The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-29
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gress by the Legislature of Virginia, and
the district OF Kentucky, for the admission
OF she said district into the federal union, as
a separate member thereof ON the terms
contdined in the acts of the said legislature
and III the resolutions of the said dis riot. re-
laive To the premises. Aud whereas Con-
greas, having fully considered tn. subject
DAD. TN the third day of June last, resolve
that II is expedient that the said di trict be.
erected into a sovereign and independent
STATE and separate member of the iederal
union ana appointed commit ee to report
and act accordingly, which committee. o..
the second instant, was discharged II an
hearing thar nine states had adohted TIE
constitution offhe u States. lately submit
tea TO conventi,nS ofthe people.
Ana whereas. anew confederacy is form
eo among the ratiiyng states, and there 5
reason 10 believe tina; the state OF VIRGINIA
including he said district. did, on the 23,h
OF jane last, become a member VI The said
contederacy And whereas an act of Con-
SresS, in the present state of the government
" cue country, seVerrg a pary of the said
stare from the other parts thereof, and adj.
mitting it into he confederacy formed bv
the ar icles OF confederation and perpetual
UNION, as an independent member thereof.
may be attended with MANY inconveniences.
Sohile n can haUe no effect TO make me said
dSt"tck Sefiara'e member offhe federal u
mon, formed by the abolition of the said con-
SHtuIon, and therefore it 4,us be manifesto
improper TOR Cong' ess assembled, under he
a. t'Cies of coh'ederaI ion, to adopt any other
measures relative to the premises than those.
winch express their sense, hat tile said dis
H'ce ought TO be an independent member of
ne uh'on' as soon IS circumstances shall per.
NIT proper measures to he adopted. .or that
hat
ceednSs OF Congress, relative to the Jude.
tendency of the district of Kentucky, be
transmitted to the legislature of Virginia,
and also tn Samuel M Dowell, ESQ. late Pre-
s'ueh' OF sad Convention; and that the
sa'd IeglsI ture. ana the inhabitants of the
district aforesaid be informed that. as The
CONSTITUTION ofthe u. States is nozp ratified
ess himk - unadvisab'e to adopt any
l'r - measures, for admitting the district
o. Menu cky Into the federal union, as amin
dependent member there IS. under the art;
I,', 49,, ~ c,nIeoerauon and perpetual union
ou' thit Congress think ng il expedient that
the said dIstrict be made a senar.te sto,a
ana member otthe union, as soon after nro
Z euihgS snail commence under the said con-
NJ 'ul II, As cllcums ances shall permit. re-
Coh'henuS II to the said legislature and tn
inc INHABITANTS ofthe SID district. so to al
ter their acts and Resolutions relative tn tho
premises. as to render the comforn,5et1
the provisions made in he said constitution
|" the end that no impeachment NAV be in
.he way the speedy accomplishments ofthis
f"po tAnt business"
In ms resou ion of the old Congress. tits
expressly declared, hat tn, Constitu ION g,
ut o''ted States hiving been sdop, ed by
nihe sta es; an act OF the old Congress could
nave no e fec t. mike Kpn;uck, a seDarate
mem0e' 4 tn union, and mat. although
tney mo ght it expedient tnat il should so
oe aa"lti cd, ytt that ;his could Only he done
"hu@! the PROVISIONS made IN re new crn-
~ ION. IS impossible o oa.e more.
ui'ee' cote IPGraBt.us evi.,nCe tha. he
case conempla ed in this article was ha a.
.er ~ q ores 9ovfhtn tie limits IF the old Uni
r. :, u oio1eS; ct The gentleman from n n
Ca,'.iha' lM Macon) for whose in egri,y
"a 'hd peHdence l have very great r.
spIo', 'o,d ns he her day, that "ifthis ar
"'te had not trrr'tOrirS sm hou ~ ADaksoT
me MD United S.G:cs 10 ac: ut,ou :, g,a',j,
oe quh0Hy zVifhom meani1, Because tbc
"ratnance OF he old Congress mad secured
ne ,1 'EShf 20 the StafeS within lie okd Uni ed
otofea, ana apr vision for fhaf ooject in
me Hezo coHSkfutton, gvaS zvh0lky unueccS-
aary Now, l will appeal 20 the gentle
mans own Cantor If ihe very, reverse OF the
Conclusion be draws is not the true one
a..er ne mas considered he following fact
nat by this ordinance of the old CONGRESS
1t was declared, that The boundaries If the
contemplated states, and the terms of their
admission should &c, in Certain par,icuiars
speC'neo 10 the ordinance, subject to tine con-
e'e OF Congress. Now as by the new Com
SUI utlon the old Congress was about In n,
anmihllated. 1t was absolutely necessary for
the very fulilment of this ordinance
that the new constitution should hn7,e tbjo
foTvcr tor the admission Of ne7u stafes
7oi1hfn fhe ancient limits: SO that the ordi
nance or The I'D Congr IS far from shewinp
the Inutility of such provision for The ter
r't'ries 7vffhin fhe ancient limits exnressIv
proves the reverse; and is an evidence n,
ITS necessity to effect the object of the ord,-
nance itself.
think there can be no more satisf,c,crv
evidence adduced or required of the f Ct
par of the position that the terms sncY
states dtd NOT intend neqv holincai sove
f.e'gnfieS 7O' hin tie Gmifs ofthe old Uqjtrd
ofdfeS. For 1t her shewn, that he crea
ton OF such states, within the territorial Il;
mits tixed by the treaty of 1888. had been
hat the old Congress itself
expressly asserts that the new Constitution
gave the power for that object; that the ma.
tnre OF the old ordinance required such a
power Tor the purpose of Carrying IT'S pro
Visions IN effect, and tina it has been from
the tune OF the adoption of the federal con-
stitution. unto this hour, applied exclusive
ly to the admission Of sites. within the
limits of the old United States. and was
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