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

naly allowed to tlerp were the compound ratio o;
representation now proper fubea of exanirati-
on IL IS Tar from being admitted thar the iacrifcs,
tlereby made to the Iprt Of union was not a, .bs
eApenic OF the Rates containing n,ixt popuia,ioo
bat inch dhcu':ion might awaken local dttnte ions
ana i-niatos Tor which the contribution .nNcayot
ed to provide remedy the committee deem il f,fi
! Gent therefore obeiVe.
firit, That the article in conatrto, ike .h,,
q the Uated States, which fixes the REPRESENTATION
and has allowed TO each of the parties thereto ,yb
ther M the one or IA the osher branch of the lee,ls
tre' may JHitty be deemed anong the articles mott
fundamental, and coreluer,ly oueh, not TO be- l,b.l,
| or hattily invaded. S'
Secondly That the rroprety Of his ratio is eyincea
from the confederation thar 10 early as the year feven
teen hundred and hity three, the fr, time un;o, f
the then COLONIES was contemplated in 4 convention
III Aioaiy, the delegates oi colony fouh OF the po
t"wnak being preient, did their plan OF ,,pl.de,
ton (Which embraced I'll the coloni. oropni ~,
taAation and representation lhouid be reciprocal adj
o'ohaiy IT IS 20 be remarked that the fame prinri
pie was again broushr under public and favourable,
eoiiiieration, III the year feveri.een hundred aud
oghty-three, by proportion of the ,he conpre( 70
iuhitrute 1t for the ratio eablhed in the fri char
ter of confederation
nat a. relates TO and combine. he two cajt. If
representation and taxatic in the EXITING conf;
tut on, 1t was not ets cepiouiy dicud thoroughly
unde'hood aud deliberately fanct;oned ,ha, Nv
d iels whatever; aud that it cam as little as a,, ar
tcle pretend to calculations OF any kind i,cr,e,,,
TO chat period.
thirdly, That the contribution being. IS decj,r-
ca ~ the convention it!elf the reiult OF nrit of
anity, and OF that mutual Difference and Eicris.e
whch the popularity of political ituation rem
urrco hlohpet25!c and it being well u,d.;ftcnj
the article fixing the compound ratio Of ren-oC,,
'".i'h was IN particular, the refut of iuch comnro
mile follows that it ought be anoncit the lsf
"',i'n 'Pirit Ell change, guided by faithful at
'"e''eht TO the contribution ought permit tlelf TO
toech and that beiides the tendency OF the experi
n'eht to excite local dvions by aarn,n. local righs
mutt alto tend impair the reliance on rha- ~o,j
idi'f winch is the cement of the Union and o,arsn
Tee oil the political abrick which rrits upon it, h.
committee willing fay little with reipe4 TO ,hc
forming the preamble the propolitior
VIII only acknowledge their deep regret, that i.nx..
"e,i's 10 little calculated nouri affection aid nm.
'uAi colflierce anougn the Rates or even 70 ro,c;
S'e favorable elaboration or the objc4 puriilej
mould nave been permitted find uch place and
~ -uei expeditions. Whatever may have been the
pr"Ptinus location of this tranert departure from
'oie iraternal dpofton.. which have o., 60 many &C.
d'itinguiihed that portion Of the American "a
''y the committee perIuaded it IS not leIs Gu-
!! III TINS Legislature 20 pereverc III cherhns thc En-
cerett affection for their political brethren every
""ere fully oonfding in the efficacy and permauen-
sY OF thoie liberal views, thoe common interehs and
thoie nstional feelings which originally har,nor,zed
thele @teS into confedcracy, and finally placed then,
under government iuititutsd perpetuatet her uni
on to ecuFs and advance the hppneis they enjoy u-
der il.
fy0f7ea, Fberct5rs, hat il is inexpetiicnt for
this tate to agree the amendment to the con-
ititution ofthe United States, propoitd by the
legi1ature of Manachuletts.
Rejoi7sd, That the Governor of the common
wealth &c requefted to tranfmit copy of the
foregoing retolution to the chief magifrate of
Mafiachuietts,witha requef that the G,ne may
be laid before the fate iegilatcre OF that Gate,
at their next fefiior.
The faid refoutions being read feconG time,
were, on a motion made,
O,Meyed, 10 be referred TO a committee of the
whole houfe on the fate OF the Common
wealth.
THE Egis Of the academy or Tbea4re Lo.r,
a44vrfijtd in thefrR page Of tbis Paper, 10 tnke
place an To-morrozv, is peRponea until T1usja..y
next, tie sIb infant.
PROSSER g 1lONCURE.
Jan. l.
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