The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-23

constitution power. ~ Hpnarick leg.
go the Il leman from Ndnle to cons :
der TIN e6tcts II hs oWn 4 cfrines. should
hey be- visited upon hioiself, fef | b 6.,r
f.oniinnes Nlr. liendrlrk-) thal he has al
r'adV asked the Senate TO pass fro rpsoln.
'Ioos inqulring into the expedrocy of an.
thorlzlng by law, similar Suretgs in the
tate of Naine"ll Sach is tire potency Of
seii-intercsi. Will NJ Halmes vote a :
galnst his own proposItoas, When jhey
ZONE undrr coaslieriti 20; 4, he di the
On, IN relation 10 which he WAS delivered
Of his constitutional scruplrs2 Dr. will he
then abandon the high ground he has tax :
IN? Or will h. he conveniently absent fiom
his seat when thy are discussed , 1--WE
ask merely for Information"
Sharp Shooting. Some sharn shooting
occurred between our Senator, NJ. Kan
delphi, and Mr.. Johps'on. of Louisiana. in
w ''S' "'Nl'll VI AI' ibllu1 I htlhl BILL
NJ Johnston, IN allpsion 10 thr powers OF
Cong ess, over the territories, had r,pr.-
scented them as sovrrrlgn aud omurpo-
tent which gave RISE to long verbal crl.
ticsm by Nj. Randolph, on the mranIng
of the terms, and to the denial of Their ap-
pllcabllity in the present case. Thu fol
lowing is the report, from tie National
Journal Of what followed:
Mr.. JOHNSTON, said, the gentleman
from Virginia hid INDUCED IN STYLE III
debate which he VAS not at liberty to i'm
itate, which his respect for the House ~ ould
not permit him 10 follow.
Mr.. RANDOLPH said the remarks were
not directed personally to him, but to his
Argument
Mr.. JOHNSTON said, he had oduged
III style of raillery which II would b. IN
decofOns IN him 10 employ in reply to a
man whose age aud character emitted him
TO respect 1t would have been. better #
the gentleman had confined himself 10 his
argument, and not to verbal criticism on his
exprrssions.-iir accuses me, said Mr. J.
of saying thai Congress have unlmited
power over the territories. ! SAID that
Congress had right to legisl,te over all
the rlghtul subjects Of legislation in ter
ritory.
"Mr. RANDOLPH intercepted, by say
ing that he understood HIM To affirm the
general power.
Mr.. JOHNSTON said, no one can sup
pose me SO ignorant, whatever were my
expressions, as to imagine that | could
claim for Congress all power over a terrific
ry-executiye and judicial as we'll as icgs-
tive. iconld not be guilty of the folly and
alb -nrdty of supposing that Congress could
exercise the power Of life aud death. as
they must do in the case he had cited. The
argument was, thai from the constitution,
as veil as from the condltion of The terrific
ries, and the necessity OF the case, Con-
gress had jurisdiction over all the proper
usual. and llghlfnl subjects of Legislation =
that roads aud canals, and surveys we're
asnal and rightfnl subjects Of legislation,
and that, therefore, they had right to lie
gislate IN these subjects for the territories.
and that thu power thus To Iegislatp was
sovereign, aud he bad said omaipnlent
"Nr. }. said tIIe gentleman had caviIIed
ut another expression. H. had said tina,
Cuba held strong position On this contin-
ent. The EXPIRE ssion is common and prn.
per, as II Is troe. W. say" aqn drou took
position on our coast"-"1'he Il. ii lay
ON our coast" and yet We kno" they only
hold "A Gel tain relation to our coast-,uca
as every man of sense nndcrstands--such
Cuba holds on this continent The ex
preston was rendered plaja, by having ad-
Died that she held the same relation to this
country that England held to Europe"
Mr.. Randolph made no reply, and here
the matter ended.