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AN ACT
iic.nd the several laws now in force re
lative to Vendues.
enacted hy the Senate and House of
ntatives of the Slate of Georgia in ge
neral assembly met, and it Is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, That it shall
not he lawful in future for the corporation of
the. city of Savannah to appoint more than
six: that of Augusta more than four; that
of St. Mary’s more than two; that of Darien
more than two; and that of Millodgeville
more than two vendue masters for said plu-
ces.
1) 2. And he it further enacted, That after
the expiration of the time for which vendue
masters may have been appointed by the
corporations of the aforesaid places, agreea
bly to the existing laws in this regard, the
following shall he the manner of appointing
and licensing vendue masters therein—that,
is to say, the respective corporations of said
places may annually on the first Monday
in December, appoint the number of vendue
masters allowed to each place by this act, k
shall take bond in the sum of live thousand
dollars, with two good and sufficient securi
ties for each vendue master so appointed,
payable to the Governor of the state for the
time being, and his successors in office, con
ditioned for the faithful performance of the
duties required of vendue masters in mid by
an act of the Legislature, passed the eighth
day of December, seventeen hundred knine-
ty-l’our, entitled an act, for the better regu
lation of vendue masters within this State,
and shall immediately cause such bonds to
be forwarded to the treasurer of this state,
who upon the receipt thereof, and the pay
ment of one hundred dollars by each vendue
master in Savannah, twenty-five dollars by
each in Augusta, fifty dollars by each in St.
Mary’s, fifty dollars, by each in Darien, and
twenty-five dollars by each in Milledgeville
for the use of the state, shall issue to each
person so appointed, provided he is not in
arrears to the state on account of any prior
appointment as a vendue master, a license
authorising him to act as a vendue master,
in the place for which he may have been
appointed for one year, to commence on the
first day of January next ensuing, the time, of
said appointment.’ Providti^ievcidheless—
that if vendue masters have not been ap
pointed in any of the aforesaid places for
the ejiBiiing year, it shall be lawful for the
corporation of any such place to make such
appointment. at any time after the passage
of this set, and previous to the first day of
February next, and for the treasurer to is
sue a license to any person so appointed for
one year, to expire, on the thirty-first De
cember, eighteen hundred and twenty, upon
the foregoing conditions, as to bond and
payment-of premium for license, being com
plied with.
^ 3. And he it farther enacteil, That if
any person shall sell or attempt to sell any
goods, wares or merchandize., or any other
property whatever :is vendue master, or at
public auction, in any of the aforesaid plac
es, without having first obtained a licence
from the treasurer as aforesaid, he shall for
feit and pay for e very sale or attempt to sell,
the sum of five hundred dollars, to he re
covered of him ii\ any court of competent
jurisdiction, and to be applied, one half to
the use of tile state, and the other half to the
person giving information and suing for said
fine:—Provided always, that nothing con-
ined in this section sliifil, lie construed to
extend to sales mad
master so delinquent to the attorney or one
of the solicitor’s general to he nut in suit.
^ 6. And be it further exacted, That every
vendue master shall, at the time of transmit
ting a return of the amount of his sales, for
any quarter, to the treasurer, deliver to the
clerk of the corporation of the place for
which he is a vendue master, a duplicate
thereof, which the said clerk is hereby re
quired to file in his office; and if any quar
ter shall expire during which a vendue mas
ter may have made no sales at auction, it
shall he the duty of such vendue master to
state the same on oath to the treasurer, and
on failing so to do, shall be prohibited from
further acting as such in the manner pre
scribed by the fourth section of this act, For
failing to make his return or pay the duty
on his sales, and shall incur the same penal
ties as that, therein pointed out for disre
garding such prohibition, to be recovered
and applied as therein directed.
Ij 7. And be it further enacted, That if any
vendue master shall make a fraudulent return
to the treasurer of theamount of his sales for
any quarter orshall return a lessamount than
that actually sold by him, lie shall, upon due
conviction thereof, before any court of com
petent jurisdiction, be deemed and held guil
ty of perjury; and bis securities shall more
over be liable for any loss which may acerue
to the state or any individual, by reason <
such fraudulent or improper return.
b 8. And he it farther enacted, That all
laws or parts of laws which oppose the pro
visions of this act be, and the same are here
by repealed.
h 9. And he it further enacted, That his
Excellency the Governor cause this act to he
published as early ns possible, in one of the
Gazettes of Milledgeville, Augusta, Savan
nah and Darien.
