THE

VIRGINIA REPORT

OF

1799-1800,

TOUCHING THE

ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWS;

TOGETHER WITH THE

VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS

OF DECEMBER 21, 1798,

THE DEBATE AND PROCEEDINGS THEREON

IN THE

HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF VIRGINIA,

AND

SEVERAL OTHER DOCUMENTS

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

THE REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS.

RICHMOND:

J. W. RANDOLPH, 121 MAIN STREET,

ALSO FOR SALE BY FRANCK TAYLOR, WASHINGTON; CUSHING AND BROTHER, BALTIMORE; AND T. AND J. W. JOHNSON, PHILADELPHIA.

1850.

Entered, awarding to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, BY J. W. RANDOLPH, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court in and for the Eastern District of Virginia.

PHILADELPHIA:

C. SHERMAN, PRINTER.

Contents

		Introduction by Jon Roland, Doctrine of '98
		Preface, by J.W. Randolph
	I	The Alien and Sedition Acts
		The Alien Act of 1798
		The Sedition Act of 1798
	II	Virginia Resolutions and Debate
		Resolutions of Virginia of 21st December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 13th December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 14th December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 15th December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 17th December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 18th December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 19th December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 20th December, 1798
		Debate in House of Delegates 21th December, 1798
		Vote in House of Delegates, Action in Senate 24th December, 1798
		Members of Virginia Legislature in December, 1798
	III	Kentucky Resolutions
		Resolutions of Kentucky of 10th November, 1798
	IV	Counter-resolutions of several states
	V	Virginia Report of 1799
		Analysis, by J.W. Randolph
		Madison's Report
		Resolution and vote on Virginia Report, 20th January, 1800
	VI	Instructions to Virginia senators
	VII	Appendix
		Letter from Madison to Everett, on construction of 1798 resolution, 1830/08
		Letter from Madison to Ingersoll, on the Bank question, 1831/02/02
		Letter from Madison to Ingersoll, on the Bank question, 1831/06/25
		Index
		Publication page of reprint

•  Contemporary Opinion of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, Frank Maloy Anderson, The American Historical Review, No. 1, pp. 45-63 (October 1899), and No. 2, pp. 225-252 (December 1899) — Review of reactions to those resolutions.