Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-02-08
JEFFERSON Cry, Feb. 3. ls45

MesTs BENSON " GREEN:--In the House
OF Representatives to-day, the Dorr glor.
fcation resolutions being the order of the
day, were taken up. After the resolutions
had been read second time, Mr.. Davis Of
fered as substitute the following resolu.
tons:
l. That the Legislature OF Missouri have no
right 10 question the guilt OF the prisoner in the
case oil the conviction OF Thomas W. Dorr in
Rhode Island.
z. That the verdict OF guilty, and the iudg.
ment OF the State Court in the State Of Rhode
Island, by which the said Thomas w. Dorr was
consigned to prison, cannot, consistent with good
faith, be inquired into by authority OF any other
State in the Union.
3. That to attempt to call in question the in.
tegrty OF the Court or the sovereignty OF the
laws by which the said Dorr stands convicted OF
Treason, is beyond the Legislative sphere Of &C.
ton assigned by the constitution 10 this General
Assembly.
d. That inasmuch as the Supreme Court Of the
United States have refused TO bring up the said
Dorr, upon an application for the writ of habeas
corpus to inquire into the cause OF his detention
in prison, for want OF jurisdiction, that this Gen.
erel Assembly will not assume jurisdiction over
the case.
g. That the indictment, arrest, srraignment,
trial, conviction, sentence and Imprisonment, Of
Thomas w. Dorr, for Treason, are the affairs Of
Rhode lsand-not OF Missouri.
Mr.. Davis supported his amendment in
an able speech, in which he conclusively
showed to all that by the constitution and
laws of this State, the legislature had no
right 10 intermeddle in the domestic affairs
of sister States. That this State had,
from time 10 time, passed acts Of penal
character to prevent citizens of other
States from interfering with the institutions
of this State, and that good faith required
this General Assembly TO abstain from
meddling in the affairs of Rhode Island
But the locos had made their arrangements
TO pass these Qualification resolutions, and
therefore motion was made to reject the
amendment offered by Mr.. D., and carried
ayes 81, noes "a. The question then re-
Cured upon the adoption of the resolu.
lions, when division was called for, and
the three first adopted by unanimous
vote. The question was then taken on the
4th, 5th 6lh 18th and sth resolutions, and
carried in the affirmative by strict party
vote, and thus has been spent large por-
,ion of one day in passing declaratve res
Citations in relation to certain supposed
rights of citizen of another State
When the General Assembly of this State
undertakes TO lecture others in relation to
violated rights. it may be well to look at
home. First take the beam out of thine
own eye;" and when we apply this golden
rule how stands the account? This House,
SO solicitous about the personal rights of
Dorr, only few days since assented to the
passage of an act, the effect of which
is, to disfranchise their own citizens-to
put it in the power of a minority of less
than one-third of the people TO govern the
majority: but this is democracy And
whyl Because the effect will be to keep
the party in power, and thus save the
"loaves and fishes
The act to organize and govern Common
Schools has for some time been under con-
sderation in the Committee on Education,
and it is understood will be reported to the
House shortly. Many applications for al
iteration in this act have been presented,
and quite respectable number have sug
gested change in the management of the
Township School Funds-to transfer the
funds from the County to Township
Treasurer, to be managed and controlled
by the School Directors in lieu of the
County Court. This change will be ear
nestly advocated by number of members,
but whether il can be carried is quite I'M
certain.
G..