Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-25

Now, suppose that Congress should accept the
invitation OF either and, not being wanting in CO.
NIFTY, should in polite return "i,rts the Presit.n MI
to unite IN some provision for themselves indvidu-
any, after retiring from their relatively '.hivh
trusts; measure. no doubt very interesting .to
them Individuality" Would there be any difficulty
IN demonstrating, according to the new "Natinnal
Lcxicogfaphy, that the national government has
power to do so: Nothing can be caSer--Nav more
- II can thus, be demonstrated, that the di,,ribu-
ion OF all the money in the treasury, between the
ffesifcnt and the individual members Of Congress
al one dash, IS both constitutional, and po,ic aud
oe'nS both constitutional and polite, that the .sna-
u"nal' government is under a moral obligation To
make such distribution. Suppose tic sum in the
u'as"fV produced IN part by the late Tarff To be
Slo'Wo,oOo; unless FILTERED down by partnership
onS Ter internal improvements" Suppose it should
o" proposed, To distribute the whole, between the
President, members of the Senate and H. of r .-s
ihere any man so "ineiiably stupid" (Nr. Adams,)
Is there any man SO neifably bmd rs not to see AZ
single glance, that the distribution of so comfort
ane sum, between the President for his long SER
wees good or bad, and for his grey hairs: and The
GEAR representatives of the people, the lends the
'"VetS OF the people, for their dsinterestc patriotic
services, would facilitate commerce:n As not To
sec mat 1t would facilitate commerce. more mnedi-
ateiy, aud more ehectuay, than "internal inn
Provemenc "lnternal improvements" are too ex-
p'"S'Ve- Nine times out of ten, they would cost
more than they are worth; and worse than that,
Ihey are so tardy, To fret Dame Paieuce herself
VIZ hc.D. talks oil not touching Il dollar for ten
years.
Mr.. McDuie Cannot he i'm the secret Who
could wait ten years without touching a dollar?
1 ne whoie scheme might as well he Knocked on the
hean. we must squander well before ten wears, or
'he 'a'ih must be reduced; and away goes the pro-
ecton to manufactures. On the contrary, what ex-
Vibrating effects would be ,nstanfiy in
cilitating commerce., by putting Si0OOO,OOO afoat
for circulation throughout the whole of this grant
co"soft6ated ndfiOa, at a single dash prouor,iou
thereof' would necessarily find its way into manu-
i"ctufihg establishments: and thus protect manu-
iacturcs without expressing agriculture The
great "esideratun for the encouragement of "na-
''"hai INDUSTRY. In that felictous event, drill
sefgeants might be dispensed with in the execution
ct some of the proposed schemes altogether. Mir.
Cidy proposes To convert 100000 ap:icuIturalists
Into manufacturers. Gen. Jack 100000. Would
'"' your scheme ne improved, gentlemen, by throw
ing into the drill 100000 unproductiyc supcr-
hnmery Lawyers But in either Case, your motus
operandi, i'll this sportive game of foot ball. Gem
'ielhen' schemers If you please, how can this ope-
ration be performed without drill sergeants? VIII
you say by imposing such utiOicrabic btrfheus pon
''e "'toe agricultural corps, drive or GOO 600
OF them, nolens volens, from their old occupator
thus rendered Improbable, ana to take refuge I'M
lcf Hte protection afforded manufa without
the oriiE he drill would be least oppressive and
Tie most merciful operation of the two. The one
would operate upon the wretched objects Of th,
ofiii only. The other, would render wretchet the
whoie agricultural corps The Emperor Alexander
mas recently ordered all the Jews within his do
minionS In return to their old trades. How ,nucil
Tess tyrannica is the Autocrat than the Democrats:
Ills cruel despotic ukaiSe, is limited to one bafa
". nj NHi t4ttr
ana deSpotic ukase is exerted upon the whole arri-
cultural corps-comparativelym many
Ills, returns the Jews to their old trades Theirs
converts ag'lculturIsts into manufacturers Gneu.
he Jews have gone through their apprenticeship
Inc aglcuturiSts would have Ia begin their.
aae~. Now, the distribution of S10,OOOOOO SC
handsomely through all the veins aud arteries Of
this great consolidated natioll, would render ,hi
unpleasant operation upon the asricuturists quite
unnecessary: ag.Iculturaliss might then be in
dulSed with being agricuurists STILL "INink o
man. 'udSfer bFook' Think what blessing tina
Oh riSeif would be, IN these evil scheming times
Master Bfook.-lhiuk of all these things, Maste
Brook! And ten thousand other things, which
| might be more aptly said on tie occasion-Alaste,
| bEooK! RINK OF the general corruption of morals
Master Brook! Think OF the constitutions strinned
IN open day, OF every protecting principle against
the encroaciment of power-Master Brook, Think
OF the Kentucky relief schemers and their schemes
| " 4 Inf
schemers and of their schemes. Master Brook,
| Think OF President Monroes invitation to CONGRESS-
| as ms relief scheme, Master Brook!-and then
th'nK, Master Brook, of one grand, splendid Ma
| tionaI government"--The prde-the glorv-the
b"ast-and the misery, OF its humble, deIuded sub
Jects; and then anticipate, if you can, Master
Brook! defy you, Master Brook, or a..v other
man now living, 10 anticipate all the consequences
WHICH must necessarily result from the change of
the old constitutional phraseologv into the s.new
National LeXicography."
Not one of the following National Phrases" ca,
De found IN the constitution Of the United STATES
National GOrerIanlent- the Gffe5tiOn of Co1-
STeSS-f 10 credte-to cOlStTtci-fO build up-to fir
Jirm post 9BtceS and post ToadstO Facilitate com
unconstitutional ind,LSfry-pr0tect manufactures
-uter1lat inlprorenentS-nor any thing else hay
ing the least affinity 10 eithcI-and God forbid.
that they should ever be implanted therein by lie
National mad caps who are at this time most un
fortunately in possession of the "lederaI' govern
ment: all these powers are most properly reserved
to the States. If usurpcd by the federal govern
ment, without limit restraint, It would be con-
verted into the most frightful dcspotism-The
scouTge of its subjects, as well as of foreign
nations.
Mr.. Wonr0e'S NesSnge.-As we re-pubIish some
severe anlmadversons on the Presidents Mes
sage, touching on his unsettled accounts, we
have thought it but just to re-publsh that like
wise.-We beg leave to remark, that the word
"emolument, which Mr.. Giles emphasizes sn par-
ticularly, is no where found in the MESSAGE