The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-07

+ . at parties ltac hfea Hahilh''i "i'7'a'.sf ~"
f.,s.s tendsorias fsl'y ii 'si"ssd, and thai Nj.
"a. 'laL all a.pu. ben reai7as advocate ei'he
a.54,.,I. #t,-thl5 meHi n submit 10 fhrf lei.
la. -,ttz..i. the following p q Is that Mr. Al
,,,. a. a innaIIy aacfu"ifgsp Is ~ TACT n I'll
I.-.,.f3i.t Ia 70. lrtter to q - smsih's cossitn
mt. ] Aanns SAYS las III cnons % m bill
,i.l,st., the prs..drn 10 tax poss sssion oiLoa'
Ian, we're bHiii upon the uuconsiiuiiphA ny 81
! tt, ,,s4p.,dst. ,faarr " CO terrrd "a the n
. ,i,n,i rxsrnftse Baf" q serVe, continues "
! Aa.,s .sthaf do not a0iQ leay the existence
".sft Ills Hutl.iifi IA tie constitution boi . Is
z,n.truafivs paarr and al the uar when
| a.. called nnun 10 rrcurJ nav vote upon II, the
question Va, nav 10 IN E, md new 10 aongtess
a,tIfrrfsrrucr "a the legislative exposition OF
+ &, tlr constitution Nov this meeting ea"not
! .,acetyr = uprc dangerous dneirne Than The
a.. her, laid down nv NJ Ad1ns. Why does
/ not NJ lltns iigW drnY the rsistrhee 81 tbs
aihorii, IL the constitution Plainly. becaus"
, csnerrs. las exercised thi, d" tremendous pow
/ rr" Tic amount thrn OF M argument Is fhls (:
/ Ihe constitution does nol yesi Congress with the
! tremendous powof. :" " asthet lid assume Il,
tho neiiAet eiantrd 10y the cypress words hl
iH. constitution, nor piaialv dcducIble iherr-
+ ON tn. assumption ~ ltsrli, settles the priac-
Pies AMI AIMS Congress with tns rrn .ndon'
s.sgur" forever ihr,eaneri ~ arify Of reaS
.,4.ne. tls Ali.n aud s,dn,on Lnws aye consfIn-
tnnai. because they have On received the ley
t,iunc aud SccutiVe sanctions
FL Ia a letter addressed to a gentleman ~ o.
hia NJ adams says The question: al the pow
- Of Congress 10 author ~ lierual Improve
y mems, i. IN other wofd,. question. whether
the prnnlc 81 tins Iuion. IA toinng then M
I" mOn social compact. as dFo"edl' ini Tn pun
90 pnse nfprnnoiIng ineir general welfare. have
.IfI,.
.' aIipfi rs 10 deny lbrmscYc, HE means al bet.
| &" ferins thrr owa condition lhis meeting
cannot but remark thai VI Adams. losing slgbt
nf the objects lor which The constitution vas tor
md, ~ cell A. the lettei y sptIlt Of that insin-
meut (the only true critrrla by which i'ie't the
powers nf the federal goyciumcnt) rehrs io' ne
ripht of the general Cove nncnt 10 duihouz" In.
lerua' improvements ON tin ground, that " the
reople OF his Unlou' 10 lotnme their common
,ocid compact, have not been 50 m Pd5iY ST
n =. 10 deny Themselves the neans ii
brttcIlng their own condition. Nh Adams
Argument eors The Icing th Of establishing die
doctrine, thai Congress possess the right OF
exercising any power WI thrr delegated 81 moi.
which thst may think will beuar the condition
n the prople=-and II they have the tisht al cN
erei.ne oer. upon the same principle they have
the light Of exercising any. aud every powrt
they nav think will oonlucr % thai end. NV
Notwithstanding re enumeration ~ ihe cnu-
siitutlon OF all the powers i was the rutentnn
ofthe Statrs - delegates and tnr addition Ut an
artice rrsct,ng to the States respectively all
the powers not delegated nor nhihteIs Con-
gross remains al liberty 20 exercise any power
they may think viii hcttrr the condition Of thr
people this meeting will not say. the trainers II
our constituion"cre Hcfb'4 stupid. batthey
viii saw the constitution . larm without sub
stance - po,sc,,tuE thr rl'urplr 81 couiraca' IN
md expansion TO sui tn Inuu",s variety OF
notions, which NAV be cn''rrnrd As 10 what
measures viii better the condition Of tie PEG
pie
81 In his first message 10 Congress Nr Al.
ans holds the following language " Winnie
lurrign nufiuts less blessed with that freedom
winch Is power. thtn ourselves. are advancing
" win eigantlc strides m the career Of public
improvements. were We 10 Slurnbrr IN lndu
lenec or fnd up opr AIMS. aud proclaim 10 ne
world that we ave p'fsisdby the will Of ont
ron>umenf,. would Il not he To cast away the
hnunt,es Of rreyldtutr, add doom ourselves To-
perpetual ml,rmr,y That Tin repr"senta-
tive I. bound hy the Viii nf MS constituents, tbs
nrctmr bciryps ~ be fundamental MAXIM III
very lrer government; aud whenever II IS dc. ,
parted FROM th p 'opte los" theif strongest safe
guard against oppression. and the goVcfnm
.ero,nrs !, t,,unr,hp al IN, WRIST kind II the
representative beat liberty 10 act AS he please,
unpalsird nv the viii ul lns constituents then the
,,l,,,a,, .,,iq,.o,d constituent n,.v,s
vii Ia ,bssoI.sa and tt, In, ted excellence of
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,,,. d.r,.i,, InJecI F, b.,.,l,tarv suerr.,ion
n ,,,lI,, ,,e,e r,l,,,IIe T., ts stato of fllno,
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ofrlectlng q ,rpresentdtisc when thai rcprrscu-
t,,,, If ,I ,,,,nt,, a,d the will
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nm, u, I,,,.I,... ,,nno,,nfe \ n,oplrfbn.
t,Ir,t.J can ma morn he said 10 he free than the
law, ,,i.a.c ,,,,o,. ,., ,.o,,roIlpd no hi, uue,n-
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