Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-27

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Ill is fact declared By the General Convention. and
universally understood that the Constitution o the u
niied States the result u sr oi amiiy aud mn-
IuaI eoncessin. And 1t Is well known that under this
influence the smaller STATES were admitted inequd rep-
reenfnon IN The Ssnsie with the larger States, and this
branch "f the eovefnmen was Invested Win grea Poe
ts f1f on The equal participation 81 Those P"efs ue
soveff2ny and police SAFETY OF The smaller States were
de.me" assehiaiy 10 o'pe9"'
MI H. was harpy u say mai that patriotic ana en-
l'gheneo House o REPRESENTATIVES,, including as e'a'
SUCH men Us Mao'son' Nleh'as. L'singson' ana "a.'
,ah, anu g",n2 a' ''u ;" a" eAe"' "d'", NO" J''''
heh W esafo 10 t"e .sht eey 10 PasS o MOI 10 pass
ae's 10 "o'en we Pooe 'a''n' "i'n Ihl"'" ny "'a-
'"s, ye' ol' o'sea"' W ''e os' p's''e hnhe'' any
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lby firm adherence IN insli,r t,mn,,snce mnde,a,on
and wine and bv frequent n cn,rence In fpndsnena
nriocnles If ever thare had hoe, an occ,s;nn ~
I'M s,eh ,scn,,ence md ~. r. hoe =.
| vim, yi,ue. ,bis vas an.
ayir. seen where The Cousti,n,ioo has de- nosied tho
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sen,ed ,s,lf WAS This. "A ba, ia ,,aatv3 e., ~, he.
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No., ,,,,ose,
.,,ono, had becn made Il, attach ,o,boic,l aud
cab,lisc meaning to the worJ which if aduptcd weni
~ .,Ja ,,a,, International c,,,,. Of, ~, u.,s lie
"a ~ yo,e i, ,ossession of vbai "a as ;nslv d,emod
do t;aL., ,n,bn,;,y a., s,cb cn.sto,s V,,il tol no
.b,, aas Tie naked fundamental exnee nth uf treaty
de6,,r IL IN be 4, ,,hc cn,,e, h. woen ind.nenden,
sn,era.n paue,s ,rh., w, Tho ,le mailer. ,be,e
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Ianonago Of d1nnacv we had bath treaties and srles
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nnm,nated , convou,,on sill il ,yas i, snhs,,noa . TO-,
~ e., the Term ,re,,v was oe,eric and o,nnaI.a \
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ta',, W., WI W ANY A'd 80 ~: 90 ,'? w" u
u, '"e Nv" CONSTITUTIONS - " ~ P"' ~ gave
nun gffa' pressure 10 'n1n ne a''e"''o" " 'e Seoa'e
va wv Pnss'ge VI 'e reoe'aiis'' Wh NV ''''} 'u'-
hshfh oehhinn OF treaty, but went to eAr'an me
wnple nature philosophy ana conception OF the treaty
mahing power. renlleinen would hhd the passage In
No. 10 oil The federalis, page 322:
he essence oil Tie legislative IS to enact laws; or,
!" o'e words PIesctne rules Tor he regulation OF the
s"ciey Wine Tue execution OF he laws and the employ
meni OF the common strength either Tor this purpose
Tor me common defence seem to comprise all the func>
,nns" 'he Executive magistrate. The power Of ma
h'n9 treaties pahy neither the one nor the other II
eats h''hf 10 Tue execution VI the subsistlng laws,
nor 10 lhe enacuon OF new ones. and still less to
efn ~ me common strength. lis objects contracts
irhh f"r'gh porers which have the force of law, but
derive " from the obligations OF good faith. They are
"o' rules prescribed by The sovereign to the subject but
agfeens oetcer" sovereign ana sorerf'gn The power
IN question. therefore. seems To firm distinct depart
inent and to be"ng properly neither to the Legislative
no, to the Executive"
Now WIN me Igh's derived from this authoritative
''''''o" o 'ea"es f"o me treaty making power Mr..
turned 10 me Jo'n' resolution which had been ecelv
ed from the House Of Representatives and he would en-
qnire whether II was not To all ntens and purposes in
every pracea sense treaty, and nothing but ieay7
u was no. change IN name or variation in form which
a"eeeu me substance 81 'h'ngs lie put it to gentle
me" 10 say "heiher ms punt resolution not in sub
stance "contra run dJoreign Pocer :" Was it
""' treaty. W 'he language of the Federas, just
much as Mr. ~ ler's treaty. which had been submitted
AZ '"e .as' sess'o" nat was contract His
'a'nea 'eho from pennsylvania (Mr. BUcuANAN)
heeaed not 10 he reminded that contract "a
s'.e"e " no VI "o 10 90 particular thing suf
ncent consideration. was not this an agreement ON
certain terms ana c"na'ons, to admit fneign nation
into ms associated Federal Republicl The question
answered ,'sei, Wha' had the honorable Senator done
yesierd"yf lad he not gone over the Of this a.
greemen' declaring ina, some OF them he liked and 9th
eIshe dld MOI 'kef 10 ms resolution Congress ask
e TO say 10 Texas, I'll yon will unhorse your Presidents
dissolve your governments 90 back to stale Of nature
ceoe a you, pubic establishments, mnes minerals, and