Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-27

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the people of the N. w. Territory party
TO the compact, not being represented at
all, nor consulted on the OCCASION. In
deed. SO far from Virginia requiring the
abolition Of slavery, she had stipulated
that all existing rights oithepeople should
be preserved-there ire,e slaves IN the ter
ritory at that day; and serious doubts
had thus arisen, whether Congress had a
slavery. Brsi,ies, in any view, what was
TO prevent Congress from accepting whaf
the people OF Illinois had done since the
consent of the two contracting parties
would thus be givenl
MIR. Iaiimadgs replied-supportiug the
grounds he had taken.-He considered
the constitution Of Illinois TO be such,
that 10 accept it would be 10 violate a
pledge solemnly given, and if not a sti-
pulation, yet SO simultaneously given
as TO amount TO compact with Vir-
ginia.. He was not prepared TO adj
nit that a state was under no restraint
with respect 10 the power TO change
lis constitution. Would gentlemen ad
nit a state into the Union to-day under
republican form of government, and
permit il TO call convention to morrow,
TO change its form into monarchy E.. :.
That state would, by the very act, cease
10 be a component part Of the Union
So also as TO violate The condition, orr
which il was admitted into the Union, by
permitting slavery.
MIR. Harrison, as a Representative Of
Ohio, protested against the doctrine oil
the gentleman from New York. lie
could assure the gentleman that the
people of that state were fully aware OF
their privileges, and would never come
TO this house, or TO the state of New
York, for permission so TO alter their con-
stitutiOn as 10 admit the introduction of
slavery, tue object of the genileman's ab-
horrence as (said Mr.. H.) il is Of mine
had shorn the people of their sovereign
authority. ia regard 10 the supposed
compact, he had always considered IL as
Il dead leiter-he believed Mr.. Alexander
Hamilton IN the pages of the Fcderalist,
had expressly declared the same opinion.
1t was compact TO which the people of
Illinois had never given their assent, aud
were not properly subject.
After few further remarks frOm Mr..
Talluadge. Mir. Anderson, and MIR. Sterrs,
the question on the passage of the resolu-
ton was decided, as follows:
YEAS.-Nlesss. Anderson, Pa. Anderson,
Ken. Austin, Baldwin, Barbour, Va. Bate
man, Bayley, Beecher, BeIlinger, Bloomfield,
Butter, Lou Campbell. Claiborne. Cobb, Coils
ton, Cook, Crawford, Cruger, Culbreth, Cush-
man, Desha, Drake, Edwards, Erwin, >. c.
Floyd. Garnett, Hall, n: G: Harrison, Hen
Hoste,ter, Hubbard, Irving, n. Y. johnson,
Ken Jones, Kinsey, Kirkland. Lawyer, Lewis,
Lincoln, Linn. Little, MLane. Delaware,
M'Coy, Marchand, Mason, Mass. Mercer. Mid
H. DNk> Il N
ley, Munford, H. Nelson. Il. M. Nelson. New,
Newton, Ogden, Ogie, Owen, Palmer, Patter-
son, Pesram, Peter, Pindali Pitkin, Peasants,
PoindeXter. Porter, Quarles. Rhea,. Rice,
Schuyl Ter, Sender, SETTLE, Shaw. Sherwood,
Silskee, Simkins, Slorumb, s. Smith, Bal.
Smith. Alex. Smith, j. S. Smith, Speed, Spen,
Ger, Stewart, N. c. Storrs, Stuart. Md: Iarr,
Walker, N. c. Walker, Ken. Wallace, Wesier-
10, Whiteside, WilkiD, Williams, Con. Williams,
N. Y Williams. N. c. III.
NAYS.--M Adams, Bennett, Boss,
Clagett. Crafts. Darlington, Elicott. Folger,
Gage, Gilbert. Hale, Hasbrouch, Hunter.
Huntington, Livermore, W. Maclay, w. p.
Maclay, Merrill, Morton, Murray. Jer. Nelson,
Orr. Reed, Rich, Richards, Savage, Seybert,
Southland, Tallmadge, Taylor, Wendover,
Whitman, Wilson, Mass Wilson, Penn. "a.
So the resolution was passed, and sent
TO the Senate for concurrence.
The Speaker laid before the House The
Annual report of tile Secretary of the
Treasury, and leilerfrom MIR. Forsyth,
a Member of this House, from Georgia,
resgning his seal therein.
On motion of Mr.. Sto,rs, $500 addi-
1ional copies of the Presidents Message,
and Documents, were ordered TO be prin-
ted for The use of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Baidwia, the commit.
tee OH The Judiciary were instructed TO
enquire intn the expedieucy of passing a
law to prevent the discoutiuuance Of suits
in The District Court of the United States
for the Western District of Pennsylvania,
on account Of said court not having been
held on the day prescribed by Law, and
for other purposes.
And the House adjourned.
FOR EIGN