Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-30

great Principles of the Constitution and mos,
proudly would we take such men to reign over
u.s. -
We were aware OF the perils to which the Edi-
Tor OF the Charlottesville Gazette was exposed.
anu we proposed a few questions TO warn him OF
England give us such men Samuel Adams and
ms danger. We were in hopes. that be would
Pahse' and that he would carefully look 20 the
consequences, into which he was hurrying. We
"e mistaken He is plunging into the danger
which yswns beneath his feet: surrenderipa the
s,e". principles for which he once contended; and
"uoP'ing reading of the Constitution, which the
great iathers oil our once common faith have pro-
nounGeu 10 be here,ical andspernicious. Finding
10 o','el Clause IN the Constitution TO Justify Mr.
hing Colonization resolution the Editor Of the
u Gazette is forced to throw himself uno, tho
phrase - the general welfare" He saws he finds
IL IN the preamble; as if you look to a preamble
ior the specifications OF powers. He saws he finds
III III clause OF the constitutions as if these verx
words were not literally copied from that most
limited instrument, the srlicles Of confederation
and as If instead of enia,ging the sphere of pow
ers' they did not merely point out for wha, pur-
poses only the specified powers were actually given
Even the National Journal confesses that the words
general welfare conferred no neso po,cer
NOT so, however, Mr.. &.
Either tins is new power without limit or spe-
chcaton Tor there Is none expressed il is no
new power at all. we hold to the latter: Mr.
" hoiu' TO neither, but crves out for himself
sort oil sems-general welfare general welfare
power, WI such specifications and limitations, as
he' not the fathers of the Consiuion) chooses 10
lay down. He says, he does not mean to " narrow
Inc doctrine SO as to mean nothing or enlarge it 20
as TO mean every tllingr' What then Who shall
oraw har-breadth distinctions? who shall ,ay thus
Tar shalt thou go aud no further?" MIR G. under
takes this enviable Office, and here is The resul, of
his anatomy -
g Is it any measure of doubtful expediencv
ed nv a..
sisiatures at pleasure:--No. Is il any measure
whch from the nature and necessity of things must
be adopted by the exclusive authorities of the State
governments No.-It is some measure of obvi
Gus utity, required by the exgences of particuIsr
times or circumstances, and to which the authority
o. the separate State sovereignties, cannot extend
MS Is what we understand by the general we,fare''
would be sufficient 10 say, in the lst place
mat tins is Mr. G's. rule, not that Of the cons,itu-
ton In the I'd place, that if any measure be of
OBVIOUS utility, such an exigency may be provided
tor by The obvious mode OF an amendment f., the
constitution itself, 3dly. But in dpplyine the rvle
itself, there Is the utmost danger thai il will have
limitations. Almost every question will become oae
OF eTPediehcy. In this measure of curious ufiitv2
mas the er'ge'icy occurred? are the separate states
equal TO IT.! Who shall judge ? Why, the officers
oi 'he " S.-Goy, Van Ness says the General ,cek-
fare demands national Unipersifu Mr. Adams
may say the same. MIR. G. saws not: Wen: tenn
porary, perhaps heated majority decide II is the
same case,perhaps with system of primay schools;
system OF colleges; system OF roads and canals:
system OF skylishts; in fact, if we are thus left
1t sea, with an equvoca constitution for our guide.
what system OF powers may not dominant maio
ny IN Congress pronounce to be of obvious utility,
d great e%igency, uaHscendins the autholityol the
separate states?
But enough. We decline all further eantroyer
~ with Mr. q. until he has had an opportunity of
TereShing his memory as 10 the great principles OF
Hpnu lie .l:,lI.. = IT,,
few days at Jericho, and study once more The Law
ana ne Prophets : TO read over carefully the De-
Da'es OF the Convention, the 1 Isl No OF the Fed
eralist, the Speeches of the Republicans on the
Bank, the Alien ard the Sedition laws, Madison's
heport tmoSt Garefuliy;)a few elementary works
ON government, Paine's Rights of Man. The doc
lri"e OF Limtted Partnerships, SC. &c. With
Ais miad refreshed and illuminated by such authors
we shall not despair to ind in tie Editor Of tie c.
Gazette an abe associate. . "a -
We are authorised ts announce Colo Rei,,.nB
faleson candidate for the Congressional District
Of the counties of harlotte. Prince Fd
~ald, Buckingham and Cumberland
a MhAnMlEDIon Thursday evening l by the RI Rev
.abah H. Pickett aiioithi, place - - miss Eft
nlhe i4ll n't, by the Rev. J. a. B,ng.Iey Capt,
I'm - hiarrtS, oil LOUISA 'oihe smi~bs ard admired
ms, mary A4'' only daughter Of Capt. Wm Tyler OF sad
onthr 9th inst by the Rev. Richard Csyhrook, Mr..
4HWy S. rdrd, ali Of Hlildic,ex. ~
DIkDl.on the 18th u!t. Huntsville NJ 5, Agne,s Teryy
c. n'ot Vi MAJ Mt Terry daus Maj Wa Jones' FL IL
" on the Soth uit. residence ia: Prince Edward
W. hFdeh Esq Attorney ut law, the 5li age.
~ 60" " lhe with those Peounary wIr,
'nod facilities los the requirement Snorge hut endowed
WIN Srnns acute and susceptible, aud eHsgy h,t never
III W. Brdnch had, by asi'gIus .ppicatinn seqar-d
"'i oil invrnl'ion seldom Po->re by superior AID
Sases aud although yo'e IN his pIofession, patronage
dued TIE strongest evidence future aud pOsperI
~. lie possessed in eminent degree all the which
give dignity TO aud npart MS
To' rel a"h SOU iusblI father aud lricnd believed
10 nave been umcnLnmlnmY Ae.nnlarA