Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-20

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ers given by the Constitution of the IJncj S,,,rs .,
congress In orIer rightly to consrue any
inception and completion, must be taken into ,ons;Ier
'f' Anterior to the Revolution the thirteen Colonies
were separate and distinct, all owing conn on aIicg
shce 10 Inc mother country, Great Britain So soon as
oppressicn which longer bearalle caused tI,en
to threw oil their allegiance, Interest, induced Them a,
,eaguc osether Tor coinnon defence and general wei
iare Articles OF confederation were agreed on and,
rat,ed. In which each State bound tell .xpci,v a,
abie by submit TO- and aid and assist r the cSec,o,
oil ar laws and Ordinances which the Continental Con-
gress should pass by virtue OF the powers by the
articles o. confederation Pressed together, by iu,,i-
nent peris and dangers in solid phalanx they stood
the shock until the bowling storm OF war Was ,,st n
the Of liberty gidcd their happy horizon with the
blessings Of peace. To regulate their future
with each other, and with foreign nations and TO pro-
s,ae Tor .he common defence and general welfare, they
ior'ued and ratified tire Constitution In the Govern
nents OF Europe existing the time of the rma,iop of
the Consti oons Of the United States and Of the differ
ent States all that TO be found of liberty and
ty in civil rights had been exotted from The ren;n
,n2narchs by The people, when they were influenced
oy me heavy pressure OF the hand Of oppression Re-
Puohcs ana republican governments had like the tales
oygone years, an existence only in tradition and his
Tory Reason said all ncnwere equally entitled To
pirucipa'e in civil rights to attain what the laws OF
nature Indicated, and what paurc intended was the 10
sign OF the sages and phlanrophists who formed or
Governments Proi,ing by the experience OF all ares
'hey endcavoured TO sst bounds the uugovernabl and
unru'y passions oil men, which, like storms have i'm
all ages, varied against the public COOL They fore
saw that in widely extended country whose climate
ana productions varied essentially that there would be
difference i'm temperament pursuits and interests They
knew, that slavery existed in part in much greater
degree than in another portion and therefore
pest TO form plan Of union and confederation i'm
whch the Federal Government should ONLY such
powers as were necessary TO manage the relat
ing TO the foreign relations Of the and its de-
ience These were the only things intended to be pro-
vded Tor, and all constructions of the Constitution which
tend TO regulate the internal concerns OF the country
are violations of the Constitution Th. may be inferred
from the extreme caution manifested by the trainers of
wi
power oil raising revenue by taxation. The Cons,itu-
ton says explicitly that "ali taxes and npo,s shall he
uniform throughout the United States" We must then
oeeve hat they did not conceive that any taxes were
TO be imposed which would raise money operating as
bounty on labor in one portion of the Unted States
which, when raised wa, TO be applied to making roads
ana canals In any OF the States. The liberal construc-
ton given TO the Constitution of the United States has
arisen from political The Western States strug
ghg WIN Inconvenience resulting from the difficulties
oil new country, seeing the superior advantages enoy.
Ell by the country in the East, and the ability of the
Eastern neighbours to assist hem have given strong i'm
dications that the candidate Tor the chief honors i'm the
naon who will do for them will receive their s,,n
port Hence roads and canals the expense of the ma
uon are the ways 10 gain western honors. The North
too where slavery is unknown, has camored for hcI
duties to make completely independent Their
language there is the that will 20 with ms in en-
courasins national industry. is the WHO shall ceive
our support Thus combination il formed of interests
east and west and brought into action i'm violation of
Constitution, which WILL if changed tend 20 dissove
the Union. republican form of government over a
must be uniformity in interests render this govern
ment stable and lasting The interest of different sec
'ohs VIII come in collision, and then the tyranny
oil majority, influenced by sectional intercsis-,he
worst oil all tyrannies. Suppose Russia was Repub-
nc anu extended to Italy. embracing IS il doa. the
wno'e OF the Northern Regions. Let the whole popu-
iaton be represented in General Assembly, and what
would be the late oil fair Italy when there should be
cosion OF interests? The United States will continue
united, Congress exercise only such powers as the
constitution expressly coners If that body,
ny an esprit de corps, adopt the judicial maxim Bonn
judics dmplidre jurisdictonem," enlarge their now
er they will lay the foundation of separate interests
and cngender sectional ealousies and break the chain
oil union by loading it with heavy weights and bur
mems The States can provide for their own goo l.
~lhey have ample powers and ample means
They can, they will combine for purposes which thew
cannot Individually effect Let Congress take care of
our foreign relations, and take have the nation
which is necessary and proper For this purpose alone
should duties be laid and public expenditures made; or
an else unauthorized and dangerous the safety and
happiness Of these United States S%F.S
Prince George.