DAVID ADAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MATHEW TALBOT,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, list December, 131S).
JOHN CLARK, Governor.
Milledgeville, Sept. 1.
X—tf..
Nine months after date*
A pplication wui be made to thejix-
ferior Court of Morgan county, wncr
ferior Court of Morgan county
aitting for ordinary purposes, for leave tn sel
the Real Estate and Negroes of W m. Walker
deceased SIMEON WALKER,
Administrator
Nov. 50. 12—Dm
GEORGIA. Putnam comity.
SEPTEMBER TER
Jlltxandjr 11. Hal,ton, ) * IlULL NISI.
Stnjnmin Jordan.
■ fur ront erosritr.
TTPON tIxs petition of Alexander It. Ralstonl
vJ praying the foreclosure of the equity oil
redemption in and to n rertain tract or parcel
of land containing two hundred two and n half
acres, lying and being in the romity of Putnam
aforesaid, originally granted to David Warden,
on the ninth day of October, eighteen hundred
and five, and known as lot number three' Jiun-
dred and ninety-two, in the second disfiH^of
Baldwin county and state of Ci corgia. .now
nam county, ns by reference to the or.giffi
plat will more fully appear, mjd mortgaged *'
the said Benjamin Jordan, to the said A
under R. Ralston by a deod'of
on the sixteenth day ot fffiptem
sand eight hundred aijdviglitee
ally to serurethe payment
of hand in writing, giv.cn
third d&y of June, eiglifaeij
pen, by the «nid Ben’"*
Alexander I\. Ralston,,f6r tl
land nnd dnllWiR dollars
half rents, und ffu’e. on th -
eighteen hundred and eight,
vv^hereiipftn, on motion
tWIfrjiev for Alexander
principal, inI»Mst,autl ci
K*S* be i paid mto this
mouthy, or mij.il the time , ,
myilt of tile money, or sort
Jordan, at least six
that period.
Aguteopy iron lie Miv'Ui
. JOHN L SMITH,
September Ilk, I HIP. • .< $
der executions issuin
thority ; or to sales
authority of execu
guardians.
b 4, And be it fur
vendue master in this
in which shall lie entr
him sold at public auctioi
winch the same was sold
yearly on the last days.
March, June, Sep
every year, cast u
and prepare a re'
the treasurer wf
be sworn to by
lice of the infe
peace of this
and accurate ;
of every descr
quarter nr tint
any vendue
make a retu
above pointe
thirty days aV
the said quarters
shall within fhat
surer
the. amount
luty of the
r can, cause to!
gazettes of the t
linquent
'Ni
-1 me months ,,, tv . l ,
A KPLIC ATlofc will jr made to the
j Ii.rtcjuir Court of Hancock County,
'hejvsittmg for Ordinary nurpohes. for leave
, . -~ag "for Ordinary purposes, for leave
. SC ‘I <»11 the Real Estate of Solomon Saun-
ntrs, deceased.
,?iH<unhcrJl—9m.
HUGH GILLILAN3, Adm'r.
of either ot,
ide the same,
y to the trehi
e per centhm on
i, it shall lie the
urn as he, me re a L
lied in one of the
ip.by in which.suchde-
jttidg master; and in
•tog published therein,
nearest town or city
’such■'failure to make a
duty; and if any such
ue jfnaster shall, after the.
1 notice sell, or attempt to
wares and merchandize, or
of any kind whatever at public
or as a vendue master, lie shall in-
r a'penalty equal to that mentioned in
reding sect’ron, to be recovered of
the manner and for the purposes
xpressed.
