Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-16

Z ''''t- H't LIVE tf't power 10 tie SAFE iC
ciSsa rrcs :" ciigirGte amendments, yet il
l. t,iossk i,fm alone, The amendments
can lee aGog'ri: apj so soon rs congress
shat! ha,~ proposed ore am udticii, il j.
cosurelSnt Ter The State Legislature io
modify or extend The proposed amend.
rCui.--tiiS clause contains anoiher
provision, 10 prorc that ;he states are
FAIRIES 10 the compact, for g OIL TIC Op
rllcailon 90 .he legislatures at two ll,ng :
oi lie states" congress ssGH cali . con
,rmiion for proposing amendments" and
these amendments, II adopted b, Two
thirds al The convention, are binding
firSi, then two thirds o the legislatures Of
Tie STATES may all a convention, " lao MAY
even abolish iSc fam Of government
SECONDLY. HE ccnreniinn, IL. ! ini3 sine,
10 hc formed Ia the MoIc Ia wLici lie
conventions Much sal AZ Ps,ils;iei pima, and
p'"posed ihe present constitution, was
nsiilnlrt; of members elvcled Ly The
legislature Oi each siaie.-They would
select such men as would carry with
Them inio iheconveu'ion The opinions ana
WISHES of The legislature OF the state, to
which they belonged and in fact, lie,
would be the representatives. OF The state
fee7S.dt"reS, aud not of the people: and
thus Tie state Legislature would h. iudi-
recty amending The constitutions. Il
then resolves itself into this. that The
constitution provides for no case in which
an ainendmcnl is 10 be made by the i'm
mediate representatives OF the people, but
does give 10 those representing the state
sovereIgntieS the exclusivprIg - ofaGiend-
meni.- Canany personalities un;iaS se,l
mind believe, under This view Of h. sub
Jeci, The states are mol parties 10 The com.
pact,
8. believe it never vet has l,gcn uues
toned tina, the Senate of Congress arc
the immediate representatives OF the state
sovereigniies and if il has been qucs.
toned, II Is believed not 10 require much
elncidalion 10 prove that iliry are. They
are elected by The legislatures of lie
states. Each stale without regard to 20
pulaiion, IL entitled 10 Two Scnaturs.-
These two circumstances united. are snt
hci nj 10 prove the position, That they
are lie direct representatives of The staies
IN their sovereign Characters. W Ii YOU
then have a branch OF yonr Legislature re-
presenting an interest and character
unkn"wp III tie formation of Your gov
efniHfht, asd winch Is no party 10 that
government !Siiangr lndeetlIflhiS should
be the case. II wouid be as well. 10 adj
mil two representatives from the .Dcy of
A!glers 10 sit in Your legislative coun-
ellis. This Is not ali; Delaware and Rhode
Island, although their population should
come down TO 10000 souls each, or 10
500, are yet entitled Ia t,co senators. and
one representative al the least in The house
oi representatives. How happens This -
In Pennsylvania it requires 80 900 souls
10 give q representative, and vet in De-
la or RInha I lind
--Ihe reason is PLAIN IL is that The state
should be represented in bath branches OF
the national legislature
Representation and taxes are amor
toned among the states according 10
their numbers. This also shews The
trainers of The constitution looked upon
them as parties thereto, or else why this
language {? Could not / IS ambiguous
have been used, had not This been tie
ease! NEW STATES may be admitted
by the Congress into the union-W ha is
meaui by "nrw states, il npon their al
mission they do not in III ir sovereign
capacity become parties to the form of
government The trainers of the con
siitution were moi at loss for words la
express clearly and unequiVocally their
meaning. Ii they meant what the SUI
preme Court declares they did, why mol
have said, "tbe people of new states :"
That amendment 10 the constitution
whcb provides for the election ola presi.
dent and vice president, when the elect.
ors chosen by the people shall be so d-
vIdtd that majority OF their suiirageS
shall not be IN favor ofauy one person
declares, that in such case congress sIal.
elect e. each state shall be entitled to BAT
one vote. Here agaia we perceive another
source Of patronage and power 10 the
state sovereigniies for Delaware haviyg
III The electoral college but 3 votes, and n,
York % us entitled TO l vote when Con
gress elect, and n. York 10 no more |!
The Senate elected by the stale legis-
latures, q amenable TO no other tribunal,
possesses the largest are of the patron
age OF the government no appointment
Whatever from the chief Justice, The lo
reign ministers and the secretaries of 90
vernment, down ioa two penny postmas-
ter can be made without lis sanction. No
law however important or uuimportaul
can be enacted without lis assent. II isa
co-ordlnatr, distinct and independent
branch OF The government, without which
no Legislative or executive act can be con
summaIed,no treaty orlaw orappoinimeni
| can be made and this important body,
dependent solely Oh the state authorities
for their existence and continuance and
yet tllsse authorities are not parties 30 the
government II cannot be SO, MIR Editor
Without The state authorities the wheels
of The general government must stop
without their aid there IL no senate
without their laws there is no president OF
vice president; they control Two out of
three of tbe branches Of government and
without their active oper0ti0R HE general
government must sink into ciiaos. five
consult the n0w mute cloGuence Of Hen
ry,ibe Roman energy Of Mason, the clear,
cool, and discriminating Judgment ofPen-