American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-08

e lsbe.iei the imputed Danger 10 Tue S'to -, cry
states, and our conviction that the States have
neon Invested az no rights but such as. fur the ben
fit of the States Themselves the Federal Constitu
ton has deposited WITH the Congress OF the Uni-
ted States. We Rave sand this too often to leave
ans necessity f., is terttlon
such as it Is. however. we may search IN VAIN
FL: any either avowal of principle by the new par
IT, Ii upon this avowal. we presume, that INC
Richmond Enquirer p,oclalms that " an oPposi-
ton is now organized the organisation IS adh''.
ted the reader viii perceive upon the high Srouns
of the Constitution and the interests OF the ceun-
try Indeed the reader ml hardly Ian 10 per-
ec,ye IN this sentence, the echo Of Mr.. Van buren,
mell.turned period. What the Enquirer meass
BY the Constitution, We all know. Ana we az
knnw very well. that. excepting the honorable Sen
ator from New York. and his distinguished com
peer Who now fills the gnbernatorlal char OF me
same State, person Is named, ny the organ ol
the party, as fit person to M the Presidency.
who ayows The sentiments Of the Enquirer School
on that subject. 1t is very certain that the IN
cumbent does not: il is equally certain that Cen
Jackson dos not: and most assure'lly neither
does Mr.. Ga nor Mr.. Colhcnn. The Prcsiden-
tial Candidate of this organized Opposition, there
fore. if such are the ground of it. must either DC
the Governor Of New York or the Senator from
the same State who have recently rlvalled one
another in their zeal to support the doctrines m
however, by way of parenthess Our object IN
taking up the pen to-day, is to show, by single
illustrations 10 our readers, ,eir are the grounds
of the Constitution on which. i any, Mi. y. Is.
has taken his stand and upon which the Enqul-
rer declares an Opposition TO be "o,gatlzed.''
We shall not take the question OF Internal I'm
pro,ement as the illustration Of them, because our
readers are sufficiently familiar with it. We shall
select the following. being the main part of one OF
the resolutions which lately passed the House OF
Delegate, Of Virginia, by a vote OF something like
lao yeas TO 10 nays.
!" ResolueA That Ills General Assembly does most
o!emny protest against the claim or exercise OF any pow
en- whatever, the part Of the General government 70
protect aomric manufacturers the protection OF nanuac
not being amongst the grants OF power to that Gov
ernlnent specified il tie Constitution ofhe United States"
The protection Of domestic manufactures. then
is one of tile rights Of which the State Governments
have been Invested by construction. 1t Is one Of
those su,ui patons,' denounced by the Enquirer
School, which form tic ground IF the Opposition
organized against the General Government. 10
the greater part OF cur readers need say nothing
70 show the iallacy Of the reasonin. on which such
resolutions are founded. There was a time how
ever. when il almost made an impression, even on
our minds: but slight examination OF the Constu-
ton, ard Of our political history convinced US, As
it must every unpledgcd mind, OF the utter error
Of The argument. We bad occasion heretofore to
remark, that the power to protect manufactures
was feeos'aneu y 'Ae pieAhp,e - '.e 9.e"i a..
passsu ~ Npnetgss Snasr W. sa's.'uuo' -
Wh'eh W. opselse w No'iolS 'lela.a has nlo'e :.
Gently cae" ~ alsen''o " tne paoa'e' I, W.
ihg IT, lhe rrean:u ~, !" u'e neNehuc "a ~
Whaeh we tt.et'J % nNN 80 - = ~ 'oe' ~
Nheieas y ;, necessary ior 'nf support q uos,
Grnment. aad PROTECTION or MANuFhc ruRFs,
that duties be laid on goods. wares, and merchan
use. ~ ,ea' &C. Ahu ~ tnc l'epa,e' ~ nv
HoVse y representatives . . luc ohlle' e'a.es,
upon ,ha' p'sl' a'hon@ o'aef s'h''' t'e.s' W NV
lhe io'io"lh@ seh.,meh's eAINpsscu py ~. hApl,
SON, who vas Member VI the onvehtion, and