Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-09
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| Gentienien-In submitting few remarks on tho
on the Anti-Tarff Resolutions of Ceorc;, IA 6,
Caroilna, the name of Mr.. Goode will be uniformly
Tor the committee, not only becnase the
cfed OF the report is entirely attributed to him. but
Pr'ncipaiy because Though acquesced in by a mao-
rlty 1t Is not the report of the whole cou1m;t
Mr. Goode then having informed US that the reso-
iuiions OF Georgia and 8. Carolina are but the nm
nuncatons OF the opinions of Virginia, heretofore
proclaimed by preceding Legislatures proceeds TO
declare that those manifestations were and p1oin IN
insist upon them, it would appear solely on the rround
OF precedent, without much record TO principle T.
70 no. tnoughL necessary to rcgale the public with
tccahtatton oil what has been called the Virpnrin
crced; but it will be sufficient 10 follow Mr. Coed
in MS examination and exposition of federal powcr-
Inc hrst clause which comes under the notice of III,
Hoodo, Is that which empowers Congress "to pro
mote tne progress OF science and the useful rts NJ,
securing, &c and on n critical examination &c f5is
clause he arrives at the very conclusion tint ne
under this clause Congress can pass no probiborr mr.
protecting laws, and as the promotion of discoveries
III science ana the useful arts tmanultcturct bc;r,
one was the object of this clause il neccss,tl,, Ell
lows that Congress can impose no prohibitorv or nro
tccJnS duties, under any other clause for iho or
coufaSeinent OF manufactures This "clear and com,
prenehslVe construction, 1T will be remarked IL NOT
the result of argument or Of common sense hut f Oh
legal maxim "expussir minus &C." which doc, mot
upy, confirmed by the refusal of the conven,ian 70
aulhorisc The establishment public institutions &c
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much; 1t would well DENY the exercise of anu
mernted pot@r, as it does the power 20 mss n nro
hlbtory or protecting law for the encouranenent of
manufactures To cxemplfy this position II sill be
only requisite to give plain statement ofthat Of Mr
Goode Congress, says he, being invested with The
power TO promote the progress ofscience and tho
in arts, IN particular manner, cannot paes probi
oitory or protecting lazy! Again, the Convention ba
wing reused 70 authorise public hnstitutonJ for the
purpose of distributing rewards and prem n,s for the
promotion OF agriculture, commerce TRADES and ma
nuiacturos," (every thng,) Congress cannot rnss
laws having for their object the encouragement of
anuiqcture' Who Is SO blind as not 10 see the fol-
~ OF this reasoning3 In recurring to The clause in
question, nothing can be palmer than that il has mo-
tnng TO do with the manufactured snbjoct but reofcs
altogether 10 the manufacturing aren't or nre,,Ij1o
20 dr as .ne true VsgW dTfB is concerned. The in
rentors OF the particular m5chnes engines M, o,ern
me Potoers have the exclusive RIGHTS therein doomed
10 them without any reference to the D,a,Cret,.e5
Hrt'ctes which those machines, &C. are calc1lntod N
ara IN producing That this is tho true sonse of tho
cause that IT'S meaning could not have beep snnoI
ned, and that this is oil that was intended or tbondb,
O Oy tne convention, except indeed, the fareieal
proposition TO authorize the erection Of national
~ sDrl o. Dattle show, the English language itself
IS confidently appealed to- But the advocated octba
IarIh arc not driven TO aroumcnt like tbis No. d.
tney rely upon tins clause ofthe Constitution as Mr.
uoooe would appear TO intimate. II IS confended
eS clause has nothing to do with manufactured
aorcs, bit was singv intended To promote and com
pensate scientific and inventive genius bv sec,rine, 70
s Ostenslbe preseason and inhibting TO oil others
we beneficial use Of his discovery or invention for
limited times II neither afirms nor denies, nor in
Iy manner restricts the free action Of Congress on
any other than the power of promoting discoveries
&C Having sufficiently exposed the labyrinth of
rhapsody into which Mr. Goode has fallen, and the
unaceountable uProar in logic which he has commit
ted' IN hrs clear and comprehensive" Wow of this
clausc Of the Constitutions a few brief renorks ;IJ
syInce the nfa.hbe nature Of the argument devoted
70 The next subject Of his examination. Mr.. Goode
next proceeds to the exposition Of the gibsec of art
'st' Which pfOvtdcs that Congress ehall hayo powrr