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The Alexandrian: A Commercial, Agricultural And Literary Journal
Alexandria, District Of Columbia
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The Boston Centinel discusses whether a new state government frame from the current convention must be ratified by U.S. Congress, citing Article IV. It notes that several original states amended constitutions post-1789 without federal approval, including Pennsylvania and South Carolina in 1790, Delaware in 1792, Connecticut in 1818, and Georgia in 1789.
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A new question, says the Boston Centinel, has been mooted in the papers:--It is :--
"Whether the frame of Government of this State, which the Convention now assembling may agree upon, and the People accept, must not be submitted to the Congress of the United States for ratification, and be approved of by that body, before it can go into operation?" And the question is propounded in reference to the 4th section of the 4th article of the Constitution of the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union, a republican form of government," &c. Without discussing the case, a simple statement of facts may put it to sleep: Four at least, of the original States of the Union, (a) have held Conventions, and altered their Constitutions--some of them radically--since the Constitution of the United States has been in operation, and not one of them as we recollect, has presented its new form of government either for the approbation or inspection of Congress; nor, on the other hand, has Congress troubled itself on the subject.
(a) Pennsylvania and South Carolina amended their Constitutions in 1790, Delaware in 1792, and Connecticut in 1818.
Georgia amended her Constitution in 1789; but whether before or after the organization of the Federal Government in that year is not recollected.
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A question is raised in papers, as noted by the Boston Centinel, on whether a new state government frame agreed by the current convention and accepted by the people requires submission to U.S. Congress for ratification under Article IV, Section 4. The response cites historical facts: at least four original states amended constitutions post-U.S. Constitution without congressional approval or interference, including Pennsylvania and South Carolina in 1790, Delaware in 1792, Connecticut in 1818, and Georgia in 1789.