Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-19
RICHMOND. I'D FRIDAY. AUG OST,I9

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RICHMOND. { I'D FRID.aY. AUG OSI,l9.
KENTUCKY ELECI IONS .
The returns no, completed. The fo!le wrs i,as
accurate 40 es,ina fcrun f.sm he pie eat
ma'erisl..-The L.xus,cn Repoaes Co OF b. 10 h
Mr. Coleman ~ Jadse Tcmssia' u pcs Of NJ.
f"nrey, MIR. Allen she suece,ror cf badge CisIk.
the other, band. NJ ..sr.. Ad.ir. wokiHe. Johnson
Daniel and Leeoup's are s.ced. mskirg i've National
Republican members and i've Jak m. Two d.
,re's (Gaiihess and Lyon) r.m,in to be heard from.
S,oaid hoh be r. elected, there vii. be eve Naonai
Republicans in The Consrss, and seven Jaykvc.
nian.."-Ths Fr.pk,or, Canmeotaor (C.) Of sha oh
cay: !" Chitenden Lyon (J) !. no dsub, rr-siec,.d.
beating hi. opponent MIR Breahim co. f'0m TO 600
The N. I.t-ilixs-..r ,.y, "Hsnry Diuiel ha. been
re-slss'ed. by apsjoriy st 2i5 votes, Amo' d.
vie, the Clay candidate"
0.,he'' d snic, Ia. no, finally hesn beard from
A p S.io the Msy'vl'e Argus Of ,hs sayi. Tao
intelligence by the m al OF last rtniers tho cleo
'ivn Of Mr.. Bfen's d.. either alpcs, csrain"
Tho returns 20 the State Legislature net abso-
iuely conciusiv.; bat there 10 every pfobabi r. that
the Clay Party hav- obtained minority OF mea,bsrs;
sni OF eourIs an u 8. Senator Of that party will bs
elected in tho place OF Mr. Rowan.
The friends Of II. Clay are exultng Al ikesr sueeess
the election was almost an ,fAir If lite and death
with him. III he had MI carr led kentucky - MS
election, with whT grace could he have presiei tho
Oppo'or else to support him their candidate
.os the Prs,id-as, bot very different ,hs case
II Gen. Jieksor.- Toe result, does shake bic uii-
mate success. The eniJ effect will have, viii be TO
m.ke his enemies, utter some hurfth', aud rally with
a little .p.iit around Mr.. Clay Bat in The sane
proportion win bind together the friends OF J,ck,op
ex.ngnih little d.yis among ,h.insrd rally them
more firmly around hr.This would be the on,y effect
OF Nc. Gays Eos, brilliant victory in X .ntu,ky-no
NOR.
TIE PRINCIPLES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN
| MENT.
The Grafton Of Mr. Adam, on the An Of last July.
ard the rscen, Exposition sf Mr. Calhoun, hre eacu-
lated 10 invite our attention TO the undsmen'al pin
spl-s OF our Govefnmeni.-ws shall no, this Tin o
enter into tie who'r field oil dscu. sonbut shall
sopfns ourselves 10 one or Two pout, only.
MIR. Adams has tslien into grofs errors upon
the theory of >us ,vrrnm.Lt Alarmed by the idea
ofnub ss'ion, he ba, ,wn 10 the extreme almost OF
Consolidation. H eon,snds that "The union OF The
& tcnies bad preceded ,hi' ID .carson and even tho
commence nen, OF The war. The ID .cs,a,ion was
joint that the United Colonies free add indrpen-
dent S;s,ss, but no. that any Of them tree
sod independent State. separate frosa the rest. In
he Constitution OF ti:is Commonwealth II Ia ecared,
that tn. body polite j. torned ny voluntary assosis-
ton o. individuals; that is soei'l compact, by bi-h
the people covenants with each sz-p, ami each si'i-
the %hsls RsSp aa' 81 fh' rs be sy pa
association OF the people Of The United Colonies The
Declaration OF Iad-p was social eompae, bv
|, WI INC people cevsnanied with each citizen OF
the Uni ell Colonies, aud each eiiz IN with The Shot
pscIie, hat the United Colonies were and NJ yihs
ough' 70 De, Tree aud independent S aep To iii,
Somfae'' H.on va, as vital as freedom or iDdsper-
ne a.ss who're p op!e were parties 90 it, sould i,h-
on, violation OF thai primitive compact seceds or sep
10 yl nd all
were pledk 30 each, ty eonc-r of ,onjs yyihout
limitation OF line, In The trssencs Of Aim gLy Cad,
and Proclaimed To all MANKIND. The C,ihni 60
moi Declared sorsTeign Safes"
again. nj A. says Afterwards: "Y,u have ,s.,
ny .'iow- .na from ihs Declaration OF InJsoso
'snce, 'hs, sbc Staes o. ibis cosfsasrs,ion go -
CLIPPING Of he Usi,n; ;ha, their sevsr iyn,y a. W..
