Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-01-17
VIRGINIA Legislature.
Wed,lesday, Jan. Q, 1888.

ON the report Of the Select Committee on
Federal Relations, Mr.. Miller in the Chair
and MIR MarshalFs substitute being under
consideration:
Mr.. Dickefson made some explanations In
reply to Mr. Watkins Of G.
Mr.. Faulkner adore ssedth House at length
In support Of the substitute; and was follow
ed by Messrs Carter OF p. w. and Boane OF
Charles City against H..
On motion Of MIR. Shell, the Committee
rose and reported progress.
Thursday, January 10.
On motion Of Mr. Brodnax, the House re
solved itself into committee Of the whole, on
the report of the select committee on Fede
raj reftiahs. Mr. Miller In the Chair, and the
substitute offered by MIR Marshall being un
der consideration
Mr. Booker said he would take the oppor
tunity TO say, that in accordance with the
wishes OF his friends, be should not make the
motion which he Yesterday proposed to make
for refusal to give leave again to go into
committee Of the whole on The subject of
Federal Relations. His opinion was unchang
ed, but he acceded TO the wishes OF his friends,
Mr. Shell addressed the House in support
of the report, He was followed by Mr. Moore.
MIR Randolph then commenced addressing
the House, and spoke for about an hour.
when he yielded to a suggestion Of Mr. Berry
on whose motion the Committee rose, repor
ted progress, and had leave to set again,
Friday, Janumy II
Mr. Randolph concluded his remarks, and
was followed by Mr. Berry, in support oil Mr.
Marshall substitute, Mr. Watkins of P Z.
continued the discussion, and supported the
report;
At the conclusion OF WIS remarks, there
were numerous calls for the question,
Substance IF The remarks of Mr. FAULK
yVER in Committee IF tie Whole, January 0.
IMr. r. OF b. addressed the Committee
nearly two hours on Wednesday, in opposi
ton to the report of the Committee of 81
We have not YET been furnished with full
report of his remarks. As soon as we are
able, we shall lay them before our readers.
The following is SUMMARY Of his views
Richmond Wing.
Mr.. f. thought the subject under consid
Grafton -as acquiring deeper interest in Fir
ginla as the discussion advanced, and that
the question, Judging by the course of the
debate, than first presented to- our notice
For it seemed to to be made not SO much a
question, now, what course good policy re-
CURED that we should recommend to the
General Government and to South Caro- ina
to pursue, as to what attitude 1t became Vir
| ginia berselfto assume in the great stuggle
| Which seemed fast approaching; and whether
she had not adequate inducements to mike
common cause with y. Carolina. He had
| apprehended from the beginning, that snch
! a direction world be given to the discussion.
He condensed the whole course pursued on the
subject examined the report and resolutions
of the select Committee in detail, and de
duced fro, that examination the conclusion
that Virginia could not adopt them, without
feeling herself h6horably pledged to sustain
Carolina IN any eventual measures she might
| think proper to adopt He combatted The
doctrine advanced by the advocates of the
| report and contended that the Supreme
Court was the proper tribunal established by
the people of the States, for determining con-
| flicting questions of jurisdiction between the
General and State Judiciaries; and that when
that Court failed to afford an adequate re-
lief, and all the other means prescribed By
the Constitution, and which we're so lucidly
| pointed OFT by Mr. Madison in his Report OF
80, proved unavailing, the only remed,
| then left was dissolution of the Polric al
| Compact That the Federal Judiciary did
not operate upon States and, therefore, that
| their sovereigntles could not be said to be
impaired by being held amenable to that tri-
huna'-bnt upon individuals only. That the
people OF the United States, in adopting he
| Federal Constitution, had made themselves
one people, for certain specific and hunted
purposes designated in that instrument, and
had confded to that Government ample
powers for vindieating the supremacy of lis
legislation, when acting within its presc ribed
t'sPhere. fhat the Government was ore Of
! limited powers, and could not transcend the
just bounds of IFS authority without produ.
cling consequences disastrous to the peace
and liberties Of the country That State
as such, had no right to resist within its Ii,
mits, the regular action of the General Gov
eminent. He denounces Notification, and
denied the right of Secession, except as an
ultimate appeal from the violated obligation
Of the Constitutional compact to her original
| rights Of self preservation from oppression
lie considered secession and revolution one
and the same thing. He deprecated all &C
ton upon the subject, except that contained
IN the substitutes, as calculated TO mislead
the public mind-to foster the spirit Of revo
| ludonin South Carofna--to give an unwhol-
some direction to the public sentiment of The
State, and concluded with expressing hope
that the report of the Select Commute e
would be rejected.
ANNAPOLIS. January 8, 1888.