American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-06

me BODY OF legislators, will extend to diners. ms
has already become true in practice as 'heory,l
and we are continually witnessing the influence o.
one state on another in promoting mouihca'ol,
and iudicious revision of the laws, forming courts
;us,icr on the best models raising up and support
,np benevolent and literary institutions, providing
for the relief OF the poor and the comfort OF the al
Hicted and in giving encouragement TO all the at's
of life and means of intercourse, which answer, "
their fullest extent, the designs OF the social com,
pact Here is abundance of motives 10 intellectual
exertion, and no forms OF government nave ever
been SO we'll calculated as our own, TO make them
opera alive and successful
AGAIN. The novel form OF our conederacy presents
us with other advantages, conspiring to produce Inc
same effect. The powers OF the national govern
ment reach TO all our relations with iorelgn couh-
tries 10 the formation OF treaties, the regulaon OF
commerce in all its branches, and whatever else
NAV be considered as touching the mutual interests
of great and distinct nations. These powers aiso
embrace our internal concerns, SO lar as TO provide
for national defence, the support oil the naohai GO
yernment, the execution of the laws OF The Union,
and an equitable commercial intercourse between
The several States Hence the State Legislatures
lare relieved from the weightes burdens OF govern
ment and lett to give all their attention to the do
mesc and immediate interests OF the people, whon,
they represent; and here their powers are plenary
Each State, Tor instance, may pass sucu Jaws, ~.
pose such taxes and establish such regulations as II
peases, for the encouragement oil education It can
build tp seminaries OF learning OF the higher order
endow colleges, institute primary schools in every
lneichbohood, reward discoveries in science or ski
lin The arts, or successful e1or, in any literary en-
IterPrise. ;.
From the very first settlement OF America
saws Mr. Everett IN his late Grafton, "lo the pre-
sent day. the most prominent trait OF our character
has been to cherish and dffuse the means OF educa
ton. The villa e school house, and the village
church, are the monuments which The American
people have erected to their freedom; to read. and
write, and thick, ae the centious practices which
have characterised our democracy" Internal i'm
proyees OF every sort, also, come under the cog.
nisance Of the stare legislatures. Within their res
pecuve territories they may inersect the whole
country with canals, construct roads, build bridges
and graz corporate powers for all purposes OF pub
lie ulilty The same may be said OF the encourage
men, Of industry, agriculture, manufactures. useiu
inventions, and whatever per aims to the elegant OF
substantial arts OF life. From these brief hints. 1t Il
obvious tina, the nature Of our cpntedpfacy supplies
new and efficient motives to intellectual exerton
both in qulckenlng The powers OF mind ITSELF ant
10 drawing out all its resources to devise and exc
ute the best schemes for every species OF improve
ment for social happiness, permanent freedom, ant
a wise government