Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-23
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

we have lately attempted to show, that
the c. U. S. has delegated" no "pow-
er' TO Congress TO establish National
University -We took up the question on
our own sense OF what was right--We
took the same ground last winter we
took ltagain, when not only the President
had suggested, but a select committee of
the II. OF LAT the head of whom was
Mr.. Wilde,) have most strongly urged the
proposi;!on.-Ne found no clause in the
constitution, which pointed it out, either
as an eid, or rs a meansto some other end;
and we had, therefore, no doubt on the
question.
We confess We no,c feel more jealousy
on the question Of state rights. When we
see i gentleman, like Mr. Randolph, on
the floor of Congress, who has uniformly
protested limselfth dauntiess champion
of the rights of the states, Che case OF
ihco!d L. s. bank notvithstand
we see h,o' passing over ia silence the re-
port on tic National University, the
schemes of Roads, Canals, &c. not even
hitting one finger against them-when we
see every Press inthe u. S. with one ex-
ception, the Georgia Journal, approving,
or slieni-wlien we hear representative
of the people, a republican of the old re-
publican school of 30, like Mr.. Wright,
coming forward in the face of the whole
nation, and claiming for Congress iheau-
thority TO make all laws whatever, which
they may deem calculated for I" the gene
raj welfare, il is impossible for one, who
loves the constitution, not 10 feel much
soiicitude, II not some alarm, at the pro-
pagation OF such doctrines.
We would guard the rights of Congress
we would assert their undonbted au-
thority againstthis, againsi all the Stat
put together. Thus, We call upon them
TO exercise their powers over the militia,
TO go at once to the officer and the man,
without begging the consent of the CO.
vernors OF Sfates-We scorn the misera-
bic cry excited by The Federal prints q
gainSt the plan now before Congress, TO
regulate The militia, and thus place The
powcr OF the nation under the wW of the
naiion-but, away with those doctrines,
winch would exercise Il power not dele
gated 10 the nation
At the time, when we skotched our OBJ
ections TO the National University. we
were not aware of ourbeing supported by
so venerable an authority as that of MIR.
Jefscrson.-Ihe following is extracted
from his message IL Congress of 1896.
We thank the Petersburg Inteligencer for
reminding us oft:
"Education is here placed among the arti-
Giles Of public care mi that It sr0uLl be propoS-
ed to fHke its ordinry branches out OF the hendsof
pirate e'.teI'pri-c, which manages so much be
ter all Tie concerns to which il is equa-but a
public institution can alone supply those scicn-
ces,which, though rarely called for, are yetne-
ceSsary 10 complete the circle, ell the parts of
which contribute 10 the Improvement of the
country, and some OF them 20 its preservation.
The smolecti Is now proposed for the couSidera-
fionot Congress, because ifapproved by lifetime
ne Siate Legislature, shaH hare deii6erufed On
THIS extension Of the federal trusts and the
laws shall be passed and other ARRANGEMENTS
made for their eNecHiion, the necessary
funds will be on hand and without employment.
i suppose dBleRJJaeat to tie Constitution by
consent OF the States, necessaIy because the
objects nosv recommended are not aD,org fhoss
enumerated az the Constitution, ard to ,ciieh il
permits tic public monsys to be applied