Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-30

o. power on the part az Congress, TO the citizens of
make and canals ior tie ci,izes OF
another state.
Rosoiccd, That il is an unconstitutional exercise
OF power on the part of Congress, 20 lay duties to pro
tect domestic mGDuiact uirs.
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We have announced, in former paper the commence
mcnt of the sci0nut nc Ohio Legislature. and the cleo
ton OF the presiding officers of the Houses I3 which
we we'e Indebted to the po!eness of Represen-
atives in Congress from that The Chic State Jour
nal gives the proceedings of the three fist days naIne-
y the 5th 9th AND 7th the last of which comuu-
nicatlon In, Governor was received rssout;or
had been adopted in the House Repre- on the
9th, fixing The compensation of the the Gene-
raj Assembly at dollars day, icir doorkeepers al the
same rate, and of the clerks dollars day
The message of the Governor, which is an interesting
document commences with cougatuiaory view of the
prosperous condnon of the State development
OF its internal resources which has recently taken place and
means of public education still SO limited and nefici-
emit Reference rs made to the measures adopted well
come General La Fayette. The message takes clear
view Of the made in the the canals
authorized in the State The placed under contract
is SIS s;-4 mi'es.
that the Commissioners Of the Canal
Fund should be authorized fut loan of at least
one million during the year md sugsc sed ,her
1t might not be expected o. give authority the whole
sum estimated for tine completion the works: in order
That they 'uay be carried through with mucn ponpti-
tu'e may be desirable o. effects of the Canal On the
prosperity u the State, the Governor speak la M, wa r.
est language OF confident cNpecatnn The atttnt ON of
the Legislature is then called the Construction of l
between the routes of the Canals; some Modification. in
the existing laws for the relief the poor H. rene in
qulTy INTO the causes of paupersn, with tn tie an
phcaon OF such remedies as may be practicable t. fair
apmop' iatiom OF tue quota of received ao.y Tho
militia OF the State; to revision the ct re t,v- IN ,
road from the Rapids of the Miami OF Lake L,ic IN the
w eser reserve, with view some changes of formal
character; aud 10 the situation the public brarv OF
iai> cleaI aud axe communica ton, 1000 rc,ies -, ~
Ihd To be printed
Tie House Of Rcpr srnstives of Ohio have vacated the
sal OF Robert n1ee the Representative Athens coun-
y because Nj l.. the time his election was the As
SCISSOR for the County, the House being unanimousv of ,e
opinion that this rendered him consttutionav i lig;re
resolution then offered. laring the rgbt OF Fd
und Dor to the the ground his ha WING recei
ed tie highest number r legal votes he having received
593 and Mr. Linzec who had been red inc had
received 1S+ On this motion debate arose IN which those
who supported tine resolution coneuded, tata NJ in4e
was not coust!ntoha!!y eligible votes gytn to him,
yPre illegal and void: that if the electors thouO mona. -
spost away them votes ON persons eligible such pc
womHn, OF coluUcd man, for instance, they did So at
tcr own TsA, and deserved them; and tina, Mr.
Dorr having received a majority of all the lea! vccs
gwen, was consequently clearly entitled SCAT H. the
ftouse-Ihose who spoke the other side rnairta;ucd
that the electors who voted for Mr. Linzee c.tsti,g
majority of the voters ough, be deuri.eG nj tcir
uTd"uhted right OF selecting their own
the votes received by Mr.. l.. had been given in 1,Ga IA
by persons legally qualified, mistaken rs 10, he o;
hiIty ct their iavou,iie candidates; hat tn i'll 20 l
neio'ty when clearly understood, ought aIw avs n
spected.
The resolution rejected. the House by vea o
10 to "a, declared there vacancy, requested ;ha
! Speaker TO communicate tie same to the Goyeri,o-
Nat. JO-sy.