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NePOTI on me Virginia KC10IufI0H5, FeIG-


hge TO the Alien 81 Scdition La7Us.


| HE Legislature of Madachufe,tes, having
taken into fe:ious confederation tie Rrlolutions
Of the Rate Of Virginia, Paded The 2rG day Of
Deer laR, and communicated ~ His Excel
lency the Governor, relative "a certain fuDpoled
infraAioEs of the Contribution Of the United
States by the Government thereof and being
convinced that the Federal Contribution is cal
culated to Promore the happiness, PROPERTY and
fafety Of the people If thefe United States, and
to maintain that Union Of the leveral STATES, 70
ehential to the welfare of the Whole and
being bound, by folemn oath, to fupport and
defend that Conlttution, feel It unnecefary to
make any projections Of their attachment to it.,
or Of their firm determination to fopport it a
gainR every aggreilion Foreign or d meaic -
But they EN- il their du.y foemnly to declare,
that while they hod iacred the principle, that
The content Of he people is the only pure fource
Of juh and legitimate power, they cannot ad-
NIT the right If State Legfa ure. TO deuounce
the adminiilrAtion Of that Government, 10
which he people them,elve8 by lolemn com
pact, have exclufvely committed their national
concerns. That although a liberal and enlight-
enod vigilance among the people, IS always 70
be cherlhed, yet an unreslonable i-alouly Of
The men Of their choice, and a recur ence to
mealures # extremity upon 8roundlels or trivial
pretexts, have Grong tendency to deRroy all
rational liberty at home, and to deprive the
United States Of the mott edenti4l advantages
in their relation abroad.


That this Legislature are perfuaded, that the
decion Of all cafes, in law and equity, a5ifng
under The CcnaitutiOn Of the United States. an3
the conRruaion Of all l10Us, made "a purflance
thereof, are exclulively veled 5y the People. IN
the Juditial Courts Of the United States.


hat the people IN that Glenn compact
waich IS declared to Be the Supreme La7v Of the
Land have not conRituted the State Legiaa-
lures the Judges Of the A6ts or msafures Of the
federal government, but have coR6ded 20 them
the power of Propofng fuch amendments of the
contribution, as ihal appear to them neceGary
to the interef, or cooformable TO the wihes of
the people whom they reprefent.


That, by this contribution Of the contribution,
an amicable and dlPalionate remedy is pointed
out, for any evil which experience may prove
TO exit. and the peace and PROPERTY Of the
United States may be preierved without inter-
rhplioR.


u But ihould the ref2eaable Gate Of Virginia,
Perhlt in the aGumpien Of the right % declare
che acts Of The National government unconGitu-