The Arkansas banner., 1844-03-20

lnsal to yield obedienceto to this most unneees- sary command. However much they ray have desired to have adopted the district svs- lem of clectirg rep sesecia'Ives, your orer has arrested their action. To give up all old and familiar system of electirg members nn- Ger ccmpusion, strikes al tie pride Of the States, and necessarily begets spirit oi re- sisance The stases have been unaeeus- toned to follow the dictates of master; they have met and discharged their constitutional obligations in their own way, and according to their own lsasure and the words oi an assumed superior gFate harshly on their ears; ]; they have done right in suffering this ques- ton to come up for decision, that the coE- strction of this clause may be setted. And should they in future adopt the district syS- tenn for themselves. you and the world will understand that they act from their own sen e o policy and convenience, uninhuenced by your otiicious intermedding with their ex- l elusive rights. They have done right, be- cause. by changing their course at the word of command, they vould, apparently, have acquiesced in your unwarranted assumption of power, and thus have given 'anction 10 this novel mode of legi. laiion. They lave l done right, hecanse you were wrorg in the tempis 10 control their sovereign interend- ent legislative fserei;on. They have eore ght. because. in some instances. both the memhe"s of the legislature and their cons tt- uents preferred the gene-al-iicket system of electing renrese entatives; and the people of the several Sates l ave clear right 10 elect irg to their own wishes and views of good policy. Bet why should enter into defence of these Staies? They do not need mv a'vocacv Ther hare done what they in their soveseen will. thought they ought to have done; ;nl they hive 'e ufeore what tlev t'fc 2 f thev ought not to lave eore; and the e is no help but to submit 0 their righhnl demands.
 The 2 ntleman from Alahama MT BEL sERl denrecaied the conseouerces which would ise should the la~ge ates adopt the gene"al-tcket system; and he arp owed lhe dist i"t system. because the large Sa-es were thus shom of their strength. by means oi their own party divisions But. SO far as that argument goes. does itnot have the same effect upon the smaller S'ates: and are they not divided in like manner? But admit that ] the small States do ob'ain some advantage over the large ones by this district system l this an argument in favor of the existence of the power in Congress to form districts within the States. when. in the other end of this Capitol. the large and small States are represented bv equal numbers? Is not the good thus derived far mo~e than counterbal- anced by the danger of allowing Congress to possess a power which, in the hands of q corrupt party, could be made the means of 9elea'irg the popular will altogether; and us thfhwar' no every measure for Ire common welfare? The power claimed could te made sturenCous in its operation. and disastreus in its consequences. am a strict construe- tienist: and each days experience but the more clearly conynces me of its proprietv :; of the re"essitv of hedging in this goyen- ment and of keeping 1t within the narrow tack assigned t hv it's authors. Power is afe in the States. and particularly in the hands of the people of the Sales The central Irower of this government is strong enough, hv managing the foreign commercial and Gi- plonatic intercourse of a great reoTle in time of Teace. and by preserving all the sinews of war in times of larger. In reading the po- iiLA al IiEiOlN Ol llllo Itt sil 1uitIl- lldAt learled to feel no apprehension fo, its weak ness. but to dread much its strength. And the individual that can advocate the rightlnl- ness and validity of this law, ceii never make me believe that he IS the earnest defender of the rights of the States, all his professions to the contrary. notwithstanding.
 Having shown tas trust have) that the law. as 1t stands. is vague, uncertain, impos- sihe 10 be confo med to. and therefore i'm potent and void also, tiai Congress neither has right 10 district the s ates, nor fc or der the S ates to do the same, and therefore the attempt to exercise such power should be resisted and tliat. at all events, il cannot defeat the right of repfe eentation in the peo- ple.--I will resume the seat to which con- siGer myself justly entitel
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