'-id be it further enarted, That it
ie duty ni’the treasurer, and it is
iide lawful for him when returns
as in the preceding section direct-
,hc taxor duty thereon not paid witli-
time required, to issue his execution
-t atfahrit the ven«|j master so in default and
Wg sgi/hisSth !•, for the amount of I he taxor
duty’accruing to the state on his return—
andlhc$l«rifl’m whose hands such executi-
ordkuay be placed, shall be bound to collect
and payl’over the same within the time there
in required ; and in case of failure so to do,
to be proceeded against in the manner point
ed out by law for failing to collect and pay
AN ACT
For the relief of persons who were entitled
to a draw or draws in the land lottery,
agrenble to an art entitled an act, to dis
pose of and distribute I he late cession of
land obtained from the Creek k Cherokee
Nations of Indians by the United States
in the several treaties, kc.. passed the fif
teenth day.of December, eighteen hund
red and eighteen.
Whereas,it appears that a number nfjhc
good citizens of this state, by not being pro
perly apprised of the provisions of the be
fore recited act, or were absent from the
state on lawful InA^iess, and the time limited
therein for giving in their names, although
duly qualified k entitled to a draw or draws,
are now prevented from doing so in conse
quence. of the Justices who took in names
having made their returns to the Executive
olliee as the law directs.
RE it therefore enarted by the S, note and
House of Representatives of the Slab of Geor
gia in General Assembly met, and. it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That all
persons duly entitled to a draw or draws in
ihe said lottery, who shall, on or before tin
thirty-first day of May next, go before tin
Inferior court of their county, or any Jnstiri
of the same out of court, and take the
prescribed by said act, shall rcc.ei
such court, or Justice out of court, (
or they paying tx\enty-live cents for «
;lra*r or draws, he, she or they may be en
titled to) a certificate of flip same: which
certificate being transmitted to bis Ex
cellency the Governor, he shall rause the
same, to he entered on the listin’ names re
turned to him fixim the district when* such
p« rsoo or persons i< sided ; and such person
or persons whose names are so entered,
shall be as fully entitled to their draw or
draws as if they had been taken in the first
instance.
2. Aiui be it furtherenacted hy the autho
rity aforesaid, That all the certificates re
turned to the Executive office by those per
sons who were appointed to take the list of
names of persons entitled to a draw or draws
or .by any JidBfe of the Inferior court or
'Justice idjdifclVaee, previous to tjiep* sing
ofthisactflpdl Jie considered valjMMB-hali
be cftrpllpdin their proper placos^BBffinjf-
urer within *y> sut ’* 1 persons entitled to stlTd draw
or draws as though they had given in us preb
scribed by said act.
DAVID ADAPTS,
Speaker of tkp House of Representatives
MATHEW TALBOT,
President of the Senate
Assented to, 15th December, li’.lk,
JOHN CLARK, Governor.
every
book,
licit* by
price at
qunrfe.r-
ililiis of
tlicr in
Ills sales,
' tde to
shall
,jus-
tlu*
true
Lion,
during the
fwpssgtl. Aud if,
'of degleot to
aaiuiner
Judiciary rommiUce, would probably ex
cite much feeling. For himself,'however,
he was determined to prepare, to meet it
with the temper aud moderation which were
due to it. But, he wished, in estering upon
it, there should he the most perfect regulari
ty, and the most full opportunity for discus
sion. The question of the admission of
Maine into tin* Union, was one question;
that of the admission of Missouri was ano
ther; and that of uniting the two in one hill,
was a distinct question, for the pttrposeof ob
taining an unembarrassed decision on which
he had submitted the present motion. Mr.
