Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-12
ABSTRACT or
MR.. ARCHER'S REPORT.

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IL espcu commences. With bnsf notice Of the deep
sssses taken In hs question By a. classes Of the Ame
60 eos,maniiy. and NJ the dangerous excitement IL has
ever wkerv Produced an exci,e..n, No, con,
a. a. - A. sA.,. ,.a,-.a..-, ----,..' ,y a. =
- ~ I'd, -.,, s.p's"' oa' eA""ohg 70
"s SSehe 80 usnseivss. whale such y the
sopss - peuscs ws eomm,tec believing II In no con-
}nn - aannsnsas, dsciass eassssae upoa the ds
eussson OF The ouess,o. ,ou An. mash, .,d
1881, a. A. ...,.,.I,,.-. - a.. .., ..~ -. -.
-. a. ...-L ,.-~ 49,. ~. ,.,e'"-. 4, . :
y. - P'ey '"" e"ee'' "en p'oeeee' "
several schemes proposed BY the ordeal OF the Con-
ssitntion.
Ths several propositions have one character In common
Tksv III .,,rr the, IN. no~o m .,n.x For.i,, .,,;.
80 a. ~, =, - - -. :. Ns
." '' So'e""'e"'' anu "s' So"s'eSS 'nc Son-
satsuona depository Of that po~e: This claim OF power
me COMMITTEES then proceedst examine hrs
IN and 9dy, extent under the last head
h The authority IN sJoi, s,,,rs
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"'ne eAsAnsaon o. me nfst proposition, whether the
Sovsrnment has authority under the Constitution To
togn independent territory, committee protests against
the sduissioa Of s,eek..s m .ryu,,, h.c,,. =, $40.
A, - -. l..n ,ll.~.r, .,.,.,..I a, g. ,.,. -
I.~s-.- ,-s.--l =. - ,.s,' 80 my
" '"s P'ise'Pio VI inc Sofss pePs"'
mwvsPs7os 70 MI ensctmsnts oi authority merely human
AmooI theee necessity classes the
aai.,on Of Loui.i.n. by the ,dp,n,,,uop of Al, J.,r
so,- .~a d-,.n. f,~cihI. No., al. .d,..;o,, o.l -
=, 49, =. o $500" - - = P' maui
- ~ 49, s'.ss'"sn' .aa' inc "a"saeuon was oeyono
' ~ Sons"'uuon e"o oicmteo oy law snpe-
and peoposdOn amend Constitution 80 o, to admit
Lou>iuua Than and Florda nm f,tur, day win
an. ar ,r-.. a.e.,.,,,, f,or, an. .,,. ,,,. - u.,
% I..,. No dsnh, :. ~ IA. ooS,, nn r. - NJ ~
-, cor.r.,l.I 90 ~. r ~ 'P e "Aa
In ord.s 70 ,a.niv ina alan con,.m,,.,.d :,
,hs .xsmo, il would he n.c.s,ry 10 Lo,x h, ,ho
~,rn,,.,.rc,. .,,., no. an. - - 1880.
Tn. ccr,,,i,,.. ,,L,n. int ,o.;d.,.,on r. -, ~ -;
pto,.rv.tiop urSe, ~s;co W., J.a.r.nn .snniI = -
ans. and r,a,cunr upon n, Justice and strength n.,;s
~. ..-I.,-, ~, - r..;. .si -. k"' Ju''"os
al. ,onh, rais.d Nv hns.f :, q, a.. -; ,i
~ OF ,h. ACT i, /, clear ina, case had ,rs.n ~ nv
ture sapsor to the decision Of ali Jaws merely
Thu ro~,r ,r,,c,cd vv,, d.rv.d ,,,,n No ,,;,,s,. -
.trucon of The Constituted bnt ,v.. ~, co,f,r,, -
an, .,r,c,.., and clo.-., .on.s WI"
Its c,o,enaed tina, exactly sach case exists 81, n-...,
an II tho.s Inv, d..ir. ,nn.,,pon A.. .,,;,,. , -.
the rght unoo IN. an,h,,,y Of mi. ,,,mn. q, !. .
FIR tbeu ,rs, m nrove m. ,d.n,i,v a, no.,,;,n
Tn. ,chooI of s,rc, con,rruc,on h,, s,,v.s.
char The novers which NAV he ,.-,rI, .x.,,,..I -.
e.mnrebenJ,d in A schedule which f,,m. . 80, - r.
