Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

Aud wea, beginning, he cntreaeure,i---shak.
! IL is not little remarkable -cunsiipriag The
! greatness of Mr.. Crawfurd's pretensinu~, in
contrast with the pauciiy of his public acts,
anil his extraordinary care, Of late To remain
dGrk ON all national questions; that the only
speechesJnf his, extant, which possFss the least
character, ar which can serve 10 rlncidate his
rra! principles, appear 10 he almost wholly
nnknoWn Ia the great constituent budy of the
/ L. States. la Virginia al least, it ~ Il rare cir
cur1siance tr usert Nth ah Individual who has
read EITHER of those productions. How is this
singular fact 10 be- accommodation? The Eaqui-
rer was the only PAPER that circhlaied generally
among us In 1910 aud 1911, and cannot find
that the Enquirer ever rrpubshed the two
speeches. It's editor, II is To ht presumed.
was, Mt that trying period, too much occupied
IN emb0dyug public sentiment in jit or of the
war, and against tine renewal Of the old u. S.
Bank 1" notice the opposite efforts of MIR.
senator Crawford F; although the latter, IN the
second speech, NJ. shall sre, travelled ont
u! the debate Ia anisnadyert on what he calls
=" the scurrilous abuse" Iil. jargon" aud F." the
ran,ings of our democratic editors, in these
large states"-e.ideuily abiding to lamong
! oihrrsl the editor ufihe Enquirer.
Having despatched Mr.. Crawford's speech
against the navy and the war, which may be
called, with iustce-a speech, against Nlr
jefferson and Mr. Aladisun-l shall now rev,w
lis remaining great effort in the national le
gislature for in 807, he appears tu have
conisntsd himself with giving silent vote
against the em5aIgo, thouSh opposed, on that
great measure, Ia Mr. Jefrson and every re-
publican in the tw" houses of congress.
II will be remembered, that The old BanlI OF
The L. >. was wholly independent of the gov
ernment; aud that it's capital was principally
IN The hands of0ur political opponents and Of
I l..rst 49,. IL
sainc nlne, Though IN its creation equally ob
noXinns ic constitutional objections, is, ON the
other hand, highly national in its Character
The president of the u. ). and the senate
annually appoint one iiGth of the whole mum
her of directors; the nation holds Il large
portion "f the capital, and the reminder is
widely distributed among individual citizens
MOI So, with the old bank < for the renewal OF
which, MIR. e., Is member of The committee
10 whom the subject had been referred, came
forward IN the beginning of 1911.
Nj. Crawford prriacrd his analysis OF the
constitution in reference To The question ia
debate, with this extraordinary declaration -
N which miserable plagiarism is lost in the
shock, produced by HE sentiment
u has become 81 cx'remelv fashionable to euln
gi>e Ih's constitutions, wnehe, ,he oiert of the emio
s'' IS ile extension or contraction OF th" powers OF
tie government iial whenever is eone;unI il mn
bounced tr"i nn involuntary apprehension nf mis-
chwl.( "'tA"7'N | HIS analysis may excite urp'e.-
snrt sensations II nay ~s''i honest prcutices Sc
In he present case, IT there he any,E sal no.
under the r'nN cio", tl' ,o constitution j. perfect,
aIe disposed la give ~ ucron, hat will render
. wholly imhec,ie f. r hosRS TO tie hank The pub
c sri,"e rrqunes ti,ai HE vel should he rent aud
that Us mpcuiectio.s shou'l be disclosed 10 the pub
hG view.
Ihe rule Of construction maintained by MIR
Madison, Judge Hoant and others, is next cited
aud cumhatiod:
F" But II j. sud, 'hat IL" enu,a,aIion of certain
movers eNcIndrs all o,hrr powe,S not enumerated
4 Is IS True, 81 'T original Substantive grants or
1nver are concerned hut It IS true When an
phed to eNp'rS> grants al puwer, which sricilv
"r'"'"ui q" some original and Substantive grant OF
MIR. G.. haying e" quote The words of Nil
TOM through h'is PalPqJie obscure Jo,end OIL his
"nco"h rag, lights, again On high federal
ground:
When 20 examine Tie 4h art, the alb
snrdiy OF us roi- of constructions, aud, also Of the
idea clpe'rer0on attributed 30 the constitution, vii
be equally manifest
The Uralcr, ia search of authority TO sane
ton his vote, enlargrs much, ON The doctrine
'oI 'pPhc0iion. Having found, that, under tie
clause VcsiinS The judicial poyyrr IN one SIT
prnme court, and such inferior courts" ~
might be established, congress had actually
creaied supreme CONT and that under In,
powers to regulate commerce" and Ia
iy erected and uppnrtcd-aljhough the con
siitutiOn had not said IN So many words
congress ShoH establish a supreme court, and
shdH erect aud support light hnuses-Nr. G.
nnaglncs, That lac has discovered defect in
the constitution, aud ia the practice under il,
through which, hr may let in the bank and,
also, dpIbi not, re- enact the alien and sedi
ton laws measures which once claimed his
most unlimited confidence" He forgcis. that
cDnsttutionally, as well as logically speaking
there can he no inferior courts" without The
co-eXstence Ola superior or " supreme curt -
aud, that right houses are necessary and pro-
p"r'-lD short, Indispensable To commerce
The lmplica1on, then, IN these cases i, not
founded ON canrrnienre or vague notions oil
utility, bat Is direct and nnavoidahlc.
Dir. c., by tiie means stated, ha,ing obtain
cd his power" let us see how he sdupts il to (
the hill under debate:
The right to sfect iigbi houses is exerriscd, be
c1use the fce Of iIe nation or tie coli cni
~ duties, IS gfrty facilitated "a that means and
on. ic right s,tt q, bnuk is exorci..A hsc use
ihe collection 0t par refcbnc aud the -if Keeping
and eHsy and spec, I; rIn>uiis- jn Of ynp,. ,f ma,
n'y Us moi siuply L'cnHied, bu hertusr these iuf
p"' tart Objects ne more pciecty secured ii tho
erection OF bnibt ihan ihcy We, iy any ithe
n' aus ~ the pow y OF hum ~ uIig natiOn CO. d"tise
W say, thereiorcs 80 iie words Ol The constitution,
ihti 'nak ~ ne s-asy anI proper 10 cnahle tie
toteruneHt cdrl5 imo Comn"3e .d.rt tl,s riyl,f
20 iAy nnh rolbc t4sc irp1--, duli4s and cs i-..
We do nat say, ii,at the teuue nr ne onyrrn1cot
ab-clmely dcprud. rpon ne operations or, i,tnk bar
'hai n'nonal b"i "n'i'ies ihe g,errumcu' 90 NJ
mage us hscFi conc trns more adyantageousfy tLan
% c0rid 10y az, "ibcI meHn-.'
The admission iu The E-t clause of the last
sentence, quoted brings the argument back /,
10 the poiut--that q bank is mere G,ci'Hy 10 I
the iiscai0prfa,io5s of f..e ndtion--n rrtnt con
cchieDcB 10 ;hr g. -asmfy department bot. as /