It. adverted to the progress, in the Senate,
of the proposition for the admission of Maine
into the Union. Very early in the session,
he said, a communication had been received
from a regular source, that a Conventual of
the People, of Maine, duly authorized there
to by an act of the Legislature of Massa
chusetts, hail met and formed a ( 'destituti
on of State Government. A bill bad been
duly Reported, by a committee, for the ad
mission of tlu* State of Maine into the Uni
on, and made the Order of the Day for a
particular day. On that day, and on suc
cessive following days, it was postponed, for
various reasons, on nrronnt of the absence
of lru mliers from different sections of the
Union. At that time, Mr. R. said, he had
no idea that there was an intention to rtai-
nect the two subjects of Maine and Missouri;
until a member from Virginia, in moving a
further postponement of the bill, stated that
he had some, notion of endeavoring to con
nect the two questions. This proceeding
struck him, on comparing it with the usual
order of proceedings in (his House, • s a lit
tle. curious, to say the least of it—-1 hough he
did not. mention tjfiP a matter of censure,
hut a mere statement of facts. On the 2Uth
of jpe.ccmUcv, said he, we, find a Memorial
tjojo the Legislature of Missouri is taken
(i tunLhe files of the House, and referred to
.vy committee. Some days af
terward a message is received from the
Iloilm 'presentatives, transmitting a bill
for Ri . admission of Maine into the Union,
whit ft is referred to the Judiciary commit
tee, arfdf the two subjects being thus before
tlm same committee, they reported the hill
for the admission of Missouri, hy way of a
rider to the bill which came, from the. other
House, for the admission of Maim*. This,
Mr. Roberts said, was an extraordinary
mode of proceeding, which ought to he met
at. the threshold; and he knew not how it
could be more dircely met than hy the mis
tion which lie had submitted. The motion
t<> recommit, he said, was a regular motion,
hut was not to he made, he admitted, but in
extraordinary cases. This was a ease of that
description. He appealed to gentlemen,
.whether it was regular or even justifiable to
connect in due bill ttvo subjects totally dis
tinct, as these in reality are P Maine he
said, was a part of the old territory of the
United States: her constitution w as already
formed, with the. consent of the state from
which she was to be separated: there was
no dispute about her limits, which were de
fined, nor alxuit the justice of her claim to
admission, which was admitted. There
were many doubts about. Missouri, with res
pect to her extent, boundaries, and populati
on, with regard to the other questions which
might arise respecting her constitution, kc.
Tile eases of Kentucky and Vermont'had
been cited as a precedent for this proceed
ing; but Mr. R. said, they were admitted
by separate bills, passed at different periods
of the sam’e session. Mr, R. said, for his
part,*he had nrf .objection that the two bill
j’or tin: admission of,Maine and Missouri
should pass on the same day; but they
Mirl'Uo pass separately ;uui independently of
each other. Standing, as they did, on dif
ferent, grounds, they ought to*be dccidtA on
their own merits.
Mr. Smith of R. -C. said, as chairman
(T the committee which reported tin
amendment, according to the, ordinary fl«ag<
when opposition arose, it became his duty to
explain- the reasons which operated wjjh
them in mliVitig that repot*, although the
motion before the Senate ur
wk» in >_favor of Missouri. The .consent of
Congress nnist first h« had before Maine, can
be admitted ; Congress was hound to ad
mil Missouri, whenever she presented her
self with surh a population as yon have been
accustomed to recognize us sufficient in oth
er cases, which Missouri now tenders; and
claims her right of admission. This claim
to the right of admission, on the part of Mi»
souri, is founded on the third article of the
treaty of cession under which the. United
States acquired the territory of Louisiana in
full dominion. That article ofjlie treaty is
so explicit and definite, it cannot he question
ed. It say's, “ The inhabitants of the ced-
“ ed territory shall be incorporated in the
“ Union of the United States, and admit-
“ ted as soon ns possible, neeWding to the
“ principle* of the federal constitution, to
“ the enjoyment of all the rights, advnntag-
“ es, and immunities of citizens of the Unlt-
li ed States; and in the mean time they
“ shall he maintained and protected in the
“ free enjoyment of their liberty, property,
“ and the religion which they profess.”—
The terms here prescribed are imperative.
Here is no condition annexed ; hut they
shall he admitted into the Union. This
treaty lias become a pact of the supreme law
of the land. It is made so hy the constitu
tion itself: and is as obligatory ns the constitu
tion can he. The President and Senate o(*
the United Stales are made competent to
form any treaty they may doom proper, and
such treaty is aj*- utely binding to the ful
lest extent of its stipulations. Upon this
oeeasion, 1 fie word* used are ns appropri
ate as any iu the English language. To in
corporate, is defined, by a distinguish ■’ 1 -
icographer, in these words “ , i- ’’
ferent. ingredients bo ns th , o. ..*•.' . u,
mass.” In addition to th u ^>,mpre-
hensive and appropriate word Union. This
makes Missouri as much a component part
of the Union .as Maine, and as murli an ob
ject of its care and protection. Where, then
exists the incongruity which forbids their
junction in the same hill. By this treaty an
express stipulation is entered into, in words
nc definite and appropriate as any in the
English language affords, to secure their
riglils of liberty mid property. Rut this is
said to he no more than the formula of a
treaty.* It would afford but a poor conso
lation to (lie inhabitants of a country -which,
vn the destiny of nations, may he trifnr.ferred
from one sovereign to another, to be told,
that all the plate, and sensible stipulations se
eming to them llieir most sacred rights and
ed States, so early after thi
colonial character, and era
state ot vassalage, and risipi
dependence, could} for a in
separating into different casi
doos ofAsla, and like them;);
tn interdict all coinit»unic»tior«
cal, religious, and moral, lest
might be contaminateJ, and *
lasting and irretrievable f
would he arrogating to the.
