The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-02-05

l common Ccicnce ana gSRCtUt tCStiIFC III
both, is subjoined 70 this authority, an emu
meration of the cases, to which their powers
shall extend. Monet cannot be applied To the
| general trei fape. othelwie than by an applica
t;on of it to some Particular measure condu,
| Give to the general welfare Whenevey,
therefore, money asbeen ra:sed by the gene
raj authority, and is to he applied to a partieu,
/ .ar measure, a question arises, whether the
particular measure be within the enumerated
| authorities vested IN Congress. lf it he, the
money requisite for II NAV be applied TO it, il
j, be not, no such application can be made =
This air and obvious Interpretation coinc ,des
with. and Is enforced by. the clause in the
| constitution which declares that no money
| shall he drawn from the treasury. but i'm con
| sequence Of appropriations By law An APP
| preparation of money to the general welfare,
| would ne deemed athsra mocGery than an OBJ
servance Of this constitutional in junction
| 9 Whether the exposition of the general
! phrases here combated. would not by degrees
| consolidate the states into one sovereignty. l.
| n question concerning which. the committee
can perc Give little room for difference OF opin.
| ion. TO consolidate the states into one sover
| eighty nothing more can be wanted, than to
superrede their respective sove,cignties in the
! cases rcscrv ed TO them. nv extending the so
vereigntv OF the United States to all cases
| the general wcfi c. that Is to say. to all ca
| scs auhute-er
| 9 That the obvious tendency and inevitable
| result of a consolidation o. the s,atc> into one
sovereignty. would be, TO transfo, III the repub-
| lican system OF the United States into a mon
| archv is n point which seems TO have been
| sufficiently decided by the genera sentiment
| of America In almost every instance OF dis
| cnssion relating to the conSdli' alton IN 1ues
ton. its certain tendency 10 pave the way to
i ,hu N, n IN hppn Pd
| The prospect of such a consolidation has
| 'orm med the only topic % controversy. 1t
wou'd he unneccs sary therefore for the com
| miitce to dwell long on he reasons which
support the position o the General Assembly
/ Ut NAV not be improper however, to remark
| two consequences evidently flowing from an
extension Of the feder al powe to every sub
| jet falling within the idea Of the 'sgeneral
welfare -
| One consequence mus be- to enlarge the
| sphere Of discretion allotted to the executive
magistrate Even within the Legislative lin
ITS properly defined nv the Constitution. the
| difficulty Of accommodating legal regulations
| to a country so great in extent. and so various
| in It's circumstances, has been much felt: and
| has led To occasional investments of power in
| the executive which involve perhaps large
| portion of discretion, ne can he deemed
| sisicnt with the nature OF the executive trust.
| In proportion the objects Of legislative care
might hr multiplied. WOULD ihe time allowed
| FOR each he diminished. and TIE difficulty OF
providing uniform and particular regulations
for all, be increased From these sources
would necessarily cnsue, 4 create latitude TO
\ The agency of that department which is al
1 ways In existence. and hich couid hest
| mould equations OF a geneva! nature. so as
| to suit them to the diver>iv of particular stu
atoms. And it is in this latitude as asupp'e.
| men, to the deficiency Of the laws that the
| degree OF prero"ativc materially consists.
| The other consequence would he. that of an
excessive augmentation Of tn Offices bono,s
and emoluments depending on the "xccu,ive
I viii Add To The present legitimate hock. all
| those OF every description which corsolida.
| ton Of the states would take from them and
turn over to the federal government. and The
| patronage of the executive would necessarily
be as much swelied in this case, and It's pre-
rogaive would be in the other.
This disproport"nate increase OF p, eroe a.
tive and patronage must, evidently. either cna
1 ble the chief magistrate OF the union. hv ouic,
means. 20 secure his re election from time to
time, and finally, toregula'e the success ion as
he might please or. nv giving so transcend
| ant an importance 10 the Office, would render
the elections to il so vi"'cnt and corrupt, tha,
the public voice itself might II for an heredj
taTv. in place of an elective succession -
| Which ever Of these events might follow the
| tran formation OF the Republican system Of
the u. States into 4 monarchy, anticipated nv
the General Assembly from a consolidation o.
the states into one sovereignty, would be
equally accomplished; and whether it would
he into a MKT or an absolute monarchy might
depend on too many contingencies to admit o.
any certain foresight So far JNa'. Radi en-
| UPoN THE WHOLE. it appears. that the
| Convention of 1857, who framed our present
| e. onstitutiop. were Of the politics now sneered
| at as radical that our present constitution j.
1G9icai in all its principles, that our Oldest and
best lied politicians were, and arc radicals IN
their politics; attempting so far as they could
foresce, to lay the axe to the root OF all useless
expense, ana OF all constructive usurpation
avcrse 10 all measures that might tempt Us 10
| engage in national quarreIs, which could Ia
prudentlv and hopo,aby avoided They wer,
no friends to magnificent, expensive and daz
| cling forms and principles of government &c
governments aiming at extensive patronage
10 needless grants Of power; or Of money
| which is SYNONYMOUS with power: being wei
persuaded that the difference between goof
| ND bad government is, that the last is expen
sive beyond necessity. while frugaity witbott
parsimoDv. Is the characteristic Of the former
The principle is universally true, that The
| cheaper VIC can purchase what we really wait
and the less VIC expend on what do mol
want, the greater surplus remains at OR dis
poaal whether apply it to form Of GOV
eminent. or n yard OF muslin.
Such are the political tcnets Of the men whc
are st1gmatze1 as "penny wise, pouod fool
Democrats. Jewellers, Disorganizers, Jaco
a,I n - atFo.