Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-16

have eAiorled from MS something another
state viii exort sem, thing more: each
will appeal 10 mr. fears. which may b.
we'll ar al 'uuuIed--ench nrw safe Will
Cndeavhr ioCxact .foH, "a What she ihinkS
vi'l mase Tor her oNn Interest ,mu,,i ~ lasi
ih,y will MOI think il worth ~ lille 10 ask
nur lrSIc 20 tin as they cpuse. How mucl,
bcNvc w"Cld il be tor congress al once
% ld.i- i's Ground aud refuse 10 sanction
che constitution ofany stale which Is In
amy respect ycpugnanl 10 that ut lhe Un!>
LED States
Suppose thai this constitution Of Mis-
souri,. Instead of being faulty 10 single
rariIcu,dr, were 'hrouS huui, from begiu-
ming 30 eud, az variance with The, con
S,ilnji0n ol The United STATES. W0uli il
he Pretended, M that a~e, that Missouri
vas rnli,,ed TO be admitted into The u
mon Certainly noi-yet the only ar
sumsai in favor Of her admission, with
Que clause O. her corSli.utipn incempali.
lie with tia' of ihc Uutcd States, went
the Whole length. or necessarily involved
the consequence al yivlaiug the Whole !;
because II was founded on The ground
that cc0gres~ hal parted with The Whole
power, aud hal no right 10 pass upon
She constitution the gr0und, IN .hori,
that Missouri is now admitted into the
Union.
The gentleman himself however, had
~ another part oi his speech given up
I!iiS, which was the essential part of his
argument for he had conceded that,
II the constitution OF Missouri was repug-
rant In the constitution at the II. States,
IN particulars nh,rh could not he submits
ted 10 tile Judicial authority for decision,
C0ngrsss ought 10 interfere. II, SAID Mr..
= Ne ought M any case 10 interfere, there
must be Il mode Of interference. What
IS the mode, aud what shOnld be the time
When. ccr;au!v, she presents herself for
admission. And, if we have then a right
30 inquire whether there is moi occasion
i"r our interference, is not The wholt
ground oi the gentleman S argument aban-
d1ued
Pursuing his argument. Mr.. S. said,
lie held II 10 be perfectly true, that there
could be no violation OF the constitution
Oi the United States which would not
produce injurious civil and political Ell
iects, as distinguished from individual
effects over which The judiciary have con
tr"l. How many men may be injured be
fore one man appears With spirit 10 re
sist The Injustice What, Mr.. S asked,
did the history OF all governments exhibit
10 us, but series OF usuTpa!ions on one
hand, and suitr,ings on the olhpr, sub
m'iitd 10 until they became too grievens
longer tn he bsrnet Men sugcr long !;
they suffer from necessity, from poverty,
from ignorance--irum The want Of capaci
" 10 exert those rights which belong TO
them, and winch Al ought 10 be HE care
Vt Il WISE goveTnmenl to preserve 10 them
Why Is II chat the names OF men who,
III aiitlme past, have resisted oppression,
ave been immortal Zr,i by tie historian,
Il 81
iheY been considered az eniiiled TO pc
cuiiar honorsI Because they took upon
themselves ihe buribcn, and heavy
burlheu il is, of resisting by force the
government which had long oppressed
AMI persccmted them and their fellow
men, uPdcr the forms CT !aw Now, said
Mir >. II We allow bad principles 10 be
admitted INTO The constitutions Of states
armed under orr eye, or good PRINCIPLES
20 be excluded, what will be The cCnse-
qmence You shiti Tie responsibility
iron yourselves and lravG il to indlyidu-
ais 10 iiGl, the battle with The slales.-
Why do our constitutions contain de-
il.raiii,o 81 Tifi'.', way have Tie poo
pie been so careful thus To- lag down the
principles which are 10 guide The govern
meat III lis operations? For the purpose
oiprfS@ryIDG political aud civil rights in.
violate as well as individual rights, and
80 prevent individuals from suffering
under their violation.
Coming nearer 10 lie particular ques
ilou involved IN lie constitution now pre-
serted by Missouri, MIR S. said, sup
pose That constitution had said that no
irce Whtte citizen Of Tie United States
should came tn reside in Missouri--was
there any gentleman Who would say, that,
NaIib such provision in her constitution,
Missouri ought to be admitted into the
Union lie would not answer for others
bun for himself he believed such provi-
son would produce such shock as
would occasion but one feeling through
our the counlTy-il2t OF resistance. -
n'S was an extreme case, be knew, moi
liciy 10 happen, bai he bad put u for
sbe purpose OF illustration and lie con
5eaSrd thai ihe argnmeni appeared Ia him
Tre'iSlibie, ttat POKER To examine The
PROVISIONS OF The Constitution aust exist.
aud HAT power TO refuse admission, in
certain cases, aust necessarily result.
u Congress. having The pUwer 10 reject.
should vi accept the constitution OF
Missouri, Mrs. cOniendcd il could moi
w b any pTOprieiy be said that congress
dId not approve the constitution OF Mis-
souri,.
The trust Of guarding the constitution
Of tie United States Grom violation, SAID
he, in continuation, is peculiarly ana en-
pliaNcsly ours. We are sworn 10 suo-
port lie constitution before We enter on
The duties so winch we are called under
~ and he believed the gentleman from
south Carolina himself, aud cvrry other
member of this house, would 90 along
WITH him ~ saving. that their support OF |
Ghe Constitution ought Ia he active AMI
jealous and not cold and penuricus sup
post. II ought 10 be 40 calculation, how |
much they might give up Of that cnnsti- |