Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-03
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;,.s States who must IeSeAne' "a
t":IS" sJsnt Of our Court Of Appeals, Judge
A.!en, a" aSrn,e in Convention, by their act OF
gu. declared and made known hat tho
csii'' sran,cd under the Constitution, beng
?3"''S jrom the people Of the United States
%;s!:Vr" r..umed by them whenever they
"as!y J., TX ,srver,ei to their Injury and oppres'
son: what people were these powers de-
"t:o| "n:,sscdlv, from the people OF each
rvsa: w. f,r themselves. By whom were
SAFE, aS''"s ,,mcd or taken back? BY the
hey 70 Safe who were then granting
2eoF.e !" rN Who were to determine whether
;iem ""AH' -,n,si had been perverted to their
The powers o"Msi,n? Not the whole people
ia;"v:E .: TX; SAFES, for tnerc could be no op-
G; !'t o, ~ he whole with their own consent;
?r<si,' ,,,,:'i no: have entered into the concep,
aCd II CON- r.aveatioa that the powers granted
,:onH ..' ~ rcsumei until the oppresSor hun
\ co:'i ~. ~ in such resumption:
sell a'' S;s..aolph. who wrote the article OF rat
U'', s,:i before it was proposed: "lf it
!:~t"':''% ",.r,i 100 early, us ratification has
b. III 'S' spoken OF, l beg to speak of it
aei y ,i;.yr with the honorable gentleman,
IL az s.,cr rot expressly retained was given
;aa' 81 T.. ,,saolc. | would Gesest this govern,
men, 7syer thought so; nor do now. II,
pit, ,n.;,o. We put words to this pur-
u '' ,a; rim. all authority not given is re.
:S'', y. ,ha rsople, and may be resumed
49, 49,, .STysr:si to their oppression aud mat
W. /: can bc cancelled, abridged, or re-
- h; The Congress, or any ohccr OF the
SsS- say ii We do this, conceive
:2'' ms s;yle OF ratification would mani.
a. ,-;,riu.cs on which Virginia adopted
=" .. !: Sc 1T liberty to consider as u VIC
800 .h4 Constitution, every exercise OF q
-" fyuresslr delegated therein. l see
' r,i,1 "a this" Is Ell. Debates, 576.)
'sg X,,,;os, after the articles Of ratification
.,r ,roposed, said, as follows:
-'' v;.4o;as contended that the language
.,,,nsei ratification would secure every
lin: fs; FaAas- s" EEssfSa IN the ooasftari SsS'%%sesr'e
I.;r,i rem the people, and might De resumed
~ ,,el, xi.ensysver they should be perverted
.3.;a- a;u.y and oppression and that every
.'..r ~. granted thereby remained at their
..%r \, 6snce. whatever could arise; for Says
| ~" .n... ,y.ycssiars will become a part ofthe
.,..rs,, The Constitution cannot be binding
,v.-,;cia 5u: with these conditions. If thir.
va, c[,;;ju,ls are about to make q contract,
~; =, s--..s 20 il, but at the sane time
-. .ss; hc understands its meaning, sig.
os..;c, md ;ateat to he (what the words Of
.,s ro,:;ac: plainly and obviously denote) that
;.;s,n, ri - construed so as to impose auy
S,r- I..r7r.ary condition on him, and that he
= ~ aya..rsiei rom it whensoever any such
;--,.,,.;.an sal! be attempted, | ask whether,
!. lis case. :heSe conditions on which he has
r..s7;si 10 j, would not be binding on the
cider tss,;e: 4 like mannerthese conditions
xfl b piaGins ca Congress. They can exer-
e>. 10 ?yser that is not expressly granted
them" IS Ell. Debates, 625 626.
B,:.h Gor. Randolph and Col. Nicholas were
:;,ouy ~a5rocaies Of the ratification of the Con.
station. ar:l you have here their opinion rs
:. :.s :a.anjng Of Nirginia's articles Of ratif.
cs.:oa. Iier sly it would be the condition
usoa al.:ch Virginia would enter the coafede-
.a,;9n. aai wy1id become - part of the con.
rae" t4a anything be palmer? l have
+ agy s.ssn what Madison, Pendleton, Ran.
