Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-28

nedv', argument on this point throng upon me
here but this Episte has already so far exceeded the
bounds had prescribed 10 il, that must bring II
/ RAPIDLY 10 close and take but passing glance
/ al a few of them.
i lst His objection does not extend al all 10 me
acquiring Of foreign terrilory iorhe distinctly 40
mis- that The territory can be acquired, and when
held "long enough" may be admitted mo
! Stale &c.
/ 2d. His objection don't apply 10 The admission
| Of q new Siaie-Not al all. But he 0pWeafnas,
Thai ,chc,, admitted, she will be puzzled 10 lind
I qualified citizens 10 represent her in Congress =
/ Don; he at all alarmed, Mr.. Kennedy, just bring
| her into the Union and I'll guarantee that Texas
finds citizens 10 represent her, justas wellqualifed
as YOU are 10 represent the Baltimore District J,
| 81. Congress may "ADMrr new States" When!
I Nothing informs Us. Is Congress bound TO wall
nine wears {? The Constitution does not say so.
4 The POWER is unlimited. DIscRrrIoN alone IS
the boundary of lis exercise. When The state IS
admitted, for which the authority is undoubled,
The Constitution further provides what The new
State is further 10 dc, 10 send Senators and Re-
representatives.. &c She must be State, and ~
| he En,oY. before she can choose her Senators and
/; Representatives.
I ilh. Then, the power To ADMIT being unaou.led,
and being admitted, the obligation 10 be represent
ed being equally undoubled, suppose that she
has no citizens of the requisite qualifications. =
Here is conflict. Which is 10 prevail in such a
coniunctuIe? Ii the clause that exacts the iuil
ciizenship-then, is Texas 10 be bound by laws
which she has no share in making, and, IN despite
of The great principle which originated The Revo-
luton be taxed without representation; hui II lhe
clause that exacs representation prevails, no m
convenience whatever arises, for Texas will take
good care 10 send natives ol the United States III
| whom she can conlde, &c.
9Th. But there is no conflict, nor need be any.
Citizens Of The United States residing abroad do
not change their citizenship without ablurlng Their
aleciancc There are thousands of our citizens
residing in Texas in this predicament--'nAa0l-
! hquts certainly, but not citizens OF Texas. II
| Texas is admitted what forbds any Of them from
representing her in Congress? There are but
tircc qualifications Tor a Representative in Con
eress. Isl. He shall be "25 years OF age "a.
aHarc been : years citizen of the I. States"
And 3D. He shall be "when elected an iata6itaM
of that State in which lie shall be chosen Why
there are a thousand American citizens who are
Inhabitants Of Texas, who are fully eligible; for
when Texas is admitted as STATE, they will be
Inhabitants Of the State in which they are chosen
But all nER citizens are eligible who, in the Ian
suase OF The clause, ARE % YEARS OF AGE
"HAvE BEEN seven years citizens OF The United
States, and are inhabitants" Of the STATE OF Texas.
So OF Senators.
9Th Why Mr. Kennedy himse!fcould be qua
lifted in few weeks for that ma,ter-Hcs OF
age-beins seven years citizen OF The United
Sta,es-and could in a weeks time Qor no rcs'-
acncc is prcscribed) BY his presence there ammo
m0ncndi-or claiming his domicil, become-if not
citizen of Texas-ilS iahabtont, and that is all
which is required Neither the citizenship OF
the State-nor even residence, beyond what is
needed for iaAaJitancv-which implies domicd
rather than residence. The President is the only
officer Of whom residence is cxacted. and even
there il refers 10 the past she shall have been -
years resident within the United States"
But quaint. suf:-Pve scrawed You this harnm
aarum epistle written literally eprrcntc calamo
leisure nor paiience-Besides, old Time with
his nioseless tread has stolen 4 march on Inc and
the I've moi read it over-nor shall 1--we neither
brought on his ssmall hours" and never was
better incnedthan now, 10 yawn out with Sdneao
/ ,I'oRca-" Blessed he Tic man rd0 ffA iarlAtca
steep. 10 corcrch onc all orerl ike oloak