Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-28
VOL. XIV. NO. III.

ouce OF the whole latour and industry Of the coun
Try, 10 be distributed at his own uncontroled will
Tor national objects, would be for fnn, t
look TO the constitution for the ot NOW
ers! Certainly not: Because his claims To- uovr, in
ciude all rowers. Why then look TO the Con. H.
tuition, for = moment, in search Of any pom.r9
Equally unnecessary would IL be, to look TO the
Constitution Tor written restrictions against The
exercise oi any power whateyer; because. the
general, uniiilIted, paramount power, would OBJ
il'erate the whole--once surrender the power 10
/ the practical government Lere claimed, by our
Gaiins orator, and your written constitution il
! gone I! LIS iorms may be preserved for time
hatis organized INSTEAD OF being checks
I 10 each other, would instantly coalesce, and be
come combined for the lmposes of personal ag-
grand cement. The fret Roman EmpeTors carried
on their absolute government, under tie name of
'he Senate, tor three hundf ed years, after all the
powers OF the Senate had been completely ussfp-
ca by the EnPeTors, and no hing was LETT % Tie
Senate but its nsne--lhe oman Senate. So The
American President, al ths moment, often most
lftev.TeDiiy invohes the OF the CONSTITUTE on
after he mss usuiped as | think all powers ana
reduced the constitution 10 uhmeaning nudity.
III the Presidents claims TO unlimited pow err he
awarded In him by the people, ms SUCCESSORS will,
probably Tor come time, follow his example; but
all the projections Tor tie liberties of the Arneri-
can people, intended by the constitution, will lie
utterly di-Itgarded, aad blUtted out forever
Bat, Mr. Speaker, 1t any doubt could exist, after
all these extraordinary declarations OF our da hing
as 10 E= CtttTlni nation oh
iiIeia'e every vesige of ilu ional restrictions
upon the powers Of the genera tgovernment,
think none can remain, alter reading the following
bold and daring ayowals, Ia which the ied.rstiNz
feature OF the constitution, is refused to be Iecng
hzed, aud the whole cf our fundamental instiiU-
lions, asserted 10 be cen olGaed INTO 0jie coY.
erni+en.'
Extract page g.
- MI Chairman, cur coal ederacy conn ehends
within s lirnits great diversity OF inte,ests.a
I tllf. liam
gazing iistii g-msnuic curing. No ore of thcee
nItfe-ts L. iei' in the degree, and cherished
with the same soiicitude, throughout al parts Of
he Union. Some OF ibein peculiar TO parric-
ular SECTIONS oil our common country. BIZ Gx
ms Sre9! Interests, are cOnJfded IL tie roiecfto
~ - one" government, to Me fate IF one sim:
and mos! gallant slip II as ictHt a uallaJfe trei,
/! wemosper, and aie happy, projection must be
extended TO ailj 1t is due 10 all. 1t is the
great principle On which obedience is demand
sd from all" Yet agriculture is excluded =
Ia lis Ia AIN branches, it gets protection what.
ever. God foIbIdi HAT all these great interests
should be cohiided to The protection OF (" one o.
oeI Ha.eilt" government L presume
- one and ndiyisble" Until now, | really
hoped and Understood that all these great inle[.
esis were conhded TO The protection vi five and
tw eniy governments, aud were most wisely dis
uiouted amongst them by tederatiYs Constitution
But now Is II asserted, tor Tie Isl time az lar a,
recoec', that al the great intel ests of sgri--
culture, Plantins farming. commercial, navigating,
hshins, manufacturing, and all others embraced BY
lie confedsracy, are eolhded to the protection OF
IS oqe government" II 20, what interests are con-
hded to The protection OF The Stale Government
" n one AT ai.!' All iuteI ests whatever sIe con,
hhed TO one Cet.eI al Governments The Star.-
are redueedl 10 empty rPora i1ns, stripped of every
Atom OF sovereignty. Is il moi wond er 'uI thar
when the people OF "a States, IA tier asS0eiafe.s
characters, as STATES, are made pr,ties to ~.
