Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-15

that 7, by the terms, all nssdfal, =, sala'a,
regulations" be mean, a rich, :, ulssS
or leglslaie for, the psople Of ,bs s'saq
countries, nothing short Of a rsr "i:';a
will persuade US 70 recognize apv Wy. u.as'a
| ~ sogovern or !egislate ior u, , Da,''I'
been never constituted by ourss,s, y"
do the terms or expression q de !, 40
! require any such forced coas.rac,, s'a'''
give them unnecessary sas ct 10 s,;,ss
very obvious objecs Of the clau,.
needinirules and regulations for ssIli,, =
leasing congressional Lands, If ,hr mo. 6
venIiva powers of i0geauiy could suo,
30 other obJecr for The words to opsr., o'"'
on, would 10 the construction Of a ~ we
or statate creating franchise or a DsS e
be taken IN such limited sense as 70 a.
incurring the preposterous obssnd,y ogs'
ing to them latitude OF signiica!.oo f S 4
might implicitly defea. Q. repeal the u,in.;
pie and objecr of such Instruments, B~
further, collecting rhs principle ard obiec,
ct he iustrnmenr from It's opa Qreanbi.
When We read, "@e," that is tae Darn.,
te the contract, VINO could be aooe o,h.,
than the people Of The said Twelve oiic:O,
states executing The same. not evya ii.
people OF the thirteen states of he hracoO.
fedesaoy, because Rhode Island does 10.
appear by herself or her depaly, to hs,.
executed the deed with her sisters. "Ib-
people of the United States, IN ordsr 10
form a more perfect uu;ou"--ot WHAT or
amongst whom, ihan hs said contracting
parties? " Establish justice, iasure Goues.
tic tranquility, PROVIDE forthe coa.uond Dc.
fence, p:oGosc he general #cit;sc, az Sc.
cure the blessings OF Liberty 10 Ourselves
and our posserity," ali objects undoubtedly
The highest on the scale Of aUmaG concerns
--can i; be Imagined, without a perversios
CT all ln,e!lecss, hal parties cogcaan;ing:O.
Se!her to estab.]sh .or hen,eIves sod tAer
poslerity, such ,auGablc and bcneA,l4l Cd.
lec;s OF their wishes, cGu!d ever be a,calgN.
ea BY their Er;esds, CO accusct by their {.
nenlcs, OF ,he monsFous grcasor and ab.
su'diiy OF harboring azcss;iy a! the same
tine ceojga Of 9ase!y adeltera'iOg the
sterling value Of she ceio they pfstesSed 20
issue, WIKI The 4iioy Of lss c!suse cilsd a,
gaInst Us, N cor.elG 2l.tIca, thereafter, OF
IeslsIariog FOR whcle territories, aed assess
iag 'he!r lnilab!iaats 20 tbs conpaoy's re
venues, fof c3uaJfieg, soMe OF 'nem no;
owed By t.?e company a! the daie OF 'hef
incorporation, Gost CT shem unsettled At
that day, and none Of whose Inhabitants
since cave escaped d!yestgsns at Iaast Of
ali federal citizenship. th2. can be psetlrt
Cd 20 have been derived g,on the copslIg'
ton Of 1857, as abuodsDtIy appears, noe
only trcm the noa-yepgeseaiatlye gost"
mems BOW and heretofore eGerciScd 0SAI
n Any OF them, and even ulcTe PsrEcuIar!
from The Organization Of some districts OF
our country .u,o co.st4,es of 'he laio1.
from which epoch oaly. the citizens OF sucn
co-ssates Can be properly said 20 posses al.
or indeed aay OF tae real characteristics 81
genuine ci.izrrs OF The prcscn! iederal d
uiop.
But the clause viii again and sga'n,
doabe nor, be reinforced. as the last d'ci
ef our federal enea,ics. Let Us now there
fore content Ourselves with duaI assaaI'
upon It IL flank: rhs wording then OF II
With !ys punctuation and phraseology pro-
pef!y examined, viii reader or SUCCESS
decisive. % Tne congress shall have pow
En-" what power? surely none grea't'
than The f:amers u the constitution 'hem'
selves possessed and they certainly pos
sessed none over olaer individuals DOT CO.
operating, and who should afterwards cease
70 CO. operate with ;hrm, IN bearing rae
eb.e share aad rejoicing corresponding
dividend oF the expenses and beneh's o.
the company. Eat the company most pro-
badly never dreamt Of selling a1y Of II
own a,enlbers, that is Of the citizens OF M
swelve contracting states, or others "n'
eventually should become citizens oil aA
new states thu: might accsce to tas u0I 'o
Now it appears obvious from the Wor'.iit