Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-18
,.ds One House. or one

:, ,.eertaineds One House. or one
lnouse y nav have one no'ise; the o'her 'ouse'
member -" o,smber, anoiaer. One motive may
er ano'n. Law. and another tomorrow upon
operate Is of reasoning as this, one law m'gn'
anf s''. ';,n,iona. now, aud another law, IN eS,
be " nm .,me word, perfectly constitutional
acty Vs R,,ides, articles may not only Dc
next va the purpose Of protecting home pro-
taIeu' ~ o,b.r ARTICLES may be lett tree, ior the
ducts ~. and with the same motive. a Ia"'
sane pr vouId become unconstitutional from
tner',.V e,,,,,ed a. well as what u c0ntained'-
ani' p,..;dent, it is settled principle aeknow
NJ - n legislative halls, recognized oe'ofe
edseu - sanctioned By the general sense
a. "a understanding OF mankind. tha' 'nerI e'n oe
a"G ;oon;ry into the motives OF 'hose "ao pass
~ "" for the purpose Of determining on 'he'r va,
a a. II the law be within the fair meaning Vi
Iu'! ord, in the grant Of the power. ITS authority
INC Ts limited untll it's repealed. Ihis ruie'
nus, - .Ispp acknowledged, every where ADMIT,
ever! UNIVERSAL, and 50 completely without
@u' ,;.o a, that even an allegation nf fraud. IN
sN.E Of Legislature, is not allowed as
ground to set aside law H.,
7pn, sir. is it true, that the motive Tor these
sn,h a. is stateds think not. iae oo-
20. -, If All these laws is, unquestionaoiy' REVIEW
je'' n there we're no occasion for revenue, the
s% mid no, have been passed; and II 10 noto'
A" ,loos, the entire revenue OF the country
;DIsr,,sd from them. And as yet, we have col
,'.,,J none too much revenue. The treasury
*. ~, been more exhausted for many years
n' ~ ,Ls ,resent moment. All that South
r,rnIina can say, is that IN passing the laws
,,hcb she now undertakes to nuiilfy. particular
a,trl,s were tarsd from regard 10 me Profec,
Gon Of domestic articles, higher fhen they 'oo'ad
t,", hem had no such regard been eaieretaed -
,,J that, according 20 the constitutional
NO ,uch discrimination can be allowed; that du'
-. ssn,ld ne laid for revenue. and revenue only;
smI ,L,t MS unlawful 10 have reference In any
49,. 20 nr,,ection. In other words, she denies
,he nouer Of DISCRIMINATION. she docs not
cod cannot. complain Of excessive taxation; on
bp contrary, she processes to be willing to pay
any amount Tor revenue, merely as revenue; anu
nm ~ the present moment there's no surplus OF
,.reeue., Her grievance. then, OF plain and
r,n,bIs violation of the constitution, which she
INSIST, has taken place, is simply the exercise vi
the power Oi DISCRIMINATION.
Now, sir. Is the exercise Of this power OF dis.
crimiaa,ion plainly aud palpably unconsttu''on-
Al: have already said, the No"er to lay duties
j., oj,en by the constitution IN broad aud general
terms. There is also conferred on Congress the
Wau'e pGwer Of regulating commerce 10 another
distinct provision. l. it clear aud palpable, sir,
can an, man say il is case beyond doubt. that
under these two powers Congress may not justly
Discriminate in laying duties for the purpose Of
rotmierraIiag the policy of foreign nations, or
Of frOriag oar hOme productions! Sir, what
ought To conclude this question forever, as II
would seem tn me, Is, that the regulation OF
commerce, aud the imposition Of duties are, IN
all commercial na'ipnS, powers avowedly and con-
sran,ly exercised for this very end That uDde-
nlabie truth ought to settle the question; because
the consultation ought to be considered. when 1t
uses veil known language, as using It IN well
Known sense. But II IL equally undenlable that
II no. been, from the very first, fully believed,
that this p0wer Of Discrimination was conferred
on Congress, and the constitution was itself re-
commended, urged upon the people, and enthus'-
astiCally insisted on, In sumo OF the States, Tor
that very reason. Not that. at that time. the
country was extensively engaged in manuiac.
lures, especially of those kinds now existing -
But the trades and crafts Of the seaport towns,
the business of the artizans, and manual labor.
crs, these employments, the work Of which sup.
pies 50 great portion Of the daily wants of all
classes, all these looked to the new constitution
as source Of relief from the severe distress
which followed tae war. Ii would, sir, be un-
pardonabIe, at so late an hour, to 90 into details
On this point; but the truth is as | have stated.
The papers OF the day, the resolutions of public
meetings, the debates in the conventions, all that
We open our eyes ap9n, in the history OF the
times, proSeis
ITO be concluded in oar neat.