enc nevsr was sovereignty ~ defined by h a.k,.ors
Hha me g'sh la~yers, identical viii, no United nov
VI, ~" sovereignty thus d. fined, Is In d ee, eo,tr
iciioD TO The d. claraon 3i Indepsrd.oca ana -,
S'oe WIN 'oo nature If our iosniu ion; that she
80 b S",'.o qua ms safes separate, both sovs-
t.sn, oi' c'eanres OF the people, and possess none
ou Ge,egHtsd power; ihai payer Of puI.,fving az
S.'et congress never has been ssiess'.d to snv on.
state or 10 any persia combin aiop Of Sa..s ara 81,
any End every attempt a, such LuI inca I'm hu ns
o. morr 81 tes, less 'hsn The numb.r rtours3 az
81 ~. nn ~ IN TORN. prescribed Tor smendent
VI 'he contributor, would, however coiorsd and bau
Tvsr Vhniihed, 5s nei'her ,han tren,oo
sknlkiog onjer the shelter Il d.snc.i,m S''
we pass over Mr.. As criticism upon Bla,ks,or.,
oe.n' . OF Socere'gnsy That power mus,
exist IN every society make and TO erfeufe lavS
some power TO protect life, to regulate properly. ,o
PUNISH crimes, is sufficiently obvious. " CON
no idea OF gopeTnn11nt without it, That ,ijs nona-
may originate in different ways-may he more or Jos
,Uear o. united IN one government, divided be-
tween TWO, united in one branch or distribu,ed arnas
several is also obvious. This political sar;.s
may be yarously regulated. 1t need not be desnsy
Dnt when given, under whatever Regulations cpaL,
or restrictions, ought, within that orb 10 be nnc
rolled IN lis operations. In this county The so,a
Ths~ b bs'aes primarily in the people Of each State
hey uhe people IN the Staes) have delegated nor
non OF 1t TO the federal governmen,-snoiber ,os,;p =,
6e state Government- and so Tar "a tbey W. iJo.
eu, ,bis power may be said TO be supreme Eui ~,
not deiegaed, the power is reserved 10 fhe e,a,o =,
INC reople-and as the power delee sted TO The FdsO
Iai government is specified It's soyereentv cj,ecL
eu ana regulated as il is in oher respects il crcu
scrioed within narrow limits. When II Masses 49,
,lhs, us acts are founded upon usurpation and ~
seou OIL oeing sovereign may be declared by the states
10 De unauthorita;iye, null and void 49,
what though The Declaration NJ Jndoror,,
"o' use me sword sovereign" employs The terms
Jree and indepsndenf'-and the idea of nol,csI 81.
yv.rsgnfy Is inseparable from that of indenend,ues
nut mr. n contends, that these terms In the Decara,
apply 10 The United States, and not N The Co.,
tnensepts; aud that the States are ONLY ,be ..c0s
.. ,ne Union by what species Of iogic srr;sas
~ nus conclusion 10 surprising The colonies hal len
against Great Britain Each Of them had seo, ~
pu.es 70 @est 10 general Copgrssg. Somc Of ssu,
nsu ed heir Delegates 10 br nr in re- ,o,nan
20 declare THIN indereoden', &, was doao n 49,
pAne ~ an E'sh sco5y was uus d.eis,.5 (, f..
snd ifd'penden, ste. stnss Of comm. n ;o,...
30 o. comm danger kept tbtn bound 10 ,e,her 49,
DIePu,isS sii' intennk 10 genera. Crnsfes, IA a.,
500" IN whs, Phtihey sonsiof-d th.nssty., 80 ~.
tsse up the Articles IF Confederation formsJ =, y,.
n, i!5s two years sfiar. Thee af,ic!ss r,of.ss
1 T me1 between ihe States Of N. Hatnp,hirs e.
ne y" Art say; Tho ETY. Of IBIS Coulel,,a,,,
snaii be The United States o. Amsrjrs',.,d ~
"a hr', ,hows ,be PinspIs on which these sers,sss
inaspendent states confetsraied together viz: EseS
o'"s retains It's soBercfgntv, fresdom ard ins...s