Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-06


congress- have no right 10 lesi slate ok the
present sloiect, there was AN end, os the
business., Ii ne Thought, with that gene
tlenan, hey would be the last man 70 vote
for the recession bat .as he thought dis-
ferenily, he.wnnld assign, the reasons upon
which his opinion vas founded.
I The gentlemanrea a part oftE,at sec.
Zion of the CONSTITUTION. which granted Ger
tain spsciied p,Sers to the congress of
the Lifted Sta;es--He wished he had
read the whole, and shrwu that there wax
q particular Restriction placed on this par
ticalar power. =,
FOR his part. he conceived ihis to be a
general grant of power under no re striiti-
Oh. iotas several grants Of power un3e
the 9th section OF the lst article, there
we're three out ofthc eighteen thai were
js..rants with particular reslriclioas. All
the rest were cosaplcie and fall grants @.
power, and the eighteenth grant hid rcla-
| ton To them without Limitation ofcousss.
they bad complete legislative con,rai osec
the seyeneeenth, respectiag The exerc,se of
exclusive Legislation over lhg dsstrsG of
Coiu.sl.,:a.
tiesiiere read over the whole of ~. atis
section Of ,ae Is; asticie, observing upon
each,
That congress shsl! have poiger,
!, 10 lay AMI collect ,axss, Sc. .,ns ALI
datiss; Sss. shalt DO uaiGorsn ,hro.gha.lt
The yaisefi Slaies --l{.rc is a restriction
--s,orssSss have power to lay dn,i.s bur
thew cannot lag the a, unless they sslai, X
unisnr throughout the United States. so
Ut tt1.'osta4 ard so ofrxcisss.
10 rais= anl support armies -. pr mo
appropriation Of psn.ley f,sr that use sha,,
he longer than far tyo ycsrs--,I,rr, al
though Congress may raise "a Il supoc-t
arrn'cs, they cannot order Aay snsney 20
be applied to that use Cor uasre thar two
years, however desirable CT ,.aneea;...,, :.
iangsr appropriation aaigl ar 10 in m
10 be.
Requesting the militia, ,l;ey may pro-
vide far organising, arrsing and sii.cipi,a-
ing and governing the militia. But laev
can cei.her oficer nor train them; chat IS
restriction, and the ia.sST powers are re-
ssryed % las ssA.es.
The other powers, such az To borrny
Tnoncg, 10 rss.uia<s co,nsnerce, L, establish
Al a.'ii'ar.n rule OF pstarslsa,inn, aud uni
iovnn laws of Bankruptcy. 10 coin moaey,
tn FIX the standards Of weights aad IN, D.
surcs, Ia puoish counterfeiting the secari.
ties and coins of the United States. 10
esIaidtsh pos. Offices and pos; roads ia
| pcoua5,e the progress Of science and che
'isef'ii arts 10 a prescribed mode; and this
also naT Ge considered as X r4s,yis.tio,
t."so'i their general power, as may cav
not give ia science and the useful arts
any other encouragement than By ssc.r-
ing TOR lsnited times To au,hor. and iov-,-
tors he exclusive right to their writing.
and discoveries
ihey have also complete and exclusive
Powers To constitute tribunals Inferior q,
tns supreme court: 10 define ADD punish
piracies and feIssnies committed on the
| nigh seas add Offences against the laws ,sr
nations; 10 declare war and o,ber coas.-
quent powers; To proy,h- and .,,,o,a;o p
navy; TO make rules Tor tbs government
and reputation ns the land AID nsvy fo,,-s,
! g" pFogide foe calling forth the militia of
the Union for special purposes oals; oer.
haps this also may be csn-id-vsA as q r..
stricflon on the geueral power d cai, forth
the m.iitia--
And then they have the power gives b.,
the seventeenth grant, viz, TO exercis ~.
elusive legislation, &c. 10 the ep.F III ~
paragraph +; aid . the whole Is id.d. Ia
sweeping claase. as used 10 he caaeS.
watch vas formerly urged To circ mi.
mned power To sre general goveet,.s Ell.
That congress have po,yer 10 m he a,
avs wc'ch shaIl be ncces1ary ard ..gn,A,
Tor cafrying into executor, the Tor ..r,,-,e,
porers, and a!l other powers St-e ~
,h's constitution IN the eovernrss ~ ,r =.
j''ssd Ste,es, or any department. cs on
+ Ger thereof.
What, he asked, was IN. con-,us;o-, >.
ne drawn from this view of ,he On, .,;,,s.
on surely AMI fairly this, that con ,r..s
may "tr'ga' exercise s,i the pswers v;.;c,
are unrestricted under their s,ani DICE,
'on' 70 promote the gea-caI zel N. .'tl,er
" IS clear thar congress NAV assume N.
Exclusive legislation of this diS,r; a. =
'hey may not. IL. however. thew do as
sone It, they have equal power e, rece,Ie
Congress in the exercise its le sifisn,t.
and constitutional poxsr passci ! hank
'up' lsws and NATURALIZATION ,av : On e'S
per'ence they ~ers dissatisfied with fiei
effects. add they repealed tif~sn. VIZ (: