Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-03


goods, apothecaries, brewers. disiilers |
Dy profession, tallew chandiers, coniec-
ioneTs. pawn brokers, coschmakers, cab.
met makers, merchant tailors, hMhrrs,
painters, hair drvsSers, anu |
some few others not occurring 10 the wri' |
ter 1t Is presumed this class comprises
the other on. eighth I" our population
they inhabil our trading and CON meicisl
cities and Towns aud are the consiitu-
en,s of the Chambers at Commerce
Who ask Tor bsnkrup, law upon the
principle, " that IL will affect merchants
and traders only: Lei then this class
only have the bankrupt law with this
provision THAT II the bankrupt owes
4" debts TO citizens Of thr ii $, class, these
debts shall be first paid. before the
:" commissioners make a Dividend; or ii
The principle is too broad, let only the
debts due the agricultural class of citi-
zens be ii's, paid they T. rm mos, con-
siderable majority and of course the most
considerable POI lion Of the american soyc,
reignfy. This plan is founded ON some
principle OF Justice, and would prevent
HE second Glass from waging a predatory
warfare against the first class; but the
real truth ~, thai the structure Of our
sovereignty is such, that there cannot be
IL
ment oil the very sovereign powers, in
herent rights aud liberties secured 10 the
people aud tn The states. The power Of
making bankrupt law is neui!alz.d by
the very position II occupies The federal
legislature cannot exercise IL, without
exploding other del gated powers, The
reserved powers and all tie state sove'
reigniies the state l"gi sla,ures cannot
exercise ~, because II Is a ceded pnwcr
most happy location of this power! lis
active operation doth ,noi suit tle cond,-
iion and genins Of the bulk of The peo-.
pie 1t only suits HE speculative or pre-
datory spirit OF very small minority.
whose influence. dexterity AUDI address
should not be permitted 10y Congress TO
Dr'ng INTO activity a power SO formidable
and so deslruc,iveno state rights Lou~
don governs England Pans, France
let not our commercial cities govern IL !:
lei not the manufactures govern us le;
the owners aud culiivators OF the soil
who form more than three fourths of The
sovereignty, govern.
All eur hope rests on the representa-,
lives OF The people, aud the senators of
Tue state sovereigniies. On the judIcial
department of the federal government,
past experience torbds us TO make avy
favorable calculations.
Some oil our sages, who had an agency
III training the federal constitution. when
asked the question, told us, that The
Congress would not interfere m the do
mesilc police of the states, except in col.
lection OF their revenues II was true.
grea' powers were coded tina, was done
with view. 10 prevent exercise Of some
powers by the states, having isndency
10 discordant policy amongst them -
sHch powers would mi be exercised -
ages would pass away before all the proper
powers became subjects Of legislation
BLESSED and sacred shades while liyinJ
how little did they think that they iudulg
Ell IN pbantoms.. The green turf had
scarcely covered their graves ! twelve
short years had hardly rolled over. after
The constitution came into operation. be.
tore every power expressly delegated.
powers sssumrd by most strained impli,
Gallon, and other powers exercised in con.
iravention OF express prohibiory provis
| ions. became the subjects OF indu strious
Legislation. The people felt, and with a
mighty effort dismissed The authors of
their wrongs, and committed their sacred
trusts to other hands will th. same
scenes be re acted no fond and
cheering anticipations induce us TO re-.
pose III security. Some unpropiious
signs III the sphere OF action OF the fede.
raj government have appeared 10 the al
teniIve observer: they have qulckened
painful apprehepsions sheuld like signs
multiply, we must all speak out; we can.
moi sit still, and by silent approach
es be coerced. legislated or adjudics,ed
INTO consolidation, without" recurrence
TO fundamental principles" We cannot
al present dispense with the use of our
telescopes in viewing the motions of GER
lain bodies, for Jupiter although eclips.
ed, in the progress of time, may in his
" rotations, by the mighty powers of his
" attraction, impel from their centres of
" gravity his satellites, dim or exiing,iisI
their light. or cause chaotic ruin "
CHEST TERRIFIED FARMER