Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-01
The county of Alexandria is 10 be con.
sislered az il il never formed part OF tbat

The county Of Alexandra is 10 be con.
sidered a. il it never formed. pant OF tna'
State - ZOO
Virginia, inssher act Of cession, l1SS,
,o,epsr coded aud reiinguished to the Con,
eIess and The Goveromen OF the United
States. in ful and absolute and src'us'Te
iurisdie ton, the county OF Alexandra. is
there any, thing w tie constitution ot Inc
United States. or in that of tbeStale. which
gives the power to Virginia to accept o. a
retrocession of Alexandra county! ne
Legislature of Virginia could not, IN i7Ss'
under any power given by the State con-
stjtution, have transferred one foot OF the
State 10 the General Government Tor a.
nv. purpose: nor could any citizen Ut toe
State have sold any VI his land 10 the 0e'
neral Government Tor toris, or any DINER
purpose, il the people OF the Slate mao MOI
agreed to it, by adopting the constitution
OF The United States, which. m express
terms, gives the power. The people o.
Virginia have not authorised The Legisil-
,ure Of the State 10 lake pack any portion
OF the territory, which the people nave,
by their duly constituted agents, JoTe0er
-erunsed to anothsg sovereignty or govern
ment. II she can receive from congress
Alexandra, Why may she not receive the
comfy of VI sbiDg;on! The Constitution
of the United States gives Congress power
10 admit new States INTO the Union. win
out this express power, no new States
could have been aimitled; so, unless the
power is expressly given, Virginia can
not add TO her Tertiary.
On the 10th December, 1889, the Ge-
neral Assembly OF Virginia passed reso,
luton upon the subject OF tie permanent
Seat of Government, viii is directed by
it to be transmitted, aritaoM delay, TO tns
General Assembly OF Maryland. BY this
resolve, it is proposed to the Assembly Of
Maryland to unite With The Legislature OF
Virginia in an application 70 Congress,
that, in case Congress shall deem II exPe-
dent to establish the permanent Seat OF
Government OF the United States on The
banks OF the Potomac, SO as to include The
cession OF either State, or part OF The
cession of both States, the Assembly OF
Virginia will pass an act Tor advancing a
SUN of money, not less than o!e hundred
and twenty thousand dollars, 10 The use OF
the General Government, aud to DC APP
oiled, in such manner as CoDore-S shall d'
rect, towards erecting puollc bu.ld'ngs: Inc
State OF Maryland, 90 Their part, advah-
cling sum not more than three-llItbs OF
the sum advanced by Virginia Tor the same
purpose.
The Legislature OF Maryland, al the ses.
sion of November 1893, passed resolu.
ton accedng to the proposition contained
in the said resolution of the Assembly OF
Virginia, and agreed to advance to the
President OF the United States, for the
purposes OF the said resolution, the sum OF
seventy two thousand dollars, payable 10
bis order ia three equal yearly payments.
In pursuance of this agreement, thus en-.
tered INTO between The States of Virginia
and Maryland, tine General Assembly OF
Virginia, on the 9Th OF December, in the
year 1890, passed law, appropriating
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
payable in three equal yearly payments,
and to be applied towards erecting public
buildings at The permanent Seat oil The TO.
vernment OF the United States, on the
bank OF the Potomac.
The Legislature Of Maryland, in Mo-
vember 1891, also passed law, direct.
ing seventy two thousand dollars. agreed
TO be advanced 10 the President OF the u
nted States by the resolutions Of the pre-.
ceding session OF Assembly, in sums as the
same may come to the hands OF lbe Trea-
surer on the appointed funds, without
waiting for the day appointed Tor The pay
ment thereof,
II seems TO my mind, that under this
compact neither State can fairly agree
independent OF the constitutional TO take
back any portion of the territory cedfd hy
either State for the permanent Seat Of the
Government.
AN ALEXANDR!AN.