Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-27

sonej eraey wa. "Uni,ed a,es Of America and ,.sa
dence." '"''P'"-
AT the formation Of The Constitution OF IN. v.,..a
states the same stats ct things existed. There were
.hreen did rent IS ate na'i)ns unites exi,s.
~, u' n'' one people, State or na'ion composed Of
e"us peobi" inhahiHng within she terro-y described
a. the u led SA'es" AID when n wa, intended nv
he preamble 20 the ConsU,e,op 10 de,er ne oh. no.
nov eead have tie N don- bu, by much .feu,nioeo-
oa vi b N, eating ih-n sihe people Of ,hs I,,,,s.
States" That "ssi did The most appropriate d.roi,e
an a. HE same tine eone,s-, dc vn of The pponIs
OF The thirteen tit tovrreign ies or commun;,i.
; fer l. the pr, sable to IA C n tuu-n from sup.
p'tins h. pr past That II wis erea'ed by enc Sill,
v' nation, coupOsed OF all the peOp. nhabiing within
W. oa,'sd ate, L. eesriy shows ON toe rsry that
wa adopted by he people OF he respective State
S"'e esh'es ac,lng as 5 a'e. II the preamble had
10 ohueu 10 describe one Poop the ms The peo
pie OF America, we the peouI. would have been
ns'd: But ss It was Intended TO descriho tho States or
he psoplr OF he respective Safe to,mic
a'es II adopted the term, used in thu presmbI. .Ws
a. 9 reopie Of the United s at s."
"The people Of the United n.." ordaiu and est.b.
i'h his Csn'siiupn for she United a,es OF Ame,i.
ca. ISetis, abs respective STATE, establish the Con.
.hnion Tor the whoe S,aes." 81 that ,hs rsspec.
I'VE States forming poll isal societies sovereign Sta
are described az parties he pa, and the whale
or United States CO IN, par y h, other part lis
opiy Necessary 70 lock into h pr smhe ascertain
aa The Sa'eswere ell equsy inter ted in he ubj.es
OF toe sompsc' and thai raeh part with The whole
ard stipulated With the wA,-, for The rerfornsnc, Of
zoe same ibug,. This, vi h. ends OF esabl,sbing
'"e uoV rnmen, enumerated In h- pr-subi,, demon.
ma'es that II j. compact, and conp,c, among
The p'eambls doss MOI grau,, nor do,. II purport to
sten', any power her expressly h.rwise But
a'ih- etd TO be obtained enumerated, in the ex-
ec'se CT The poweys granted with vi-w oain those
-nds TO dePar. from any Of them wouii be to vic.
ia'e me etarer i,sei end consequently the preamble
m'y nil at cannot eDisrg", powers OF the
Dert.
The terms 10 the preamhc OF the Con,d'u ion, "we
the people OF the United Safes" do ami cannot
import ''hs people Of 9msrica, IN exclusion Of the
people ~ the several States; bu,H o,hetwise, sl The
destination wouli be by The facts of The case
which are drec ly opposed TO, aud at with such
declaration. deed in the body oft, said 10 be the
deed o! A, aud C, 20 ID IT exr cutsd by A, or BY
and n, Al moi by Z, would no, be tho dssd OF A. b
ssC.
Upon the whole, think 'ha, il has been cIsa,iy e..
AID Mai the GavernmeD, OF the United States 10 fdefa
ans not national.
wished very much 10 have rendered tbis sepeiss
nVasiga'sn. tuI found il mp ae,cebl, and a. con-
si-nhousy believe that on It maintenance OF ,h- fore
gang proportions, b. perm Of The Union the
ence OF ths Sa G)veTnTenis, ahd the pteserv alton
81 IA hoesti's OF the people United Sates,
manly dtpsnd, dete rmiued - thr ugh The ex.
animation OF The and hr rys-ii on the lib rality of
ne ib' c, sa'thsd that shcud lnd ready excuse
ir hs leng h Of The a, icle il he breast Of every
IRE M 10 our political iUr huions aud TO tho rights Of
ONE OF THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
Debates in tho virginia Convention. pp &c, 1875.
National - SYNONYMOUS with consolidated, tern
Madisons Report, by Richie, p. 10.
alst, 81 2 3, ~ ''"o'
Con- u States art. . aud Amendments cousl q g.
art 10 ~e"'' " -