Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-02-11

} 49, A~tA'@ rs no VI Ao'~aSsBHy t~S
dor nd independence, as the other
ftate.." Afterwards, on the 9TH OF
July, 1886, the fabjed of" laying
osr and forming Into itates" :hc
country lying north welt o. the river
Ohio, came under the confederation
Of the fame body and another re-
folution was pafed recommending to
| the Legislature of Virginia to'revife
their att of Seflion, 70 as to permit a
more eligible diyi6on of that portion
| Of territory derived from her /;
(Which ftates," it proceeds to de-
clare, I" Eall hereaftar lecome men,
bers of the federal union, and have
the fame rights of fovereignty, free
dom and independence as the ori. in
al ftates, 10 conformity with the refo-
luton Of congrefs of the 10th Of
Oh. I7So."--AIl the territories,
to which thefc rsfolutions had re.
ference were undeniasIy within the
ancient limits of the United States
Here, then, is leading fact, thar the
article in the contribution had a con-
dition of things, notorious at the
time when it was adopted, upon
which it was to act, and 10 meet the
exisency rcfulting from which fuch
an article wa. requihte That is
to FAY, nf1s fatst, 10ithin fbS limits Of
the cid u. States, we're confen 'k0fsd at
tie time 1sksn fbs t.a..1datisf Of THE
contribution zpsrs laid. But % have
another authority upon thi point,
which is in truth, contcn oorane-
Gus expedition of this article Of the
contribution. | allude to the rclolu-
tion paAcd on the Sd of July, 1888,
in the word, following -" Where
AZ application has been lately made
to Congrefa by the Legislature of Vir-
ginia, and the diaria Of Kentucky,
for the admiGion of the faid diRria
into the federal union, as a fepcrate
member thereof, on the terms con-
tanned i'll the acts of the faid legina-
txre, and in the refoIutions of the faid
diltriGt, relative to the prsmifcs.
And whereas Congrefs, having fully
conGdered the fubiect, did, on the
sd day of june Taft, relolve that it is
expedient that the faid ditri4 be
ercded into fovereign and indspsn-
dent fttats, and fsperate member Of
the fedcrzl union; and appointed
committee to report, and act sccor.
dinghy, which Committee, on the e.
conc inltsnt, was discharged, il ap-
ffSrng tblt ming fat.s bad adopted tho
cogfitfisn Of tie United States, lately
fubmitted to conventions of the pco-
plc.--And whereas 4 new con-
federacy i; formed among the rati.
flying itate', and there is reafon to
believe that the fats Of Virgins,
including the faid diitria, did, on
the 75th of June laf, become
membsr of the faid confsderacy =
And whereas an al of Congrels, in
the prefent Rate of the government
of the country fcvering part of the
faid ffase from the other parts there
Of, and admitting it into the confcd-
eracy formed BY the articles Of on
federation and perpetual union, as an
independent member thereof, NAV
be attended with many inconvenicn-
ces, 9vbiLs If can haze no efss to make
tbs Jaia d5friH a efT0ts member Of the
federal f~lian, }orned BY the adoption sf
tie (aid contribution, and therefore it
mutt be manifeitly improper for
Congre(s Attended, under the ,rti-
cles of confederation, to adopt any
other meaiurc relative to the premi-
fes than thofe, which expre(s their
ienie, that the faid ditrid ought to
be an independent member of the
UNION, as foon as circumstances fhall
permit proper mealures to be adop-
ted, tor tina; purpois, " Relolved /,
that COPY of the proceedings Of
CoRgreis, relative to the Independent
cy OF the diltri4 Of Kentucky, be
tranfmit:ed to the Legislature of Vir-
ginia, AID ALTO to Samuel MDowcll,
Eiq. late PRECEDENT Of the faid Con.
vention; and that the faid lcgila.
ture, and the inhabitants of the diff.
| tri3 afoEeiaid, DC Informed that, a.
The confitrfioH Of tie United States !.
n9so ratified. Conerefs think it urad
| yifab'e TO adopt any further meaiures
for admitting the difria of Kentuc
ky into the federal union, as an indie
| pendent member thereof, under tn,
| articles Of confederation and perpetu