Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-06
CONGRESS
EMITTED STATES B.ANE.
IN SENATE.

- have broken silence on this subject; he
meant 10 content himself with silent vote, as
he considered the merits Of the bill to ee well
understood, and every members nina made
up on them. The subject had oeSome 80
trite. and was so haeknied, as 60 nave ee-
come ,hreadbare, and he united, N OPINION
with his friend from Tennessee, that Il was
NOT orIv waste of time but work OF snpe-
reroc.t;on 70 discuss il. He should not have
risen bp, for some remarks, which had yes
terdav fallen from the gentleman IRON, usc''
ria. Some intim ton had been given oy h'n
about instructions from the great states and
while it seemed to b. matter OF complaint that
such instructions had besii given appeared
also that ,ae complaint extended to ths nom
production of them to the senate. ne had re-
ceived Instructions from great state' as the
gentleman from Georgia had termed 1t tor
he did not recollect that the gentleman from
MARYLAND. to whom the phrase was ATTRIBUTED
had used 1.-THE great state OF Pennsylvania,
and those instructions he would have offered
to the senate before, had not some lnformaEty
in their shape precluded him. The mstruc'
tons having been mentioned, he deemed II a
duty to read them to the senate.
IN the Genera, ASSEMBLY Of TIE Commons
ueaHh Of Prnrsylvana
The people of the United States, by the a.
doption of the federal constitution, estabilsh-
ed a general government tor special purPo'
ses, reserving to themselves respectively the
rights and authorities not delegated IN that IL
struinent. To the compact thereby erea'ed'
each state acceded in its charter as state,
and is party; the United States forming, as
TO it, the other party. The act OF union, thus
entered into, being to ali intents and purposes
treaty between sovereign states ia!e gene
raj government by this treaty, Was not oofsl'
tuted the exclusive or final judge OF the pow
ers it was to exercise; Tor II Il were 80 10
nudge, then its Judgment and not the eonsu'
tuition would be the measure OF ITS autnolrty.
Should the general government, IN any OF
its departments; ,iol.,te the provisions OF the
constitution, it rests with the states and with
the people, TO apply suitable remedies. j.
With tn.,se Impressions, the legislature OF
Penusyiv.ni.,, 'ev,r soiici,ous 10 secure an ad-
m;nist alton of the federal ard state govern
,.,vsas, cos.form by to the true spirit Of their
respective coosti ,uiinns, feel it tfeir duty to
express their sentmeEts upon an lppoitnt
SUBJECT now bcf.re Congress, viz. the conti-
nuance or estabishme: of U'bAnk. From
careful re view OF the Iow ers vested IN the GEE
neral governments, they ns.ve- TIRE most posi-
tive con.ic:;on, that the authority to grant
ca rtefs, Of incerpor atinr, within the jarisdlc-
ton Of any stste without the consent thereof,
is no, recognized in that instrument, either
expressly, or by any ,warrart.ble implication:
Therefore,
Resoio q, by the Senate and House OF Re.
presentatiyes o. the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylania, in General Assemb met, Thai the
senators Of this suite in the senate OF the =.
Sites, b. and they are hereby instructed, and
the repre- sent I YES Of this state, in the house
Of representatives of the U;.itad Sites be, and
they hereby arc, requested TO use every exer.
ton in tneir power 70 prevent the charter Of
the bank Of the United States from bling re.
newetl. or any other bank from being Charter.
ed by Congress, designed to have operation
within the jurisdiction Of any state without
irst having obtained the consent OF the lesis.
k;ure of such state.
Re.olved, That the governor he and he
hereby is requested, to forward copy OF the
above preamble and resolution to each OF The
senators and representatives OF this state in the
Congress Of the United States.
JOHN WEBER, Steakr,
sf the House Of Rehresenta'ives.
P. c. Ian q, Speaker Of The Senate.
IN the House Of Rchressxtc.iues, January
lltA, 1911.
Read and cdottet---.f.tess,
GEO. HECKERT, Clerk sf tie
House IF Representations.
IN Senate, January llth, ls.!-..Recd and
cdstted---.dttest,
JOSEPH Il. AfJIAfSEY, Clerk Of
.he Senate.
Wherefore he would ask. was this made
a cause of complaint The instructions
were given by the legislature of Pennsylvania
to their representatives. Was the right Of
the constitution denied TO instruct his repre-