a station in their early career
equality, so dear to Amcricans V i,;-.
Mta ’ of the stibjec. (
With this view oi tne stiojec, MR
no objection to the amend meat <6
the committee. • . ’ i '
Mr. Mei-lew, of Massachusetts,,?
he had presented the nemofiijl of
vention, praying for the admiss,
into the union: and, jn he was
of that section of Massnchiis
(oral to suppose that he f
the success of the hill JUt
1 do, sir, said lief feel
on a former occasion,
the Semite, my scn ,;
subject, of the
Massiuhusct.fs,
opposed the m
ci remittances
tu the quest'
people of M
in favor of
Massiichui;
dent state
their wis)
in n spirit
cep’ l>
dearest, privileges, are but titp formultyof a
treaty. It i« an
•3ft am
, and aid
'ressary to t
* r in view.
for though I r
informed by <
such an amr t
say the leaj.
that the mt •
business to
YON GUESS.
DEBATE IN THE SENATE,
O.V THE I’.Vtoy of MJUXE and MI SSOURI.
the Senate aid not present
any distinct objection to it, lint only sought
to modify it. if the object of the resolution
was to'make tiie admisinn of Maine a part
of the bill, the motion was nugatory, because
Mai tie was already iu the hill, as it came from
the HiAft/m- J{t'p*Mcciitatiramb^l to re-
r(>niinitm^ni!l fijr tlx- purp^HHdroiiurg
ing what ■w.-e’ already
no sensible purpose, if the
collide Missouri, for want of We XI. My, or
simplicity in the hill, the resolution ought to
lie rejected. TJiere could lie no good j-ea-
son*why they should he separated. The
subject matter was perfectly congenial—
ami it was a correct rule in legislation to
incorporate iif the same statute all subjects
that were homogeneous; and this principle
awarded with the. uniform practice of the
Senate. But it had for its objeet the ad
mission of Maine, and the totul exclusion of
Missouri from the privilege.fif a place in
the Union, upon an equal footing vv ith tin
the original states, it became more objection,
able.
By the fifist Clause of the third section of
Thursday, January 13.
Tlie Senate having taken up the hill from
the House of Representatives, for the admis
sion of tlie state of Maine into the Union, on
an equal footing with the original states, to
gether with the alnendment reported there
to, by the Judiciary committee, which a-
mendment embraces provisions for autho
rising the people of tlie territory ot Missouri
to form a Convention, kc. preparatory to
their admission into tin* Union—
Mr. Roberts of Pennsylvania, rose and
said he felt it to be his duty to try tlie merits
of tlie question respecting the Union of these
two subjects, by a preliminary motion to
this effect:
“ That the bill for the admission of tlie
State of Maine into the Union, and to tlie
amendment thereto reported, he committed
various kinds for iat^t this Office.
% •*
to the Judiciary committee, with instructions
so to modify its provisions as to admit the
state of Maine into the Union” (diverted of
over tlie amount of ahy executions against
".f . ! j - „ 1 the amendment embracing Missouri.)
a tax collector; and in case no return shall P" r> i
have been made, the treasurer shall imme- Mr. Rorfet said, that the question in
diateiy R-ansiiiit the bond of any vendue | voiced in the amendment reported by the
' / -X .. A
lie fourth article of the Constitution, it is
provided that “ new states may he admil-
tt by the Congress into the Union-
bi o new state sli.-dl be formed or erect-
ec. within tlie jurisdiction of anv other
state
'nor any state b>> formed bv the
sanction of two or more states, nr parts of
states, without the consent of tlie states
concerned as well as of Congress.” This
part of the constitution relates as well to
states to be formed out of the newly acquir
ed territory, as it did to new states, to he
formed fiton tin* old states; so that no oh
ion upon the ground of incongruity could
la*, raised from tha^ quarter. It was still the
admission of states, under the same autho
rity, into the same Union. The difference
in the details of tlie separate sections in the
hill, was no ground for separation. Tlteele.
tails of one formed a separate discussion to
that of tlie other, tint that was applicable to
ail hills which contained separate sections
Seperate and distinct subject* must, and do
exist, in the same bill, in every day’s prac.
tire in this Senate. N unicrous case,s might
be brought tn view.
