Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-04
RESOLUTIONS
Concerning the Po,oers of the Federal Goper,

Concerning the Poloers ofthe Federal Gouern-
n,ent.
On Tuesday last, Mr. Dromgoole called up the
report OF the Select Compittee en- SO much of the
t1overnors Communication, relates to the Tariff
and Internal Improvement
The question of taxing then. up was determin-
ed In the affirmative; ayes Ill, noes SO; as fol-
lows:
s,, 1yM is;. Banks Ghs sgekeD nmmopd,
gooe Gho'on, Palsson of Bucingham Christian of Buck
Hunter OF GaTRbel Ghd Christian Of Charles City
Du%oe,iand Wynn, Boisssau, Wray, Pitts Noel Payne
hamer BerAe y'i HS1a tAn %sl. g S.rsv
hoffman, Chapman fIeaey, Pierce Uawocd Pollard Of T.
Ne'l Weary, Kinbroug6 Street, Mscfaand. Fink.
Dgss larry Goode Of Meekenhurg ega Shepherd Of Rd
Saunders of n Kent Afuaugh, Dun,on Ba.ye Harvey Of
Norihum Wsrd OF Nottoway, cf Nottoway liner
Wk Of Prince Ed%aPd b"pnS ws. Of w f"T ~
Anne, RiVe', Harrison of y. George, Br,miam, White,
GsumP Of sur,y, yeISin Smith Of Sussex DiITd, Curtis
Of Richmond aud Page a Interchangeable.
NoesmMe,srs Fletcher, Dav. fAIeGhany Garland E,ti
lsrdnan Goggin, Everett, bf'Comss Burton Jsme, Nfsh.
.dy ' NeS I.' oae SSa nus s Of h"cTs,
SIha Hilhaney smith Of Logan Dge.,, M
Danp va G"n, herrnrd M.. 'new W1 B9sy
IhopP.on, Letter, Nc Kiney Morton, Giland iBurne Sig
Moore Of Rgekbridse Molhon George Ward Of T.rewe
Martin Mccoy, Keller, Jackson Morris Of Wood Nvs' ss,,n
Jeis of Wythe, and May--69 ~ -
The Report was then read as follows:
The committee, to whom was referred so
much oil the Governors communication as relates
10 the act OF Congress, +" imposing additional du-
ties on foreign articles, for the promotion of Ameri-
can manufactures; and to those " acts directing
surveys OF routes for roads and canals preparatory
TO general system OF internal Improvement - have
bestowed upon the subject the consideration which
Its importance demands, and submit the following
report:
:" This General Assembly having carefully re-
viewed the resolutions If the session of 1893 and
the report in support OF them of 1899, and deem
Ing the compact on which they are commentary
as unchanged IN the powers which it delegates to
the general government, and the rights which are
reserved to the States, doth now again " mos,
soietnnly declare a warm attachment to the union
oil the States, to maintain which it pledges all its
pQ,ysEs and that, for this end, il is their duty to
& <yz{t53t{sen9 oppose every infrsction Of those
neFconsiitute the only basis of that
"a faithful observance of them can
49, v ~ Existence, and the public bappi-
HS$ 1888 4oth further explicitly and peremp-
pat 1t views the powers of the
]tXZ<E6ov nt, "as resulting from the compact
~ les are parties; as limited by the
"a len'ion of the instrument consti-
s{%i8 eci; as no farther valid than they
fo =! - the grants enumerated in that
I. XXv t4Xtpef, In case OF deliberate, papa-
+ w. 1ff4ps exercise Of other powers, not
I'D compact, the States who are
~ IL have the right, and are in duty
pc, for arresting the progress Of
n ~ baintaining within their respective
Eities, rights and Liberties, spper-
ia N of this General Assembly the
VI er,ed, and the reasoning contained
apply with full force against the
Py Congress, in the act imposing
pm foreign articles for the promo
w manufactures, and the acts direct
Tx ties for roads and canals, pfepar-
a 81 system Of internal improvement
q zMSZ That the imposition OF taxes and
9snr Bress Of the United States, for the
,yrd Pting and encouraging domestic
fsn~ an unconstitutional exercise Of
|kPST Tba. The Congress Of the United