Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-24
THE INTELLTGENCER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. tsaI.

GOV GAYLES INAUGURAL ADDRESSING de monstraed last week. that the power clamcd or rather should say, usuped by the General Government to con struct Roads and Canals far from being the subject serious dscusson, has always resed has ever been combatted by the most able and talent opposition. To pursue the inquiry that the power appropriate the afunds for purposes of Internal Improvement always been resisted and sometimes successfully Has Gov Gaye forgotten that the effort which made the first the wentyrst Congress, Gin ls5o a road from Buffalo to New.oreans, by Washington City defeated m the House of Representatives So the question had been decided in the negative, by yeas and nays that great constitutional lawyer the Honorable P. Barbour Virginia, exclaimed that the friends ofthe Constitution had gained glory enough for that day." and adjourn ment; which was carried.
 Itsndevd, of that this power to squander the funds ohe should ever have been thought of much less exercised The powers the Govern ment are few, and expressly defined they enumerated are seventeen in number and may be found in the first article Of the eighth section of the Constitution of the United to perusa of which respectfully direct the readers. By reference specific and ted powers will be that they refer exclusively and solely to EXTERNAL OBJECTS, and legislation over the Db. trict of Columbia.
 If tare has been perod since the adoption of h Federal Constitution, which calculated than aIS other 10 awaken the people proper Of their eond
 on, that period Is the present. There unannis of sentiment among the people of the Southern o position unlimited construction of the Constitution The statesmen of the South engaged arfn stggR preserve the Constitution in purity. 1.-the Consttuto is to mean any and every thing, then our Governmenf despom of the hideous character it was intended that we should have Government of unlimited ,nwers whence the necessity ofa written Constitution Whnce the necessity oran enumeration of the powers delegated? The hpporrate answers to these questions be mistaken
 If the power conceded by Gov. Gayle be acquit,ced in then congress may and will exercise the power protect Domestic Manufactures thus veng the galingehas of slavery upon eensn, aud the desetndans of those ira and dauntss patriots who fought and bcd that w mi t be a''united, but free people,"
 We have shewn most conclnsively, that Gov Gayle is wholly mistaken in conceing the power o appropriate the national funds for purposes of internal imprseInen is not only contrary to the Constitution, but that has been uniformly and sometimes successfully resisted, aud that least, its nhec open for serious discgsson We designed following up the suhcc with view to shew our f How cit lehs the amount of taxes which they pay tie Treasury of the United States, under the present la i syem which, unless repealed 80 soon the national debt sha have been paid, Will operate as bounty the manufacturers But 1t will be unnecessary topursue eqniry upon this point as itw appear in columns, in My HUBBARDS argu- meht upon Mr DELLEI'S memorial We wii, however, state this fact for the information of our readers: Mir IuB- BARD said the President fe Ill his lat, Mssag, States that this tVre the Treasury over
 
 the sum oitcen millions seoen handied fdoasaaa dollars Mir HUBBARD then said, that Alabama pays of this excess the enormous sum of three thoasandoHars and not for the purposes by Constitution but m violation oft which, when the public b sha have been discharged, if eonnued We pay enrich stock job bers and manufacturers; aid continue which, the re ill be no pretext unless the power carry system of internal improvement be conceded. Mir HUBBARD stated the fur. lher fact that he citizens of Alabama only taxed to the l il inc nf flnus ,l, our StaIe Government We will say no more of Mir HuBBARDS speech, AS il will be published Let the people be informed and they wideede for themselves spritof nqury IS abroad, and il will stop until our constitutional rights protected.
 THE TARIFF, SUPREME COURT OF THE ITNI TED STATES, &c.-our Legislative procoe edings have not ohy been interesting thus far but becoming
 and more important every day h the House of Repre- tavts, three days of this week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, have been consumed discussion of the mt, moral presented by Mir DELFT, addressed the Con gresS of the United SL,tes relation the arifa The debate has been of the deepest and peryadng interest," and those gentlemen who have participated it. have dis played much talent and the profound and intimate Knowledge of our political afars In the course of the de- oahe constitutionaity of the Tar the powers of the peme Court of the United States, and the right Of nuly law of Congress- have all discussed The se- timent seems 10 be almost unanimous that the un- oppressive The der which we labof have been depicted the glowing and indignant and feel assured if our fellow ct- throughout the State could present and heard this debate, they would have exclaimed to their fes, swell done thou good and faithful servants, go in the patriotic warfare you have commenced against that system Of oppression and unconstitutional taxation by the General Government winch has been and is grinding to the dust.
 In the of this debat addition to the powerful ar gunenis which have been urged heard some se ns of the most touching eoquence. While Mir HUBBARD of Lawrence, was addressing the committees he remarled thal some gentlemen seemed disposed boast of votion to President Jackson, but that he had with him in those days of darkness and goom savage warfare sur rounded by impenerabe forests, when the tomahawk and scalpng knife were crimsoned with the innocent blood of defenee.ss and children, when danger in eve " patl and death every ambush; and, said Mr HUB BARD, in most solemn and i'm pressve manner, "That beautiful Tree of Liberty which has been spoken in such haetelt strains, ueas 'e0tered dy the 6tOod my Father" The under which this expression was used created the deepest sensation.
 In the progress of the discussion Mir MsKINLEY remark cd, that "He thought the question now, the eoistituonaty uncontutonalty the Tariff bu, the question is JACKSON and UNION, CT CALHOUN and DISUNIoN." This declaration heard with much sur prlse and evident symptoms of dsapproba were n.a fested In eonnexion with this subject, will not omit stating the faet that all the gentlemen who have, yet, succeeded Mir MKINLEY in the debate, have exonerated those who are called nuli6ers in Alabama from any views hostile to the Union of the Staes that they believe they are patriotic in their intentions
 In the debate this week, Messrs DELFT and BAKER shared largely of the laueIs which have been acquired MT BAKER has boldly and faressy advocated the doctrines Ratification; he had mastered his subIect and brought to bear upon it the most powerful argumen his elucidatons have been clear and orcbe he made effort to sway his audience by appeal their passions preudces but by argument to convince the judgement argued cooy and dspassionaey He was heard with the profound