If any difference did exist bi tween th
two cases now before yon, the preferewc
obligation, winch tin* faith of
the nation is pledged to fulfil. Are there
any rights attached to Maine Khat ought to
be more sacredly guarded than thn*eiif Mis-
touri, guaranteed bv tins treaty? If there
are not. why should Maine 7-lainrf to approach
tiiis station a!oi*e, disdtiiniug and avoiding
Missouri as her associate ?
Tbej constitution in all its features points
to UnA. JJK secure.* prelect union, it has
maiiySjflMs securing equal l ights tn the
with tins view it has or-
duinetroBUPPlier things, tbat^f no tax or
“ duty*KrmSl be '• : ‘i <*n the articles ej^m-ted
“ from any stale. No prefeiWice shall be
“ given by any regulation wSommerce or
“ revenue to the po?%5 of»ornv state ujer
“ those of another; nor shall Nr.wels bound
“ to or from one state, lie nhligyd to enter,
“ eb-ar, orpaydutftfs inanotlier!” In another
“ section it says “The citizens of each stale
“ shall be entitled iu all privileges and ifn-
“ numities of citizens in tjie seiTml states.”
“ The preamble of tlie constitution incul
cates, in tlie strongest fcumns, justice and
union. ■>
» Thi«, »4td many other provisions of the
coustittiti*n, point directly to an union of
interest, and a perfect equality of rights: all
of w hich demonstrate Maine and Missouri to
lx* of the same subject matter, and the same
family of cases, and fit anti proper subjects
to be incorporated in the same hill, which
slu.il lead them hand and baud into the great
family of the nation
The. right of,Missouri to admission into
the union on an eq ad footing with the ori
ginal states, if not paramount to that of
Maine, is in all respects equal. Maine is
now fully represented in both branches of
thewational legislature. As a part of Mas-
saAnisotts, she has the full benefit of all t lit*
talents of two gentlemen of the Senate, of
distinguished abilities; in the House of Re
presentatives she Inis all the benefit flowing
lYoni the talents of twenty distinguished gen-
men. Tlie voice of Missouri is not heard
in the Senate; she. is dependent on strangers
n present her grievwwces and demand i>er
rights; whilst iu tlie Ii*fe of Representa
tives she is p'^pnitted, as a special favor, to
send a delegate w’:th«thc poor privilege of
uttering their complumts. without the sinall-
hare of power to redress them; and this
is given, not of right, but as a boon. At
borne, Maine is'.in the full possession of ail
ie attributes of self-government: Missouri"
is in a state of vassalapr, with only the per-
ftiissive government of a cuffing. AVitli tlie
high claim, on her side, to the same siwer-
ignty with Un* original states, to form a
opstitution, as Maine has done, for her own
self-government, guaranteeing to iier citi
zens all tin* rights, advantages, and immunb
ties of citizens of tlie United States, yotw
committee, who reported tlie amendment,
could not perceive any parliamentary prac
tice which opposed the union of these two
applicants in the, same hill.
If the object of gentlemen who advocate
the motion of the honorablpgcntloman f ro m
Pennsylvania, (Mr. Roberts,) intend, by s* -
pnrating the two questions, to give Maine
precedency, in point of rank, among the
other states, as that gentleman would seeui
to intimate, by hriiqjhig tn our view the
contention Which prevailed between Ver
mont and Kentucky, which were contem
poraneous applicants for admission into Ibis
union, he (Mr. S.) tvosld have no objection
to gratify gentlemen by consenting to the
seniority of Maine; »nd, if it should better
comport with their w ishes, he would even
consent that Muirifl should take her station
next to her elder lister, Nevv-Hnmpshire.-
Therefore, he hoped that ground would nd(against
he stiffen'd to oppose their union in tlie same I *’
bill. / Fl<
Mr. S. Raid,(it was hardly to he Mtppomy
that any portion of the people of these Uff
join the. genera,
sures as are still
of the great old
al, 1 proceed, s' *.do state, th
to the amendment reported
tee. I am dpposed to ft for
It will be recollected that the
haspasseirtln* House of Repi
tlie simptestfonn; merely deela
sent of Congress to the admission
into the union, on an equal footing hj w .
