The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-01-29

on The people disikcd direct taxes Of all
kinds, and on whatever pretense. They pre-
ferred that mode Of taxation which would put
into every mans power. and remit to his own
disc, elton. how much he would paw. bv using
or abstaining from the article on which an
impost was levied. The murmurs Of the agri-
culturalists. therefore, became loud and gene
raj.
About this time quarrel arose in the ad-
ministration Mr. John Adams. had rcvolted
ut the guidance and controul of olonel Ham
iton and Mr. Pickering. Indeed. the latter
gentleman was NJ. Adams equal in no res
pect but prtul nee. violence and overbearins
"a man of small information and great vani
tv. refer in proof. TO his communications
and dispatches on French affairs i'm particular
No wonder Mr. Adams felt disgust at the i'm
perious manner OF a person SO lily qualified TO
direct b. the causes what they may, the
President threw off all Difference for the opin
ions Of Colonel Hamilton. Mr. Pickering
and their friends he dismissed Pickering and
Nc Henry from Office, and determined to act
Tor himself Forsaken by his partv the oh
iect Of profound dislike to the whole body Of
republicans. he was compelled to quit the pre-
| sidential chair, and retire to private station
sli1 affecting afterwards, to be anti edcral
list and republican AID his lately published
letters to Mr.. Cunningham, have not enabled
, him to regain one pan icle OF his lost reputa
tion nor has Colonel kcring's attack up
on him produced any other effect than to shew,
that however irritable and i'll tempered MIR
Adams NAV be, Col. Pickern is not less so
Whatever bad qualities, politically, these gen,
tienen may respectively possess, it must at
least be allowed that they merit DR.. s. john
| sons commentator of being &c .good hafers :"
During Gen Westinghouse administration
three questions arose, which called forth and
brought into discussion the disiinctipc doctrine
of the federal party, viz: That congress ought
To be considered as a nel-fcgi-}sture, en-
powered to enact. and carry INTO effect all OBJ
jects which in the opinion of that body. were
expedient TO the general welfare. and 10 make
the necessary appropriations for the purpose
The three points to which allude, were the
propos al to establish manufacturing system:
the proposal to establish a National Bank /:
and the discussions on the treaty making
power
Col Hamilton, as secretary OF state, made
| report to congress in favor OF the manufac-
turing system. on the 9Th Of December, 1898.
m which he insists lin conformity to the con-
solidating notions which ne never reiinquished
| even in his defence Of our present federal con-
stitution) "that it belongs to the discre ion Of
| The national legislature to pronounce upon the
subjects. which concern the GENERAL
WEI. FARE, and for which under that des-
cription, an appropi iation or money is requi-
site and proper And there seems TO be no
room for doubt, that whatever concerns the
general interests Of learning, OF agriculture,
OF manufactures, and Of commerce, are within
the sphere of the national councils. as far as
regard an appropriation Of money!
From this passage it is evident that Mr.
John Quincy Adams, thorough going pupil
o! the same school. is mistaken in surprising
| that he was the orig inal propagaor Of this doc
thine. V hich in the polished language, is pecu
| liza ly his own. he insiDnateS a man must be
| ineffably stupid" to deny
should wonder at Col Hamilton's ven.
tn'i ing this broad assertion, when he knew that
| the convention, OF which he member.
| formally and by express vote refused to give
! to congress the power to erect a r>!ional uni
vcrsity, it were not well acquainted with the
| boldness, pertinacily, and decisive character
| Of Col Hamilton
Even in his defence of the pre- sent constitu
tion-the present fadeTatire constitution--in
| his own publication, the g Federal list" he
never desists from the NATtoNALexpression
| which were on debate and by formal vote re-
iected in the convention, b - which the consti-
! tuition framed.
| This doctrine was adopted to its fnil extent
by committee of congress in january 1907,
| the first year Of AIR. John Adams admiuistra.
ton
! This creed OF lederasts was discussed,
wien the question OF the United states Bank
| was first agitated have not The debates by
| me, and we labor under great Inconvenience
for want Of repository OF these most interest
| ing discussions Col tlauiiton's influence
prevailed. This was the first great practical
| IDroad on the plain meaning of the consttu
| ton Colonel Hamilton 5 extended views OF
! the great effect Of this powerful machine in
| aid Of his IA, oiie measure, will undoubtedly
| prove correct. Under such managers Mir.
| Chevcs and Mr. Bidde, we have not yet had
much to alarm us. Bot no man can view its
| progress, and reflect on lis power, without be-
! tChicf Justice Marshall in his life OF Wash
| ingtop. vol 5 p. 29j to 800, gives bri ac-
connt Of this debate 119l) and delineates the
| characters of the two great parties in the Uni
on substantially as have done. He has also
| given in the notes to that volume, p 9. short
| account Of the arguments used by the oppo-
nentS and supporters Of the Bank bill. This
| gentleman is a fcdeI alist, with decided lean.
| ing 70 the NaiiOnaL politics OF Col Alexander
| Hamilton. Yet, | think it is impossible to
| read the plain unvarpished arguments OF the
| anti cdcrai minority, on the bank question, as
| Ma shall has stated them, and the more labor.
| ed account Of the reasoning OF their opponents
notes, p. g and ~ without giving pr eference
to the intclligiblc simplicity of the first. over
| the metaphysical, and wire drawn deductions
of the federal party on that occasion.
! All the difference between Chief Justice
| Marshall and IN yself, in our views of the cha
ractcrs of the two parties is, that lie insInustes
a design on the part OF the anti fedcralists, 10
| encroach on the power Of the general govern
ment, IN favor Of state Authorities. reply