcl to re. II, regretted his ipco,,,-
potency to make himftlf Ineligible. IA. ~
not meant 70 convey the idea attributed 10 b;r,
10y MIR. t. Sriiwold. What he irad faid in r.la,i.
ton 10 the diRriefS oiTerts! as foIutio, of
the difficulties which the gentleman from MARI.
land lMr. Nelion) ftened to iahcur under. lie
never did contend, that becauft Corpreis I'D
the power of exerciiing executive iurfdcfior a.
"er diitriet Of ten miles fquarc, they had
therefore rlghtto exervif fini!;r authority o.
yer one hundred districtS of one mile fs,,ars.
nc lame gentleman feemed to labour u.,der
a"o'her e'iorih inppoing that he contended,has
SonSieiS, becauir they hal no rirtt 10 l-r;a,te
over the river, had no riyht TO ,es;,,,te b.re
The right otlmitdietion override territory ;s no,
inpnened by denial OF the r;pit ov.r. Ell;
yer. IL is little remarkable ti,as .hc orn,,.n,-
from Connecticut (Mr. L. Cr:fvc,;iI ,,J 80.
gentleman from Pennfylvauia (Srr. IncasN - e
nc fame conclu6on fron ,hii< :ns pre,,,iC.. h,.
IT never was conteujed by him, that VIZ.
had A territorial right over this river VIM r.
md was !tipuistet right, ard Maryland hsd
ncedsd that no obitruction irould be made n
the river, but b. the Joint content of m. ,...,
nslf
DC al obfruction, and the gentleman from penn-
iylvania has diicovered that I'll the water win
ifiiI How between the banks of the Potomac.
but though the water be there, there viii he ny
navigating up or down the wc;t lidcof tb,. ;c
land. The gentleman is ALTO at a Iofs 70 rom
ceive how Georgetown whchis 20 greatly ,n,,.--
cited IN the navigation of the Potomac. lhon,t
at IFS own expence undertake TO throw oLs},,,,-
tlons in the river. Is he vet to learp th,.
Georgetown might not be greatly copcerDcJ.
1t the hindered the navigation generally. whit,
Inc derived much benefit to herfelf. He knows
that there is project afioat for cutting A cana,
acrois from the Potomac to the eafttrn bran,b
and by that means obhrua the pa!age of A.
leSancra. If you undertake TO exercif. this
rght, what IS 20 prevent your taking the waite,
out ut the Little Falls, and bringing the who's
to the rehdence your fsyorits child. tbe a.,
CT Warrington, and thereby deRrov the cs,,,;
contributed at fuch van expenc. by .be ;r;,.
funds of Maryland and Virginia. I!e thoue;s
the preient TO be very important oueGjon or
lie would not have been 10 troub,efone. p
would JI.t review the petitions he had trtcn.
the ffate OF Virginia acquired By comn,,9 an
exteniion of her natural right 10 the r'v;,,,t;,,
OF the Potomac The afterwards coded zen r,;,..
iousre within her limits but did not ced- avs.
qualified right fhe might have hcyondher l;o,;ts.
yet you ai!ume this power. and deprive V;rc;n;
OF what lie alledges fae neither did nor even
meant TO convey. lie hoped whatever ,n;ebt
De the deci6on, that not fingle member From,
virginia would vote to yield up her rights with
our her content.
Mr.: LszOi! did not view the fubiea in the
lame light with his colleague (AIr. ]. Rando;phl
and Mould therefore vote in favor of tte lin
(Ta e ccn.innrdJ