Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-06
Congressional Register.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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( Monday. JSnuarv z.
De6afe on rccrzing fhe District Of Columbia
Mr.. DESsrs in continuation.
| He knew full well the local iealonsies
whichwilIf forever. exist x which we know do
exist, hetween places situated liks. George.
Town, Westinghouse Alexandria. He fore.
saw that these local. jeaiousics-i If properly
restraired, would by ths action and re.ac.
ton which they you'd produce, operate
as general stimuluus TO the whole, and
thereby become rather an advantage thai,
otherwise 70 the general prosperity tha,
by gradual approximation these places
would be brought together aud form one
great whole. This could only be eiies Sled
" making the general government the
common ccntre arouad which, these rival
towns revolving, in their Respective orbits,
would rsso've free from collision. But
prt them under three different and hosti:,.
IHrisSIetions. three different centres of a, :
,saes,1n- would be formed and in rcvoIv
.tn<ar9sa whsshieeEe hostile bodies nigh,
nret e1cn other and mn,uaI injury asirr.
he tnew that By restriStin che. insnrct;on
OF the produce descending the Ps,owmac
an'l coming from ths. west side az IN. =, :
YER to Alexandria, virginia, might force
~ ner p'sducc by The city Of Waxhinr.
;on And tina, by similar aoerat;on a.,
the part of MARYLAND, al. her exnor,s
might DC stopped at Georre-toys.--'rh,
toe destruction Of the city AMI all her
PROSPECTS would be the conseqaencs-.and
therefore the Wisdom of .he ,Iao as or;
ginally adapted, andto support which. free
i:o:n ACKNOWLEDGMENT, under wbatry-r
pratext, shall always contribute my ex-
ertions- To discourage lscal ;.aIooxv /,
have always Thought dex;rsl,le when lii.
iy TO be Carried to pernicioos en,cot. and
have always determined 10 leave each
piace To The cn;oYneos offs o~,, natural
advantages. beg l<aye stes; c ,,s,sl,,i;s.s he
remar5rg. upon one or two os,seryations
nfshe gentleman from North Caroline. an
the constitutional qae.,ica. He has pro-
duccd srrtsc legislative precedents Re.
spedsing the transfer OF navy-yards. arxe.
nails, ac- IT these precedrnts were IN
point, having passed s,ss s;geafis they ou 4,
tn have no obligatory force. Dnt | am no,
aware that congress has ever done a,v
thing in this respca bat u sell the riyh,
OF soil 10 places scquirsd for such purno.
ses, and II stiil revnainsa ourstioo If hey
dor retain the jurisdiction If th-y cbo,s,.
10 exercise il. Thar gcotl.rran seams IN
make no distinction between ,a- r;,,b, ~
soil and power Of Legislation over il, tho.
me one may be in ore body and IN. other
IN another. 10 not deny but Won NAV
sell al the lots in the city of sva.hip.,,en
either 70 individuals, SIXTIES or other bn.
dies polite, but do denv that you can
sell your right of governing it.
The next precedent adduccd was the
case ofthe comDast with Gcorxja. and nv
which we acquired an extensive territory.
Perhaps this my be considered as rrow.
inEont os the treaty making povec. and
q, is not denied that the poveronen, ,nur
acquire territory and Jurisdiction NV, /,
through the medium of,iie treaty making
power.
trust, Mr.. Chairman, have She n
when intended in the outset of my r~-
marks 20 establish, thar congress are no,
competent TO eife9uzse tha oh;eef os the
resolution; that if they coald dd II. II i
nos demanded by the general iaicr.s,. md
ihat't would be unjust and tyra,Dical as !,
reia'cs TO the people here to MAKE ~.
contsmpiated trans, r.
MIR Smile snppcs~ \ the cospr,;,see wac
Tow considerine. the resolutions OF reces.
SION generally, previous To giving SEM.
rate opinion on the two resolutions ~ fo,o
,t7rn--Under this impression he you'd
make one cauriorary ocscryatio;,--lI-
knew that It always had been on All orc,.
Sons the practice ofthose opposed 10 tl,-
recession, 70 conneet that question with
another subic9, wholly and ,ots,lv a;-.
tinct that was the removal Of the ses, ot
government from this Dlsce If II was
possible To separate these two fh;nos \,
the minds Of some OF the member. of ,be
present house, he WIS persuaded thev
wenld lind no difficulty in res,or,po ~ /.
inhabitants Of this district to their natural
TIER political and civil rights; th;ny =,
| dc'rabie IN government founded "a ,ha
government OF the union was fouod.5
ana as almost every citizen of the u,ior
commended isr, the sovereignty OF the pe,,
pie. ny ~"
For his psrt, he never did. nor ~,
should, eonpea these two IDEAS. A1vo
cs'e, as he was, for recession. he IA =.
idea ri removal IT. .v,..ta - = -