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

were true. Tins Is all superiuous. is
more, said MIR. S.-ior tile resolution de-
c'arrs That Missouri shall be, cad hereby
~. declared 10 be one of The II States.
&c. He did not iiae this reference. he
said, for the mere effect of verbal cri,i.
cism. but for a higher purpose. When a
committee, composed as that committee
was. hntis Itself under The necessity Of
presenting resolution, 10 he adopted by
Joint vote of bot, houses, declared
that Missouri as thereby, not that she has
been, admiiiedintO the union. WAS IL rot
as strong evidence AS could be furnished
mat there was something which seemed
10 compel those who acted on II to say,
that this declaration of the fact is The viz
| inal legislation which brings Missouri
into Tue unisr-which qualities her Tor
lnduc'lon 10 the union, aud that anterior
10 /, she Was not state, and not cn,i.
lied TO bet-From What period, Mr., s.
asked, was II, that Missouri wa.' admitted
INTO The union? Ii would b.. from the
moment of the adopfion of this resolil-
ton. Could il be said of any antpcedent
period Here, MIR. S. said. he would
avail himself of another concession of
the gentleman from South Carolina /; and.
IN taking TO his aid concession OF his.
MIR. >. said lie did il with the full impress.
sion That II was the result of the con.
viciion OF his own mind, and with the
benefit, therefore, of The conviction of
secii mind as his. That gentleman
laa admitted that congress might, if they
Thought proper, introduce a qualification
OF their assent 10 the admission of Mis-
SCUM INTO the union, which shall serve TO
show lis dissent 10 particular clause Of
me Constitution Of that state. IF This re.
solution, then, instead OF being merely
fo' NAL ana deCiara'ory, was susceptible
oil an amendment by which congress
could exclude that Interpretation OF
particular clause OF The stale constitution
which on lis face il bears, world il be
said that the s,eie was a member of ihe
union without The adoption of that re-
solve! IT so, where did congress derive
The authority 10 iegislale on the inierpre-
idiion OF lis constitution Mir, s. fur.
,her called the attention OF The commits
lee 10 The terms OF the preamble of this
resolution, wherein il Is declared. that,
whereas, III pursuance of an act al COP
gress. &c. The people of The ssid territory
DID, on the 10Th day of July, 1920, by
convention called for that purpose, form
Tor themselves a constitution and state
government, which constitution and stale
government, ST formed, is republican,
and IN conformity To The provisions of
the said act" The reason assigned for
her admission Is, that she has formed
constitution IN conformity 10 Me provisions
" the act OF last SESSION How could
/ HE com:a!;;eH know This By heiG own
examination. Could congress, linen, de-
clare Ibis TO be the case without having
examined The constitution OF ne ne@
state Certainly not. And WHEN, in
The act authorizing the formation Of this
constitution, were found TWO limitations,
that u should be republican AMI that il
Should not be repugnani To The tons.iiu-
ilOn OF Tie United States, did it not be.
come indispensable. before passing
preamble and resolution like this, that the
members OF this house should be saisfi-
ed IN their own minds that these rpGnisi-
lions have been complied with ? Ii, in a
slaSie article The constitution OF Missouri
be repugnant 10 that OF the United States.
said Mr.. ). can we seriously assert tina,
she has Formed combination according
to Tie authority given to her? And.
when called oil to say IIow we eau recon
! CHE u 10 ourselves 10 SANCTION suci
contradiction in terms, will i; be sufEi-
citnt to say Cha; we have nothing 30 10
viii that question. and will Iesve it TO
The Judiciary 10 decide lil We nave no
| Thing 10 do with il exclaimed M Ser
geani: Why, then, prescribe to The peos
PIE 81 Missouri any conditions ~ the first
instance why not say, gave her night TO form
Consultation; she has formedii and whether IL lie os
he not Tspngnant 90 tie constitution VI the United States
sbe IS member Of tie unOn The contradiction Mas
5nthti'nt'y apphen IN the fact OF the nuoducon Of
ihis isolation 10 would he once trn the house
gas neither conforming 30 the consultation Of the Ursd
States, 10 TIE act 81 tie last :e5s to any pBcl
pie heretofore observed in the admission of STA ies
C"nlh he said that congress had parted ziih the PoW
eTei rocking intn the constitution Of Missouri when "
had expressly prescribed conditions which should be
Indispensable 10 Us sccePaDce The OF The
pact II the aci OF The CONSIDER
eomPact, between the IaIed States aud Missouri,
were perfectly cieaT and he tool ths opportunity Of
saJiu- that ~ Missouri was involved in dlicui,-if
congress found itself in pefpieXily-f the unien was
Gisiufbtd this OCCasiUn ifhis hause implied
81 the consideration Of qsestions which II was ranfnI
TO act npon-i The fanit OF conPTess-it aas
not the fault u The coastuioE Of the United States but
u was The anlt Of ibe people Of Mi'souri It might
their erTpran error sbch they wOpd be glad await
Themselves ~ az opportunity to correct tor, Mr. q.
said, be could nn Believe that tie people Of Missouri
would have wan0Dly OdGced into their eOystiutinp
c!aSte a, variance WIN We constitution OF the w.
States under an Impression that this act Of admission,
was mere form. They would not wantonIy have
d"ne IT, for II could not be either their interest their
inclination 10 ny the temper Of C0uqfess Of the
u. sta'es-to Try how FAR iis regard the consultation
WonI' bear out IN iHe CONTEXT, or how far II Voad
consent TO surrender portion pf the rights Of the
whole upior to avoid difficulty which the people Of
missouri have themselves created. There prc.Gib
ed 10 Them bht one condition 10 that condition theJ
had not conferined. and they are not entitled TO az,
mission into the union The failure 70 fnlfi the com
pact is on the part 0f the people Of MsserTi--and
said Mr.. 9. when come, IN case OF this soIi TO tn,
question hetWsen demanding this CONSTRUCTION for nc
consideration, giving up The smallest possible por
iion Of constitutional po~er trust thai ur people
~ part Of the union would hear IA on, IN ,air maj n,
constitution shail he nvinaie ans that we shall no
he the Gfst to set pretsdeH, which. begun to-day, ma
lie followed 10 MORROW until II involves the very exs
fence Of orr government.
Would The people nc Missouri, MIR. S
asked. tliHk more highly Of congress
were II to- yielJ To- them on this occasion
| tHculd thav NOT hcroaftar ne ,.,s. ,t,
Upion with more respect tor congress
| and al iii nnra rasnnrI T1,r tie A, q