Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-13

exceptions 10 II IN certain cases, from which, per-
haps, no one would dissent; but his general rea-
.oning, connected with his opinion, that the power
10 protect manufactures, ought 10 be lodged in
Congress, clearly proves, that the exceptions are
so generals as to become iuto tho general
principle themselves, in direct opposition to his
concessions, that " the let alone policy" is the
general rule. 1t must, therefore, be taken Cor
granted, notwithstanding Mr.. MS ingenuity in
stating the questions, that lie is in favor of This
unlimited power ia Congress, and for all essential
objects opposed to the policy Of g let us alone -
For, If the policy Of 20 let alone" be the true
policy, It would, Of course, limit the power of
Congress as we'll as OF all other Governments. and
reduce their unlimited will, to specified excep.
tons. This Is the very doctrine whi.a Mr.. NJ.
disclaims.-The doctrine substituted by him il,
that Of unlimited power in Congress- as we'll as in
all ether Governments, deriving powers to Con-
gress, from the consideration, that all other Gov
eInments are unlimited in their powers. If it,
then, be true, that Mr.. NJ. is opposed to the policy
OF " Let US alone," to all practical inteuts,
as must be admitted from his own avowals,
then must he necessarily be in favor Of go
vernmental Restraints, TO unlimited extent
against the . let US alone policy II will not be
denied, that the doctrine OF le. us alone is the
doctrine Of iiberty-is the doctrine of the natural
rights OF man, and that tho doctrine Of unlimited
governmental restraints, is the doctrine OF desr ..
ti'n, in direct hostility with human liberty aud
human rights. The hrsf principle, is the great
principle Of the American Revolution, and is made
the foundation OF all fundamental Institu-
tioos. lis opposite is the principle of despotsn.
Mr. MS notion Of deriving power To the Govern
mont OF the U. s., from the power Of other Gov
ernments, at once converts the Government of Inc
u. s.. into tho despotism Of the nonarchies of all
other Countries-and his reasoning in support of
this most wonderful notion, is founded upon the
fears, that ii co-extensve powers be not awarded
70 our Government, il will be exercised over us
by other Governments. Now, this fear we know
from actual experience, not warranted by matter
oil TACT; or, at least, we know, that il our COM
merce were regulated by other nations, before
1916, Al which this assumption Of power was
brought into actual practice, whether il before
existed In the Constitution not that IL was much
better regulated for us, than since We have under
taken to regulate 1t Tor ourselves; for, what was
its state OF prosperity before 1916, compared with
what 1t now Island what the commercial
prospects before US: These enquiries have been
already made, and will ROT now be repeated. They
are introduced here, merely to keep the mind of
the reader steadily to matter Of fact and not per-
NIT it to DO drawn off by unreal suppositious cases
But, where Is the limit to this doctrine' Mr.. NJ
prescribes none. Would he carry this mistaken
notion Of counteractng the policy of Foreign Ma
tons, to the destruction of written Institutions
and the subversion OF our rights and liberties Sc
cured by them? Would he, under this ipnis fatu-
Gus, introduce the power Of the General Govern
ment, into the internal police of the States.-
Would he authorize the intermeddling with indi-
viduai occupations and the distribution of the pro
ceeds OF the industry Of the country, at the plea
rer the proceeds of his labour, and giving them to
another who did not labor Tor them! Would he
authorize domiciliary visits and intrusons, into all
the sweets OF unrestrained social, aud domestic in
tereourse! His doctrines go the whole length If
not, where is his stopping place: The writer nei-
Their sees, ner can conceive Of any.-But, why
should MIR. NJ, at this most inauspicous nome mt
come out, and unequivocaly express the opinion
that unlimited power to foster and protect manu-
features, not only was, but ought TO be lodged in
Congress!-and after what experience, in the use
made OF 1t by Congress, since its usurpaon is
this most wonderful opinion expressed? Mr.. M
most certainly knew, that the consolidation of all
political power, in the Government Of the U. S.
would produce momentum of power, whose op-
pressions, however great, however cruel, however
unequal, however unjust, could not be resisted by
individual man-That nothing less than corpora
tons with Sovereign Powers, could afford the me-
cessary resistance to Its usurpations and thus pro-
tect individual man in the enjoyment of his natu-
raj rights and liberties, never yielded I'D to the
Government, and which are deemed in their char
aeter unalienable. Yet, his doctrines would 60 to
oatter down all the ranparts set up for the protec
tion OF these rights and leave individual man strip
ped OF all protection to his rights, to be crushed
by the colossal power of one unlimited, CONSOLE
dated Government-and at what time, and under
VA" ".s. auspices, this wonderful change avowed!
At the very moment, when all these wild and
wicked schemes are to be crushed into dust and
ashes, and their projectors with them.
Before the writer closes the remarks upon Mr. Ms
ietters,which have been most reluctantly made he
cannot avoid paying his respects to the Edi-
tors Of the Enquirer, for the regrets they
have expressed, at want of " ceremony" mani
tested towards Mr. M by the several commenta-
tors upon his letters. The writer would extremely
regret any conduct or expression, on his part,
which would justify such CHARGE and, If any
such these were, would adily make the sam ende
nonorable"-but, the writer fatters himself,
That the remark has arisen rather from the Editors
consulting their own sensbties and sympathies,
man tho rules OF JUSTICE and even Of strict propr-
ely In the case. They, probably, have not per-
United themselves to enquire, who began first:-
what was the character and object of the unpro-
voked attack? Mr.. M was in an envab,e ire.
ment, surrounded by political honors and gories,
oil repubiicanism, and the rights of individual
man. He was honored and respected by his fell
iow-citizens as the Apostle Of Liberty! He was
80 honored and respected by the writer, although
oeiived to have committed most unfortunate
aberrations, during the advanced stages Of his ad-
ministration, and altho' remembered, they were
entirely forgiven, and every friendly sympathy
felt for Mr.. NJ in his enviable dignifi ed retire.
ment-when, most unexpectedly, Mr.. NJ, during
tne last Summer, indiscreetly and unfortunately,
the writer thinks, threw himself and the whole
weight OF his great name, directly against the de.
lloerate, and soeInnly proclaimed sense of the
GENERAL Assembly of his own State, in opposition
70 the alarming usurpatons Of the General Gov
eminent. Not content with this unadvised array
OF his whole influence, gaiIst the most deliberate
spd determined acts and opinions Of the General
Assembly, again urged either by his own mpul-
ses or those Of ill., advised friends during the es-
SION OF the General Assembly, and in the midst OF
'heIr deliberations, he has ventured to throw him
sell against their determined will and opinions,
packed by course OF reasoning, too far-fetched,
ambiguous irrelevant, and unsatisfactory, as the
vicfinu min Inf