Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-06

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The naiion has no particular interest i'm
any thing III The city OF Washington. ex-
cepi Tie pChlic property aud buildings
belonging Ia the United States The
improvements 10 be made in The city by
the proceeds of this lottery, are not ma
tionsl buildings for the accommodation
| ot The federal government; They are cor
| pofaiion buildings FOR the accnnrno,ia-
lion Of the city. The charge OF which is
TO be borne nut OF the revenues uf the
city. But, by no means admit, thai If
The faehcy was TO be applied to building
of The capitol, that Congress would have
power, tor that purpose, To authorize The
sale o; lottery tickets ina state. contrary
| 10 state laws,
The nation is Interested in The prosperi-
y OF every city within the iiniis oi the
Union: All may be made 10 contribute
10 tlIr public Ireasury-tIi city OF Wash
ington ss we'll az others although ilie
citizens at that city have heretofore claim.
ed toial exemption from taxation. The
end Will not sanctify The means, ifihese
improvements in Tie CITY of Washington
are sucl, as The Upiled States should pay
ter, let the money be advanced from the
Treasury, and raised Ivy faxes or by loans
IN constitutional Wanner, and let the
taxes Imposed on the CITY of Washing
on, Tor The purpose OF making these inn
provemen,s, be declared uncnnstiiuiional.
They doubtless are SO if tile people of
| Washington alone are taxed Tor purposes
truly national. This measure is no,
| adopted 10 aid the revenue of The United
States. lis adopted for The purpose al
| aiding the revenue of The city OF WASH
ing'on: for etfeciing objects which Tic
reven"e OF The city should effect bul
| which the ordinary tcvenme is unequal to
st Is to raise an extraordinary revenue for
| The city ut Wa i'ingtnn. Virginia, in
which STATE II has been attempted 10 raise
| Fart al this extraordinary revenue, has
| no more Interest in The pcniteniaries and
| city halls oil Washington than in those OF
| Baltimore.
| Our opponents mus, maintain thai this
i an act oil Congress authorizing. the sale
| Of lottery tickets in Virginia For IL il
. mol, The question is ended. | cali upon
them 10 shea a power granted TO Con-
gress, which ihe sale OF loi cry I keis in u
| stale Is an appropriate means I'll executing
| Suppose That Congress bad passed an
act expressly auihorzing p. 81 NJ. Colieu
10 vend lottery tickets in Virginia tor the
| purpose of raising fund io diminish the
| taxes laid Icy The corporation If WASH
lug'"n on the imhab,idnis, Tor their own
| bebeh' you'll snrh al act have been
constitutional? Which al he en.ncra.
ted powers OF Congress word such aD
| act have been IN appropriate means I'll
carrying into effcci2
Suppose that Congress hal considered
| lotteries az peruicious ganblins could
| they have prohibited lie sale of lottery
tickets III the states presume that IL
will be admitted thai iiiev could not
| Ard ii Ihey cannot prohibit HE sale Of
4 Tt.sL tat.
| they cannot auihorise such sale Let
us suppose that Congress have passed
an act authorizing fl,c sale of lottery
tickets in The states, Tor the purpose Of
raising money 10 built a city hall in The
| city at Washington: il such an act ilh.
| III the constitutional powers o! Congress Z?
Is II a mode OF laviEG and collecting iax-
es! Or ISL a mode oi borrowing mOncv 2
| And is II for The purpose of paving the
debts or providing Ter the general " s!iare
of The United States? Should i, rveu be
said that ibis lottery is lax, or a inodc
o. borrowing money, sci Tie lax is laid
or the nancy borrow not hv and Tor
the United STATES, bui by HE corpora.
ton. for The city oil Washington.
Congress have two kinds ~ grades al
power. /. Power 10 lcgislaie over the
STATES III certain enumerated Cases. q
u
squa'e, and the sites of toris aud arse.
nals, III Ill cases wha!soegrr. These pow,
ers. so very dissimilar, Jsh0ud be krn'
separate and distinct The advocates oil
the corporation cUnfound them. Tie,
pass the act of Congress by The power Il
lrglS'ate over the Ten miles square, un.
limited az iO objects, but confined with
in The lines OF the district, and lhev cx
tend ils operation over tie states, by IA,
power 10 legisiaie over ibrCi, limited Il:
to objects, bur Co~extcnsive with Ike H.
Mon. The act Incorporating the city o
Washington was certainly not passed u
carry into execution any power Of Con-
gress, other than The power 10 irgislaie owe
the District Of Columbia. II The cldt.s
; coniefring power 10 lrgislaie in all case
over The ten miles sIuaIehnd been omit
ted, could Congress establish lotteries
Gould an act establishing lottery b
asctibrh 10 any al the spet ific powers. i
The execution of which Congress ma
leRlsiatc over ell tile slatcsi l prcsum
, not
; tho sci al ihorlZIng lottery is JUS
, 'lhed by tie powers wbici, extend 10 IL
: states, there j. no occasion 10 rect II q
2 The power 10 legiSlaie 80 all cases owe
I Columbia. And II IL is not justified /,
: jhr powers which extend to the statrs.
cannot be justified by iIiai power nhici
= being limited 10 the district, does rot eS
; tend 10 The states. II the acI Of Coz
D gress has fleet in Virginia, IL isa la
= over The states, aud must have been pa
c sed by power 10 iegIslsie over the siaie
Y Nov law over The states Cannot he pa
c edby poweTio iegislate over Colum hr
C But il Is The power TO lrgi,iale ooef &,
o lumhi" that has been exercised. Their
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