Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-11-29

DC Inherently interpreted by different men? II Is
HfoSSioic that II should be otherwise nor ought
'"e oHehce OF differing from NJ r. Richie in con
one or more OF It's provisions, any more TO
ih''r Poltica. damnation against the offender than
'hat the various interpretations of tho Scriptures
according to the different UNDERSTANDINGS of mon
should infer eternal against all but the particular
sect of Christianity which has been Fortunate
enough to discover tho exact intention of the ID;
vine Lawgiver. We wish Ia insist upon this: tina,
although Mr. Clay may and does think Internal
improvement constitutional, ho may notwith.
standing, as truly respect the Consultation ma
Constitution, MS an insupcrable law as those Mr.
Z. L. Barbour and Mr.. Richie Tor example. whose
optics arc moro acute in discovering latent mean.
ings, md unexpressed intentions. We proceed to
illustrate this position.
The President of the U. States backed or rather
prompted by Mr.. Van Buren, and the New York
Legislature, has preached scheme for distributing
the surplus revenue rcmanng at tho end of each
fiscal year in tho Treasury, among the seoeral
States, on tho ratio of representation. BY this
hopeful scheme Now York who pays little, would
draw vast proportion, and Virginia. who, the enc
mics of the Tariff assure u.s. pays SO much more
than her just share, would draw in ratio less than
her population, two fths of her slaves are not
Buren, is great favorte with a certain Junto here.
about, and they have in tenderness TO him. suffered
this scheme of monsrous injustice Of wide sweer.
ing corruption, which had Clay proposed, thou
sand pens had flown from their scabbards to de-
nounce him-but the heir of the Empire being its
Godfather, they have permitted it we say to pass if
unsupported, yet unquestioned
Is this scheme constitutional 1t is proposed by
ST IF ctr ctio
namely, President Jackson and Martin Van Buren,
Mr.. Richie and his correspondents have piven
it silent sanction. But is it constitutional2 Will
the gentlemen who ushered it into notice and who
endorsed it, ''lay their finger upon the clause" in
the constitution, which authorises it? TO this
scheme, conceived in clcctioneering, and which if
the intelligent reader will 1T in his mind, is
the most prohigate and dangerous which ambition
ever dcTised-thus recommended by those great,
State Rightists, Jackson and Van Buren-Hcnry
Clay is opposed. He has not been able Che says)
'to lind the slightest authority for it in the Consti
tuition" The General Government, according to
his apprehension of federal powers, CAN NO
MORE DEYOLVE UPON TIE STATES THE
DUTY OF DISCHARGING ANY ONE OF
IT'S OWN POWERS, THAN THE STATES.
CAN DELEGATE TO THE GENERAL GO
VERNMENT, WITHOUT AN AMENDMENT
OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE DUTY OF
LOCAL OR MUNICIPAL LEGIsLATION
Is that sound doctrine, Mr., Ritchio? Is it good
State Right doctrine? Will you, or any of your
Catos, Bruises, Manlius, or Sulpicius', undertake
to contsovert it2 What binders them that we
should kick your ground from under you, CLAIM
HENRY CLAY as the REAL STATE RIGHT
CANDIDATE for President, and appeal to Vir-
ginia accordingly Think you that Roads and
Canal@ are morc fagrantly unconstitutional, mere
Aagitiously corrupt and corrupting, than this
scheme to divide the Revenue? Let us hear from
you, my good sir, touching these matters. Give
good reason, why tho advocate of Improve
ment Sin ould be accommodated for knresy, and
Martin Van Buren, and the Old Man who signs his
messages, should emit tho SAVIOUR of Honcss2
FRO Continued