Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-09-06

FOR THE E.NQ UIRER.
POLITICAL DISQUISITIONS-N 4.

FOR THE ENG UIRER.
POLITICAL DISQUISTTIONS-NO. a.
Raymond Element. Of Political Eeonomy--or the text book
OF the ncw Political School.
The practical government of "this Union
far ahead OF the fundamental laws OF this u
nion.''
6 patton is an unity Having in the last
NO. attempted to explain the authors doctrine OF
national unity, and 10 point out some Of is most
prominent political consequences; having also re-
ferred 10 two papers TO shew the analosies between
that doctrine and p AS doctrine of a common
social compact" as explained in his Ohio letter
and his doctrine of 60 this Union'' in application
TO " ats government as avowed in his Inaugural
Address; the writer will now proceed 10 shew the
analogies betweei. the same doctrine and che nyen
tions of the new school for interpreting tie con-
stiiution OF the u. 5. Inventions Tor in,erpre ina
the Co sutuiion of the u. 5. to destroy all its
limitations upon the poa ers of the practical go
vernment, seem OF late, to have become the fash
ioaable occupation of its practical administrators
Ihe late President has the credit, the writer I'M
uerstsnds nom The newspapers, OF the following
rule OF nierp citation. That according TO the pro-
visions OF the constitution, the powers OF the prac
tcai government extend to every legislative enact
ment, which will admit OF the application of mn
ney Tor its etectuaiion. Nov as the writer canno,
conceive oil any legislative enactment, which NAV
not oe made to admit tie application OF money r
us ehectuaion; the powers OF the practical 60
vernment, by consequence, must extend 10 every
legislative enactment whatever; and of course this
rule annhiia;es at sing thought, every restrain
ing provision OF the constitution, upon the movers
oil the practical government. The writer i, mo-, in
foi med whether, or not, p. a. has adooe,I th;.
simple, operative rule OF interpretation He cam
! not, however, but infer the Affirmative from, The
eulosy pronounced In his Inaugural Address upon
the " eminent CITIZEN" who has he credit of the
Invention; and upon the whole course of the So
n'inent ci'izen's" administration, without any ex-
ception, or reservation whatever. Bur this ponf
Is OF the less importance in the estimation of the
writer, since he conceiyes that p A has either
invented or adopted other rules of interpre,atio,
winch tehd 10 produce the SAME effects. One of
these rules IA, 10 consider the term s.gcneral wei
iare III iiseii, a. grant OF power to the practical
government and not an end, for the promotion OF
winch, certain specific powers are granted that all
| the means necessary and proper for CARVING into
effect tins general grant oil power nus, follow a.
incdeh al 10 The grant itself; and the choice of
these means Is lett 10 the underlined and ,,nli,;,t
discretion oil Legislators. This is the doctrine. as
national unity identified in all It's essential ooI;t;c,t
consequences. This rule of interpretation .h,u
form the subject of future No. Another i,ve,-
ton oil The same tendencies consists in substitn,;no
words OF more indefinite meaning not in the consti
tuition, Tor " ords of more definite meaning ,,hicl,
are In the constitution. Thus the term facilitate
is substituted for the term g resulate''
| But, the writer thinks, p a has recent,v horne,
of the palm in This fashionable ocoupa,ion Of ~
! venting contTivances Tor destroying all coast,u-
tenai restraints upon the pow ers OF the practical
government ms new Invention, as the writer
understands the Inaugural Address consists in b;s
.hat the practical government has the right Of as
Stunning any power ii may want for exoeri,noo,ai
! projects. Internal improvements being III. cyan
pie presented and the right or wrons IF such 80 +
symptoms may be tested afterwards by actuaI ev
periments upon the assumed power. Ii thes. ex
periments should prove, that the assumption had
produced practical public blessings then the as
| sumption would he ighfful; but if unfor,ura,aI
the experiments should prove, that the assumntion
produced practical public curses then the .ss,,n
tion would be wrongful.
Several difficulties present themselves 70 III
wi'ei' IN tie execution OF this new invention II
Wo"lu oiteh De as difficult 10 determine whether
.he eH perinents upon The assumed power, had pro-
duced practical public blessings or practical NIX,
lie curses, as 10 lest the right or wron. ~ ,ha
Sinai assumption, by the application of plain bor
est common sense, and plain common homes re,
sohi"S 70 interpreting the meauing of the original
/ grant or eAample-Taie TIE finest feather in
c cap OF tie last administrations the acquisition of
Inc writer Is decidedly oil opinion
that ibe waste of public character; and NJ Inc No
RAJ influence OF American Institutions in ,Io 49,
hiSate means, as the writer thinks them ,.h;h
were resorted to for electing that object bay. 49,
duced more practical evils to tie IL s; 900 ci,I
- injurious effects upon their Fundamental lave
tnan could be counterbalanced by tb. ac,,;;,;
OF one hundred such Floriias The ,,ifTe,ar, a.:
pensatIons awarded to Gen Jackson 81 90
for'er Tor the same high crimes seem lauorI -,
nave come down upon p. a. in CONSEQUENCE ~ ~;
having Deen The defender OF the one and aecnssr a..
puhisber oil the other. From the very coos,;o,,.
part r. ~. acted ia the Florida scenes he o,ohaSI
diners with the writer in opinion This ,,,a,-or g
experiment Then, at least thus far is still matter of
opinion How much further this dfrersnco- 80 -;
mon extends, the writer knows not A,otLl rs
hculty presents Itself, respecting the r,in, &c
which would be required by the practicaI . ..s'
meat, 10 ascertain tie facts from the ex,e,;,,nn..
upon The assumed power. For exampe--rsLe
lne assumed power 10 make internal i'm nroy o,,o.
now iong would L. a. require possession NJ III
power, ior Tie purpose OF experimental pro;sc,ss
w ouid le be satisfied with century's possession;
ms Would be about the limit of time ,v,h;,,
"hich, hlr. Secretary Clay's delusive n,ono;.o. &c
honie marker, lor The people, under the ,ardv n
peration OF lis Tariff law are To he re.I;ua,
pose century gran Led for experimental n.as"I-
upon internal Impro yements and AZ H. f.OJco''
OF that time, 1t should most unfortunatsI, $3.50,
'hat these projects had produced pfactic,I Iii.
e'ns' ihs'eau oil practi' al public blessings a. ,I
"iHe' 10 very sure II would In relation IL, ;ntas..1
"Pi"seineh'S Ia The Unsuitable hands of the GO
nefsi government; by hat process or ce,emdr,,
couid 'he power thus wrongfully assumed ha saa
Co 20 's ish'iul owners; the state eovern,oon.5
anu 0ouio II DC expected that the piuode,sd s,.
o''lu DC quiet, patient lockers m
upon ther own rights? But wbate,er '.'
lnoushl oil the ingenuity OF this jnyent;on
o-A"cuiues attending It's execution. The 49, ie
ie"niy calls upon oil his fello,y-citizc -.
'..'e'y 10 review all these Inventions for 49,,
PeunS their constitution, TO consider ,,ou t.
'enuencles and Consequences and then osl