Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-06


special:aw Of the state of Georgia on the
OTTER hand. II remains to examine the
e-rsdicncy Of the proposed recession.
(75 &c Continued
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IN, f4r e5ss fasf. sfr. IL leandoisi frsse's- |
scd me /3gssrire rrisorf Of tie committee
s,nY,qis,ced me 2si Of -Aiss. fEsr on 50 n,nch |
offfc z-rssqese Of re President 81 ne Uni |
fcl Ssares, &c rfieses 10 an ameLoraaon !
, efhse for,a Of g7pernment fine territory
Of Lou;eids'g 70 sgiom ssas referred the
third tas q ur-,roriai IN Me French Ian
saags, zeiib sransldt;on thereof, from
srn;,iy,v hidTfers, merchants and osser ~
Ae1isaafs If tie asta territory # Louisia-
M.
REPORT
I'm parfl OF nc cam,mi,te>. TO .rh,m mas
referred the sre.no5at Of suadry Planters.
merchants and other inaa5itanss Of Loaisi-
oraa.
'?he grievances which have been felt by
inc, memor,a,is'., are of nature, which
ynur, Committee believe TO DC inseparah!c
from those sudden transitions Of govern
.r.en,, to. whica itle political events have
subjected the Inhabitants of Louisiana.
Ry them, however, they are ascribcd to a
denial. on the part OF the United States,
OF those rights aud immunities TO which
they declerc themselves entitled, in vir-
tue OF the third article Of the treaty, which
Transferred them 10 our dop,inion, and 20
the immediate enjoyment of which they
now rlaisn 10 be admitted. II is only I'M.
der the torture, tha, this article of the
treaty Of Paris Cal be made TO speak the
lapgnegc, ascyibeyl TO it by the memorial
lists, or ccrnlenence. for a moment, that
charsc cf breach faith, which1hey have
conceived Themselves iusuicd,in exhib;-
ting against tive goycrn nen,. BY that arr
ticie il is stipulated, that The inhabi.
4ianls OF the cedsd territory shall be in
ccrpvrated into the union OF the United
States, sal admitted, as soon as possible,
according 10 The principles OF the federal
CONSTITUTIONS 10 tho enjoyment Of all the
rights, advantages and imvpunities of ci,i.
zsu- OF he United States; and, in the
rnssn tine, they shall be maintained and
prrs-clei in the Tree. enjoymcn, OF ,heir
I'bcr:y, property, and the religion which
they profess" II
g They shall be incorporated into the
uricn ard admitiei''---to what "to The
enjoyment Of all the rights, ,rc. Of hn,e-
|. riran CITIZENS ;''--wiienl s.As soon as it
can be dpne IN conformity with The prin-
ripl-s of tlc federal constitution mean
while they areto be protected, &c"
=. Could any ioub, be excited OF the sound.
sness of ..,is CONSTRUCTION cf the English
context, il would b. instantly dissipated
bg recurrence 10 its counterpart, in tie
French lengnare,r ifshc mabifcstabsmdi-
" OF the concluding words of the article,
which would result from an opposite in
t-rpretslion, should faii to remove ii. Fo,
what necessity could exist for provisions
securingtotbe Inhabitants Of Louisiana the
temporary enjoyment of certain minor pri-
yiire !, when their Immediate admission
10 all The rights DC American citizens was |
one ofths conditions on which their coun. !
Try was transferred TO the United States, |
by Francel Whether the words as soon [
as possible, according 10 the principles OF |
the federal constitution" be understood to |
refer 10 any change which, in conformity !
with its own principle. might at some fii-
ture period, lie made in that instrument -
OF. 20 that provision OF the constitution |
which, requires the rule Of naturalization |
10 be UNIFORM, they are equally fatal 10 Tie I
claim urged by the nemor;alis,s, of their
right 20 az immediate participation of
tiiose beneh,s which they canno. posse, ~,
in their fali extent, until admitted 10 their
enjoy by the principles of the consti.
tuition. The irppu'atirn, there fore, Of a
want of good faith IN the government Of
the United States is not more nnsueport.
ed by the language &C the third article Of
the treaty OF Paris. than il IS repugnant to
the uniform terror OF the American cha
rse,er from the commence meat ofiLe ma
tional existence.
Bot because The nemorialisis may have
appreciated 30 hiGbiy the rights which
have been secured 20 them by The treaty |
ofcession, the claims oflhe people Of Lou |
isiana, on the risdom and Justice Of con-
gress, orght no, lin the opinion of your
cou1miuce1 to he, thereby, preiudiced.
Relying Of The good sense &C that people
80 point out 70 them, that The United
States canno, have incurred heavy debt
in order To obiain the territory OF I,ou;si-
ana netely wish view 10 the excluSixc.
or espr.isi beoefii Of its inhabitants, yonr
cornmntee, II the same time, earf,sa,y