Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-01-27

rasssd Stats Ssa.sers-eleA ss.s, VI.
siaa were day e'ata, fAAseh ,,.;
che &c fa- ceas,i,assen says
: g~<A EisaSe sssls . SO iaase es
49, ssss s'S'4'' aAa ssaa'a'SA'asa. # eva
and va in The se~ 90 thai rlsis erA
law skls hease undertake. - ia.ar, a.
elecssea Of SessseFss 10 ae~lsr,. i. eI
sAas zee S~nssers-elexs are legally e,ecssS\
and 'he bin sseks 10 ID tAss hy . rssrcae.
tive law.
We are assuming = power esrrsssly
given 20 the Seaate alone; We are ,uae-
ing ct the eicc,ica Of Seaa,erss - ere
asarrins eee Vt the plaiaess constellation.
Il privileges ef the ether House.
Bat. Mr., Speaker, the eoaaisis.s a.
nexed 20 this BIN are as clsasly inesuis-
iien, rs .hey are Unconstitutional. They
presurpase THAI ah wssScm wow aad ever
hereafter nests in the vissinia ccavea,ies
tha, framed their present eeassi,a,ica aud
in this fer,y-firs, Csewress. because tho
aim efthe hills 10 aaake rart cfsheir work
perpetual. 10 take away fsam succeeding
generations the right - imeesve. Sir,
there is hardly State in the uaioa thai
has not ehsnsci her original ccnsti,a-
ton. The Uai,ei States herselfhas maaa
radical changes. aud is now seeking to
make more ralical still The changes
brought about by time cannot b. all fare
seen by even the w!sest, The time he-
heve is coming. aud will soon come. wAsa
that class ef the present population of
Virginia that these schoal aud Jury laws
are mare especially supposed To protect
viii have disappeared from her borders.
OF at least only few will be left scatter
cd here aud there rs monuments OF RAD.
cal misrule when n new population will
fiil her territory from the mountain, =,
the sea. aud while all else may bs chang.
ed. this hili seeks Il psrpe,u,,a the uss,o
jury ani the negro school L. con, naus
the wisdom that has been before us ami
denies that any can como AFTER Us
The mona.chics Of Europe arc ilberali-
zine their governments AMI giving M 70
rights to the people. Eag,aai i. extend
in the suffrage aud di.estabiishin. tho
Irish church /; France has q responsible
ministerial goycrnment--a.l ara yieidins
more or less power To the peopla. But
republican Americn atoms ~ ceutraiiring
day by day the Legislative departing, OF
the Government il absorbing the power
of the executive All laEciary branches.
aud day by day l. trying o. absorb mo g
aud more all tho powers Of the States -
Tuis bill goes step further than they
have yet zone. and seeks TO e~tablisli 60 :
gros.ional control oser State consti,u-
tons.
This bill Of the committees attempts q
disturb aud destroy the .oie theoty Of
Government ia this. ih,t il attempts 10
make Virginia. hiaiIi'si anl reaogG.reI
Virginia. uneI l,l to Ias other States
IL attempts 20 impose fr,trs on her
FREQ action a. State IL attempts
& Impose conditions on her imIo.-
cd ca 10 other State. but il 10
only au attempt. Should the E,.ll Is.s as
reported. and Virginia be admitted, 80
suoI Il, she -, she Ess - ri.At 80 leyu-
a, lcf own iaN u l.r uwa way, proyi-
deed j, IL eousrtrg wit, the i,as,lstisn
" the tuit.I Stats. Ani ! hope wien
oversize ,nay ~ & u ch4uge.her orssn .
&c l4~ that sc MI d. 80, sad that in
making su"h changes s'te will oLly take
a4le th.i th~y b. .pusis,"nl with tie Con-
= it9tiea Il t''e uuit.d States. ~
Bus ! dpre 10, 90 "a -.ys /, tesi tie va
iid.ty % ,Hos condition., sill never arise.
and TIA; be substitute 81 tlie III ipyui.h-
q reutiywAI rom o.. 81 BiNGGIx
viii prevail. aud la, sLs all bt ., oaee
ado ted without these odioas AID DIS
paruriug CONDITIONS.