Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-27

tisles exported fran Any STATE. lfthis tesisitsi.
on sholld be violated by tiesty, coa!dlt be thought
valid ? Congress cai give no preference by any
regulations Of commerce or revenue 10 the ports
Of one state over sbosesof another. Can this Pre-
ference be given By treaty, and the preference DC
cons,isusional? IF the treaty N king power rs
s. rxtens We as not 10 b. itali,ed oy the conasta
ton, we must submit to the most extraordinary
condition, Of seeing the parts Ok government
when acting separately possessing asore power
than the whole wien acnng togesne'. And thts
ursher absmdlty wauld foiio9 --CanSfess Itself
would be released from an equlyocal fcserctinn,
contained in the constitution IN tie Cases neeti.
aned /; for if sr:aty containing stipulations TO
tax exports, o. giving commercial preference 70
one po.l over another be constitutional, II IS 81
course binding on every ofsach OF 81 government
and we should see fhe government not oriy re-
leased from constitutional restriction b. such q
treaty bps absolutely bsaai by it to act iacpsa
violation of the constitution.
May instances could be given, bat cahaat
CONCEIVE, that any ssber opinion caa De entssr
tanned, thar the treaty making power Is not n
n,ited by The restrictions conranlcd IN the con
stituslot. 10 give a precise de6nidon, aid mark
OIL unerTing limits to rhe tressy making power,
By the nature and principle. IF ctr government,
is not an easy task, netbeyis il requisite, for the
rurpase OF obtaining clear ideas upon the poiiit
now before Us.
The object of ss6. orieinal foyesegnties, or
partners to this eoapaIts IS Obvious, from The
constitution l,itlf thsy united as equals in
power, to promote The pclaical wslfae Of all.
Ccr,sin powers they gave; but no one partner
can be flppofed lfopidcnolsh, to,giye pswer &c
transfer ityei. without, And against rs content,
20 the government OF Alg!trs. o. any other drs-
potts government
Ii IS agreed BY the fs;ehds 20 the treaty, TIA,
the P.esd al and Senate canoof transfer a fate.
Let Us examine the power Of intlodacing a tate.
Suppoie LouiGaona contain ten millions Of inhaS
biants or 10, the leke OF argument, ler il be
fnppofei that VIC had a.Prcflen5 inclined TO mo- /,
narchcal principles, ard lie lived az the northt5n
part of the union, lay IN C9nnetfieut q Mada
chufctts, and that two thirds Ct the Senate were
with him in fcntment and thss the four northern
provinces OF Great Britain contained zen millions
OF inhabitants, * were ali determined m9nar cllists
would the par,ues OF this hujon say ic vas
competent and constitutional for the freGicnt ADD
Senate 70 introduce thele ten ra!ltions OF manar-
chilis, who could at once out vote Us all; aud
even give fifteen millions Of dollars Tor the bcae-
fl OF having them
The principles Of our government, the origi-
nal ideas and rights Of :he pa'tn:rs t. The CON.
pact fo.bid fuch mealure and without the
content OF all the partners, no fuch thing can be
done
TIE principle of adr,iEl7n, in the sale Of Lou
iGana, the FAME, as itm consaue,i ,an millions
o. inhabitants and The phlcipies of t6e4sfss.
pie are probably as haft!c 70 ouf government, IN
is ru- contributions, as they can BE-, and the re,
latiyc ftrength which this sdadfier gives %
fou,hcrn AID weitc,n inieyett is as contradictory
= t''s fl+e q our e.ieinal union, as zuy
can be, however lfroHgIy fatcd
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