Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-13

rights were threatsnedby thoss invested with power,
exaeted rigid compliance with ',h- bond'-,he Con.
s,iuou. On al, questions OF power they look that,
| aud hold their servants TO IL.
When sn Unconstitutional exercise Of power 1. pro-
posed they are not veaai as TO enquire whether the
price OF -four whsksy may be thereby nor
are tiey 10 b. Influenced by such con. alterations.
They lock TO the principle involved, and have never
yet been found sslh, 10 be willing 10 cti.ce
tive Constitution for the sake OF temporary local bere-
~. BY rsvertng TO STATE controversies. it will be
discovered that maosity OF eiiiz have inva
risby decided 10 favor OF the cons'isuion They have
never yet been w,liing 10 permit the State Govern.
ment transcend the bounds prescribed y the constu
ton OF the State and il s therefore idle tosuppose they
will csarsi- that the fsd-r,l government may
exercise powers not delegated TO il by The
tier.
The republicans Of Kentucky while they chsris.,
tho 'fights reserved by tho States, the tulwark
against consoda on." viii not be dispo ,ei 10 withhold
from the general goyeynin The necessary 10
salutary ana successful exercise of the power. "spe-
cihcslly cnumerated' in TIE constitution. Bui, when
he naturalization il ccnsuredwbsu the presid- Mt
is denounced-ior putting his rcto OF bill which ap
propsetsd $3.50 900 10 private stock ccmnany. enrsg
I'd in The if1rrvenient OF loca ioafihey wi, look
10 "the bcrd"-to the con- nion---'o sscer ain whe
Their the p0Irer 10 subscribe the stock OF comp ,nie
incorporated for the purpose of imp owing otn-y State
roads IL 10 h. found in II; or, whether the appropria
lion in question really TO the fair
else OF one Of the Specifically enum"ra'ed power, Of
The general government. Tn Pe,s'e and his t,er Il.
deny that the gsnsra government, po'sessss the pow
or 10 appropriate the national fund 20 sueh ohecs su
on This psint tss two p,r,s are at Issue
We contend, that, II The general eminent pos
sesses power 10 sub'cibc for tho sock of sok com
p'ny, incoip rated I, opr,ve iacal road iaake
an Improvement. the ben is OF which will be e.sen
TALLY local. |; may, with equal propr4 ty. become
siorkhoiJsr. partner in any other description OF in
cosp 'ratcn company; that sahscrihe for the
stock Of y cotton woDllen manufacturing corpany,
an East India Comuanv, North wesisrn Fur Com,
pany, a Salt Maucppiziue Conp,ny, or a Steam Mil
Company that itrpower 20 vest the national fund. ia
The snck of companies is ua'imted ani that car
have csuse 10 complain Of such invsstarn,s, unest
thew should prove unpro6iabls or unproiuc'iye.
Now, suppose we should concehs uhii p,wer, whai
would be the consequences! The Iegislaiur. Of csrh
State would b" called on at each session 10 nrorpo
rae cora hity or sky road compane, carh OF which
would caN on the gsnira g,vernnent to lake half,
tire rths, the Uh0c oil their stprk-ani no one
IAN deny Cha the sovetnmFn If can, with pioprc'y,
subscribe Tor half of lhs stock of connsnv, may not
take the whole. In thousands Of instances psrsons
isep'y interested in tn iTFrovemrn. of roais which
TIA stock ply one o. t9, in4;Amsn, and forfeit
their sh0res AMI thus compel the government TO ego
the Whole hog" The frauds that would thus be com
United upon the goverum n, would be nnums rabls
while the calls il far subscriptions would he almost
beyond compn alton. The consequences can easily
Imagined. Not more Than thou,aul,h pa,t Of the an-
plica'onF could successul; and Of course niue
huRdred @hi niueiy.uine of each thousand ar.liran.
would n away dissatisfied. Thus, the system Of nm
es'Tisted approximations would speedily va k liz own
destruction, and that Of lie advocates TIE n1.inn
would ha Disguised by The f-auds tricks and corr,nt
PRACTICES 10 which it would give birth and the came
of national internal v,uI he nut down
for Z century, il no, fo-evir. rRe,st,cky PaDer