other states: theibill, so passed, has
sent to the Seuatq for concurrence: in
usual course it w as referred to the cor
tee on the judiciary, and they haver
it, with an amendment, consisting a
hill for authorizing Miss .u tofb'ri
stitntion, as n prclimim t ttev.
adfttission into the uni. .. n .* f.
confess, Mr, lyctweiA, i »•
this course: I'h . r. vg iv jl> ■
■sir, that, on
r old-fashifcn-
I adopted and
ered as a ain-
it
pie rule of doing one thing m a «i..
ing it fairly anil faithfully: that
mode of deciding eatisemna court of„
or questions in a legislative body, is to
mine them distinctly, and decide each ca
and each question upon its ahti merits; •
in order to ascertain thooe trit'rtrs, ’
principles am] proof, without fanfusio,
einlim rassment. 1 am desire
^th< present oeeasion, this plai
ed mode of proceeding may I
pursued. It would be consi
girtar departure I’rotn the ordinary rale* of
managing the concerns of a clurt, to try tu*
cases between different parties, at tlie name
moment, and hy the scant jify; and for •h/ r
judge to instruct this jury tffiit they must, at
all events, return then verf)ictic hoth causes
for the plaintiffs, hr both fo^ tiw defendants—
without any regard to the, discriminating
merits of the causes: and it would Iv
appear more starngc still, if, i n one 9 tl.,
causes,.there were no doubt oiVuestion
about its justice: and y.-rtlWt jt must lie fta-
crifieed in company with this other, becausft
the jnrt ; could not agree in a verdict ns to
this other. The case 1 have now stnted tliovv i^)
the impropriety of this junction of the tv/*
(fills. This is not consonant to the usage in .
similar eases!* I refer to Kentuckv and ?,er- .
mont—they were both admitted intf the ,
union at thesesection—with an bnerral
only of a few days: and yet stparaUjptts of
Congress were passed for the .purpose.
It has her n repeatedly stated, tl«u Maine
stands fair as a candidate for adm’.sion into
the union. Why then should her applica
tion be lefiised or delayed? M i.-saclmsette
consents; tFie population is nearly 300,000;
the District is extensive in terntory,,nnd.rig-
ing in respectability mid repi'.ntion: nothing
now remains but the confirm of Congress to
enable her to assume the b.gh and honorable
character of an independent state, and reach
that elevation to whu hsKjifhas so long been r
aspiring. In the next l/»ce, Mr. President, f
it is impossible not to // [c’eive the.manifest
difference between th/ two Bills^ they bear
no resemblance toeai it other: tlie one rim
the simple assent of Congress to the admis
sion of Maine; it operates instanler: tjic
amendment, nr Missouwhill, is prospective,
and has relation to se veral acts to hie perform
ed in future. It Authorizes the inhabitants of
Missrsiri to form a constitution on rertain
principles, and proposes terms and condi
tions, which she may accept or reject, at her
pleasure. Tlie constitution^jrhen formed,
is to jie sii’ttnittcd to Congress; and, if mey
then tliink proper, they may, next session*
admit hi rinth the union, and cannot at an
earlier period: and yet these two bill* rife
considered so intimately connected iq/prin
ciple and object, that tne honorable tfnair-
raan of tlie judiciary committee l tt p, ojiser*.
ed, that the enitTzrtittee coul ~^£'r' v
reasem w hy they shw^d-pf
I wish,Mr. President, the
havf stated to the senate
whf they should be the
hns been pleasantlycsl'A
eoiifusion of sexes,)
Maine and Missouri;
awkward circunistanci
riafet is not unlawful,
gumity; on the contr
saw each othe ■’ Jf ‘ '
1 at the ver
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