Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-20

act Of Coagressi But there another act Of Congress.
which tecosnse- the same principle alluds the "a
NOUS act OF 81. under which the Governors the Stat
wire required 10 deliver up iugiIiyes Justice. Here
Mas law requiring the ehci Executives of the Statc TO
execute inc taes Of another GSreramsEf. The Governor
o New YORK reused a. this law IS was fsaurd
by US Our Legislature resolved tina, 6e Iad ,olf,d AN.
Constitution aud the Laws ct h. United States. Y,t A,
,i- case, mere IVES no mode OF eoMpsns the Governor OF
New York 10 execute the law.
ihmk have shown, then conelusiv el, not only Ma,
usconSlitunoh. but thai the acts 81 Congrr 10 which
have Referred fully sustain the principle upon which An.
district cnose 81 the sppoItionnlent law j. BASED III,
uuh % That this law, like those which have rcfe,,J
ospends ot its eNecutom upon the willingness aud
e n'eie, oi The States To discharge their
duties, aud To enjoy their constitutional rights TIL, h
IA. psef Of hs lac % simply fAis-if frescrtbes e,
,am rae ~ oh'eh each ~enber shall b. elected. and ,
res ina" rule ms been complied rith Ne kas mo- clam, "a
% eoHsidtred as LateJui representative. Obsrry, M
words Of the Constitution; "rhe tme place. aud .ann.r
OF holding elections for senators and I
nc preser'eed' IN each State, by the Legislature Thereof
hut the Congress may, al amy time, by law make or .
such regulations" Here il concurrent power given N
the Staes, To prescribe the elections , nav
cr OF States 10 make such regulations 4, sIoyd,,.,.
that OF Congress- II supreme. II j. expressly o5I,a,.
upon the States but IL Is Pernissre Congrcss There
much force IN the Argument OF uu
that the word often implies that Congrcs. mrh, 40
Us 10 leave untouched some Of the regulations Of the S,a,
oJ, Is EAU, oongrrsseAeeisc the power ALL il must
eAhhusi inc power, and leave nothing To State
There never was holder nbsurdity than his e
The Constitution has conferred upon the sta,s ,
VS. anu eiooineu upon them certain duties. rrntion a,
e' Pmsc anu manner o choosing representatives, To Com
sres But II has given Congress power of ,up.rcJ
ing 'e regulations OF the Sincs, aud gravrly
mat 'onseSs supercedc Of the
must superccde ALi-Congre~s has ne yer yet pfrr,l
'ne hhe Tor TIC election o lbsrs Compress a. ma,
'his clause OF the Constitution, u Clearly might s,npn.
men, umt law were passed requiring that the r, nrrsrn,
Nos should be elected by certain day Now am a., Co.,
ION mat such law should be passed; Tor we know b, ~
ne event OF an extra session ol Congress- several OF h
states are unepresened IN consequence of the late moro,
pe'cno'a ior eir elections. suppo.o that
were 10 pas such law--would ask, be necessary for
TO engait upon the law oil Of State regulations thai m ~
oe iouud ~ iheir statute books aud to make Them > C
congress Does not the sense Of every ma, 81,
nun mat all at the State regulations not altered he ,h. 80,
Congress would emoinn full force md e.c, In NH
mere no view OF this question la which the n,so =,
"se VINO maintain the constironaliy of thi. il no, -,
pefnnNeg ridiculous No question OF State Right, can ia
raised mere All the powers If the States over In. tn
place and manner OF election OF are oonf.
reay "a, Constitution and limited by that ins,rum.n,
ahu made snhotdnair TO the power OF CongI,ss Low a.
my estimate OF the wisdom and discretion OF the prrscrt
MAJORITY In Congress believe they will sanction
TINS Plaln palpabe and deliberate violation of tho law
cannot believe That they will pronounce the very law under
which they themselves hold seats 10 be null and void
Because as have shown in the first part of this eonmuni
Iahon) the district clause Of hc law is
tue hrst section Is equally 50.
nave not discussed the eSpedieney of this law have
meeN 10 endeavoured 10 the obecon. to the ron,
nationality at the law