Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-10

which were expensive and not ,ccon.
WIN correspondent advantage. He a. 5.@
ed, in order that gentlemen m;ot, ,s O'sN
knowledge OF the expense oftatina r' ~ %n'
sus, and an account Of the mspufs. %e Gen
1910, he had obtaineda statement ,' c
Treasury Department. From this i a ~. 'Ad
ed, that the expense of the Co., appear
io7'765 dollars !. AZ cents and of tski,, 'a'
account Of tie manufactures, 81 s',S al
IS cents To proceed in the s,m NJ N'I''''
should the amendmen, prevail fl. way
might tins year be estimated a, loo m .os
Were gentlemen prepared to say, ,hat,I ~, "
statistical intelligence which mjsb, -
tanned by this section was worth III.
AS economy was the order of the dav ~
could be no improperly in pausins I h.,
thevote was taken on all ameDdmens ~I'U
~. ''' even beyond expec
tanon. LUIS amendment, ifmade sufsci,.I
" definite. should, Mr.. C. said, bavsS!
upport: and he was happy in saving -,
with an amendment suggested by The 'r w.t.
er, it would, he hoped, be The m.. ,r'''
gaining information which might be b;,,'
useful to the politician and philosopher '"!
Before the question was taken on hi,
mendment, the committee rose, reported, -,
gress, and obtained leave to sit again :"
LEGISLATURE OF yIRGINIl.-.yop
The House resolved itself into 80, IT,
mittee of the Whole on Mr. BaIdvi, .
ResOlu ijns on the Missouri question, A.
i'assett in the chair-and made c n%
tain amendments thereto, which WON,
reported to the House, ordered 70 h,
laid upon the table, and printed.
The following are the Preamble an,
Resolutions thus amended:
Inc ueneral Assembly of Yirginil
view with deep regret proposition nov
before the Congress of the United State
to impose on thai portion of citizens IN
habilng the Missouri Territory, as 4
condition of their admission into ii,
Union, certain restrictive terms wbi1|
would not only place the proposed state
on an unequal footing with the Other
states, but violate and degrade the 50.
vereign character in which people are
called upon to form constitution OF
system of government. Should thisi.
farming attempt succeed, tie will Of
Cong e,s is to be substituted for the 50.
vcreign will of the people in the Mis-.
souri, Territory. not only in the adDp.
lion of their constitution, but 10 the ex-
clusion of the ihestimable right to alter
he same hereafter as that people may
deem necessary for their prosperity and
happiness. The duty of Congress to
cfuse any portion of the people an ad-
mission into the UuiOp, because they
have adopted a constitution incompati
ble with the principles Of republicansm,
cannot justify that body in requiring
prtOri the Incorporation OF a fundamcl-
til and unaterable stipulation, not ne
ccssary to guarantee republican form
of government. Nor can the discretion
of Congress, as to admitting into the
Union territory attached TO the u
states, justify demand that the new
state shall surrenter any part of those
SO, ercign rights which, from the ma
ture Of our government, must equally
belong to every member Of the conleds-
raCy.
The constitution does not permit any
interference on the part Of the general
government with the municipal policy
of the states, except such as may DC
produced by laws necessary and proper
fer carrying into execution the powers
expressly granted to that government
All such laws may be enacted by Con-
sress. If a power proposed to De eAer.
cised be granted by the constitutions d
compact with any state for its execu,
ton is idle: if not granted, the demaNu
of such compact is an nsurpa'loh.-
There is no part Of the constitution
which authorises a compact oe'"ee'
Congress and state for the surrenof
of sovereign rights. How is such !,
compact to be enforced Does III
state forfeit its sovereign character D
an infraction or is the federal govern
ment to compel performance by VIC
lence
But with regard to the Missouri L 81