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

. sc Sale ,rgls.aiuge is oniiued 10 Ike
state. How can there be any rrpn.-
raneey A power Ia legislaie over Ergi
ma canno, come inio ro!lis "n with Il pow
er,o s"sislaie nvrr tie District, unless
ihnse la whom they are entrusted pass,
ne limits of h,e'r jurisdiction. II is mol
alleged that ,he le,.i ia,urr Of Virginia
have passed the limits oi their juris die
J lion
~ Congress have auihorizrd lottery
In b. drawn within The CITY, The sale OF
tickets aud iha drawing Of the lottery are
thereby le4a.izrd within the city, Con-
sress have never said that lottery tickets
mdy he sod IN the STAGES. Those tickets
may br soil III any place where the local
'a~s will adniii. Ban that they shonIh
DE sold IN Virginia, where such sale
- unlawful, Congress have neither enac-
'rH, nor hsd power 10 enact. Ii ia said
that wiihon, u power 10 sell the tickets,
he power In draw the loitery is ineifectu.
81. ! answer, N Il Ii,Yer 10 sell lottery
tickets necessarily sullowsa power Ia draw
lotteries. az the lotteries must be drawn
~ the city, so there the tickets must be
Snid. she authority TO sell Is the au-
ihorny TO draw; aud, as the principal
a''hor.ty TO draw is Confined 10 the city,
so Is The consequent authority Ito sell. }
Can the cooperation draw lot,rri, in tho
states y 1t not, where is their authority
10 sell where they have no authority 10
draw II lie seller uf lottery tickets is
the agent o, The corporation, ihen they
Gan c!oiae him with no legal authority to
he executed III STATE, CONTRARY 10 the
Jaw ut the state. The corporation must
sell Their tickets where they have au-
'nOri'y. or where they are permitted TO
sen, III the t!lsr VAS a purchaser of
tickets, api desires IN sell again, the city
has no interest IN that subsequent sale !;
snd The purchaser s,iist sell where he is
permitted 10 sell. Why should the own.
cis at these tickets have an exclusive pri.
.legr III Virginia, to sell their tickets,
contrary Ia The laws Of The land?
u has heeii, III effect, maintained, That
congress may mol only themselves legis.
ia'e over The Union. but iha, they may tx
ercise Tins power by substitute. | will
contend, HAT power 10 lpsiSlate over q
s'a,e must be derived from The people !;
anu cannni be transferred II The power
10 legiSi.'te over tire city may be vested
IN the representatives. OF the people there
al vel, surely power Ia lesislaie over
ne sialvs cannot be transferred 10 The
representatives OF the people at The civ
"hen Congress pass AN act which shall
nave TIE effect at law IN the states, il
must De passed In pursuance of bower
delegated Ia. them by tn. people Of the
States. lac constitution de ciares that" all
Legislative power herein granted shall be
reisa III Congress of The Un!,r,i Srairs. -
ibis vested power cannot he transferred
10 corporation. II nl,,ss be exercised
by Congress, and in lie manner pre-
scrlhcd by the constitution. Legislative
power IL nor, IN ITS nature, transferable
ihe people 90 not consent 10 obey any
laws except those passed by their repre-.
seh'aii'es according Ia The constitution,
lhey who is2Islaic for ihe nation MUS,
represent The naiiUp. TIN CORPORATION
OF Washington cannot receive power To
isgiSlate aver the people of The United
States. The Legislative puwer Of The pc0
pie q Washington results from their cleo
,icn by The people of Washington, and
- cohii'ei 10 thar cllyw whose inhabitants
i''ey represent. In maintain that line
i'"S "i tho city nt Washington have eff
iec' IN The siaies, Is as unreasonable as
" ia" bren maintained that Tie laws of
me corporation Of the city Of London
might have ELECT in Ireland, even before
&C union; or that the by Law 9 OF The Eas,
ih'ia Company were obligatory IN tie
american colonies before the Re, oluiion.
10 contend thai Congress NAV transfer
cue power vested in them TO legislaic over
'he states, seems 10 the TO be piepos,er-
OGs.
TO incorporate the people OF the city of
washington with power to make by laws
Tor 'he government and police Ufihc city.
- no transfer Of power. II is an aulhori.
~ Ia exercise at inherent power. There
IS Ia every body Of people a natural in,
hefrnt FISlI, to egislsIe for themselves
uri small societies must have permits
sioa or authority, from The greater so.
cie'irs, OF which HEY form part, Thus
congress authorized The people Of Mis-
souri, l., form constitution, aud govern
themselves. i this transfer Of power
NO, cerialnIy II Is an authority to ex-
Srcl%e Ia e inhereni power of ihe people
10 governing themselves. Congress NAV
ant'Iorise the people OF Washington or
'he people Of arkansas 10 govern them
selves but il was never heard. mill
itIs case arose, ibai local corpora,ion.
authorized by Congress 10 legisla,e for
themselves, could pass lass of obligation
through out the Union: laws paramount
IN HE states TO ihe laws Of The states.
II seems to have been considered by the
anIotAtrs OF the corporation, that what Con.
tresa authorised TO be done, thai they do
IhIs ~ Dot nj. Congress authorized Slissouri
- torn constitution, but Csn,ress did not
inef'i lore form The constitution OF Missouri
lie corporation at Washington were lett free
to act on The subject OF lotteries. They were
empowered to amiiIUrise the drawing OF lotie-
mes, and 10 pas The iarS necessary and Droper,
y'ne '""it VIII notice the expression tor
earring mat po'crr into effect. The law es.
tdhlISiiing the iOftery in question il tho nv
"a" oi the corporation. Ine bylaws of tic
eIiy OF B6niOn are Tof acts at i'afIispIpnt. or
Jaws OF he realm neither have the by.laws
the limits OF tie rnv
Sfess have rot said that The lottery tick.
cts should br s0'G in The states. They I,ave