The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-12

haiaugeE al VIM u nc hnAsI NtN NV
rendered migratory "a less than haf = cen
NY, Il, iits. era, Ings at csrfaln politicians
TOR a splendid aud s'eeerfld national go
l,erup.nt. NJ are ssraae those who ar-
lprasr If \ y stem If .'nisrnal lmpro'"-
,neais; aud we shopld b. glad 10 see then'
/ eafr1el au an sn ,lf,..Iai manner But Ne
ar nnt DISPOSED - Sc 4he instrument
winch ~ have be.aF aaghd iron our IN
lans, IL tcu'rai" Is ths sIierl-anchpr "i
auf ltl,.tte.s, ur-sled fr<n A. .rslu.d aud
palpa1lc dcsigu. la answer particular par
pasr,, bo~r,cr ad' ambiguous ihry may be-
IN thrtnsrltc3. IL would ba1, the iurcr oi
pfrcrdcut,
. AID naan, crrcrs, =, The ssr.e eaamr'",
"a Would rusA INTO Tho siaie Il niuH no' be.
TIL occupations Of tie general govern
menf a.rt dreaded ~ must fearful Cuutin-
grueics. " hen il VAS ffst praposod 20 ahn-
i ia TIA. Old confederation aid establish the
pfrsrnt constitution. IT, .hr"d Putil-
elahs al HAT dag, both thu friends and the
rnrfnles If the constitution, WIRE aware ct
lhe possliHltv, that construction, by 'mpft-
eafioa. would succeed Ia fhr II FIRST rlgd
adherence L. the lctfrl. If that instrument.
Nh GEnnGE MAsoS said aud very Justly
too. thai " Implication MA capable ot auy
rNicnslnn, and ,coald pobably be c<ttnTed
10 augment he congressional poirers. '"--
1bls prediction has been amply verified.
w hasr seen Congress progressing, step
h. step, an the march NJ sneroachnrnt,
Until measures which were nj one time
deemed downright heresies, hays hccome
familiar AZ =" heusehnld words. Measures
rhlch we're ulrpc regarded Is violations Of
thr whole tenor o( lhp constitution, are
nov decnicd perfectly Compatible "tth It,
Mr. MApIsoS, thdt great hr.nnrntstINt
friend of the federal constitution, IN reply
IL tIs obiccllnns Of Mr.. PATRICK HENHY
founded entirety on las anticipation of the
extent la " hiCh the ductriut ot cuuSiruC-
ton, by implication, would head. remarked,
" If that latitude Of construction which he
, Mr.. Henry, contends for, we're To take
place wl'h respect Ia the sweeping claus~,
| piz that relating 10 ne common dctcnce and
general ptlfdre, there woulp ~ ROOM
flr thr hor.oy- " Irich n. has brought 20
nar ,lew. Hm 1t gives 40 srPrLLNUN-
TARr rowLR! It only enables them 10
execute thr OBLIGATED POWERS. 'f--But
subsequent e.,Hts have proved that the
ol Nj. Madison Nas misplaced d,
and that MIR, Masonk prediction has been
more than realized. Experience has pro
eoJ lhat he argued from deep knowledge |
# human nature, when he said there
Iught n hr some provision IN thu cons'ltu-
ion asserting THAI rights not g,su to the
scnrlM government, are retained by the
,tates.'t An amendment IL the consttn-
ion h hvex since adopted, almost IN the
words 81 this recommendations, VIZ. &" Al !
powers not expressly granted 10 thu general
government, or prohibited to the states,
az reserved "a the people ~ IN the states
rrspeetlyrly.' Yet even this clause, EN-
phatic and expllc, as i, is, has not had the
Effect Of preserving thu sacred instrument
Of which il is part from violation. And,
although We deeply regret II, we must say,
HAT We are not much surprised 10 see al
most the last official document which viii
proceed from the pm of Mr.. Monroe, ad
Vocailng measures which are At war with
the Instrument, to which he VAS so strong
~ opposed IN its incipiency. The only
matter of surprise is, that he should pre-
posi- nolo to extend the powers OF the sc
neral government, which, in 1913, he At
ftcted 10 dread aSthc worst al evils. How
hr can reconcile this Inconsistency, we
know not. Both Judge Marshall and hr1,
self have departed from their former
asowed eutlmruts--sentlment which are
upon record brfore the world If thcy
blush not at their alteration, they At least
owe II To their country aud 10 themselves,
to d.tena ito say why they have chang
I'd their opiulons--to tell the nation what
have occurred 10 render
measures right IN 1929, Which were wrong
in i788.
We hope at least that Congress IS com
posed of "strIucr stuff than tn he ruled
into violation of the constitution, even
upon the recommendation Of President
Monroe.
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