The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1796-08-18
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Ma. WILLIE,

r . are told by ORE oftAe Peq1l, thst principle
~ preceues actions i1dgment doth eNecu'i-
on-and thai the of GunRJsis are iuAcrdnate
20 the orlncpte3 Of The Gont:I,ution. bat lie can
have no. co;ecrion al.o Admit, that principle
lyhI,h is ueger tob= acted upon, might we'll
ver nave osen eltab ihed-of, in other words, thar
II a pfin,j e is iutred 10 lie d0rn~n to the Gid
nf tl,l,e il anon1ts 10 the fame thr5 as 'EaDgh 1t
had re.sE a@en recoFni2Hd by our contributors -
Nov' br Eou!e og Representatives, on late
oc:s5 ri, acted nro0 principle conteistd'T eta
bnft@t, - the Cnert'"tI1u, and as fAr Rnlbtrt0'4
h. a:c-.jy informed US Gn your paper OF ths
Nm ;L!!suti Ih4t in former publication, he al
luied to tn:t reiociPle, 4 anu at a lois 20 know
what is nesot oy all his .cAve'ng about PrAcYie,
,ca:9q jy?qm-1, aEsssaa t<p. But Ore eftle ftq6'e
eors tarusl OF no NOTES would have been tshep,
by NJ :. of his late production.
f. a3mirs thaj Tie principles OF the Conlt'tot7
on are d" check sXtre.nes'-and {" to contfonI
pa3ion By -raon -R1t al,noit in the iane br=alh,
cortragq 10 Eraion and th- l>onit.ution iliclt,
ha does 20, allow the immediate representatives
Of the people, The right Of exefcifng tbee checks
againit the eItrsvapant or smoitlous projects Of
:he :en4.r and Pfe1d~nt, thongh tie power Of 70
cor1 is rlolt explicitly and uneQoiyoc4ily granted
by he Coniitu'ion; and extends not only TO c5di-
narv nattc:s Of 90 l;oa, bot o ubiects general
" embraced by treaties 10 mn tine power OF
regulating cumme rcc-ot admitting aliens to the
light OF citilert'jp--of appropriating money, &c.
81. i5.te powers are lhttscNlly given to Congrets,
ell the ioahiitgy o the mott iubtile caulis,
aAit oy the art and Ingenuity Of every portizan
Of monarch ard arftocf-cy earth, deprive tie
stpre{enta,vrs cf r5e people OF linge iota Of tbs
power. Bot 10 ftew this writer the fal.cy Of his
reaiounG, lar us fer moment turn his arguments
ag.ia!r h;D!ei by ouo,ine il qeybaA@ with this
dj!=reuce ony VIZ # !uottilntlug Ce1gtg} ia that
part st the paraqr ph where DC has placed the Pre-
hJen7, and zrcc vsria--, h-n il will re ad thus
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what is questionable, thar Congress have RIGHT
10 regulate co:nmerce~apPguPriste money, &c.
ard alto believes that the Pr, dent ha h in any
manner wnatioeVer right 30 defeat thofe powers,
MUTT Eart!er believe What is abIurd, that when
forming the Conhitutian, enrulting 10
Congress and 7ot eDtrpftlrg, necessary power Of
go9ernrent--or that we comforting the
PrsGlert and Sena5e uncontrolled power, whsn we
we're controlling itsor, that the Proficient and Sc
nale MAJ ,,Hitly assume right Of doing wrong, by
breaking the troit we repoitd In hem"
Here fpscimen Of his own reafonine. which,
however merits not the ieaft attention, except that
it recos or hinlief, and terves 10 ihew 10 what
ihltI the pretended friends of the people are dri.
Yeo, in order to cloak The innovations made, in
tended % he made, the Contribution and lber-
ties of oar country, by heie pretended friends.
This 2@nt"mon oo,aPPears TO be deeply affected by
4he cruel 4Enaqfi2e, that there country
on the ilde oppolte TO thar Of the people. Did the
conc'enee OF Ibis writer incgeit him, that this
ntnustion was perionslf Did he feel it as lucb p
mot, it is iurely incumbent on himtlf
for his rxtr'n'e ienibility this occaiion. But
The rtIentatve OF the people of this difrrict hes
ALREADY fully and Satisfactorily explained to Us,
nof~4htapdire the ASSERTION of one If The Feoth
to the eonrary} what decription of mtn are hol-
tile 70 the rights of the people, it remains only for
me TO express hope thar Orr eftbe People will, in
his ne&t eiaay, reso from fold PORTIONS, and
q he
on, if he wihcs that bis doctrines houid carry con-
@lction with them, or be foblcribed TO- 10y
duot5er et' .be Pte8l.
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