Cou,i,ution i,,elf The pnnc;n.I -. 80 - -.
.n.cn.d 10 ,h,1, and a.. d,.nnr,.h.I b.. -
,~,,.c sh~r. !, ,nv cc.s;on Il, go nj - - :.
be valid mus, ansver =, II, mana
Tbs territory hitherto acquired I'm. b.sn ,sd.d bv n.
tre.ty.makne bower and unul recently an iro,c,.,a,
having pr,vsled that IL va. the sole means ~ fc,i
such an b,ct unlimited authority hus been charmed n,
il.
In MN, the onipon os Mr. Jefferson that nows, az
limited rendered the Constitution Itself bIspk and IN.
truth or the p,,oo /. too evident To reou;re
Thi, power like nil the others mus. n. I,,;,.3
br the object for which 1, WINS GRANTED Irnd., ,h;s
.tructiou far from being paramount il !. merely
Mn, n.ndma iden ns IL were of the Cnns,,n,;,, A.
farther under ,hs construction also there mas, he ]
.uner;or poer 10 nut tina, of m ,o,on L.
cannot act e1cep, on behalf Of ana IN suborin.nn IN
that superior bower
But within the sphere of its operaon though limited n.
above stated the mower is Paramount IN ali
other, That sphere is our Foreign Restions and ovc,
their arrangement of whatever nature II I'm. ene COZ,
uo To ascertain whether or not any contemplated trans.
action belong, TO this power il is merely IN o,
I, IL foreign ="
II has been slated above that all the powers granted bv
the Constitution have an express individual or family nam.
attached TO th-m-as tho making mower IN. xn,
power c. and the lepaacy of auy pretended power
easily tested by sscertaning whether n any of
these names Try this power 10 annex foreign territory
by bi, test. Ia II, name expressed in the (nst,n,nn
Cert.nly mot Power il given under strc, m,,,tion. ~
purchase and exercise jurisdiction over certain small nor
lions Of territory for the purpose OF erecting orts aenas
&C. This in likewise true of ACQUISITIONS made above All
such acoustous when once made are under The e,,,.
control of Congress- Bur there in no inference from This
that il has the power to make the ACQUISITION in the m in
stance; nor is there any other clause from shi,n sn,
power can bc inferred
Since il is not dervabe from this source On, !,
10 any of tho names given to the powers by the
Constitutional Territory is transferable by conou.s, nv
purchase or by voluntary cesson The rsht Of
Is common to ali Governments and all Constitutions Tine
United States Of course form no exception 10 the rule
With regard 10 purchase Mr. Jefersons opinion IN, al
ready been alluded TO- The necessity of the case he MI
lodged could alone have justified the sep he took in ac
curing Louisiana and that necessity was strong and clear
would have been the consequence of its remaining
beyond our jurisdiction and its conquest would have
been the consequence Where war was inc vtabe IL must
surely be most anomalous description of Government,
which not the power 10 prevent H. by simply purcha
ing the thing in dispute
The commue. then proeerds IN e,amins the meaning
of the expression General W.f.rep in the well known
clause Of the Constitution In the early stages of our his
tory party seized upon this expression 10 Justify il in
sacb al exercise Of power as surely was never conem
plated by the Constitution DsCused At this the other
party allowed il validity whatever Both were wrong
and middle ground Is safe here as in most other cases
The phrase If properly understood i. conservative. NOT
ed,-suic not lattudinous "teueral" is in the
Constitution, opposed 10 "Common" and General We'll
fare" AMPLY The Federal welfare Can the purchase Of
foreign territory be made the means of promoting the s
wkLFARk7" Surely il cam rs for instance the DUR
chase Of Florida has ACQUISITION of
Lousians prevented tho Western States from separating
from Union. The inference il then drawn that under
certain circumstances and where the operaton yuud an
the purpose Of prom ongth HGcneraI wcfar." II
IL within power Of the Constitution
The next enquiry is rs TO the Department Of the G ~
authorised to exercise ths power Congress may
declare war; and may furnish tn means. bu, there it, po
or snds for canno, declare who is 10 conduct H. nor an
what manner il is TO be prosecuted Occupation Of terri