The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-29
Debate on rccrdiag TIE DiariT Of Colum5ia.
4 Mr.. Smile IN continuation.

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dered the action pent of extreme delicacv We are
told we have right to transfer peopl. f,-;.6aJ
with their deItinies inlife another Government,
out their content. The gentleman has pore ,,,or ,b.
idea that we are about inure thele peope-Vvhv IS
he thought this the cafe he mould nor any lopr
incline TO vote as he had intended vote, But if he
conceived, IS he did conceive that 70 far from ipr
theie people by retforng TO them the right of lfTiaqe
aud all tine cOnlequent rights OF freeman he was
bout 70 render them eential ferv;ces he fhoud Der
ievere IN his objea.-That gentleman alto finds the
people here ieeure from injury under government
over which they have control and in the choice Of
whoie members they have not vote by obferviner
tnas the government ofthe Union can have no nterei
IN nlaTnga people depending upon ,he for their laws
and their protection.
This argument, if fcch it may BE called, zoe. too
iar IL would apply to all other governments becaufe
II can be demonstrated that the bet interet of all cro
vernnents IS to promote the be inserehs of their rb
ects. It IS the intereh Of even dpotic governments
but does experience teach thst there governments.
do not often, nay almot always, iacrifice thefe inter-
eit 10 ther own whim, caprice, Disqualification, or to
the viliany and avsrice of fabor,ir,ate aqeuts
lie denied the fecurity which the peope of this diff
ritt had Tor their natural rights Po,cal rights thew
ad none, aud they depended upor Cangref from time
TO time Tor the civil rights which INDULGENCE might af
lord them. What advantages then did Conere(, re-
eeVe nY retasing the juriidfon proportioned or e.
quvaent TO the disadvantages Wa ii that half their
time was occupied in deliberations productive of no one
iatisiaetory mealnre the people :hey meant 70 be-
friend Was 1t that 70 much of the money Of the e.
veTal ttates of the union expended uclesv At this
place. We was confident iadiv;.ltai would ftcri-
nee MS time IN this way, expend the money OF his
employers on luch obefs and what was wife in pri
vets HE would he politically RIGHT IN public. He
therefore believed L the reverre Of good pocv in rbe
american ato to refrain the juridiction ofthe diff
On the point Of expenle he would add one de, he
deemed 1t enormous-Congrefs fpsnt near half their
time IN e5iating for miles luuarc at the rate Of
ioO dollars per dayat that ra:O what vouId be the
expenle ct iegiilang for the exteave territory Of the
United States, or even what would be proportionate
expenle of legiilating Tor llnal fare.
Let gentlemen flop for moment and corteupIste
the iubect IN this point Of view and ak therfeIves
individually would their own Rate agree to fchan en-
orEnous expenditure under any circurnAances than
thoc OF abiolute and uncomfortable receftv ". WI.
tatised nor merlSer % the a6- vouiH scrsde ~
inch monitrous meature. If fhen 70 Rate could he
Jutifed BY It's individual Representatives, he would ak
for the arguments whereby the rerraer.at,es of the
United States were to jufy themleves to their con-
ftituents
Why then retain this executive iurifdiaion. We
do not know their iiuaton, we are firanoers or 70
Jourhers mere, we have therefore their fee,;uos
Bnt reitore them the parent ftates and ,he vii, h
admitted TO the full participation and enjoyment Of
every principle which elevates the proeri,y aa la
f;iS every other nation or earth
1t IS iaId that Dangers may hereafter happen tba,
the freedom of debate and elaboration NAV he oyer
awed by the inhabitants. He admitted il to be poCf
oe, bst the day WAS remote ndeed-rhere was more
danger to DE apprehended onthe other eide Cono--eC
Pohe!ed OF arbitrary power over this dilria. rn;ph+
grow Infatuated with ,hat power, ard when the neo-
PIE o. IT, dhtre' grew numerous, it more pro.
lN lg ~ .T,
ing down the citizens Of other Rates to their ,nira
ole condition. It was Tie nature OF Envy to deGrov
what it could not reach.
Hle expected that gentlemen oprofcd 20 receCTion
would hew that hyperion advantages were likely IN ar
crue from retaining -hl iuriidetion, or tbst ON co
ton they would Join ,h him and agree TO adort -
neaure Of total recelion, which for hi.nlelfhe was
in favor of doing.
M Eariy--AIr. Chairman, the rer,r,t;o,s
which %e called upon TO decide. po,Tels
mgh degree Of importance, only from their oh
leet, and the consequences likely to refut but all,
from certain principles which have been ron+srd,l
tor as a7pying 'hemieives to the fubis9 In ,be
outlet Of the diicillon are met with obi qiors
Upon conititutiolal PRINCIPLES againlf our ,;oLi W.
have been told by the people Of ,his dillriG that ,.
Cannot recede the territory Of which thew are i,b
bitant5, without their confet; and The oen,.,,,a,,
from Maryland (Mr. Dsnui) has told as to-day tb,t
the propoied rsceihon cannot be made without the
eonient OF The people Of the whole United States
1t is certainly dedrable that all auctions of ,bis
nature hould receive folution from the pr;pc;rIe
and practice Of our own governments, without bav-
ing Teiort 30 foreign fources But much fear tts.
the condition Of the diGrc} Of Columbia is one Of .
nature 10 Peseiy 20 elf, that no fuch Colution c.
be found. For it impoilble to conceive thar ,b.
principles of government hofe offence is rial,
hou'd be found to apply to the ituation of people
hriPt of eli tjytL
The pfopoi.ion that the content of the neonIe If
this aiitrcl ncseGery TO give v,lil;tyto an aa If
oonglels having for IFS object receIion Of the ter
ritory, carries with it the relltation of itGn +,
proves too much. The fame rclron bv which ,b,
maintain dis petition, would go 10 prove that their
eo-.sAt vas neeeiliry give validity TO sny at4 or
leEiilatou over diem. ,rhs, Congrels poir.C, ,h,
power Of sxsgfge legilation over them, cannot h,
denied. We ezercis, and we are authorized 70 TO
DO power over ali their rights Of life liberty and
property Now there cannot be prefsuted fo my,
mind ahurdity than to f4y that the content
Of tAe p-opleof Columbia is necefry N anv As, ~
relation 70 them, whln tcy are lript of an the RIGHT.
OF iell-government.
know, Sir, thota di6ir6lou has beer made he.
tween the righ q sgi1t,on, and the power Of tr,nl
ier'ing that right others. And whln II IS admir-
ted that the Congrey Of the United States poir.c
thsuielgesan eyeiufive right Of .eginaton over The
dttrIct o. nib.a it is denied ,hat this right can
be transferred 20 ,he fa;es % k1arylsnd and V;r,
MA without The couent Of the people who are g. 4,
l gfteti a by chs 6 H..