Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-07-07


the power ought not to be exercised until the
clause granting it can be found.
The Voters Of the District will please to
recollect that in 1889, when the existing go
vernment of The u. States went first into O.
Feration--when the great statesmen who
framed the constitution and whe must have
known what powers it granted or did not
grant, were all liying-when many of the N
were IN Congress, or in the other Depart
ments of the govsrnment-aRd Washington
at its head-they will recellect that ihea no
doubt was entertained of the constitutional
right and power Of Congress to levy a tariff
oil duties Tor the protestios and encouragement
OF eur own rlanufactures--of our own indus
try against the articles and enterprises
superior capital or skill of foreign nations:
as a reference to the laws and Journals of
Congress of that day will abundantly show
1t will not be forgotten that in 1903 the
policy and erpedieacy of apprspriating money
from the revenue of theUnen to construct
road to facilitate the intercourse Of East with
the West-whatis new called the Cumberland
road--was fully discussed in the Congress of
the U States bill for the purpose passed
and received the sanction Of Jefferson. No
constitutional scrtpIe no doubt as 10 tie right
" t"t'@'eoS W INC UitIttV ~ HcU
constituents occurred 10 aRy ,aaa's mind at that
time. In fact, the uuconstliutiouality of the
tariff for the protection Of home productions,
and efapproprating money from The revenue
Of the Union to improvements of a national
character, IS quite recent modern discove-
nv BY the strong sense of Washine ton- the
keen persplcacieus glance of Hamilton, and
the constitutional scrupulosity of Jefferson,
dat snI 4 Il, n,,I
latent until fac lion locking through the mag
nifying spectacles Of Mr. +. P. Barbour hap
PLY espied it aad dragged it into light tits
TO be hoped that it viii center as much ceie-
brity upon its illustrious disceyerer as the dis
c6very ofthe perpetual motion did upon Rel
Leffer a few years since.
He is the founder of sect Of Political
puiists and New Lights who have visions and
revelations of their own They are not CON
tent with that Interpretation of the Censtitu.
ton which its trainers gave it. They must
needs know more about the watch than the
workmen who made its several parts and
put them together They can see farther
into milestone than the man that picks il.
If their reasonings be sound and their con.
illusions just, it follows irresistbly that as
far as this natien is concerned, The power Of
protecting IFS own industry against the hos
tile rivalry Of foreigners, is somehow or ether
totally lost Or arnihiiated They contend that
II does not exist ln the general government.
1t Is manifest and demonstrabe that II does
not reside censttutionaly or physically in
the several States What has become of it
| should like to know?
Arguments that lead to conclusions SO evil
IDENTITY absurd must of necessity be unseund
and sophistical. They cannot be true
There is one subject to which | wish to call
the attention Of the Voters and especially the
landhoders Of the District-the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal In the continued aud sue
cessful progress of that magnificent work
every man, and especially every landholder
IN the District is Immediately, personally,
and deeply interested. Ii will, if successful,
enhance the value of every bushel of grain
and every acre OF land ia the District. Let
the Voters OF the District read attentveIy
and carefully, Col Lucass expose of his
political doctrines and opinions, and then
say, whether it will be possible for man
holding such doctrlDes, and aveWIng such
opinions, without the most glarins lncoDsis-
tency, to support that measure as repre-
sentative OF this district In C0ngTess-w he-
Their he will not be compelled, 10 conformity
with bis own principles to oppose and vote
against it,
Mark his language:
/. He denies the right Of the general GO
yernment TO appropriate funds, from the re-
venue of the Union, to the Improvement Of
our country by means Of national roads, ca
nails and other public works. He believes
the right does not exist, as the constitution
now stands, but is decidedly in favour of
comforting il by amendment That it will
not be conferred by amendment, at least in
any short time. is pretty clear Those who
deem it impolitic and Inexpedlent 10 confer
such power will resist the amendment Those
who believe that the power is already there,
will think il unnecessary; and there are ma
ny. who with good reason, depIecate all
further tinkerins with the constitution But
suppose the power in question conferred by
amendment, and then another of the Col s
political dogmas comes into play which is E.
quaIly fatal to our hopes lie says II am a.
gainst tariff that looks beyond the ordina-
ry revenue required by the common exisen-
cies Of our country for the support OF 60
vernment" This is doubtless the .judicious
tariff" OF General Jackson, of eastern Vr-
ginia. and of the South With such a tariff
there would not be surplus dollar in the
Treasury to appropriate to any purpose of
internal Improvement. Thus the Colonel
kills with one hand and staryes with the o.
Their. Both principles are alike fatal 10 the
homes of those who look forward to the com 4