Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-19

,th '' S;scc,iy, ON all subjects not strictly
snHs W. ,.s noli,e Of The District OF Colum-
y ous. that Congress cannot transfer
I'D, hp5y o, men, under any name, or anaer
'oy 9 ZION, The power Of legislanug upon
hm" lars as are Of general nature, or
- ma Nc. or the title TO property. II
,'EO , ,,;I,,ing by deputies, il Congress, on
u he rs ,har mere matters OF police, can
81 'n'Fs .Iv Of men 10 legisla'e Tor the peo-
kgs.' 'I n;s,ric, Of Columbia. Why NAV
no, esi,la'e the same way '0' '"e ""0''
ljnn; ,,a mower TO legislate exclusively
tonS'TS; .c, Of pos, Offices, post roads, com
be 'uuJ .,Nl,,e the coin, ard The proceed
-t';e' #" n ,onr,s Of justice. The Legislatures
ns' 10 y. .i.l,,r by deputies on general suo>
ino' Ts, ,n,y authorize towns, BY corporate
,cS "'' ,s,olate matters OF paiice. They
ood'' ,.,nl the power OF erea ing corpora
a"O' $ Congress, do this! Yet 1t seems ny
ION, @" Ian. that he ques ion is, whether
bspop .'I,,sr. NAV dot be invested WITH
bc'l i, ST., in all cases where Congress
p9S'f 10 =" :. - he re,i,lon Of Congress. We
r.sN, Cor the dis inc,ion between rrgu-
'o'N ,,5r ma,,ers anl the power OF irg's,a'-
h"' W ~ .ns;sc,s. 10 the remarks OF Mr, Go.
| rs "a -" n, Gray>on. Mr.. Henry, aud Mr.
,'' .,, made in h, Convention # vi,gloia'
S1dI r,, d. IN p,es 500 10 pagr Sill, OF he de-
Nc, f that BODY, ~ ,h;. ,,,,ss
NJ n, Madison, in page 'li, says ms cause
" ~ ,uop.cmentary p 'wr \; II "''y enables
;n'' ~ -, ,,,cale the delegated PO,oers w''hln
cong MIS- SQUARE. NJ par: OF the Consn'
n' w t..,,.,' % Congress any greater pow "
a''" ,.s ; ,,r l.. gi laIures have wi't'n '"e'r
a4' 10 =. Stairs / therefore hos ro' the
''p'. .'a ,rq...s Teri orial Legislature.
' r., roy sion which is contemplated oy d
~ ".,,o fired in the Senate for tie rirci"n
:, col Ja,iye body, subject TO the re'i''on oi
SIS. shows that /, Is not compe'en'' IN
.;n;oc &c The mover, to establish iegis'
s.. nod, without ,his revision VIII The re
- If ,hr mower Of rc,ision remove the
,.,,. iuional diff ul'y!
III. nropo,i,iun is Mt TO create oody 10
;.(orma,i,n 20 Congress what laws ATE re-
;..l IN, j, is 10 creA,e legislative body
=, a.. IN enact lsws. |, is a question deserv>
confederation. whether any act oil 'his lie
-. i've body vi Territorial gOsernmen' can
onsidered as having he same force In the
s,,,,s which BY the h article OF me C'ns"-
'",,o, !, giseI TO the laws Of the United States
, law passed by Congress for This District
,aI BE- law the Unred States, and passed ~
,,,su,ace Of the powers given IN the Cousutu
&, and. as such, would be bindlng IN all prop
;, cases in The S'a,es, and upon he Judges IN
4. Ss,e cour's. But can u law OF he ter
6oraI Legislature be called law OF the u
Sa'e,
In, ,ecoed inquiry is, Would i, be txpes
E,nl 10 G, abSh Territorial Government, or
tsislau,e body, even with the power OF re'ls'
%'
For al police purposes, the corporations Of
| me 4, Garrn, towns in the District Of Columbia
O,,,,, ample powers already.
The local Legislature, If their acts are to be
u7er,i,ed By Congress, would create more bu
mes, ror that body, relating 10 the District
han would Otherwise be brought before them
n population, such as may be expected in the
District, The local Legislature could pass nc
I.w whitn-would moi be ojec'ed 10 IN some oi
is provisions, BY some person or persons re-
sizing ia the District, who, Knowing hat Con
yss, night act on them, W luld BE- very ap, Ia
exercise he right 10 refnoas rate agalnsi the
las OF laws sad thus occupy more OF the time
dCongess Than is now occupied about laws
for he District. The benefit which would re-
SIT irVm heal Legislature, would not be I'D
'qlale 10 the expense. To impose This expense
o. he people Of the DiSulct, would br bur
dsa, for which no probable benefit TO resul
rom il would compensate. The Legislation
Which will hrreafer he required by Congress.
Or Or District, will not be much Laws na,
rqpre TO te amended, which can be done with
ogi the u1uble and expense Of local Legi,la'
N'e
within the District are three towns. who ell
'ner have, or think they have different interes's
lasle will, oi course, be considerable dIfh
eaI SOTO arrange The representation in TIT
legislative body as 20 avoid giving one portion
o. III Ulsrlc, an undue prepondersnce iD IL
ne consequence will be, coutioued Stale o
;aon'y, u not OF hostility, between the inha
Of ants OF the diff'rent towns. Whereas tn
~emots Of Congress, coming from diff-reu
oa'ea, anG having no Local interests 10 crafty
VII Oe more apt 10 deliberate aSspassions,ely
a'' decide impar'ially, on. S'S matters shicl
nero ,ae in'e,r?si'ion "NjegiIlat,Ee the re
sui. Of whir'sSmay be. Z, 'coutinpr &c of tina
pace and harmony Ynich now exis, among tn
m OF 'iG District, The people il
''EAanana are uni'ed IN opposition to mea
%ie Of this kind,