Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-13
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.

This Assembly doth explicitly and peompory declare tina, il
s powers oil the Federal Government resulting tho
P 70 winch tho states are parties as limited by plain
sense and intention of the that
no farther valid than they authorized by the grants
'h' compact and that IN case of apabe
geou exercise OF other granted by said
The States who parties right and arc
10 nerpose for aesing the progress evil for
maintaining within their respective the authorities, b,
and liberties nppoTtaining m-ouous Of YTroo y,
1893. S "
II IS proposed 10 examine this branch of the Resolutions
of 1898, and enquire what State NAV do Ieai,i,a,i
according to its principles when the Rights Of the Sa;s
shall be violated by OF The Congress- in the exercise
al power not granted by the Constitution of the United
IL is asserted that the States are parties TO the
pact'-,he Constitution of the United States
mere must OF necessity be two parties to every com
pact whether entered into by individuals or by
III then the States parties this compact, each state
is party and 10 that State, the co States form the
other party That each State is party is proved Inv the
fact, that each for ITSELF by Convention chosen nv The
people thereof decided whether il would adopt or lv
the compact or Constitution. 10y
when the compact Constitution was submitted to the
respective State Conventions for The
were united by the Articles Of Confederation; and 10 form
more perfect Union OF the States establish Justice en-
sure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence
promote the general welfare and secure the BLESSINGS If
liberty TO the People Of the United States and to their
.eny NE states respectively ordained aud established
the constitution OF the United states
The Convention declared, that of the 10 States ado,
Gu Us shoud go into OPERATION and Of course should
VIC '"tes Ony mat adopted 1t. Eleven OF the States
adopted H. and was directly put into operation by those
states wo rejected and they not only not bound
by the compact, but they alien TO the Union and
were not to enjoy any benefit from it, il they did not &C.
cede to II by given day.
When the Constitution was adopted, the States were
sovereign States nations which is demonstrated bv c
history and principles Of all institutions and was 90
expressly declared by the Articles OF Conederaon Which
ceased TO exist as TO The eleven adopting States who had
seeded hereirom, as they had perfect right 10 do thew
agreed TO by the States ~
Before the Revolution, each colony distinct from and
un-uned WIN any other colony. Each il is true was
then united TO the British government bv only because
me hing oil England the Executive head Of each CO.
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Previous to the 4th July, 1916 Virginia had declared
herse independent, Of Great Britain by Convention in
vested WIN iuii powers and thereby became SOVEREIGN
state or nation, independent Of and with
Siaie or nation on the earth and forthwith established oy
herseH Constitution and government, which went in,o
iu operation on the 9Th July Of that year Other Of The
colonies hso also before the Alb July, 1776, declared them
serves independent States, and every of them had e
come independent in fact before that time although M
formal declaration thereof had been made