Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-10-13

very srsgin end nature, ss by sfn,,,,o,, .,J
by its oso emphatic language, govern
mspt Of special and hmiisa poMs.. pos.,..
ing Of necessity none Others than such =.
ere sxpres,ty conferred. end such ~ ar. -,
eideniaI. - before mentioned. aud heres,.
~ and nsedfut for carr, ing the eApre.,,s
once into execution; and The original naf.
ties 70 The compact since the OF * IN al fotm,-
ton end sdopiioo Of our federal eon>t,I,..
ton. out Of extrt ae Jealousy and cau,,o,
and TO guard against usurpsiion d, inpiie,
ton. having by express amendment ,o,.
through, IN due and sole mn ios Tn. m.Jr ~,
sacred instrument itself declare, in so man
words. that siI powers not herein granted,
"a, (ths general go,erpment.) nor ithib,,,d
ey %, 10 The States. to be retained, and.
belong 10 the States respectively, or 10 N.
people, y can but think and hold. thai The gen.
srai government usurps, " il s,sun,e To ,A
ercIse sny others, By impIie alton: . mea.
any others than ere thus expressly conl.tte,
by The Consiiiutios, end those incidental.
RSe,ssTy, sad nsedfui for carrying ,L,--
I'D them ooly, into execution.
And my reason tells me, this rigid ron
sirueisop Of the federal constitution. AMI
the combining Of The general go,crnm,n,
1sic''y TO the ssluisry exercise Of h,,e re,.
frs only, - necessary for the preser.at,., ~
This Union. There must be certain 6x,i
rules VI construction, from which Concre.,
.hsii not be 81 liberty 10 depsrt.--or al viii
% uncertain. end this republic in danger.
And yet do saw. if implication be vivsn m.
10 81 all, beyond the clam TO exercise .ueh
'ne'aen'sl powers only. assre necessary snd
neeaiuI Tor Carrying those expfessI, Grant.
cd INTO execution, there will and can b, ma
stopping place on this side Of corsolida,ion
sirsining inference and impIicslioo IN
'"e 'o''hest extent, reasoning onl, from ne
ana beediuI powers, for the sxecu.
"on OF express ones, viii carrs Us. Consr,.,
WI" DC permitted TO exercise one other now.
CT man What 70 really necessary for hi.
purpose, 1ho does not see the, ma, nm,
Imply and assume 10 exercise. ali srd 80.
other power. The ingenuity Of man !.
oouncicss- torhistry. in spite Of sense and
honesty, VIII o'erleap all limits sciiled bv
reason, sna know no restraint. If we ADJ
mt Congress may imply and sxsrcise an,
power al oil. but such IS IL expressi, rrsnt-
cd. or necessary and needfrl, for earr,,n,
nose INTO operation, we must forego the set,
ueo, anu you 60 Tor unlimited powers
mere IS no intermediate boundary Ara
then Of what avail or advantage Is vr,,.
ten constitutional Might We not as well hs,,
an unwritien one, like England, under " nose
underlined powers without grant other tf an
a. ~ cisimed By prescription. and precedent
aud usurPstion hsllowed bv time, the Ri
tnh parliament cloms TO be omnipot.n,s ror
such - the prstension and the words Of b..
'sh Jurists ana BRUSH statesmen, ia refer.
cnee 10 the British government. Ard uh,t
men 10 10 become OF the state governments,
DID !. indeed, gentlemen, see or know Of
any limits and land marks 10 regulate and
restrain The action OF Congress under tho
general government, other than those ore.
seribed in end by The constitution itself "A.
cred as hold that glorious charter OF or
noetues. AND ~hirh can but revere tho
more, - the work Of the Fathers of the Re
| soiation. confess / should feel less serum
'ous about the assumption and exercise Of
powers BY Congress, which il in no wise
grants or saEctions. But ! really csnnot
Ano 81 these be removed, end nv j.n,iry
the'r invioIaoiiity this is already virtually
done. can really see no barrier al all he,
tween the general snd state govsrnm.n,.
Whst elses in the name Of al we hold dear
but 90 honest end faithful adherence 10 ihese
prescribed oooHdsries. these limits, can stay
The aetion OF each within its proper sphere.
atk. 10 be infosmedi Add il not so re-
s'fs,"sd, viii they aoi como in cop,aot-and
coming 10 contact. will not collision stop lie
present Tree, harmonious, end rightfuJ reyo.
iutons Oh these pendent, yet inde pc ndsnt
governmental And then What - TO be the
con'equence' Does any doubt 6i,cotd and
disunioo--ihsn which. What greater eslami.
eouid oeisi our happy country, when ell
tasiroIhee But ] will not pursue these
thoughts; My train Of ideas wcuId lead me
10 loo gloomy period. Nv 'dsesrios"
ihsn, IS TO resirsin the action ofthe peoe raj
government within lis constitutional newer.
rs expressly granted. or as nsceNsritv Incl
dehs 10 them, Tor their due execution, and
.e,ra." IRON sssumpiions b, implication
Within these rightful hound,ries' a. ,.,k-
ed ont end limited BY the pstriots and SAGE,
OF 10 ~ must do well and DO preserved.
Refractory Sisies must dread IL. greater
power ITS mandatory laws For kees
ing within lie rghifuI sphere, an, reb,lIin.
member OF this Union anst be oy.rsvrd =.
~ such event the general government, Win
nave All 'hs other sistes on as side backing
sh0 SUSTAINING 'is authority. whilst such re-
cresbi Slaughter will be Without hone NJ any
aid but her own, will ace no sIts,n.,;,. r.,
sSbH'':s:on--so must turn 60 duty. to all,gl.
snee 10 The union, as the aTk or safety On tho
oihtr hshd, Hthe general govcrpp,sn nj u.urt,
ungfsbied powers. from as being the gre si,r
power, from 'is having 50 many more Of -
mesns with which 10 msiBisin its usurna
uons--Hs orersir'Jing prrfcnsions--T fesr
!" 90 not grow oeinipo.eot. that it's At
Smps 70 ns'b'aiD these extended grounes
OF Jurisdiction sud power oter The gta,s.
VII prove o. themselves The mesp.--t.. n,
's' mssps. OF disUnion. Grsntthsl IL NAV bo
more probable. sbisb . en- not di.oo.eJ Ia
admit. thai States riiI rebel, Than ,hst tbs
general government will usurp. for the p,,-
pose ~ oppression; yet IL there be rss.rer
rroosb'i'i' Of The enc case, there >. rsrta,n
W more danger IN The other, should h, han
pen y think the construction contend fer.
sIu DC The sufes'i perhaps The Only one. 10
save The country from either of ,hess ea,,..
tropics. Hence. . adopt ~
e'h-Do you deny the policy and neceu,.
~ ~ the TsFiG system As
hSsgsa-I hsvs slresdy answered NH.
Under ne hesd Of question an.
Hh- do you deny the RICH, of.he syp,rne
Coat Of the union 20 slerI.s. v,,;,I I..'.I