Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-24

snail announce the fact; whercupon, and with |
OUT any further proceeding on the part of !
Congress, the admission oftlie said state into
the Union shall be considered as complete"
! Gould 1t be conceived that the foregoing re-
soiuiioi, In It's scope or meaning; required a
REIMBURSEMENT of any right or portion of state
sovereignty, rs guaranteed to Missouri in COM
mon with the other states by the fet,er, com
pact, the Legislature of Missouri acting as they
now are,n the capacity ofan ordinary Legislative
nouy, ana under solemn obligation to support
the Constitution of Missouri and the RIGHTS of
her citihens, could not be considered as either
competent or at liberty, ,greeably to that
constitution, to pass any ;c for the adoption
OF said resolution bat i, is considered and
believed, tilatthe Aforesaid resolution of Con
Gress, by leaving the question as to what
constitutes citizen of either of the states i'm
the Union, under the constitution of the II
States, still open and undecided, leaves Mis-
souri, IN the full possession of all her legitimate
powers, and although Missotiii, by the adop-
uoh OF the condition as contained in said re-
solution as fundamental to her admission into
the Union, would ever hereafter be bound i'm
| good faith TO observe il in its true import and
meaning, yet, should she hereafter think it be-
came necessary for her to pass any law under
the SAID 18th clause of the 26th section of the
Oh article OF her constitution, upon the sub
negroes and nlulattoes into the state. she
would not, by the adoption of the said reso
luton ol congress, be precluded from so do
Ing not only because it has never yet been
decided in any Judicial way, whether any part
OF that class of population as il exists in
the several states Of the union and under
true construction of the Federal consti
tuition, are to he considered as entitled to
all the privileges and imm,mties of citizens
1t having never been agitated lin this coun-
try before the last session OF congress but like
wise, 1t is conceded by all parties, that by far
the greater part OF the free negroes and mr-
lattoes of tile different states have no sort of
pretensons, whatever, TO the claim of such
privileges andimmunities under the constitution
or laws OF the respective states where they in
habit, consequently cannot be considered as
within the meaning Of the aforesaid resolution
of Congress :-Therefore Missouri will be at
liberty, consistently with her pledged faith TO
the general government, TO pass any general
law upon the subject; provided it is with
provlso or saving of the rights and privileges
OF any part of said class or description of per-
sons as may be found under a true construc-
ton of the constitution of the u States, TO he
CITIZENS OF any state in the union, which in
point oil substance, amounts TO no f;irtha? re-
stucuon Oh Missouri than what the consttu-
ton OF the u. States had before tacitIy impos-
ed. Ii is the opinion, then, of your commit
tee, that the aforesaid resolution OF congress
must have been intended rathera as the last eff
Tort oil contendIng parties to end in some way
Their Improbable dispute upon the subject,
than asdesigned TO electany important change
IN the Consultation Of Missouri This view of
the SUBJECT, your committee think themselves
warranted IN entertaining not only from the
1 best construction which they are enabled fo
| put upon the resolution ITSELF but from a full
knowledge of all the circumstances attend
ing the rise, progress, and final termination of
the dispute in Congress. Therefore, as the
sad resolution ofCongress for the admission
oil missouri INTO the Union, does not, in the
1 opinion ofyour committee, go to deprive Mis-
solrl OF any essential right as price other adj.
mission, and considering that the present Gen
eral Assembly must be equally DESTROYS with
me general government of putting an end to
| the dispute, and of restoring that peace and
| harmony which has so long been interrupted
on account thereof, that it is deemed, bv your
committee, both expedient and proper, at this
time, to pass solemn public act, declaring
the assent of this state to the condition as
contained in the said resolution of Congress, as
fundamental TO her final admission into The
Union. But while your committee would re-
commend this pacific course towards tile gen
eral government, thereby manifcsting our at
tachment TO our sister states, and how duly we
| appreciate the blessings of aspeedy union with
them, and while they would duly appreciate
| the talents and patriotic exerti0ns Of those
members oGcOngress who abored TO maintain,
not the rights of Missouri alone, but the ilist
equlpoise the national scales of public ilns-
ice, to he administered alike to all the states
OF the union, they at the same time, would
protest against the late attempt in congress to
deprive Missouri of her Just rights and priyi-
leges, as enjoyed by the other states, and as
equally guaranteed to all by the federal con
stItution. Your committee after having ex-
pressed what they conceive to- be the opinion
and sentiments of the citizens of Missouri
generally upon this subject, recommend the
passage of the bill herewith reported.
A SOLEMN PUBLIC ACT.
Declaring The assent Of This State 10 the htn-
ddmcntGt condition contained IN q resoiit VI
passed by the Congress Of The United States
PToridiRg for the admission ofHe state Of Ms
souyf into the Union, on certain condition.
Whereas, The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatlves Ofthe United States, by their reso-
luton approved ON the second day of March
in thcyear of our Lord, eighteen Hundred and
twenty-one, did declare, that Missouri shall
be admitted into this Union, upon an equal
footing with the original States, in all respects
whatever, upon the fundamental condition.
that the fourth clause OF the tweuty-sxth Sec
lion fthe third article Of the Constitution,
: submitted or the part Of said state to Con
, gress, shall neyeTbe construed 10 authorzethe
passage oiany law, and that no law shall be
passed in conformity fhereto.Iby which any
citizen Of either Of the States In this Union.
j shall be excluded from the enjoyment of any
Of the privileges and irimuniiiesto which such