Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-23
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king over The whole human race VIC,
We observe the various and po.rerf,I
means now IN uSs, 10 riveIt us i'm
movable dominion upon m.nkind--
when we reflect that the CONSTITUTION
lot the United States now aff,,rds the
only practical experiment. upon the re.
publican principle, and the oniy and
last hope for the preservation and <.
tension OF the liberties Of man i II
wonderful or alarming, that we should
'eel ard express some par iality aud
even generation for an instrument Of
so peculiar cha acter or should even
endeavor 20 teach others TO venayate.
20 che ish, to support it An instru.
ment, whose provisions at leaet xsr.,t
US from the general scene of despo,isin
and may eventually extend their ble,..
sings TO the W hole human race Or
IT IN dwelling upon the wisdom and
Importance of its provisions, we might
pass over SO re possible defects with
our scruunising them with an per.
critical eye, might not the omission
De INDUCED without producing auima !
version or censure /? SIR, we all vene-
rate the republican principle. know
the gentleman from Georgia (Mr.
Crawtord) does nor do | pretend that
my devotion TO it is greater than his
oot, SIR, L have given tn grea est at
ten ION to the observations Of the gen
ueman upon the constitution; and
Can now say, that my generation for
the instrument, and admiration at the
wisdom OF Its provisions, are not as
all impaired nor dim>ni. he'd notwith-
standing The gentle mans criticisms,
&c. l will now, MIR President, endeq-
vor TO exhibit the general character
Oh the constitution 20 point out the
MODE Tor It's correct Interpretation
and Apply 1t to the subj ct now under
consideration. In doing so, propose
10 follow the Course OF observations
made by tie honorable chairman of
the com mittce who REP orted the bill.
lhs gentlemen proceeurd to remark,
shat IN taklog a rcView Ct he constitu-
tIoa he found general as we'll as Incl
d. MAI powers enume rated therein. [
did not see the precise application the
gentleman intended TO make of this re.
mark, but have beer induced TO re-
view the constitution in reference to
his subject, and it does appear to mt.
hat the Classification and definition of
powers is a. well arranged as human
wisdom could devise. know tina. no
thing IS perfect, which is the work Of
man that no language is capable Of
perfect definition. But as far as dem
milton can he drawn from language, [
conceive the constitution exhibits as
perfect an example as is in existence.
In the next place the gentlem re-
that there was a plumber cf
cases In which Congress had departed
trem the particular enumerated powers
IN the constitution, and had resorted 20
implication or construction for the de-
rivation of its powers. the remark is
perfectly cOrrecJ-and am very ready
to admit that there is no such thing as
carrying into effect enum5rated powers
IN any instrument whatever, without
the Intervention Of certain deriva i've
and implied powers. But it The gentle
man bad succeeded III showing that
there had been ALBERTA ions by the
Congress 0! the United States from
the enumeraied powers of the consti.
tution--would he think it correct to
use those alterations as presidents
tor st;lI further ALTERATIONS OUGHT
they not rather to b. considered az
mementos OH the part of Congress to
induce them TO tread with more care.
and, ii they find that their former err
rors could not be supported by a fair
and candid construction Df the c,net,.
futon, 70 restrain the laws within its
Who'll some provisions Certainly that
Is the uie, to which the history ofcr.
rors presented by the gentleman from
GeoIgia ought TO be applied. Boz be-
lore 1 proceed to examine the subject
with more accuracy, ! cannot avoid
expressing my surpr ze at anot .er ob-
5crv ton which tell from the gentle.
man. The gentleman observed, that
Tie argument drawn from the DIS nc
uon between ends ami means wa, M
comprehensive , and he went so far
as TO Call 1t uousensical jargon.' Il
IS not only compreheHsible 10 me. SIR.
as conceive but, ia NY opinion, is
the only way IN which q lnst cOnstruc.
ton IS 10 be attained. THIS results
from the Pecu'i r nature ard orpan,za.
tion q the instrument. Permit me