Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-25

&c. &c. On the 18th OF Dec days afterwards,
Mr. Bailey Of Massachusetts brought up by MIR.
Adams in the Secretary Of States Office, literally
the political sucker of that gentleman, comes out
in TIE House of Representatives with string OF
resolutions concluding with proposition to grant
TO the Federal Government the tdenticaf p0trers
which his great archetype had not only declared
they already possessed, but, more than intimated,
if they were not exercised, il would be an evil
dence that the Representatives were :" palsied
by the will of their constituents state
of things which he seemed much to deprecate.--
But hear Mr. Bailey His words are,
| Resoiped, SC. +" That Congress shall have
power TO appropriate money for constructing roads
and canals, for improving river and coast naviga-
lion, and for promoting education, cofonizaton'
and the liberal and useful arts, the money to be
paid 10 such agents, and for such of these objects
sthe states respectively, and Congress Tor the
District of Columbia shall by law direct, and IN
parts proportionedto their constitutional census.
MIR. Bailey has only improved little upon Mr.
Adams, by edging in through special love OF
| the Southern people doubt the potCer Of
coion'z dtioa This resolution with it's preamble
was published in the Enquirer of the l7th of
December, accompanied BY some rather du6i-
Gus remarks from the Editors OF that useful pape,s
indicating a disposition to nibble little at this
guided bait OF the shrewd New Highlander. On
the o0th OF Cec., 10 days afterwards, your repre-
sentative tien canuloate, came out VIII MS CIT
cnlar, In which he the language before quoted;
from which it would seem be had gone rather far
Their than the wary Editors, and not only had nib
oled but actually bit, and got the hook in his mouth
From this we sincerely hope and believe he will
be able to break. We think, however, that
didale MIR. Giles,) would long have examined
this bait before he eren nJbied Farther, we be-
lieve, that he instantly il by intuition, perceived
the danger it cealed, and spurned it. Timeo
/ Inns faro Rut hot tl,oI
you may ask MIR. Bailey says, " that in conse-
quence of the greater facility with which the
Federal government can raise money, il should
have the power to aid the states by appropria-
ton TO them in proportion 10 representation, -
or to use his phrase, their constitutional cen
sus. First, why by the ratio of representation!
Are tariffs, (this easy mode Of raising money!
laid according to representation, which in
cludes two-fifths of our slave population Don't
weSouthrons pay infinitely more than our share
OF the Tariff, even according 10 population Yes,
two fold first for the benefit of Eastern, Nor
thern and Western manufacturers, and now, i,
seems, offered the great boon OF receiving
some OF our own money wrongully taken from US,
| oacl again ; not III proportion as il was taken
bu, according 10 representation. Do, say these
sapient gentlemen, with Mr.. Bailey at their head.
amend the constitution Give us the excuse to
| tax you, to increase the tariff at pleasure, upon
you, (ths easy mode OF raising money, and after
enrchlng our manufacturers, you may have
portion Of The surplus on hand, according TO your
constitutional census. Afraid to usurp these pow
ers, you expect to bride US out of them. No, MIR.
Bailey kind Mr. Bailey the old Dominion with
| all her lack OF cunning, cant be taken by such no
| tons as these ; however you may gild them You
may now and then perhaps, catch miney, but
rely upon 1T you can get nothing more. She will
deny you the power in any shape. Reduce the
tarlii as you ought, and cease 10 IInpov erish u.s.
TO enrich yourselves, and we can find a mode snf
.tcientiy easy to cut our own canals, and m axe
our own roads too. But what is the principle and
policy OF these amendments We have the pow
er, say gentlemen under the constitution. We de-
ny il, and sound the alarm TO the people they
threaten to exercise the power: set a bare major
ity 10 make demonstration then offer com
promise: we yield And thus all the rights of the
states are TO be coaxed, and iilched fl orr them one
after another. And when we become slaves, we
will not epen have the poor consola ion left that
we resisted to the bitter end: No, not even self
appreciation TO soften our chains. But. gentlemen.
we ioIhear 10 press this view ofthe subject To
| conclude repeat tina, believe, indeed we
are certain, that Mr. Giles agrees with US upon all
| the opinions we have expressed /; and you know
that he possesses the talent and research to enforce
them with great ability equal perhaps 10 that of
any man in this union. For the foregoing reasons
we voted for him and we hope thar he IS neither
mortified al moi being elected, nor ashamed of the
men, or their principles, who supported him. We
have addressed YOU gentlemen, at some length, and
with spirit too but we bumbIy trust! not in pas
sion. We have heart burning towards YOU.
though we lament the temper (Which BY this we
believe many OF you regreO that you have dis
played towards us Many of you are Ted
with many OF us, 10y the ties of friendship, kindred
and affinity. We wish those ties strengthened.
instead OF being weakened for what will be your
good, Will be our good what will harm us will
ham you. We bid you affecuonate farewell.
TIE Minority 'oho rotsd in tAe tute Congressional see-
noh for the counties Of Prince EdrGrd, Cha tote
Cumberland aud Rockingham.
N. b. The foregoing was written before the
appearance OF the debate in the H. of Rs, on the
call for information relative the Panama Mission
nails settled way the other, by constitutional
Tie parties To the oomraet pIeierng abide by Tie voice
Houses Of Congress We thoug safer to trust The original
scheme Of the Constitution 10 The Interpretation of the rst
an tue u'uPa'ion OF The LAST uuder the gse grounds
Of which usupatou too, Icy Congress, whole host OF en-
efoachmeuts (deed, where limitation OF them y mich,
the time that Mr. Bsieys s,gee ping scheme Of ansnj
against the original scheme the Contribution
and 'at the states ought 10 its ratification This
IS the hihhng 10 which eloquent aud ngeniou. friend,
have Incidentally adveried iD their pspeS.-En pas
nate OF The s. giving INTO thede that The u s. may take
power on hs SUI Jee IN any particular state, oh ne
cannot AXE new power, but way viz. by an amend.
%em Of ,hs Constitution 'aiiied ny the eonseut Of three
IUurth' OF the States Otherwise, the u S. may exercise
power not gwen, nor intended to be given simply from one
States asserting to -wen the majority Of the other State,
mgn be directly opposed 10 1t; Thus State might be seJu-
aud The money being taken from the public the
s mus es compelled 70 contribute money Tor the
benefit OF another State aud contrary TO their Of
| Con, titution.- Editors.