The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-25

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s~nsng r. of Inc ,se-s making po-rcr, ami is is not
denied that goverUnert may scguilele tssory and
juriiditaon it,troush the medium OF the treaty
making power.
,rsa, Mr. Chairman, have fhewn when intend
ed IN the outlet OF my Remarks eab!fh, that Con
greis conpetent edectuate the object OF
re.oluton; that If they could 40 IT. it is demand
ed by the general ntereii, and that it would be
juit and tyrnnica relates the people here
make the contemplated transfer.
MI. -,ssiLs iuppoiec the committee
idering the resolutions of receion generally previ-
Gus to giving ieparate opinion on the two reioluti-
ons before theln--Under tins impre!iion he would
sfnake one eauton2ry obieEyston--He knew that il
Railways had been on all occaiiors the prae..Se OF
-tho.e oppoea the soeion, copneelt ilat que.-
tion with anosher iubetl, wholly and totally diaiG
that the removal of the est OF government from
this piace-lf il po!ibie to fcpSrate theie TWO
things III the minds oil iome OF the members of the
preient Eiouie, he periuaded they would find no
eifcuity IN referring tbs inhabitants OF this ditriet
to their Dstursl, their political and civil rights;
thing 10 detirabe in government. founded as the
government OF the UNION founded, and as srnoG
every citizen OF the Union conteuj.d for, the fove
reigDty OF the people.
Fer his psrt, he never did, nor ihould, con-
meet thete two ideas Advocate AS he was. for re-
ceiion, he had no idea ofremoval He would GO fur
her and declare his opinions that Congreis could
not remove the leaf OF government nonor1oy, MOI or
right, and he trufed Conyreis would never hcreaf-
ter feeling power, forget night.
Having made this obiervstion, ne would briefly
enquire whether the arguments OF the gentleman
from Maryland, MIR. Denns) were well founded-H
he is correct in Eating that, under the conttuto the
Congreis have right leglate the prelent fub-
ect, there was an end of the buhnes. Ii he thought
with that gentleman, ne would be the lait man to
Tor the receiion but he thought differently
he would afhsu the realons upon which his opinion
was founded
The gentleman read part of that fiction of the
contribution, which granted certain fpeci6ed powers
to the Congreis of the United States-He wiihed he
had read the whole, and ihewn that there par
ticuar re(fir tioh placed this particular power.
For his part he conceived this be general grant
of power under no restriction In the evera grants
OF power under the sth lection of the 1T article
there three Of the eighteen that were grants
with particular restrictions. All the reit were COM
Flcte and full grants OF power, and the eighteenth
grant had relation 10 them without limitation; of
courle they had complete Legislative control over the
ieventeenh refpeetmg the eXercite of executive legi
lation over the diftrid of Columbia
He here read over the whole OF the 9Th feetion of
the LIT article, obierving uron each,
That Congreis ihall have power,
l. To lay * collect taxes &c but ali duties &C. fall be-
uniform throughout Tie United reric-
tionCongreis have power to lay duties, but they
the United States. So of impoits, and 10 of exees
TO raiie and iupport armies-BHt appropria-
ton OF money for that uie ihal be longer than for
two years-Here, although Congreis may raile aud
inpPors s.ncs, they canpot order any money to be
applied to that uie for than two years, howe
Yer deiirabe or convenient longer appropriation
might appear them to be.
Reipeeting the militia they may provide for orpa=
! MIXING, arming and diicipIning and governing the
militia. But they neither officer train them
that is rstricton, and the latter powers are refer
we'd to the Rates
The other powers, fuch to borrow money to re-
gulate commerce. to eftablIh uniform rule of ma
turazaton, and uniform laws of bankruptcy, TO coin
moaey, to fix the itandards of weights and nieaiures
puniih counterfeiting the ecures and coins of the
United States, to eitabh pot Offices and poi roads
TO promote the progrels of lcence and the ulefuI
srts prefcribed mode and this ALTO may be conf
dered restriction upon their general power, as
they give fcience and the ufef arts any o.
her encouragement than by recurring FOR limited times
authors and inventors the executive right to their
writings and dfcovcres.
They have alto complete and executive powers to
confttue tribunals inferior the iupreme court to
define and punh Piracies and felonies committed on
the high feas and offences aganf the law of nations
TO declare war and other confequent powers pro-
vide and maintain navy to make rules fer the 90
and regulation OF the land and navy forces
to provide for calling forth the militia of the Union
for fpecia purpoies only nerl,aps .h a Iro may DC
eoniidered reitrIcton the general power to call
forth the militia
And then they have the power given by the feven-
teenth grant, viz to exercie executive fegi1ation &C.
to the end of the paragraph; and the whole i. a-
ded, the fweepng catie it ufed be called, which
was formerly urged to give unlimited power to the
general government. That Congreis have power to
make all laws which a be neeelIary and proper for
carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all
other powers veed by this contribution in the govern
ment of the United States, any departent officer
thereof.
What, n hked, the concuiion to Sc drawn from
this view the contribution Surely and fairly this
that Congrefs rnsy Of right exerce all the powers
which dnreftriSed. WIDER their found diicretion,
to promote the general waeft then tits clear that
congreis may ahume tie<stekSe legifation of this
diitrit, or they may not. If; however, icy do af-
flme it, they have equal power to recea. Nsngfsfs
in the exerciie of its Legitimate and contuti pow
Ell paGed bankrupt law, and naturalization nw; OH
experience they were dfatisfed with their efe6. and
they repealed them. Was ever imputed to Congrels
as a violation OF the contribution No: there being
rerieion, they felt thenielves either free to act
os free refrain, circumstances rendered the one
or the other exPedient.
(7e Be eoafiHuedJ
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