Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-12-08

PIE should Oe deprived OF all the privileges
of solfgovernment. Independently of
the difficulty ofinducing the Representa-
tives of distant States to turn their atten-
ton to projects of laws which are not of
the highest interest to their constituents,
they are not individually, nor in Congress
collectively, well qualified to legislate o.
yer the local concerns of this District.
Consequently, its interest sare much ne
elected, and the people are almost afraid
to present their grievances, lest a body,
IN which they are not represented, and
which feels little sympathy in their local
relations, should in its attempts to make
laws for them do more harm than good.
Governed by the laws of the States
whence they were severed the two shores
ofthe Potomac wi,hinthe 10 miles square,
have different penal codes not the pres
ent codes of Virginia and Maryland, but
such rs existed in those States at the
time of the cessOn to the United States.
As Congress will not form n new code,
and as the people of the District cannot
make one for themselves, they are virtu-
ally under two Governments. is it not
just to allow them Mt least n delegate in
Congress, if not local Legislator, TO
make laws for the District, subject 10 the
approval rejection ofCongrcss. learn
cstly recommend the extension of them
of every political righi which their inter-
ests require, and which may be compati-
ble with the Constitution.
The extension of the judiciary system
l,n init l,n 4 ,l,, 20
ofthc duties of government. One fourth
of the States in the Union do not partic-
ipatc in the benefits of Circuit Court.
To the states of Indiana, Illinois, Missou-
ri, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana,
admitted into the Union since the present
Judicial system was organized, only a
District Court has been allowed. Ifthis
ready existed in eighteen states, ought
to be abolished if it be not sufficient the
defect ought to be remcdied, and these
states placed on the same footing with
the other members of the Union.
| 1t was on this condition, and on this
footing, that they entered the Union and
that they may demand Circuit Courts as
III'tlCI, Iot VI COICCsSltH, uUl VI TIpnl.
trust that Congress will not adjourn,
leaving this anomaly in our system.
Entertaining the opinions heretofore
depressed in relation to the Bank of the
United Suites, as at present organized, |
felt it my duty, in my former Message
frankly to disclose them, in order tha,
the attention of the Legislature and the
people should be seasonably directed to
that important subject, and that it might
he considered and finally disposed of in
n manner best calculated to promote the
ends of the Constitution and subscrvc,
the public interests. Having thus con-
scientiously discharged constitutional
duty, ] deem it proper, on this occasion,
without n more particular reference toI
the views Of the subject then expressed,
to leave it for the present to the investl-
cation of an enlightened people and their
Representatives.
In conclusion permit me to invoke that
Power which superintends all govern
mcnts to infusc into your deliberations,
at this important crisis of our history, a.
spirit of mutual forbearance and cOncilia-
ton. In that spirit was our Union form
ed, and i'm that spirit it must he preserv-
ed. ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington, Dec. 6, 1881.