Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-16

ny other department, 10 With inehpow-
ers are NOT intruaed, and Who ~ not
coufequsntly under fuch high snds Re:
fponGbie obligations fer thef conaisuti.
onal. exercile and that ttsreforc,sseh
legiilarure would have an equal sighss TO
annui the aecilons 1f the ccufts found I
ed on. their contraction Of tie c0Risu-
! ton, as the courts would have, 10 iane4
the ATS of the Legislature; fdundedaon
their contribution. ,.9.>ss >
Although therefore, The escftsdmay
take upon them to give. dec;Gons which
go to Inpeach the coGaisa.icnaliry- OF a
| Jaw, snd which 70. a ring pay ohRrua,
| ;,seps:at;ep J; yer i cousesdr. that fueh'
| law is not les obligatory, .hecsme, tie.
| organ, through which it is to be execa-:
| ted, has rcsufed its all. A pertinaciods
adherence of both departments to their
| opinions would focn bring the quefion,
| to an iGue which wcl'd decide, IN whom
| the iovereign power Of legieatien REID
| ed, and whole eoparuaion Of the con.
:situt;on as to the law making power
ought to prevail. !, .,asq,s nj
| If the courts have a rigbr, to ,axaminc
into and decide upon. the .cppRnutina-
li,y Of laws, their dee;ioas ought TO ts
| final and efstiual. Ass gentleman them
| prepared TO admit, that in cafe the courts
| were to declare your revenua. impoaa
ard approximation Laws uuconsitutiopsl,
| that they would thereby be necegarily
blo,tsd oar <cfyour aaiuse hoax, apd the
operations Of your governnsn! conie.
quently ar-eited? i is making, in my .,
pinion, anockery of the high powers Of
legiilation. feel humbIed By the doc
trine, and enter my protect asaine i.
Gentlemen are not aware to vhas dam
gerous lengths it may be exterded. Let
| them iherefsre, conhder well before they
inGa on an aaumption Of power by the !.
Judiciary, which goes to place ths legif-
| lature 4, its feet. lie; no, 70 himiliatirg
condition be admitted, undsi anSau:ho-
rity betting merely on. implication and
contraction. 1t may inyiiesa Gate IF
things, which we are ncs quilted by the
contribution In prejanirg viii happen, &
which ihouid it happen, ali men Of all
parties, ura deplorc. = = -, =
Mr.. Morris.-I rife to ico.srasulate
this .houle and America, that We have
now though late, reached the true poihr
son which this deciGon' turns Here Il
knew we would come, Are. We thsn
prepared for confolida,ed. goyeMment
of thefe fatss: If the doesrine advanced
By gentlemen prevail, lift be, true, then
is there no legilature in America but
that Of the United States. ALI the az
guments ufsd by gentlemen il the ccurle
of the debate went to. this, end, NOW
happily the conclufon isavo*sd.-They
ak how your Judges got this power Of
deciding on the conaitssienality Of
the laws! They ak, issisi the con-
aitusion. They derived it hoa; higher
authority than the contribution the con-
aitution. Of man--thc. organization, 1t 1
human nature. You pats laws: the
judges declare th.i, aPplic.sipn to, iadi-
yidual cafes their decidon is final. It
mutt be hnal. Thence tks righr of the
judges to pronounce on the lxWs,.
Matk the eEd,to which you are going,
The contribution Jays 90 No bill Of atts;n-
der or expect fa6o law fall sbe .psned.
Ne cap;ta:;on4 or 'other direet tax fhalI
be laia, unlefs in proportion to the Genius
Or enumeration herein before direaed to
| be taken. No x'or duty '}halI be laM
on articles exported from any hate. No
| preference fall be given, 81, any reguIa-
tion ofcomnerceofs revenue, TO the porte
os one fate over ~thoie Of sriM5her. No
title Of nobility hall be granted BY sae
United States. - 1''s' Y
Notwithstanding thets csnnita,ional
| prohibitions, fuppofe majority Of the
i two houks, and the P.Shaent pafs fuch
laws. Acaritatioa tax, other than ,ilst
I pre!oribsd by the contributions, j, impsf-
ed. The citizen refuls. to payy'it. The
cous.s are in hepower Of tie isgiila,nre,
and they are compelled 10 enforce ifs col.
lection. = The honos,,hE: n,tser faafs, tie
lcgiilaturs thall decide Eppfea.sly. "a
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