Fedora! GOUerniIe'h by their tcYiiten coasliftf-
'oHS, that al The dl, .ritied interests embraced by
cur cohiederacy, are cont.dtd TO one government.
fSriicIta'!y when IN Tie same constitution ther i
an express wftteh Ieservation OF sovereign rigLf,
10 The States, aud 10 ihe people Unit! lately IL
seemed 10 be almost the uniy eIsa Opinioo thai H.
great value, and beauty Of the iederatiye princirle
consisted. ~ conid:ng the protection OF local iner
esis, 10 local authorities; and ConIing the general
inter esis, TO The protection OF some general svtho
rIty The same IN eiension TO univ eisai mower =
since BEL W by the II resident. He claims iutrs-
dciion over all " tie mechanical, and elegant
aTis, aud, Ia short every Object OF goyeTnne
power. According tostAese administrative Claims
TO power, is II nCI ldie TO talk Of the reservation
OF rights 10 The staIee TO the peopleiii and l. nor
the question, most alarming, but evidently, no,y
I IG', 10 he AmeIicaD people, to determine whe-
Tier VI not, they rTe!e' their own written consli
tdlcG to no cOh>t.tuilC at all! aAd to subins all
! their rights, VIII any definition whatever IA
V'!e SUyers.nsnt!" 1t cspn0t escape observation:
that, Dy way Cl ring, more strong IL the pdivi
sbie CHARACTER OF this - one gov srumenI Pour en-
chsned ora.o or, hgufativeiy according to custom.
Iiksns iliis - V3iG goVeTnment'' to one sbp''
For says the orator. 60 to the la;e of one ship anal
most gallant shIp 1t IL, with noble crew. IL il
not possible 10 hs.e chosen figure, more embl.-
NAUTICAL cl t'e - unity, and Indivisibty' of III.
I government, thin the fate OF one sbp ard
I most gallant ship il il, with noble crew - ans
could NOT possibly, however, be the same shin snd
cres which Our tbOu htless, dasbing orator vas
describing ~ hen conflicting hem with the nubtr-t
snip, AM cGew, la the world, acc O. ding 10 our
sublirlated orIto go Cd Eng. AID. p-Not
I the seine when was IntGrlow, disinber.lsJ I;e
land; a"d iniolrh', bggotted Spabl!.--Wi,h
! iIis view OF the powers vi The pIacIceI go,+tn-
ment, H II bot pe'ltcy unaV ailng to look TO lie
CONSTITUTION Of tie United atss iOr the dis,rib,-
lion OF pow ers, o. iOT retaining PROVISIONS sgars
/ The exercise qi these POWERS. So our enchsbf.I
/ orator must have consideied 81. when in His di.
cusson, he first tauntinsiy spored v it'll and tb,a
! skipped over the constitutional question J5us
Nj. Speaker, a. ii dashing Orator y, ss ,e,,r-
mined that not ysstIss OF doubt should remain
] Of u opinion, 81 70 tie utter incomKetspcy ~
our iedefatiye Consultation, iu lis pteseu torn for
! the present Offices Of tie American people ia
their he" relations and uTgsniz itiOhr, ~ page H.
he proceeds TO ftnIerk - Ind Is not government
called uIOn, by every stimuli ting motive, to sdapt
| IT. JlIcy 10 the actual cOhdiuOn end exiendeF
growth o. our great Republic! 1t the commence
n,ebt Ol our Constitution, almost Vie s. Il le pchu-
/ ation OF the United St,tes confined bs,,wssn
/ the Allegheny Mountains and The Atlantic Ocean
I Since that 81 och, the Wes.ern part Of N York
I OF PeBnsy lysuia, OF Virginia, 40 ihs Wssfe,n
States ard IsiHioriss have been princitslly t.e
! pied PiOr 60 that period we bad SCARCELY any