Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-10

the standing committees ofths lTohse are and ,ySl
 be Hooded with business, and it becomes not onlv
 important, but absolutely requisite. that the con lempla'ed committee should be raised that facts
 may be collected and communicated to this House.
 10 enable us to act upeI the various propositions sub
 mltted in he Govern $ message as originating in the legislative assent } ss of other States am at loss 10 perceive the application of tba reasoning of the gentleman from Lauderdale. and cannot conceive why he should oppose the adop,lon oi the resolution. Ailusion has been mad. to our connexon with the general goSernment that the resolution treats the general government as a fo- reign power. In this the gentleman is wholly mis.a | keni The resolution 10 my mind, convey. no such ldea Were the general government foreign DOW er thS Legislature could have nothing to do with it
 but we, as constituent member of the federal com pact are so interwOren with the general government flat matters are continually recurring which rem der m expression of opinion by the several States m theirLeglslative capacities, essential.
 The government of the United States, is a soys- reIgn corporation, body polite composed of twen- y-iour members. each lof which is a sovereign copartner as to State severe gnty. Tn goternment then' so complex. where tn. relations between tho general and state governments are 90 intimately blended, may Il not and has it not become reauise. that we, as one O. the sovereign members of this re. fsTt'7"'' s",Po'Hfion, should have committee which shhii pc styled committee on Slate and Federal Re lntl0ns; so necessary does it appear fin ne ina, ,r astonished such committee is not a s,anding com. hiuee oi thls House. The existence of .ueh o com Inittee IS neither novel or unknown. The LesisIa. t@ure @ oi le20 Tn thl' State bad such a committee- 0ucn committee IS recognized by the Legislature oi Georga; and although will hot say positively Qlegslaon being new to me, ] jam ofoninion ,n,h committee IS in existence in se,eraI of tb. othar States of the Union. But even if f were m, i, i. no reason why we shonld not have it. ;four bus;ness or the times require it. The business .f tb;s com mlltee would be 10 arrange to eluci,ate o,d oI,;c of ich it ;s presume the members oi this House are not famii.r Its importance has been made so manifest by in. able argument of the gentleman from Montgomery That any further eorI my part is rendered supers luons do therefore trust all opposition to it will be withdrawn, and that the House will adopt tbe resolution
 Mir M kINLEy said, the gentlemen from Mont: gomery and Dallas say that nm peculiarly sensi- i've Tn my opposition to the resolution under consid. eration feel, MT Speaker, no particular excite- ment. nor would 1t be very convenient for the gen4 temen to prodace any excitement in me. I am. notwithstanding the reasons given, opposed 10 tho resolution We have already committees enough
 Tor all purposes of State legislation and it my de. sign to pursue the beaten path, although to soma minds 1t may appear vulgar to do 30; the usual course
 IS pian, It IS sale and until some extraordinary ne cesslty exists, for one, shall not depart from it.
 The gentleman from Dallas says, our state govern ment IS domestic in its character and in its relation to the General Government. Sosay I; and being do- mestic we cannot lesislate upon Federal matters
 It IS true. such or similar committee exists in both Houses of Congress and there it should exist be. cause there is necessity for it. Congress egisla,es upon subjects connected with Foreign powers, well as with the States but do any of the particulars which have been brought to notice by the Governors Message require from us legisatiOnl certainly not We cannot as State legisate upon any of thess subjects; the idea would be absurd. If then it bo conceded, we cannot legislate upon these matters, whence the necessity of adopting the resolution of the gentlemen from Montgomery?
 Sir to my nnd the object of the resolution is de. signed entirely for poticul effect and while have the honor oft seat upon this floor shall not hesitate to oppose any measure, which may think is inten. ded merel for political effect
 Reference has been made to the sub;ec, or orr northeastern boundary and this is uyeed as |, ras son why we should create the committee asked for; this argument IS also chlmerical. What can Alaba- ma do in relation to this question Can she pass any law which would have any efficacy ppon this sub Jectf NO the idea would be preposerous. It is a matter which belongs to the treaty making power of the government of the United States Then what Is the object of committee on federal reatlonsf Is to prepare business upon which this House Is to act no but the object of committed which we are authorized to appoint, Is to prepare businsss for ourselves it is to collect information in relation to our domestic matters it is to digest and report plans for our own internal police
 We have the right under the constitution of the United States and rejoice that it is so. to memori- aize Congress, to State grievances and to peti- ton for redress. But ask if from the experience of ages from the history Of all civilized governments, when and where q standing committee was ever raised for political effect with the exception of thet Sate of Georgia We have the regulations which are adopted in almost all legislative bodies and in most countries we have the rules which regulate the proceedings of the British Parliament we have Jeferson's Manual the text book for American le. oiSl md in all tboSa f,l committee named
 It IS said however, sir notwithstanding the rea- sons have advanced against the creation of the pro- posed committee, that am influenced in my oppo- stion to the resolution from some secret hostility There IS, lrepeat it, in my opinion, something more in the proposition than meets the eye. am not in- sensible to the high state of party excitement which at the present time prevails in country, and some portions of winch are not merely excited but even convulsed and proposition to create at this par- cular period new and extraordinary committee on State and Federal relations forcibly mpresses on my mind the idea that something shall be referred to- or emanate from such committee, which will add to the
 fuel of party strife, but which am solieitous to ex< tnguish.
 am, sir, opposed to the new fangled doctrine of notification, the most dangerous and odious of all heterodoxies of modern times; doctrine which strikes at the very foundation of our political nsti- tuons, and which, in my judgement. more than any other, threatens the stability of our Union. | am, also, opposed to tariff of duties for pro. lection. I have always been opposed to it, and de- sire and hope it may be speedily and unhesitatingly repealed But sir, am above all things attached to the union of these United States, to preserve which would forego any consideration and re- joce to make the declaration on this floor that not only my constituents. but vast and overwhelming majority of the citizens of the state of Alabama, are firmly and devotedly attached to the permanency of our Federal Union, and would make great sacri-
 flee to maintain it; and, sir he who is opposed to ee existence of our Union is worse than traitor God grant our Union may survive the throes and