Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-06


passed by the authority to Irgi>iaie n,r-
The district. Cannot he ike supreme law
IN state; Tor IL. by the power To legs
late, IN all casrs whatsoever, over The
district, CoRgrrss may lesisla,e ovvr The /.
states. il will necessarily follow. a al
Congress NAV iegislaie over The s ates IN
all cases Whatsoever.
The constitution gives TO Congress
power 70 exercise exclusive |. x station
over The ten mil,s square, IN all cases
Whatsoever. In the case Of Loug hhoro'
against Blake, The court said HAT, 4" On
The extent of these terms, according 10
the common understanding OF ra,ikud,
there can be no difference OF opiniop."
What is the opinion IN which all mankind
viii unite "a Ia the exieni OF those terms
MOI ar opiaion that the laws pas-rd IA
legis 'ating over the district. shall oec-
rate in the states. The opinion in which
i, Is presumed that mankind seneraiiy
will nniie, is, that all acts Of Congress,
not cOn;rar, 10 reason or the restr'e'i"tS
OF tbe constitutions, passed III lcgiNiains
over the district, sliall Operate exclusively
wiihiu It's limits, but not al all btSo,d
them.
The power given TO Congress-, ia pow.
or 10 iegislate exclusively 10 all cases
over the district Villa, arr, Tie anprn-
PIRATE means oil executing that poworf
10 frame a code OF laws having effect
within the district only; 10 establish
courts having jurisdiction wiliinth the dis
isci, oul, Re But whaiare the powers
claimed Power 10 repca! the penal iosr
OF state /: ro~cr 10 pass laws = 'iiA.
know no locality in the Union :" laws
tina, can encoun;rr geographical I'M
pedimcuis laws whose march Is ihro
he Union admit Ina, all The powers
Of Congress, except. this Of exclusive le-
gislaiiou in all eases. exirnds throughout
the Union, but This. 10y The mosl express
words, amt from i,s nature, Is local. fr,
| in this case, By power 10 ltgIs'ate tor
I district ten miles square, Congress ~.
made 10 assnmra power 10 legisiafe over
| The whole Union; and, because an aci
| is authorised TO be done in Columbia:
over which Congress may icgisla'e ~ a's
cases whatsoever, il Ia thereiare 10 lie a
| legal acr when dore in slate, the laws
of su, state noiwiils suding.
| The power given 10 CoUgr g. 70 iegia-
| late over the district in all cases wbaisn-
ever. is precisely 81 the same extent as
| if this lad been the only payer coiie,red
| on them. Now, lad j, been tie only
| power conferred nm Congress, could the'e
| have a,i-en any dnubt about lis .esirbt
| ,h u'i not. When Congress hgiSaic los
| the District IL Columbia, i!isy are 10
cal iegislainrs The authority 10 legs
lale over The district in alt cases wi,aiso
ever, IL "a s,iis;v united as is S!ai Of
The l. g'slaiutc OF Delaware - fcgISi"tv
over - laware. The acts ct the TO-
cal legislature have no operation btynnd
| The .in,ils OF The place Ter which they
| l,gsaiate.
! II this clause coniers on Congress any
legislative power over The states, il must
be OF Tie kir, granted. BIZ, The power
| granted Is cIciuSire, and no one VIII COZ
! Tend thai an exclusive power 10 legislale
ever tie states is Conferred on Congress.
| The power given extends 10 al eases
mhatsoercr, aud no one will contend tlial
| Congress iave power Ia lcgislalc ov' the
STATES IN a!i casrs u hasocver. The grant
/ is al an exclusive power in all cases over
ten miles ,qnarc. The claim sci np -
claim of paramount power over IT."
! whole u. States.
Any single measure which Congress
may adopt mus, be- justified by sO;pe
single grant OF power. Or iioi al al. Ms
Combination Of several powers can ae-
th0Ii>e Congress TO adopt single mta-
sme which thcv could mol adapt eiihtr
by one or ano,her OF those pawef CONF
bined "ithihe roaer 10 pasT necessary
and proper laws Tor carlying Suck s.ngle
pow into ELECT.
Il
iIe establishment OF HE doei,inc, thai
la passed for The District If CoImn,bia
has fleci Il ,oughoei The Union, is wor.
thy al Il most serIOus cons iGttatiOU. Con-
gicss have Incorporated q medical socic-
" in the district /; thn; society viii Sfaut
! licenses iu PRACTICE phNsic aud sntgerS
Suppose thai PrRnsy lvauia should pass
law forbiddling any One To praclIse ply
sic and surgery IN that sihte unless lie
is licensed bv The Cnllf &c Of psIiIad,i.
phia could the phl sicians licensed by
HE corporation q physicians III Vast =
+ ingion practise in P,nnsS lvania, contrary
To- ihe iaas of that stale? Can Congress
eulhnrisr, IN lie cry Of Washington, II
Manufacture Of billiard tables, the r.u
! pfiel0is paying something towards paI
Q ! ing the siIcVts, aud ttcteby hgaiiz Tie
D use oi billiard tables throughput HE t..
i Slates Can Congress auihorise within
e tlie city manufacture az plat ing cards
and thus lrgaiiSe card pi.yIu tIifoughoU
: the Uninn The advocat,S h lhc cor.
e poratiOn nnglit reason thus: & a" pee K
u Of cards " has iaVf origin under lBe
r constitution, il l. law inl' pask of cards
y " NheI, Ser tie I.oWer OF Tue Uuion ~
i ackmow lodged Aud they might adj.
= on the privil' gc Of piny irg, Which lhtfr
fore the STATES cannot take away. Can
y CongIGss saucii0h slavery within he dis
>. possession Of slavea in Tie northern states
j. Can Congress enable lie citizens g
b. Washington 10 Eoib lands in fee tell IL
y The state. and reiNal the state laws agains
: entails in their iav@ri An ihcsc ilinsa
| a II. q