The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-05

lIONS,
On the late refcindng att of the Na,e Of Georgia. in
1896, and tnc convention thereafter had-fsbmit-
ted for confederation.
1T. WHEN the people Of representative govern
ment aHenble III conventions is it not relsn ptou of
all their natural rights and do not all the powers of
contributed government and every delegated autori-
~ return into their hands? are not l.gilatiye aGs
then in operation annullcd and no n,ore and in the
contribution OF the new form of government uu they
not provide Especially for the continuation ard fur
;ier operation of the Legislative a6s exiting before
iuch convention The fourteenth feaion ofthe fourth
article OF the contribution of Georgia and other con-
ititutions Of other Rates, will thew the caution, and
care with which this principle is attended to-
I'd. Is not the late contribution Of Georgia, cxclu
ding the a Of 1895, by an expreis adoption, and re-
cogntion OF the reicnding ata o! 1895 a complete,
and fo:fi.ltiorai abrogation Of the law of 1895
Sd. Is there not material difference between
legislative r.eeaI OF law, by merely cauinp its f,
tnre operation to oeafe leaving its pa to remain and
total aL,ssaton riking at its caules and origin, and
rendering 1t void al Orgss, from motives Of urgent po
icy?
ith. Is not the voice Of nation or fate in co,ve,-
ton, IN regard to the facts, and motives of any con-
ventional act, averred by them of the higheh evil
dence and can uch avermsnt be trayerGed or denied
any where?
9Th. 1t is iubn'itted if any purchafers under any
grantees Of Legislature, who covenant with G,eb
grantees TO hold their rgrohale j; tie Saee .rsnae,
1Ha FEAR OF fuoh grantees Gas appears the New Eng
ind Purehaiers did III late pamphlet, page G4) can
claim otherwife than as Zach grantees caald.
9th. Can the original grantees of any leqiilaure
who partake in any act with uch body as may WITH
ate the grant, take advantage of their own WRONG
ard are not their fubpurchaie1s expressly covenap
ting with them bold IA tb.;, 1L4e., 1an,,y. and
feaf" complete Jlga:atiea and are they not f.b
Jed to all the Disadvantages, and dqualfcatons OF
any fuch a6 that may vitiate the fri purcboG and
the very covenant Glews an idea of riiaue
7h 1t is iubmitted that the law OF i7e5 cannot he
partially refunded; it mu bind all alike if at all both
grantors and grantees but by the relcindng a and
the contribution OF Georgia, it cannot bind the qrap
tors 1t therefore operate as law between
grantors and grantees
sth From the lat petition the quefion will patu-
rally are, the power which abroratcd n. la rs
1898, competent to it
9th. SuPpofe the Legislature of REPRESENTATIVE 70
vs1lnsnt, was to fell the country and people TO for
eisners could not convention abroga;e this sa7 On
what principles is our independence iupporred2
iotii Can t0.Rit1fi0a made by the people, be
deemed an PEP tFo aa of AsgiAsfien Can the fe-
deral contribution be confirmed abridge the natural
conventional rights of any State Are they not ecur
ed as the refdium Of their rights and the dernier f.
guard of focal union
lin Was not the right Of individuals to fue ffate
gwen by the federal contribution, and not by IeciQ4v,
act ann was NOT that contribution am, fur
right taken away, and number Of fch fuits ION cen
tract too which had been long depending and in pro-
grefs when iuch alteration of the contribution roo.
place. dettroyed and discontinued and was NOT fpeb
determination on the alteration of the contribution made
oy iS bench of the luPreme at Philadelphia,
III Augnhi 1877, by which all fuch flits were abolill
ed! where IS the efiental difference in princpe he
tween tins federal a6 exercife of the reicindng
power and that of the fate of Georgia. If any. is it
net IN favour Of Georgia 'the federal conitution e
tgJ1S'' took away eOzR4tion0l right abrogated it
out 1t was gjGafiUe iale only which was abrogated
IN Georgia and by eogfAon authority, by the con-
I'm Flow far thefe are reconcilcsbe to the prin-
cPies laid down in late publication, leave others
to determine.
lSth he author of this, fincerely wifhes ample
compensation to every innocent and un purchaer nor
VIII he attempt any determination here who are and
who are not; he fubmits the foregoing to the better
j11sment OF Others, concludngwi,h arsuark on good
old sFan IN Proverb, &" that no wifs man or prudent
man viii throw Zones at his neighbors houfe or rong
hold when he knows his own is made Of ylaCs"