The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-14

- m ach .laiill mhtre The Constitution hrs
.eslsa them. 10 lliey not sifife Ia amend
Il. "a ~ II anc. in attain Their obleri and
- silence ubireiinn II Il be answered
that these .ilefis would be d.feated---tiiai
l4l,c re.tnle would nssef ep.seHt 10 Ifansler
these 1uwers lfoin Their present pasarssofs
IL other hands-=-nl hal i this bat III a1gn
ntentitm al homfatm against those Who
c,ndal, il 7 ii the people are now oPpos
ed 10 trusting the general government with
such extensive powers, reasoning from
ualagy Ne might presume thai thfy we're
mneh lnurc so at the time III tue fotmainn
! ri the constitution. Jei us, nj all events,
iest ihe uresfion, and ibe palton viii eheer-
+ fully abide by iir result. III The PROPOSE
tim la amend The constitution IN tllese rec
lprcls bereleeted, il wdi be conclusive cyl
denee thai the people arr satisfied With
and That ihey are hostile Ia those acts of
tangr, - y hffl ain nj aud threaten con
-olidaliun uf the uu.nn, ard the esilrpa
tim at the State governments. If there
wire no rtideperzof a wish on the part of
the people thus Il restrict ihe general 81
yernnrut, tie suhleel, indeed, would wear
u different aspect BUTT Is tune 10 pause.
II, under the idea Of promoting The &c
neral welfare liz staie governments are
In be annlhialed, The Emporium N iaipfrt0
nj which the American people nov hoasi,
will eeasr In llatt existed, and our govern
ment vii have spprQxiu ted 81 nearly IN
aneleciiae inorsfehy ~ Ia lack nothing but
tlte painc-a goat metropolitan government
ahh I'D provincial satellites. Are the PEG
HIe Of the United siales prepared fur lhis:
II MT, SIT mol time llal they WIRE arons
Ing Ia an investigation Of the principles of
the eansttaion, and comparison Of those
principles With the measures adopted by
llleir rslefs II il be conceded tllat Con
gles5 can 1egitimately construct roads, be-
fstllse The constitution says itmay "estab
IfM postrodas,e may II not build houses,
undef the same provision, which authors
IS il II establish po7t qGees2 I lie in
genius leader Of The lalitudlnaiians, aware
of the fpfer Of tins objection, attempted
II prove thai - construct and Establish
were s.ponimnus ternls,--bnt common
sense aud immemoiial custom are not eas
" snb,erted, even by the sophstry Of
speaker tiay,-tppn similar principles,
probably less plausible aud less defensihlr, |
resi- the resolutions y hich Mr.. johnston of
Louisiana has la-t introduced into the l..
;. Stnate, making permanent fund, for
the purposes Of Education and Internal |
Impru, .ment. Of the proceeds pf thu sales
IF our public lands. Animated by tn. in
creased support which the scheme Of in
eruai improvement has annually received,
le M longer approaches the citadel ol HE
constitution with the hesitation aud skill
which IL was crsi the policy OF the under
miners ie assume-hu with fase inc and
adder III baud, hr ad .aners bnldl, In his
hJeet, counting encounter and defying np !
osIliun. Bot the nation is moi vet ripe FOR
neh sweeping measure, and IL will fall
I'LL bonn 10 The ground, Much rs the
,eople may wish II ste trade brought Ia
very mans door, aud education spreading |
l. benign and cheering influence o.er the !
AMI, they will not cnnseht 10 purchase |
h, 81 bIrsslags by violation of the consti
oiion. Atany rites, tic question may be
aslly settled, by referring il TO The people, |
mi their will should be- consulted before
h.se rapid strides ae made. We shtnld. |
~ this=course, too, settle the consiitn nal
question: II IN favor Of the light of Gon
stess To exercise thu powers referred To,
the subject would be FILTERED dnwo 10 Il
mere matter of pulicy-nnt whether these
powers should be exercised hut IL What
extent they should BIZ carried. This would
certaaly be better than eternal iarring3
and conflicts betaeen the general and State
governments.