Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-26

The Constitution uuies wAioA you are assembled
is charter Of limited powers. After full and solen
elaboration upon all any of the objects which
urged by au irresistible my own duty have
recommended to your attention, should You come %
the conclusion. that, however desirable in
the enactment of laws for eiecting them would iran.
ceud the powers committed you by that veuerabI.
instrument which we all bound TO supnor; L.,
no consideration induce you TO assume the exercise
powers not granted TO you by the people, But, if tho
power To exercise exclusive legislation in all case,
whatsoever the District of Columbia if the
10 lay aud collect taxes duties iDposis and excuses
I'D pay the Debts and provide for the common
and general welfare Of the U-;ted Sta:es the
10 regulate commerce with foreign nations and arnonr
the several States and with The Indian tribes TO the
standard of weights and measures; to establish most.
Offices aud postroads; 10 declare war TO raise and sun
port armies; to provide and maintain navy; 10 dspose
oil aud make all needul rules and regulations
the territory or other property belonging TO the
STATES; and TO make all laws which shall be necessary
and proper for carrying these powers into
II these powers and others ed in the Cons
tnton may be eoctnalIy brought into action bv laws
promoting the Improvement OF Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures, the cultivation and encouragement
OF The Hiechanic and the Elcgent Arts, the advance
nent OF Literature, and the progress of the Sciences
ornamental and profonnd-to refrain from exerci,inp
them for the benefit of the People themselves would
be to hide in the earth the talent committed 10 our
charGe-won!d be reachery to the most sacred of
! trusts.
The spirit of improy emeus abroad upon the earth.
stimulates the heart and sharpens the faculties not
OF our follow citizens alone but of the nations of Eu-
rope, aud of their rulers While DWELLING with no,
sing satisfaction upon the superior excellence of our
political institutions let not De unmndfu tha. Lib
ery ower that the nation best with the larrest pur-
uon OF liberty, must proportion to lis numbers be
the most powerful nation earth; and that the tenure
OF power by man. is in the moral purpose of his Crea
tor upon condition that shall be exercised TO ends of
oenehccnce to improve the condition of himself and his
teiow men, While foreign nnons, less blessed will,
that freedom, which is power than ourselves arc sd
yancinG with gigantic strides in the career Of public
nproVenent were We 10 slumber in incidence or fold
up cur arms and proclaim to the world that pal
S'eo oy 'he WIN OF our constituents, would not be
cast away the boun:ies Of Providence and doom our
selves TO perpetual inferority.n
-GNo-
lhe Address of The Virginia Convention is crcuIa-
Ting with great rapidly throughout the newspapers,
and has excited universal attention. The name CT its
author, high before in his native State has become Al,
once celebrated in the American community lei.
Ter from New York Gays, ''The Address of your Con,
venton is read here by ALL and the pane of Chapmau
johnson, unheard of before, is on every ,onguc~
DR. Tyler has made his debut in the Senate of tie I
S'aes IN of?oson TO an appropriation Cor c,plc.ng
the Iu'nbetiand road from Bridgeport TO Zaneeyie
and for survey from GAINESVILLE TO ST. Louis His
opposition was founded upon the of
the power Of Internal Improvement.
! correspondent Of the New York American a,
Washington, says Tia, it rumored Gen. Root (Speak
er of the popular branch of the New York Assembly :,
is about 10 come out for the administration lie
warm Democrat and the Of the parts in whom
the Democracy of New York have the greatest conf
dence.
Weare requested to correct the nadvertant injus
t;ce we did Mr. John II. Peyon of Augusta, mem
Der of the Jackson Caucus when we said lie was =
that at the time said SO il wa nted some few hours
of being len days, since Mr.. Peyou's conversion ia
J aciisoisrn.
Cicomenes 10 Ags on Wednesday,
.Nr. Ti3@,5uH and .Ir. Randoiy. i.-aEr.l,andolpl
painting OF Tie battle OF New Orleans was unmcrcfu
upon Tan,aus painting OF the Signers OF the Dsclar.
alton OF Independence. The old gentleman thus takes
his revenso in icc: iie Editor of The r. Y Daily
| Advertiser:
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th, 1923.
| T. Dwigdt, Esq .Hc,o York.
Dear Sir,-Ihe newspapers will have shew,n you ,hat
IN the memorable Battle Of the 9th mameleti bodies Of
all the painters sfewe1 the bloody fied;-Asou h!Cu
and myself all fell but fell goriou sly by the side of the
Immortal Hero Of tic Day:You will see that in paTt
rular, barbanusly ked aud SC alucd y
the untsunhg hand of the half-beed chief of Roanoke
aud sadest of all say, fai!cs ba nd of him who
| had once bnep my friend.
To speak seriously, twas my fate 10 be selected mn ,ba
ocrasnn by the Hon. John Randolph OF Roanoke as tic
J butt of his mesciiess sarcasms.