The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-11-16

'"h'ei'dhd TOAD bill, sanctioned by Nh. la
son, during the first years Of his adni,i.t....
ana to inc defence which some friend. nom ,...I
Gus 'ian discreet has thought proper In 49,,
lof what was evidently a dcparnr, fr,a. -
true principles Of the constitution. =. -.
nndrr,foodby that Statesman. Suro
the National ln'elligencer, Of the 9TH ius, D..
reached us and We were struck, on pcr,.;..o
reply to the Richmond Enquirer Of = ~.
date, with the congCniality ofthe ,icy,s -, .
PRINT and our own, in relation to IN, H.. !,
i cunning which seeks 10 defend one err,,, J..
avo"ai OF The commission Of another "
occasion to remark, in the article We L,,. .,
ted 10, tnai, il is now said, ON the faith If
ported private conversation, which NJ. 10
held "itII-sre d0at LHoir Wb0--iust hcts,., (.
| iamcntnd death that in signing the Cu,,h,.,.
Road bill, he had no intention of giyjng III
ton TO the " general potrtri Of the n,,;,,.,
ecatiye over the subject of roads and camel.
that good filth 10 Odio watch had dc,.,..,
right, from certain compact between IN. r.,
eral government and her state outb,,;.
exact OF the former the execution Of flf,y -.
sHe road, required that il should be daoo e
were astonlshed that any man, much les NM.
9uanted VITA the great risks OF MAKING ,,..
bold asoaals, and who had hitherto doe..,
the rights OF the States from innovation -,
broad basis Of abstract prpyeiy, shonld H..
leave his " vantage ground" by rcsoflinq ia g..
means of defence >o untensble aud so ,,,,..,,l.
OF ms cause. Iot, if the constitution it.epr =
mes TO the general go'eanent thc ricbt tac,a.
cisc certain powers surely 10 rolnDert b,. NJ.
'oe'er aud with whatever views it may be en-.
tered INTO, can confer the light In relator :.
tbs particular matter Of IN. Ohio connac, IA.
reverence he il spoken . Mr.. Jefferson a.
certainly not required by good faith" ar by
any oihef conside,f..oato suction it, it. in his ..
plmon, that SANCTION involved violation not an.
y OF the constitution, but If principle, of vbicb
he was the chosen, the abe and the sucro..s,
champion. 1t was rather his duty to tell TIM
government and the peopt, that the agreement
between the parties, benz unconstitutional W.
consequently void and If no cflact-t,,t ,s,.
constitution having reserved to the Stat, III.
right to exercise all powcs Of purely nn,ir
pal character, twas notcompetcnt to ann, m,
thority to nullifr this rerr,ation, by usurnirg,
power which had not onE not been granted hi,
b. the charter which garit existence. but uticb
was expressly denied it by that charter
Ihs, ltappears 10 Us, Wis the only course which
Aif, Jefferson could puGuc, without dep,rtnrr
from that standard Unconstitutional cons,rec-
Whrh he had himself ldl down as The onI, ro,
rect onr. Such The 1cw entertained of tAis
question by all whom W have heard exnres. .,
opinion ia relation to it,whether protesting the
Jcnrrsonian the ltitudinariap creed. and
such, We conceive, musncccssarily be the ON
mon OF all who are disposed to weigh the sui
Jeet fairly, and to decid upon it honestly The
following are the rcmaNsof the mteliigcnccr ON
! this point =
Touching the powasf the Government IN
which topic We gladly tul from " hat rcr.,y.Il
y concerns ourselves wclfcr, and have cy,r
differed, most materially from the Enrnirrr.
We nave had occasion. hctoiorc. TO rcpcl its
attacks ON the Judicial artority the success q
"i''H H0"ia nave pI"Slfhd at the feet of tHc
states the Whole fabric ofhc General Govern
h'Fnt. Inc question nows as 10 the poatraf
making roads, &C. and tht INQUIRER ah,ay. On
posed TO II, IS more violent SO. it would ai,.rf.r.
because the Presidency haiaIlen into the lands
OF Mr. ADAMS, That circhstancc >tra,oragit
may seem to the Eaquircraas not IN amy lD,n-
ner affected our views off The ENQUIRER has
Iisht to egoy lis opnioi and We haze Il fiait
10 polht our then mcousIsacl with the pi.ac-
pies oi the Constitution, o if We may s.t 20,
"iuioul offence, with thentn opinions hhu
snaIl We say. torcNaml i, iIcn the EuqltiIcr--
,'ii' suchlcf tor express aWcrs--d,trHGs Nj
JEFFERSON accommodation and approval Of
the cumberland Road. onhc ground thai the
states through which il pted were to BE- asArd
10 confer inc power, aSpOwcr. NOT pos.rss-
e" At All, could be gcncrat for Congress br the
assent OF amy single state Conolc>s aals ro5
possess the power: but Nimia will 1--WE Con.
srcSs icarc 10 crcrcjse upower; clpo. Ton
grcss CoH exercise the no That i III, a.
mount ~ me argument. hat a Solcc.sm Is
TINS \ schoolboy Of thowcst form vii tel
YOU, fT Rahi0 uHI IT, IRE is only one way
III MHlch power can be auircd by Congus,.
and thatiS by the Gift oflosc who mace the
N""sI tsH-hc People Il sovereign rulers "a
themselves Inc EnqWI might as well argue
UNI WIN INC consent oMy state, Congress
can regulate drscents Wild tlat -t,tc. or doa- /
ny Other act who'll, bryd its power. as tie /
one IN question
Inns Is not the FIRST tintat VIC have alluded
to the controversy bcweche intelligence odc
Enquirer, which, if it has .en productive of No
other good effect, has ma public The opinions
Of some ofthc most cminl men of the Repua-
llcan party, regarding tlnnuch contested ,44
ject Of State rights W have not the lca.t
doubt that The stand no,ahen by the rcPuaI'
can party Is Of much re radical character
than that taken in 'qs-h the party who are
the professed admirers ,thc doctrines which
hirmphed at that day, al dsposcd to diminish
still more, and to rcduc,thin still narrower
bounds, the powers Of 1 federal government
than even those master SITS, who led tn aay
to the signal overthrow the federal party
those great men, who urd tothcr keen pcne
tration and sound iudgnit in all things rcla-
ting to the policy of the gcrnment, the ad,an-