Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-21
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SATURDAY, MORNING, FEB. 81, 1929.

DINA resolutions seenoshave produced some sonsa-
ton id the Legislature of Kentucky. well as IN ours
and there well here those resolutions have been
referred in the popular branch of the legislature to
select committee, In our select committee, there
adopted, declaring the unconstitutionalty ofthe TIA
riff in the Kentucky legislatures there was one dissen-
tient, Mr. Grayson) from the report adopted by the
committee declaring the cOnstuonafy of the tariff,
When Doctors learned disagree, how the grea.
npd ignorant mass to decide.
3The Kentucky committee reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which not yet adopted
but which doubt win be.
REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS,
Of The Select Con.n.ttee TO ,on. loere referred GER
tain other Reports and Resolution, adopted by the
States Of South Carolina md Georgia.
The select committee to whom were referred, q
report and certain resolutions adopted ny the Legis-
ature of the State of Georgia, the subjects of The
tariff and internal Improvement; also report adcD-
ted by said Legislature, on African Colonization and
certain other resolutions adopted bv the Legs stlre
OF the State of South Carolina, on the subject Of
state rights have had those subjects under consider
alton, and recommend to this legislature the adop-
ton of the following preamble and resolutions:
The subject Of state rights has heretofore been
and must continue to be, interesting and highly i'm
portant to the people Of the United States. To de-
N. between
and National sovereignty, Is diffc ut and from the
complex nature of confedeTncy, viii always con-
tnue so To be. And when attempt To analize the
quahtum Of sovereignty delegated 10 the National
liovcnment q uppyit to the various subjects of leg
slaton, we must expect to continue to "a we have
heretofore various questions arise between the
powers granted and the reserved rights of the states
And as the subjects of state rights African Cooni-
zaton, and the tariff and internal Improvement are
highly interesting to the American people at this
rat rim and ruth
Ina having adopted certain resolutions upon those
SUBJECTS and having requested expression S ooin-
lon by the various states of this Union, a. 10 the
constitutional power OF Congress to legslate IS has
been done, upon those subjects: We deem il alike
respectful to them, and duty to ourselves to give
an expression OF opinion upon those questions.
Iher9o'e resoLced By the General .4ssenbiy Of tho
Commonwealth Of kentucky, That the constitution OF
the Onte1 States IS compact between the people
oil the several states, and that through said cons-
tutlon there is impaired TO Congress the power to
raise revenue and egislate for national purposes
Hesolced further, That the Congress- Of the U.
States does possess the power to lay duties upon for
egn Imports for the purpose Of encoura ong doies-
tic productions aad domestic manuiiclures as well
for raising revenue.
Reso!rei FURTHER, That Congress possesses the
power, under the constitution, to appropriate the
funds OF the United States for the purposes Of inter
ma improvements within the several States either
with or without the assent of the States and that
such appropriations ought to be made from time to
tirne as the progressive advancement and improve
ment of the country require.
Rcsotred Jurtter That the efforts Of the American
Colonization Society for the purpose of colonizing
the free people of color, are worthy the patronage
end support Of the National Legislature, and that
Cong ress possesses the power and ought TO appro-
pirate portion of the national revenue in aid Of the
benevolent objects Of said society.
ResotDed further, That when an act OF Congress
IS deemed by any State individual, be ine, 1eG-
cnt or unconstitutional they have the right of pci
ton or renonstrance to Congress- and an bppcrI 10
the proper tribunals of the country for tIe nulica
ton of all unconstitutional laws: aad thai auv or
chile resistance BY the States to the operation Of The
laws Of Congress tends TO anarchy and dissolution
vi the compact between the states.
Resoieed further, That the Governor Of this Com
monwealth be requested to forward TO the Governor
OF each state in this Union copy Of the foregoing
resolutions expressive of the Of this eqis
lature upon the subjects therein containeG-and that
he forward to each of our members of Congress and
our Senators, copy Of the same.
1t appears from this, that Virginia or Kentucky has
changed her principles, or, that the tariff does not
involve the identical questions Of constitutional poty
passed upon by their concurrent legislature in '53.
Mr.. Grayson made minority report, but rs il is
very long, and not very striking, We are obliged to
omit il.
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