Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-17

OF the s"i generis Governor of the Old Dominion
."an tle Enquirer OF the 2Sd INST. comes out with a
hotiticatIon, that his EXcellencv means to enplov the
residue 1.-THE year in welding his benecoEeut Inn.
hearted, "sefuf. and classical pen. He presents rs
with NO. l, heads 1t 'Rclros pects,' ard is rood
enough to promise us that his pen shall ncver a1,;r
~ ana uoWh, until he has gwen us the tchoie dekuiis
9 all past ecents. Bravo! ysiiat . feast is here nra.
scented to the readers OF the Enquirer, and, beinr ON.
myself, Know not how ] shall sufficiently express
NY gratitude TO his Exceliency for tn, bano;,pt v,l,;.b
he L. preparing. mean to have these picc.s all
bound III the tfrst style, aud carefully pi, away for
Inc benefit OF posferty. Such volumes as Eyes's
~ "f@s, ttHiason'S Jhetaoi,s, Join Hoilands al
dFeSs, Ufr.!G6on'S Poems, SC. &c. will rive value
ana beauty to every library. To be sure. Won NAV
hnd the first named of these works filed with in.
cohsis'ehcles anu mis- statements, but that is no:hiiur
IN these times when wee know that all writings are
aesii:ned Tor effect without rcga. I'd to either truth or
consistency. ltook Up the Enquirer Yesterday and
me hrst number OF 'fletrospects'' struck me full in
Tue lace, and gave me a pair of black eyes. soon
recovered myself. and waded through it. II Is adm
ra6le, and is filed with earieiy as YOU nav srnnn.e
rem the az. We shall have all past things pre-
scented IN "broken doses and he who Is moi wise
aireadv, may become so, by carefully treassring IN
soon to be. presented. Seine estimates will also he
MADE OF the future, as soon as his EXceliencv gets
through the pp&, aud thus all mankind are 10 DC en-
lightcned, by the great and ~uirtaous eno Is of ms Ev.
ceil'ncy. But this writer runs 50 fast, and So wild
WIN his pen, that a little advice may have snlutarv
eject upon him. Twill tell him what have observed
liz tue flrsl nnmber, and | meutiGn ii under the hone
That 1t may prevent him from making more han FIN
6fnafrrs OF the same kind, as he gDes on. Synikinr
OF the Missouri Question. las if the writer was fearful
That hr. Clay might receive some 6ciGi for the comnro-
mise he says, 1.-THE principle upon which tins; unes-
ton rested, had been settled iang since. Th:t had
been done, both by a Legislative Interpretation OF
1.-THE constitution in the second session OF Tie first
Congress, and by another legislative INTERPRETATION
lot The Constitution, oE the cd March, 1897" Here
we see that is Exceilrncy, claims the construction
given by Congress upon this occaainn TO the Co!sti
futon, rs decis;se OF the poscer If tbagyeas, and he
c!aIiiiS 1t upon the sole around, that Congress hny so
decided IL. Very well Z q solemn decision of Con
gress, upon a part!culni part OF the Constitution, fix
es The power OF Congress, as TO the particular prilri-
pie decided, the rule must be general, and not Da;l;qi.
and III this presume, his Exctllrncy will agree with
me. Nov Congress has, over ana over again. deci.
ded that hey have power to impose duties on foreign
goods, for the purpose Of projections; and yet no man
Is precisely IS furious against this power as his Hx-
cetlency. Aud why should this he, since the power
OF congress has been settled IN the Same wav in both
cases: it!s EXeeHency must give us Il kcv that will
unlock this mystery, or the h4rd hem!cd people Of
thus land viii De apt 10 think HAT the only motive
WHICH operated when the above Quotation was mem
ned ty :he Governor, was to deprive Mr.. CLAY of asv
merit which may attach to him for bis distinguished
services in compromising the great question of that
day.
N. B.-This piece was prepared upon the pubiica-
ton OF the LIST No. OF "Rctrospects," but was mis-
laid. BRUTUS.