&3.yl ali Nicholas said in the Virginia Cen
na;o1 q this subject, ard I hope shall hear
l 70 nn7s soout treason and Sedition-a mod
,ra. .sx tsa,lei idea from New England
t4,..! tie history of your country, and see
/ Wis; Il. sutho7s Of liberty in old Virginia
[ s..icr7a this subject before you talk to me
sga: :asse new-fangled ideas Of New Eng
/ lrGI. The right to sccede is no New EGG
la: ~.o:riGe. It is Virginia's own doc,
iria-. aai BY It l hope Gil true sons Of
yi:a.a will stand. 1t is one Of the bless.
4 =. ~3@cirines Of our glorious old mother,
n Tf:il... it is one OF the doctrines which
i a.! Is origin in that high spirit of lib
1 sr7 st:...:!i developed itself in Williamsburg
! il !..-f. and which finally settled down in tri-
| rG:a aai glory amid the applause aud &C.
i c..cl; d the whole world, around the sacred
1 :'2rgia=s;s now mou!derins upon the banks
] c!:.s York. Here is where this doctrine
an.e ;5au, and, sir, if am to be hung, i'll am
. IT. d.Aounnsd as n ira tor, why, in Gods
name, let It te for Standing up and maintain.
iac, II a.! ;lei- viccr and purity, the doctrines
Of the hltsrs OF Fi:sinia's immortal princl-
pies o'c'Tl liberty. t:Applause.)
The ~C4iisMAS-TEe Chair must order the
gs,:eT:sS TO tie cleared. The gentleman will
suspend liz remarks until the gallery is clear
II: VISIT viii inquire of the Chair the
,!.:; a clearing the gai!sry-how long does
:3e Mis7 las; .
The CHA!RNAS-There is no limit to it.
N. W!sE-Tnl it remain cleared all the
j ;o-.
!ae CaA.sMAS-The Chair cannot answer
~ 81: :ue order will last. The object is tn
~;:->-.,r ;;,e peace and decorum Of the body.
t.c,... Tie galleries end allow them TO return
immediately would DC iltcrruptins greatly the
::":re>s oi our business.
Nj. Wl>s-l wish merely to remark, that
-r9l:s,ipnably | saw some citizens there
s:yl caN .ouch for as not being guilty OF
3:S:G-r.
TIE CgAieaAS-The Chair has no doubt of
t2s;. Tal, is the great difficulty and makes
IL Chair regre. that he has to confound the
:anocea: with the guilty.
Nj. WlsE-1 believe there were gentlemen
I g.&L ;:.e door who were guilty Of the disor,
- As vel.
The CaA;gvAS-The Chair did not hear any
"a TIE aoor, nor did he believe that there was
IN? n The lobby.
". Wis2-I: was oil around. I think it
s::S hard that the innocent should suffer.
lAs CHAI.MAN-Cer;aialy.
NJ. "!sE-May they return Immediately
tLsI.a.crJ
IAs CNA!aaa%-Aher a while.
Nj. N!sE-E:cturn after q while. How long
81! l:Hat be: (Laughttr.) 49,.
liz C~HAlsNAS-The gentleman from Mid.
2=,'1. iMr. MosTAerE,} will please proceeo
alto n; remarks.
Nj Noy7AGcc-I believe these little ebulli
Tons "a'cn have occurred must occur in Q
"ne Ike ;i;s.
il" GaA!sAAS--The Chair deemed it bis
imperative duty to enforce the order to clear
70 galleries.
III. NoNcAGuE.--E do not complain of tht
4 tah:. Il is hard for men to restrain then
.=s,'sS n a time like this. I assure gentlemen
AG he Chair that ] have no desire to excite
-iisrss tc'e. ! did not come here with any
SCI purpose. I came here to present my views
" 'as heads Of the people, and not to theli
hare shoTn that Virginia when she JOINED
:::T literal Constitution, reserved the power
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