Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-17
ratio, and his lNc. Brown y obisc. was to dir.

ratio, and his (If Browas) objac, was defeat tbs,
Mr.. DICKINSON resumed the subject ahd said h 4
his colleague tEo the Lincoln dts !r. Joaesj a.N
denec the power al district y, toe . and content
That the only constitutional rrpreseAta,o. 4
tue States
Mr. JONES said that h. commended that the CofA-
tu!lun only gave the power 20 Congress /, apposiA
the represen alton To the States, ana Congress h.N
not the power to district State but Inst It was come
tent Tor the States themselves II district they 5sr
lie was not opposed 10 tie district STEM bu,A
opposed to the dangerous aud consotdaunA NJ,
claimed by this law, which il exercised, testy XN,
sovereignty OF the States. N
| Mr.. DICKINSON then proceeded IN his arsuAN>
and commended ior the cons,itu:ionsly Of thc las.
sad he was not present when the protest presented
hut II he had BEEN he would have cned it, but he had
voted in favor OF spreading upon the ourna
lie believed that The proper course t. pursue that
1t might go I, The country
Mr. McCLERNAND addressed the House and mode
an aoie constitutional argument, dauving Congtec
the power 10 pass a@ Commanding the Sites to dis.
tfct, or to district them itself; but coGenacd ,ha, h,.
power gwen 10 Congress was with that OF
the STATES, winch eny intended n DE exercised Va
case OF extreme emergency 1.-THE doctrines contained
IN this law should be exercised III, 5 r Gasernmsnb
are fore yer overwhelmed the vortex at cyGso Gao
and > ale .veregnty is zone
! air KATHbtN sara gentlemen, IN the beg,nnine.
ct TINS controversy evInce great da Of anxiety upon
t1is important question: aud hoped 4 would be tuel IA
HteIdi manner, 0sVold Of all party box
IN the very beginning ut the session they had i,
ward with written protest, which contained tbes
preconceved OPINIONS that decided this Question -.
'he'r minds. Al the tine thu protes; attempt Il,
b. forced upon the Journal, he had not mad. 49, mn
mind whcthe! ar moi the gentlemen c!,mirg seat, ~
Der tho general ticket system entitled thsal.
but he was no% prepared to say, thlt hs mind vs..
made up, and he had not come 10 tIlt CONCLUSION, 81.
gentlemen bad SAID IRON material. tJund a.mor.
IN another end OF The Capitol, uat that opinion has
been formed from The materials IN tbs end Of the ca
pol, and welded by those who ad,ocated Tie coast
tutionalhy Of this law. lie believed thar tae power
given TO Congress 10 change the TIM and the ina nee
OF holding such elections, was intended
tive power which should not he exercised unlees the
States refused to send their Represc natives here ia
which opinion IN sustained by the speeches -.
Messfs Rives and Berrien al the uGe lh;s bill was
before the Senate, who boldly predicted The result of
this law, which all gentlemen now verified He
then went into constitutional argument, and sad,
the question was nothing more nor less than b..
tween tins Government and touE sovereign States; sad
the law mandlte which they not bound 10
obey-hence 1t was VOID and imperative.
| Mr. LABRANCHE presented u bill establishing
port Of enryai LAFAYETTE, !oo,s,ara, hloA read
the first AID second ume and mad The order al the day
!nr tomorrow, referred to Committee OF .:u Wns!a
House, and ordered 10 be printed.
And thea III. House adjourned