Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-16
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER l6, 1892
GEORGIA..


mail session. according to law. The two H"us-
e. proceeded TO the election oil their respective
off, ers.
\, Seaaie-Eysrv member was M attendance.
The vote wa: for President, Stocks 4O, Wood
81, Scattering g
5 n, ,he House-Eisht members were wanting
tn a full attendance and two seats were vacant:
one by the resignation Of Mr.. Thompson, OF Ia
Iiaferro, and the o,ner bS tie Tor the fourth
member from Monrue. For SPEAKER, the votes
were: 70. Hull so. Glaseock 7s.
The Governors Message %as received, and
1000 copies Of ii ordered TO be printed.
Extracts from the Message r. the Governor Of
Georgia
Our conflicts with federal usurpa;Ion are not
ye, at an end the events of the past year have
afforded US new cause for distrust and dissatis-
faction. Contrary TO the enlightened opinions
an,l Just expectations, OF the people OF this anu
every pther State in the Union. q majority oi the
Judges .. the Supreme Court OF the United States
have not only assumed jurisd ictlon m the cases
az Worcester aud Batter, but have, by their de
cision, attempted to overthros that essential Ju-
.isdlction Of the State in criminal cases, which
Las been vested BY our Constitution IN the Supe-
rior Courts Of our own State. In conformity
with their d. ciSiun, a mandate was issued. di.
rected to our Court, ordering a reversal ct the
de RE under which those persons are impr -nned;
thereby attempting aud intending to pr"strate The
sovereignty Of this State IN the exercise OF Its
CONSTITUTIONAL, criminal jurisdiction, These ex-
ttaurdinarv proceedings of the Supreme Court,
have not been submitted to officially, nor
have they been brous before me / any manner,
which called for my Official action. have.
however. been prepared to meet this usrrpaton
of Fedesa power, with the most prompt ard de-
termrned resistance, IN whatever form its enforce
ment m. 1T have been attempted. by any branch
of the Federal Government. IL has afforded
g,eat satisfaction Ia hnd. that our whole people,
as with the voice OF one man, have manifested
Calm. but firm AVID deIermir ed resolution, 20
sustain the authorities and sovereignty CT their
State, against this uhlust and uDcnusu,a,io'i Al
encroachment of the Federal Judiciary. The
ingenuity of man might be challenged to sho" a
sia.le sentence IL the Constitution Of the United
States, giving power. either direct or implied, to
the General Government or any of its tepart-
meuts tn nulify t,e laws OF a State, enacted for
the government of ITS own population, or cOerc-
obedience, by force, to- the mandates Ut the
Ju4lGary Of the Union. On the contrary, the
journals aud proceedings OF the Convention
that framed The Federal Constitution abnri'aa,,y
evince that various attempts asir made To ef-
feet thai a4j II, ali OF which were rejected
THIS proves that the states Of this Union never
did and never will permit their political rights to
TO be suspended upon the breath of the agents
or trustees, To whom they have delegated limited
powers to perform certain definite acts. how.
ever deem it unuecessar, for me, al this time, to
animadvert on this decision Of the Supreme
Court Its fallacy. its inconsistency with for.
mer decisions, and its Obviuus tendency TO inter
meddle with political rights of the States. and
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dated mass, has been ST. often exposed bv the most
ABLE jurists and statesmen, that larg. MAORI.
tv of the people of this Unnn are confirmed in
the coLsi uon of the falli,iIity, infrmlles and
errors nf thi, Supreme ,banal This branch OF
the General Gosernment must henceforth stand,
where it always ought 10 have stood in public es
timarioa, as being liable To all the irailt,es aud
weaknesses of erin, man.
SHORTY after the ad, mrnment Of the Legisla-
ture Ia December last. communicated iii rectly
to the p, esdent of the United States, the views
OF tins State, as manifested by her Legislature.
On the subject Ut our unoccupied lands lying in
Cherokee county; and at the same time frank v
communicated 10 him NV Jews, especially as to
the necessity and Importance Of an Immediate
survey, AMI perhaps occupancy Of these Lands
The President has manifested equal solicitude
with ourselves, to fleet an amlcable and salts.
IdCtWf duJuS'tnent Oh our territorial em0arrass-
ments. He has proposed TO the Cherokee people,
terms OF the most liberal character, with view
TO induce them to enigrste to the West, and
thereby 10 enable him effect the great object of
his soiic'tude. IN permanently behe6ing that vi.
fortunate and delUde' ra:e-and at the same
time 10 luihl thu long delayed obligations of the
United a'es Government to Georgia, entered
into Nv the impact Of 1902. Notwithstanding
the extraordinary liberahty of the propositions
submitted to the Che'okees. and the KIND spirit
in Shic they were presented, the enemies of the
President and of Georgia have 50 fa- succeeded,
as to prevent any satisfactory arrangement or
treaty with them; aud their reply to those liberal
propositions. evinces most arrogant and uncom-
promising spirit.
Every DAVIS experience has Afforded new EVIL
dence Ut the utter impracticabill'y and i'm policv
OF attsnpting any longer to maintain our laws
and government over the Cherokee part of Geor-
gia. ~i'hout an increased and better population.
Every sf'rt las been made by the Execeiiye, to
maintain tne inyiula IN, nv of thu If sA. 6, 10