Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-26

ns 'dho' iouno the ground Shinged over with
warrants. Now, said Mr.. II. This vagran,
power !ot making roads and canas,) after be-
ing whipt from parish to parish, is AZ last
seeking settlement under the war-rnakns
power: And under this power TO make war
SIR what may we not do /? Quarter troops
upon you-burn your house, sir, or mine
nurn your own ships, and your navy yards
That the enemy may not have the pleasure
OF doing it. But would any man contpnd tina,
IN time of peace, all the incidents to the war
making power take effect? / have always
understood, said Mr.. r. that inter urma silent
feges-and that man might rs well bring an
action against the hero of New Orleans
Sir, the Hero Of New Orleans, if 1 may call
hlm so-by an action IF trespass guure cidusun,
-Jreg1f, when he marched down to the beach
and gave the enemy foretasfe or what he
gave them thereafer-a man might as web do
mat, as, IN time Of peace, sustain the power of
the same hero--not, sir, that impute the as
snmrtisn OF II Ia him-of doing all the things
which he might rightfully do, in time of war.
When. MIR. X. said, he considered this war
making power, and the money paying power,
and suffered himself TO reflect on the length
10 which they go, he felt ready 10 acknowledge
mat, IN yielding these, the States have yielded
every thing. The last words of Patrick Hen
ry on this subject, though uttered five and
ears Ii gentlemen will come fairly out, said
Mr.. IL. and tell us, You have given us the
power OF the purse and ofthe sword and these
TWO enable us Ia take whatey or else we may
want, we shall understand thrm. Thank God,
however, That has not yet become the constr uc-
ton OF the constitution.
am sorry 10 say-because should be the
last man in the world Ia disturb the Iepose Of
avtnerah'e man, to whem Iwish quiet end
oil ms honorable life-that all the difficulties
under which we have labored, and now labor,
on TINS subject, have grown out OF fatal adj
mission. by one of the late Presidents Of the u.
States admission hich runs counter to
the tenor of his whole pnlificaI life, and is ex
prrssly cnntradicted by one Of the most Iumin-
GUS ., able state papers that ever was written
-sn admission which gave sanction Ia the
principle, that this Government had the now
rr TO charfef the present colossal Bank of the
United States. Sir, said Mr r. that act. and
one other, which will not name, bring forci-
oily home To my n,ind a train of mechanically
reflections on the miserable stale of our mortal
being.
!" 'he IS last scenes, wlia, prodgics surprise
I ears oi The brave, and iollies al The wise
From Marlborough's eyes, the streams of ,o,aee
flow,
2" And Swif, expires a driv'Ier and a show
Such ~ the state of the case, Sir. Ii is mis-
cradle to think oflt-and we have notbine left
TO ms but TO weep over it.
we have been told, sir, by my friend from
New Jersey over the way, that the trainers
VI me constitution foresaw the raising up Of
some new sects, which were to cons,rle the
powers of the government differently from
'he'r Intention; and, therefore, the clause
granting a general power TO make all laws
'nai might lie necessary aEd proper 10 carry
me granted powers into effect, " as inserted in
that constitution. Yes said Mr. r. such a sect
DID arise some twenty odd wears ago-ana
unfortunately, had The honor to h.. a mem
her OF that church. From the commence
mrnt 81 the government To This day. differ
enees na.e arisen between the Two great pnr-
'ies W 'n's nation-one consisting of the dis
ciples OF Mr.. Hamilton, the secretary of the
treasury, and another party who believed
'nat, I'D their construction of the constitution.
ihose whom they opposed exceeded the inst
h'h't OF lis legitimate authority-and Mr.. II.
prayed gentlemen TO take into their most &C.
rio"s consideration the fact, that, on this very
question of construction, this srct whicb th,,
trainers OF the constitution foresaw might a
rise, did arise in their might, and put down
the construction Of the constitution acrord;,g
To the HamiltoDian version. But did we n
thH DAY dream, said Mr.. II. that new sect
would arse after them, which would as far
transcend Alexander Hamilton and his disci-
pies as they transcribed Tho,nas Jefferson
James Madison, and John I'aylor nf Csro'
line This is the deplorablp fact sncb ia non,
the actual state of things ia this land and !,
Is not subject so much of demonstration as
II ID sell evldent--it speaks To the senses On
that every one may understand il. On The oc
casIoD OF that great strife, Mr.. Jefferson. Then
vice president Of the United States drew
and sent TO Kentucky, to be moved hv Tho
eminent and worthy man who was afterwards
his attorney general. those celebrated resolu-
tons, generally called the Keutucky ResoI,-
'te"S' !pese we're followed by another SET of
resolutions, which were called John Tdulor's
'eSotouonS' but which we now, by The public
oeciarauon OF Mr. Taylor, under his own
nano, KNOW were drawn UP by Mr. Madison
These gave rise 10 that very able and master
~ report of the Massachusetts General Cour,
sustaining the constitnionality of the Alien
ana SedItion laws. Yes, sir, il wasa very n
ole rePoIt-and here permit me 10 say, have
mol heard a shadow Of an argument ON this
no0r-and DO not expect 10 hear IT, b,c,uee
II IS unsusceptible of it--as E,rcible "a s,yong
10 support of the power now claimed far ,bis
House, rs IS the argument Of the legislature
OF massachuSetts IN support Of the Alien and
otunion iaws-and say that If you can en-
nCe IDS Diil, you can Te-endet the Alien and
osdulon Ia"s--noi, sir, that am at all afraid
oi ihelr Te-enactment now-lhey who burnt
lheIr fingers with the Sedilion law have learnt
lessons from experience, and so have those
VINO have had their example before their
eyes For, we learn from high authority here.
tha', notwithstanding the representations OF
venal and hirrling presses" 10 The contrarv.
Tue country IS IN great distress by which W.
are 70 understand, that means have been taken
10 use the press here, like the bayonei beyond
the wafer, for the support of ieritimat.. ~