Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-19


,,ele,a,,d authority OF tins character should al
- h. d h4r strictly construed. or stietly
,ls6ned. and that, by the terms OF the 1onsti.
mai %, power. no, expressly coded. /. reserved
N N, Peopif or The Slaies. | shall be sfsiiheh
"a SEE some farther eviden.e than any se'
deselooed, Il make good the remath OF 'he
g.nfle nan from tennessee. whrn ne eNPfsss'
I'd IN, pieasure at bebOldIns ihr A1"'"s'A'
tim majority OF the American oena'r' soh'
,.,.I.ny ag,in,t al those docitin"s winch are
o.lent.ted 10 increase the authority oil uhtn IN
Ell Wa have also besn Informed. thai ne
f,y.. !, an ego wllen STATE Rights are
,re,t object Of regard-~hen prrdomiohiing
ustty has taken thrm into III especial ke'lhhg
sben the President hI'nsrlt ~ iben graha
protcct1r-sBsn our hearts shall be gihdhenen'
and our ewes blessed With the glorious 'sion
of a larty in power no longer whfrinS 'oo
Constitution from lis legitimate oons'tne''"
10 increase the strength OF the Federal brad,
by pairing dosn all forced implications OF
authority. aud restoring u their pristine purity
aud viyor. the sovereign aud independent pow
ers of twenty -four States. such. We are told
air Is the urinary object Of modern reform.
Bnl the example OF tbs administration Is
sad commentary so hne text, ana ihe
ur,neipiss advanced IN this debais 10 sustain
H. san the whole foundation OF these loiiy
pretrnsioIs HrverencinR, as sincerely DO,
me conSiiiutionai right Of The Siatef, yie~ The
svowed principles OF the Executive m suosef-
siy, Of the most Important powers 81 that very
bod, where alone the States, as such, are is-
presented Rob the Senate of ihesf, and oil
what avail is their mere legi authority,
when the very laws themselves are 10 bf pass
.d onon by the Judges. aud executed by officers
in whose appointment they have SUBSTANTIALLY
10 concern. -
An Engli h king boosted iha' while he could
appoint the Bishops and Judges, he COULD have
What religion aud laws hs pleased. aud u "a'
the opinion of Rober sherman. advar'ing TO
that remark. that If he Presilrnt WI. vested
with The power Of appointing 10 end removing
from office al his pleasure. like the Engli'h
monareh. be could render himself deSpotc.
\ blow q, the righ's ofihs States, Is u blo~al
the liberties of the People aud whenever the
psried shall arrive for destroying the latter. the
iirst aim will be To prostate The power OF the
iprmer in the Senate. Those who framed the |
1, Constitution for.sau this aud. 40 Tar n human |
" isdorn could guard against the evil. they pro |
Y ,ded Tor II, by ordaiuIng that no state snail
ever be deprived Of her eqnll suffrage. ~ 'hls
body by any change OF constitution. INC
vrurus nheueus tsio Here lies the hnl"afk a
eains, decentralization Of the government tho
barrler for ihr projection Of the States ngains,
the enoroaebment. of Executive power, and
he American who shall succeed III breaking |
down this defence, viii bury in ITS runs The
liperiey, with the Constitution Of his country. |
The effort 10 destroy H. ~ order to TO SUCCESS
ful will never he msde in open and avo~ed
hostility bit the 6rs, approaches OF the enemy
viii be gradual. crafty, and disguised. Many
II 5emptonius III thunder " var to the kniie's
blade" against the Toe whom he secretly en-
coufages, until by successive restrictions upon
the rights OF the Senate, the sauIary powers
of The States are stolen inperceptibly away,
aud most probably under thus very pretente
Of enabling the Executive TO see thai the Lawn
are faithfully executed
[Speect 10 be concluded IN our nsri.