The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-31
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NO" who believes. who dare assert ,h.t :.
was the intehtion of the peop.e, when ;hev
adopted this constitution, TO assign even,naI
TO New Orleans aho l. puis,aDa a norr;on
thelr political power and to invest all
Tue people those extensive regions m;..h.
ne'eaiIer contain, with authority over
themselves and their descendants ; ,Vhsn
you throw the weight of Louisiana INFO he
scale. you destroy the POLITICAL eapo,r. con-
'e"'Piated at the time of forming e CON-
rac'. Can any man venture to affirm ts,-
Tue people d'd m'ehd such a ComDre n. ps;o,,
as you "oW' by Construction. give itl Or car,
II De concealed that beyond its far ami ar
| Aho"ied8eo intent, such a Compact has NO
/ moran force: Ii gentlemen are So alarmed ar
| ."e o"e mention OF the consequences l.t
lnem abandon measure which soour, ri,
ter will produce them. How lonY me fo.e 80
SEEDS OF discu:'-eut will roen. no c,,n go.
ioreteIl bu;, it's the part of wild ,n no+ p,
! mui'ip'y, or scatter t"em. D., Gu yunnos- th.,
Peope OF the Northern and Atlantic Statec
| VIII or ought tn look on with pa,;enc. and
see representatives and senators .,,n, ,ba
i>eo river ana Missouri, pouring themselves
upo' 'nis ana tue other h1or, cIaa gin,, he
rms Il sedo"ard h'te, n huadred mi rs
,eas' from 'heir II sidence aud having a.
Preponderancy in Councils, into which c,rr.
stltu ION Wy, hey would never h We been al,
lnitted have no hest lion upo,,- this n,in,.
1ney neither viii see it nor ought 10 se- II
Win c"nleh1. L is the PER. of a wis. IN, to
iofesee danger aud TO hide himself This
great usurpation, which greens in+o ,b;s
rouse under the plausible appearance If
sN'"S t"n'eA to that lfrpor ;tnt point. New
OiIsahs starts up a gigantic power T en-
tro - nation Upon lie actual ron,;,
OF things there is, there can be M naen 8
nnCelment- L Is apparen; Ia the bliniar
F!slon. BY the cour c IT nature ard go
-, T.. aole to tue acknowledged principle, Of
'he Coh'utnt u, tnt sce?tre OF power in th;,
, Coo'Iiy IS pc sing towards the Nor. h,yest
o'r' thetels TO tbs no objection The r,br
oeionSs tothatqu-r err of the countr, ~
u. 1t Is yours. Ose the power, gran ed AZ
!ou PIe"Se. nut ak C re in your hast. af
ser etfrctua don't. ion. mt tn W., r',.N -
$50 r;a W neaP'hS It 18th nese uew acaai-
Suohs. tIrasp not go eagerly a,v,ur ~
pose. In your speed atter .1cnntr "a
nay' r'mple nat down this constitu, ION
"eduy ne ia - 81 k - he es,ins,io,,
I" meuOers, when brought into comnar,sor,
WIN cues Le c"-'tres. We have hear,
DIG mat "Ne7U CrlecHs 7vas re m0af inn mr..
fant f''nf {" the unton." A place nt -
me u, ion' the most Important place with;n
~ we nave been asked TYiat are same
H.; VIC %r.at $5aleS Tvhen conharcd 7vih the
ir'm tina territor M P,index1.rN ~, a
the otner day cfthe Mis,lasiopi as ..,J -
road 6ff7Oeen &c. cd heaven, he, r sn
what VII. op>aker. -, nv me E5o 49,,
and Wcstern Ss0trs." So h., sIl me noa,n..
stern teirn L. s, all the Countries me-
tHe extreme western boundar, If nm, MIN
are hereafter to he denaminats Eayilr;.
S:afcS! 1>HS'FTl'
Nr Pondexter explained. He said bat
ne mad nor SAID the NJ sis t.. voc - ~, 49,,
boundary Wep nc. /,
States. He had merely tn .,wp mt h,nr
tHat IN el eng new statcs,i might he = COCA
h'gh road, between IN, sa es m arc
'ers it's idea had not extended ,evona
me n" states N the waters uf tie Ms,issirs
p '-'s''SS'p''
make no ret point ofths mut-er his
gentleman WIZ tnd, in the National In elf
SShcSf, tac terms. To winch r.ter. Ihpr,.
WEI De seen presume what he h,s sai1,
and what he mas no. said. The rp,msn i
rot aflec "a by theeXFlanalion. New states
~ lhiended TO be formed bcvold the MI.
sis'ippi. There is no Iimt to me , iu,gi.
i'IlS' Oh ms suDJcc', s,or, of Ca .ornil
and Columbia yer. When I s9id inf .Ic
bill would Justly ar-voution and w,',id -.
due 1t; sp k" ofis pr ciple and re n,ac
tical consequences. To his principle nd
those consequences, / would call the a,tent;
Oh oil Uni II use aud nati0s. Hit be ,bouf ~,
introduce condi ion of things, absolutely
lnsuppo' lie, it becomes WISE and bonest
me to anticipate the evil and 70 wan ~
prepare the people agains he event
nave no hesitation on he subject. The ~
tension Of this principle e. the states con
tempiated beyond he M,s.i,,;ppi cannnt
VIII not, and ough no' to be bone. And
me sooner the Peep C contempate he ma
VoIdable result, he better; the more likeIy
that commissions may be prevented ne
more hopes that the evils may be polluted or
removed F''V9u VI
MIR. Speaker What is this Iiber+y &C
winch so much Is said Is II to walk ah,nt
tnIs earth, To breathe this IT., and ., - 10
lbe Common Dressings of Gods Providenc.S
L he beas Of the field an ho bird or the.
arr unite with us in such riviIa dpesas1 n -
but man b'as's pu'er ID m r.. brr;,t
temperature. His mind gr ps SIS w
the past aud he future a, w'I tbe -
sent We i've not for oursslv g alone r..
which we call liberty is that nrin nil. ~,
"hith the essential sec lily IF our polif,cai
condition depends. results fr,o, The H., =
td'Ions Ut our political systems mrs rh..1
10 the constitution. These limitalo,q 90
long as they are faithfully obser ed. maine IN
order. peace and safety When they ~ -
oIated, in essential particulars, all he '.o,
current spheres of authority rush aeo;,s4
each other; and disorder, deransemen. -
ConvCisIOn are, sooner or later. tr, - -