Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-19

the much aud justly dreaded work OF consolido,o,.
VIII at once be completed, has, in pr,pciplc. ,nJ
nom that period lot IT como when II NAV State md
pendcnce aud State so, crcgnty will be no,hin,, b',
name. '"
Mr.: 7. said that man could he moro siucerc,v =,
friend to the Genera Government than he was ~
the General Government as IL was crcntcI all 49,
long as IL shall remain within it's own leiriti,,,s
sphere and exercise only the powers federated a. -
oy me federal const' uon, seeking only the erds for
winch 1t was established, he had always been and
must ever continue To be most ardeniv attached
Hoping rs he sincerely did, that the ,ch blo.o;,,
promised by that government would be realised iron,
Its operation, he was dcsrous it's best saf.guard
to prevent IT'S interference with the rights indcncr
dcnce and sovereignty of the State; on the prcsnry
lion OF which the liberty and happiness of the peop,
must depend.
Mr.. Il. said he would be content with a consti,u-
tlonal provision such contained in the resolution
mhlhiiing the persons from holding an office nm
der this Commonwealth who holds an Office OF prof,
or trust under the United States, qualified rs that
provision would bo by adopting the propose proyeo,
BECAUSE II not of itself sufficient produce the nc
ccsSey exclusion of the officers and agents of the Co
nern' government from holding pnd exercising Off
GERS under the State Government, which he believed
" would be; the UNMARRIED opinion of the Ieoslaure
ana OF the people of Virginia from I7B8 To tho pre
sent day manifested by The net of Assembly PASSED
IN 1888, and still existing, afforded str,rg ground 10
hope that this statute may long perhaps forever con-
tmuc to be tho law "r Virginia. He Thought the Of
fces OF the two Governments were sufficiently s.
tnct, and he desired To keep them so bv n nroys;o,
III the constitution, the best and most cfactual
mode OF preventing such accumulation of no,vc,
IN the ,neral Government by gradual but cont Inn,
al accession, as would be destructive of the rgh,e
;his PEOPLE, aud the independence and sovn,c;Tnt 80,
the ~ ates BY Keeling the functions and fi,nc,,o,o
RES OF both Governments distinct and senarsto H.
renewed ooth would continue In exist happily tooc
tler through oil time: and from the spirit which n,
present seemed to actuatc both the Leosla,rro "A
the people of the state, he was cncourSgod - 49,.
tnat such might long BE- the case. Yet II WINS ;mnd
sinic Tor human wisdom TO foresee what chances IS
opinion mght-takc place, and the DANCER IN h,,H e
.I"ihcs would certainly be great should TINT sn;
nv expire II was with The utmost rood will ,,,,vaIa
.nc euerHl government, that he offered the amend
i'en' ana desired to see 1t with the resolution form
ing provision IN The constitution, seeking tlerchv
20 strengthen the Federal Government NOT n n,n;
| IL, 10 preserve, not TO DESTROY it. 'fN'
MI SAID 1t was very possible that tie nu,epd
l"cht winch he had offered the resolnt;on updo,
.onsi"eration II adopted would make the rcsoI,
ZION exactly what it ought TO bet migb, ron,;
~ 1ncr iihoinent; nc wished the subject 10 ba rc
tanned before the Committee TINT IL NH, ,eo;
ulrther amendment. il found necessary
In reply to Mr.. Stanard, Mr. L. said no c,uId ,
CONCEIVE IL tn he possible that under the resolution
"'ilI"e, w It's terms, than the act of Assembly n
in"hded 10y the provIso, which he had offered ,, a.
exact words Of the provso Ia the act any c III 80
ny formidable consequences ennmera, ed bv ,ba 80,
t!eman from Spottsylvania should rrow out ~ "
s'Iot none OF them had grown OF the net Of AS
srhoIy from 1883, TO the present dnv In wa, M,
the law OF the land and had been from f78a nc mi
SO as IL IL were IN The constitution; and yct the rs
ceS hau issued their warrants, the iarurs taken their
ices 1urles performed their duty, and all thinys ,,,n,
S"o"thy Asolustlces protesting to act after lhcr
ONCE was vacated by law, no law nor cons,i,n,inr
I ,1u'u provide against the consequences. But
he could not ngrcc that the issuing of iustice;s wn
rant me receiving United States prisoner into n
s'a'e laiI or serving on jury IN the Federal Court
was the holding oi office of proht or trust un,cr
th' United States; at most such service was but Tho
performance OF FUNCTION, not the holding Of any Of
nee OF any KIND justice had right under the com.
mon law to issue his warrant to apprehrnd persons
charged with crime against the persons or property
even of r. sidenl aliens, and transmit them 10 the plo
"neIe tfey could be tried us well might it be cnn
tended that the Justice in such case exercised nm ~
nee OF prot or trust under the government. 10 which
SuC aiIen belonged In every ola criminal pros-
ecution uncer the laws Of the United States tho us
lcc and the lailor act in hcir offices under the Com
IN i"rai'h, and not under the Federal Government,
"u'h was lhe common sense construction of the law
--"nd why not Of the same words If in tho cons,itu
tlon; Buto remove all doub, the proyiso could he