Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-17

10. Madson's Report. Ga (I6) Comm. 257.
(l7) % Geo. III. c. 46. (lS.) See note Ia.
~. On the 2Oth Feb. 1924, the Committee OF
Elections in the House of Representatives of the
u. States made report unfsvorable to Jno Bailey
returned az member, who was declared not qual-
ned to hold his seat, because not " infsbitsnt'
of the State of Massachusetts, at the time OF his
supposed election. On pa. l. of this report we
ind that the Journal oil the Federal Convention Is
referred to, for the purpose of ascerainIng the true
meaning of that word in the Constitution OF the
United States. On pa. D. of the same report 1t is
said, But should these authorities not be consi-
dered conclusive as 10 the definition of the word
lnhabant let the constitutions of The several
states he examined, and IT, in some of them, the
word has not receiveda construction exactly SINH
lar to " hat Is here contended Tor. The Constitu-
ton of New Hampshire, was adopted in 1892, and
that OF Massachusetts in 1850 The former years
after, and the latter years before the orma
ton of the Constitution of the United States.
These constitutions tccre formed by conventions
In which were many OF the most learned, and
practical statesmen Of that day, and tie DECLARE
| tiOHS which they contain of tine manner in which
| the word inhabitant should be uuders God OUGHT
| TO CONSIDERED SETTLING CoNCLU
sIvELY its true, and Legitimate meaning" Cong
Documents 18th Cong. | sess. pa. 81. shall
have occasion to refer these constitutions TO set
tie the meaning OF the clause in the Constitution OF
The u. 5. relating electors OF p. and V. Il. This
clause plainly borrowed from the Vth Art. OF the
| old Confederation of l77S; and the extent of pow
er conferred the legislator by that article
OF tire confederation, ~ ill he pl1inly shewn by
le ence to these constitutions formed by prd "sicdL
statesmen of that day. Thence we shall slew The
meonlng which practical statesman OF that day al-
fixed 10 this clause of the Constitution OF the u ).
relating to electors
30 We, the People OF the United States, do
ordau, and establish "this cons,itui ion for the u
nlted States" Preamble 10 The G.. of the u. ).
The ii. oi Rep. shall be composed OF members emo
sen every second ear 10y the People Of the several
s'aies then follows dn er0ct definition of III 81
People Art. /, sec. u, cl, l. BY reference tC
the journal of The Tedefal Convention, Sept I7h
1871, it is Resolved, That this constitution should
Oe " submit cd to a convention OF delegates, emo
sen IN e2ch state by the People thereof. This
respiration accompanied the Constitution and wal
Ell ell by Gene Washington In his letter &c
! congress transmitting the constitution he says,
IL That it will meet the full and entire appreciation
OF every state Is not, perhaps, TO be expected.
Here, let it be asked in what sense did he and the
convention understand the terms &C People" and
State, IN these great papers accompanying the
Constitution. With this preamble, and this dehni-
ton Just along side of 1t, and these terms tree y
used, al this sense, in these state papers; when al
this moment they saw the letters of Pubus assur-
Ing them that, 90 the People 10 choose the cleo
tors,'' when too they saw contradiction TO this
statement from any member of the Convention,
could the people believe any thing else than tina;
the, were to choose the electors? We find all the
members OF the Virginia Convention completely
impressed with the belief that the people &c
choose the electors, shall shew in future
number.
81. Is the Constitution really 4" established" OF
does it require acts of Congress OF State Legs-
latures to establish it.
%. Report of the General Assembly of Virsi-
MIA, 9th J'n. 1921, in the case of Cohens' VS.. tn,
State of Virginia. 20lh, Niles Reg. 20.
% EXpresslo uniuS est eXclusio alterus. Glib
bon's o ,den, steam boat case.
Constitution Of the u. S. Quod vouerunt nor
dxerunl. MUM. 33. (26) MunG 80.
27. Governor Mer's Address TO the Legisla-
ture of n. Carolina in 1915.