The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-27

the minor. La their view Government
cannot execute a part Of a power, with
which it is entrusted without il executes
the whole ola power vested in it.
If this principle be true, when ap-
piled 10 Part Of the constitution, IT
would be equally true inits application
TO the whole constitution; but there are
many parts ofthe constitution that new
er have been and probably never will be
executed. And ii' the doctrine Of the
dominant party, in the House of Repre-
sentatives be sound, all the laws enac-
ted by Congress since the commence
ment Of the Government are null and
void, because Congress has not execu-
ted all the powers of Government with
which it is entrusted. The doctrine
applied to the enjoyment of private
property, would restrain man from
using any part Of his property, unless
he used the whole oft.
The case Of the New Jersey election
is familiar with every body. There
the Wing members who presented them
selves at Washington. TO take their
seats, bore with them the highest Gre
dentials, under the great seal Of their
State, demonstrating their right to oc-
cupy them. They had been regularly
declared and returned elected members
Of the House Of Representatives, by the
regular authorities, and according to
the law of the State OF New Jersey
Agreeably TO the uniform usage, which
prevailed in that House, from the com
mencement of the Government, and ac-
cording to the usage which prevails in
every representative body. they had
right to demand TO be admitted 10 their
seats, and to hold and occupy them, IN
Ill any objections which might exist
against them should be subsequently, in
vestigared. In the case of the four
States already noticed it was important
TO the interests of the dominant party,
in order TO swell their majority, that
the members returned should be allowed |
TO take their seats, although elected |
contrary to law.
In the New Jersey case, it was i'm
poriant to the dominant party, 10 ena-
bic il to retain its majority TO exclude
The Wing members, although returned
according to law. The decision in
both cases was adapted to the exigency !
of party interesN, in utter contempt. |
both Of constitution and laws and ii is |
worthy Of observation that, iG> the de
cision against the Wing members Of !
New Jersey, members who boast Of be-
ing emphatically the patrons and de(en- |
ders Of State rights, concurred in tramp
ling underloot the laws and authorities !
of that State.
In connexion with the subject on
which am now addressing YOU, The
manner Of admission of Michigan into
the Union is worthy of notice. Accor
ding TO the usage which had uniformly
prevailed, prior to the admission Of
Michigan and Arkansas, previous act
OF Congress was passed, authorizing
the sense oflhe people Of the territory
10 be taken, in convention, AMI reguia-
ting the election of members 10 the body
limiting their choice to the citizens OF
the United States residing in the terri
tory. Michigan, without the sanction
ola previous actor Congress, undertook,
upon her sole authority, TO form a con
stitution, and demand admission into
the Union. In appointing members to
that conventional great number OF al
lens, as we'll as citizens of the United
States. were allowed TO vote, against
the earnest remonstrances of many res
;dent citizens. Under these circum
stances she applied to Congress to be
admitted into the Union. No one
questioned or doubted that she was en-
titled to be received, whenever she pre-
sented herself, regularly and according
to law. But it was objected against her
admission, that she had assumed 10 act
against all usage, without the authority
of Congress, and that contrary to the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States she had permitted aliens TO par
take Of the elective franchise. The