Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-15

gwen BE- exercised oaiJ tac case oil extreme ehsf
gency 10 perpetuate il; existence when hao mol arisen
The gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. New'oh) ~ n'
of his remarks though he doao'eo nhSei' e
constitutionaiy of the ectnn OF that el, was
d,s,osad IN co.ur Tie dent Tor denying The
of the second section upon State legislation, but Ia
skuked behad his o~u dignity, ana said he would not
war with the dead Naen and where h.s he Ged' :
Was It at the tme he allowed his IL b. placed
R,oon tie ,icke, al The universal Wang party when
hhe gentleman himsrf was Staging ''rppscanoe and
fry Ter too that he died, Was 1: the t,me ,ha; h
vetoed the s, amd nj Huk bills The tc tariff
bill, TIL black tariff b wit, tue s,thu;'on clause.
lie not dead by his aniy Hrmnass he rescued the
country from the Dominion OF = foreign and domestic
monaye3 ar,soctacy and Tor these notle acts, ne vii
long i've IN the affections Of the country Although
he had approved all OF his acts, We, he awarded 10
him the credit of rescuinI his country from the hands
OF thase who fast DESTROYING aud his many viz
tues will lon. be appreciated by The American People
He not dead, bu, alive, and when those who have
abused HIM will be forgotten, his name Will be che
rished bv postcr,ty to his tif,nness and patriotism
lie then went into long constitutional argument and
nded that the second section of the apportlonmet
bill mnndamus to the Suites, and rs such It was
void and imperative, and that the members from the
States Of Mississippi, New Hampshire, Missouri and
Georgia, were elected according The Constitution
and entitled To their seats on this floor.
Mr.. SUMMERS of Virginia, went into long cor
sttuonal argument, and commended that the Conshtu-
ton itself was mandamus, because ii declares that
Of holding such election but il equally gives Con-
gress the power to alter the time, place and manner
of holding such elections; but the second section oil
the apportionmcnt act not a mandamus il only
prescribed the mode, and left the manner and time Of
holding such elections to the Satas-whch they, un-
der the Constitution were bound yield and obey the
law
Mr.. JAMESON Of Missouri, next took the floor,
and denied the power of this Government 10 District
State, to command the States 10 perform that which
it, under the Constitution, has not the right To do and
that the second section of the act was adding another
qualification TO those already under the Constitution,
which The Constitution says the people OF the
several States shall choose representatives tins floor
and no. part OF the people, which clear and explicit
but no where It be found in The Constitution,
which says Congress shall have the power TO dir
trict The States therefore the Law was nullty, VOID
and noper and the Sate which he had the hon
or in part represent not bound 10 obey that aw
Mr.. LUMPkIS said ii he entertained The views oi
his colleague Mr. Sephens) h. would not hold his
for moment; but his colleague and those with
whom he acts never met tins ISSUE fairy before the
people Of Georgia they took hold of the district sy'
because it popular with tic people OF Georgn,
leaving this great constitutional question Of The
issue the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr VI lien
Brown had sad that Georgia had yielded 10 ,h's law
but he would INFORM that gentleman that she never has
yielded, and will yield to this mandatory law.
She has dstriced OF her free will, without pay
ing any attention whatever to this unconstitutional act,
because she believes It - be void 10 all a,enls aud
purposes
Mr. FRENCH next took The floor, but yielded it to
Mr.. BOYD Of kentucky, to present report.
Mr. c. JOHNSON asked The consen, Of the House
TO offer a resolution calling Tor information relation
10 the appointment Of Masters Mates, &c., which was
agreed to-
Mr.. HUDSON presented memorial which was
appropriately referred
Mr. BLACK offered 4 resolution requesting the
House not TO 10 direct vote until all OF the
gentlemen claiming seats this floor should be heard
1t was objected 10. And the House adjourned.