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VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS

U bps, pro""anciag the Alien and Scd,ion laws
IN i,c Unconstitutional and defining the ri yhls of
the Sustcs. Drawn by Mr.. Madison.
VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FHinAr, DECEMBER p, Isgy
nesofted, That the General Assembly Of Vir-
gnia doth unesIuiyocally express firm resolution
20 maintain and defend the Constitution of the.
United States, and the Constitution al this STATE
against every aggression either foreign or ,o,ne.
TIE; and that they will support the Government OF
former.
That this Assembly most solemnly declares n
warm attachment To tho Chion OF The Stairs to
maintain which II pledges its powers; and that for
this end Il - their duty To watch over and ofpsse
ctery infracion Of those trIncspl-s lrhieA con, H.
f'ffe 0e 6lss Of fiaf Union, because. faithful oh
scT7anec of them alone secure its existence.
anil the public happiness.
That this Ascend ly doth explicitly and pcrcmp-
tory declare, fhR sye,r. ne o.rers Of fle f;eE-
raj Go5eT1nneR, as reruhn3 from the compact 70
'rfHeh the Mates are parties; as slfe6y ne bai,,
seISe and intention Of the instrument censdiiaing
thai cOEssacfJ az no Iarfher raid than fI-v arc
0nf'o'Ssed 6y the grants enumerated in me COM
pact; Hfsd Rsv in eGse ef a dtaLbs7ole, baIbsble.
aga 'a,,geTens enerc'se other Posrers mas grant
IhrTefo, Aoze the iighI, and are ia oIufv boinld "a
S5fTpose, for 0rrssdHg the Progress Of the evil
asdfor maintaining ,SiiSR iheir RESPECTIVE Enut.
he butterflies. Tsghfs, and liberties abrerIaiiEns
30 them.
That the General Asscu,lIy doth also exprr.,
its deep rcgr,t, that spirit has in ssm,ry insst.
eeS, been manifested 10y the Federal Government
To eularYr its powers by forced constructions of ia.
constitutional charter which defines them; a,,d
that indications have appeared Of design 20 ~
pound certain general phrases which, having
bccn copied from the ye1) liberal grant Of power,
~ the tDIntr articles Of confederation ut.r,, tI,s
less liable 10 b, bseoas,rued,) ~ ~ to ,l,siru,
The meaning and effect Of the particular enrncr4-
Nnr.aa 81 IL. -.
general phrases, anil 20 consolidate i, State
lby 6tcgrref, info ono SoiVrIgnfg TIE sI1yofas Ten.
GL7Iry and IHsISfdble resnk Of 1stleh .s.YL!be n
frn'isform me bftsrut rebibReen sVsGesp Of ne ~
'iferf States. info GbsoiEte Or at beet, a gsres
monarchy
1i,si t,c C:cnarAl Assembly dosl, partie,,lsrI,
protest A,ainst t'e papablc and alarming inirl.g
tons Ut ti,e Constitution, "a tie late eases al
the "Aiicu md Srdition Acts passed NJ th. Las
session at Congress- tbc hrd q which cx,.rri ~
power no ~herr delegated TO the Fctcr7l Go
tcr1,fnept, aud which, by uni,lng Legislative 40,
JudicinI roNers 90 TAOS: q Executive, snbyer-
iir principles Of fro government ~ scII A. a..
particular organization aud positive provisions q,
tie Federal Constitution. aud tic ihrr ct uh,rl
setsrNcrriss ~ Ike msDnsr pYaeT not dei,gt
tel by tie Constitution, but 90 t,, cufirsry -.
pr,-ssly and positively forbidden los one ct w.. 4,
"'s7"iu'cn,s thereto; power which. NOR tia.
ANY other. ought ~ pTtsiucs uniyt 81 alarm ia,
eausc u ~ ic,clcl against tic right Of freely a.
aiming public dhaf.tctcFs afrti fncasiirtts sln nj
iric communication snViug uie people ussr,.ss,
Which has ever been isily dceiDed Tia 0tly II a.
tual gunr'lisn # ctcry other ushL
4 lat u,Is stat having by ~ c0uyrnti.yn uhitl
ratified tie Federal COusiifttiIn ertir, ~, a.
rsr,d, tlfsi among other cssettiai rights d. A.
b'rty - ron~ricnce and he prrss esi,not w. can
oeilr'i, abridged restrained o. medic 81 H., an,
auth rIty ~ the tnitcs! Sites " and from a -
trcuic sn1icty a. guard these rights from, s,tr,
ISssIi'l, attsek ~ s0lIsty and ambition, ha,i,.
4 sith oitcr states recommended su aiz-f.f,a..t.
Tor That purp0sr, uhieh sotndutcia was io d,..
iifne, anurNod 80 TIA Constitution n sn,ild u,.rl
ti'r setigi Inconsistency and criminal ,,.,,.t.,.
rssy, ~ iu'iii arfucr ~err n9s sl,uu o. 10 IA.
niosi tat siiir siul-tton q off 81 tn rights f,t
doeisr,ri atcrt.,l3 aud 10 The establishments "a
prgredcid ~hicii msy b. lst,l 10 Iic oti,cr
. itat The Epoi pcfti, a iltis Commons AID,
having ever ieit. sol continuing % I'll ~. r,s
-ine're ~, etinu ~ tfcir bgttsrsa a tl,r ssl.4
Stics; tifg tficst anx,fy for rsfahlisi,ine AMI h. -
r't'istit.g tle uulon ~ al anil tha mrs ann.
insis hdcty - ti'r f4i,1ai Cunsiituii -. ubieb I
risc plctgr q ns8insi frieatsiap. ss.i a.. ass,,
u'eut - fnuin-i hsppincssg tl,e t.cf-i kss-ui,i,
dot' soirts'iy appeal % the hkc ,hs,sssalos,s !,
tlr oir rtties, Do rotidrisce titt tisy All es,s
car IT'S this Common s,slils o. dcalsritt. ), !
!d'cl h.rc'9 deslas, tsH De- s,is afJrgs.id q,