The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-21

Nj WALLER aud LUCAS 4. THOMPSON,
esquifes, will not be candidates Tor the House
Of Delegates at the ensuing Amherst election.
L. We present our readers With the follow
ing extract OF private letter, which NC Obtain
ed permission TO publish, as pronouneing Just
eulogium on the address of the Anti-J ackson
Convention Of Virginia, aud presenting IN a con
densed form some points of the argument in
support OF the Conslitutionalty of the present
Tariff EiG
FRou L. I 70 l., c.
:" perceive from the contents Of rour letter
that YOU mind has not, a YET, entirely lost tie
violent political impetus communicated 10 II by
me--then recently Withdrawn from scenes oil
political excitement aud exerhou am well
content with the cautious, measured qualified,
commentator bestowed by you upon the Ant.
jackson Convention address. When praise
even pra ~ so faint AID STUFFED yours, Ia a
season of high political excitement, IS wrng
from parlizan SO wan and decided as your
self by the merits of au adversary paper. It
should not | think, be lightly esilnlated--Ai any
rate II hath no power 10 damn - The inter
ested criticisms OF your kennel Presses, can.
not shake my well established conviction that
he address IN question: Is, IN point ot clcarncss
Strength temper, and enlightened patriotic views,
among the most admirable papers ever vet cali
ed forth by the vicissitudes OF party struggle
and desire no stronger evidence OF the business
Of glhis p Mon than Is 10 be found III the sad
conservation aud dlSmay. manifested by
vour party in their wrrtched agoniHmg
efforts 70 disarm this lofty docume OF
its acknowledged power 10 sway the pub
lie mind. As TTg,ntun, | am indeed
prond of that paper not for the rhetorical fell
CITY aud beauty offs stvle-bui because ofthe
elevation, soundnoss aud expanslvcness OF its
views-and the fine temper, high dignity, llbrr-
n spirit, aud manly Independence manifested IN
all its sentiments Should Ms gifted author " e
yer 20 firth IA our name 10 the Union | tnmk
hazard nothing in predicting, that lie viii en
oV IN its councils by reason OF the peculiar ella
racter ofthat address, the same species Of re
sprctlul homage and consideration from all par
ties, which was accorded t. the lanented
Lowndcs Ahd words would fail mr wee |
here To On ,lertaite to make mRnitcst my sense Of
the comparative prctelabeness OF such u destroy
To the standing now occupied by Nj Randolph
Of Roanoke-admired by all--drraded by all
di,,llI<trd by som"-loved by Wand hated
l,y most Io8 have thrown down the gauntlet
to me GA the Ialltf question, ami did the fcstric-
tel limits OF a letter admit oeNicnded discussion,
rel wing On the omnipotence Of truth would
tearrssly enter the lists aganls YOU Bat CON
fined As am few words oH TN, topic must iot
the present suffice. Aud hcr,. IN the outset i Wi
not lmgenerousy bear you da~a At once, By
ci,iaa in support afthe conStltuioaaiy ofthc Ia
rifF. the tremendous weight OF authority Ihat Ii,
! IN nv power to command--No; Will, for the
sake Of argument and to give on chance. per
nit the matter To sand precisely Is tho the doc
trjnes ofour presenl constitutional itghis--Ciiles
F. L Barbuuf, DroomgOae, Stevenson and
! Ritchie-were On the score Of authority entitled
to equal weight with tn" opinions and nlilrlnl re-
! COMMUNICATIONS of WASHINGTON, .itP,e0a. Mud
son and Monroe aided and corroboratrd by TIT
sentiments Of some ofthe mosl ,luslrlous aud OF
! thodox expounders OF the constitution of The
past age.
! In the first place then, ay down the posnt
! on as incontrovcrtlblc, that the power ct encnu
| raging It's own branches OF manufacturing indus
try by duties aud imposts may be fairly and ma
urally predicated of the go, crnmcnt OF every
| community of men ; or, in other words, (lcst
should be- suspected of a design to trench upon
the established republican maxim which dc
clares. that all power not delegated, rrmnius
with the people as its source, y let me observe
that without this power, government would he
| essentially incomplete aud imperfect IN the cit
! Gle of its powers and destitute OF the on y mean
! of fulfilling one of the Aost important end %
| its creation. Indeed. in the present state o
commercial rivalry and jealousy among uahon'
"a denial 10 government of tins essential power
would place the great interests of the couut
! under its guardianship, entirely and absolutely
at the mercy of other nations. But our fedora
constitution has expressly inferdicted the exercise
of this power TO the state authorities; and hence
seeing the vital importance o lis eAlstance some
| where, the conclusion seems fairly aud natural,
10 result thatU tcaS intended by the enlightenct
| famers OF the constitution, not 10 anniililate lh
power hy It's Introduction to the states as one no
| properly pertaining 10 the councils OF a Ee
public, bat 10 vest il in the general government
/ Whenever any power which may be Justly re
gasand ~ constitutns in itself an essential am
/ Indispensable attribute of erery government, q
/ Wtaioerer torat Is Wifbhoidta from our SUIT
governments by the express letter OF the constr
+ luton is MOI the inference almost irreslstlhl"
that it2etS nat desigRtd IN reduce tnlS power Il
! virtual nonentIiy by sending il bach 10 It's source
i --tlr propie-there to remain " swallowed ~
and lost IA the wide womb of underlined, ouei
nd sovereignty, bat rather 10 ,Ntgult Ia the ca
! " other Depository oil political authority with rs
i Wy. the Federal Government but, now et -
+ conclusive TINS general reasoning may he, lans
It's introduced here simply IL persuasive "a d
! more liberal and Tree cons Hructton oi tbe c"e
/ StIution IA peculiar cases Of the character o
talt now under consideration resort 10 II a
the present instance was wholly SupelcrogatorF
I think il l., abund.ndy evident from the plum
language Of the constitution that the pr cr m
+ Question faiav belongs 10 the Federal Head. II
! is 3enficai With the power II regulate conl
mere, WIN foreign nations, Ac." expressly dsh
egaled 10 Congress That commerce may 6
AID is iacr often is regalicd in other ways and
forms must be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that the en-
courae cement oil domestic manufactures by in
posts is one form. which the regulation OF corn.
merce may iegilimdtcly assume IS equally und e
hiabc. To render this more apparent It's on'V
necessary to give an exact definition ofthc "o'ai
'comm"rcc' Il Commerce IS the exchange a.
notwithstanding more nor iess.-Nhen
tbs exchange takes place between citizens IT,
same countly, the operation is terncd . internal
commerce and "a the Other ia8d when It
occurs between ciitlcns Of different nations, II