Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-16
RICH MOND, NOV le
For TIE ENrQ yIKfeR
70 yames Madison Esq Es-PresiGent Of TIE

For THE Eve UiRsR
70 James madison. Esq E.-PresiIent of tie
u SAFES
sfI' There is no map In tbis country FOR whom
feel the same respect. az an enlightened poiii-
clan. a. a true patriot, S accomplished man,
a. 10 for yourself In in,,uding upon your w.
lnab!r leisure tbi- laconic note, approach you
with sentiment of the creates, reverence. But
" though love Ca.at, love Rome more"
have reid, sir, viii The deepest attention, the
letter which you have recently aldre-sed 10 thu
Editors of the Lyncibrre Vi einan. A .an like
yout-elf must Indeed be imrelled by very strong
moii-es, when he consents to appear before tls
public. read in letter the traces OF an ing--
nuons and honuurable mind YOU .as here were
errors "a at in relation to yom-elf which You
deemed il nscessny TO correct You were unvvil
ling TO be thought the author of dsresi ecful re-
parks towards the Legislature and the Governor
OF Virginia, which had been Srongfnily ascrlb.i
10 you. You did not wish to be consid. red ss
taking any par' in the disputes of the day. agsn.t
Zen Andrew Jackson, against, or in favour OF
either of ilis c9nd:dates ard you therefore. DEEM
ed II to be Cue both 10 onrses anl to Gen Jack
SOW, to discl im The authorship RI certain Es-avs
which had been falsely attributed 10 your zen. But
IN removing these erroneous iuiputaiions, have
considered /; proper 10 guard. also sgain>, any in
correct ineTences which mish' be drawn in rea
ton to you. opinions he Tariff system. You
have frenky stated your ideas OF iis ou-,taionaI
ity. \ have inferred il from the clause W hich
gives Congress the power to ''Teguate CO mme &C. -
II Is not M intention to exsIn'ne this opinion :;
10 scan s correctness BY the tc0ris of the Cons,i,
'uiion, or by the admir- able test which you have
given Tor constituting I;s e.o!ts in your inimi .ble
Repor'-bu, simply 10 ak Tor information a. TO
the meaning Of the flowing passage In your letter
" mus, observe. also, that though it is tue that
have spoken OF he power of Congress in is en-
| iarged ,snse, over commerce, az a u i7lory and
kno,cn olisct ia forming .he c0n,tlvtioa, he LAM
guage Of the s'aie-men' Is inaccurate at least a.
being susceptible CT construction embracing in
definite powers ever the en.irs resources OF he
country"
Are we 10 understand you, sir, a. meaning by
the expression - III us enlarged sense to say,
that the power TO encourage manufactures as
well as 10 tase revenue, wac 90 J1risIld,V and
knOUn object in forming the con=tituiiom;" /. IL
tue me OF your friends have commended that
1t was your in ention to say, that the ncoursg
ment Of manufactures ty means of he power o
yer commerce was me oftbe primary and k,,o,cn
objects in forming the constitution? In other
words that this power oyer manufactures was
rnong the ''primaTy snd kuo@ n objects in forming
! the constitution"
! 1t such be our niesning, my respectfully
AK you for The reasons ut your op.nion3 for IN i.
r"te;npo ary facts which demonstTa' this purpost
have no sort vi doubt, that GU have he rnBg-
est evidence OF your opinions but IT would be very
desirable for the settlement OF This Uerata cues
TO, 1t su"h evidence co III be exhibre ed 10 the
~orli. So far my researches extend, |
"eT'ainly caono1 sntisfy NY own mind upon tn
subject.
In 4" Tn. Federaiist" Mr.. Ia niton holds hi.
language - The eHcou, Ggemeni Of agriculture
and GlnGaciUres IL an appendage OF he domestic
police Of tie stdtes. Exorbitsnt dpies on import
ed articles eni 70 render Other classes of The com
rnuniis tributary, in improper degree, to III e
nflcturing CLASSES. They would be attend ed
with ia QH liz beitoeen Che man FEATURING aud
'iaH manufacturing st ltS.'
fad you LEO enpIoyipg this language, In ,he
Virginia Conversion, which though not so precise
as Mr. Hamilton, se-m- TO carry withit a gene
rat disclaimer OF the power in question: e" They
Che state legIsla'ures) have the care If all I1c1
mite Rets-- these familiar domestic o";sc;s for
! which men have The strongest pr~dec on The
general government, on the contrary, has the pre-
ser alton Of the general inter of the union OBJ
Jert-, which eng less familiar, and more remote
! from mems Office have less powerful influence
on heir minds. - 4 nj again: q The poyy.rs oil
the general government relate tTtci7aL objects,
and are but few. Bat, the powers in the STA - re-
iaie to those great objects which Immediately con
cern The prosperity of the people. Let us oh
serve slso, thai The powers in the general gov
ment are those which vi he exercised mostly 10
time f war, while those Of Ghs state governments
VIII he eHerci ed Ia time of peace
Bit, thosgh you sir, have asserted in your
i-ynchburg letter the eonsfiftioaaiity of protect
ing duties yet, am very FAR from confoundng
'h's question "ih me tTpedieHcy OF the present
or prOpssed FariT Sore of its friend. have bold
~ asserted the intention Of he Woollens Bill TO
protect our own manufactures by prohibiting the
ioreign sTficls certainly 10 not understand vo1
gong thus tar; nor. sanCtonine the pretsnt
h'sh dulles on cotton IN some other goods For,
10 your letter o fhomss Cooper, las he inf rms
u.s. you advocate he opinion ouy {" that the On
enlargement OF these Manufactures of prime ne
ce-sIiy a"d useful ia time Of war Jy a m,derafs
duty ' their Ja0or 10 give EteDI a atalt, ought
mol t. be objected to-
Thooshmy opinion IL ofrery little Consequence,
I yet beg leaVe NOT TO be understood az an enemy
! TO M+nufsctuTes.- o. the contrary, I should de
lighl to see them fourth, Of themselves and, il
Che Pre-eni Tariff il to prevail. should IKE 10
( see the People Of Virginia estsb ishng cotton and
Woolisn factories, and sharing the large Profits.
which their brethren OF the East are making, under
tbe auspices Of the present tariff, and in part a,
! our own sVpense
am, Sir, most respectfully,
our ifieni ani Fellow -cifizsn,
q VIRGINIAN
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