Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-09-26
LIBERTY, QdI3 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER &c. 1887

The first four. ycqrs pf General Jack
sons administration seapedAto revive the
neglected and forgotten principles of the
Democratic pnrtys,as will appear by his
inaugural and other messages, up to the
date Of the proclamation; and by his
course on the Georgia Indian case, which
President Adams had dec ledly opposed
in the assertion "that power higher than
human would impel him to f&ce Georgia
into submission" About this time South
Cafplina, wearied with ten years petition,
remonstrance, and protest, threw herself
on her sovereignty, and passed her 'Or-
dinance Of Modification. Here General
Jackson, Notwithstanding his course on
the Georgia case, rose in evidence Of his
regeneration, turned political somer-
set, issued his proclamation, and would,
no doubt, chad Van Buren's "First Volun-
teer Legion Of ten thousand men been
then organized, armed, and equipped')
have marched at their head to force South
Carolina "into submission" in imitation
of his predecessors menace against Geor-
gia. Here too Mr. Carey again stepped
forth with his "Olive Branch" in the one
hand, and the sword of Federal power in
the other, to read South Carolina lecture
on the duties Of submission to Federal
supremacy. In this Mr.. Carey was per-
fectly consistent, for having abandoned
the principles of the Democratic party,
and declared that the authors Of the Vir-
ginia and Kentucky Resolutions were
''bitten by the mad dog of action" he
could not do otherwise than oppose South
when he saw her putting in
practice the very theory which he had
as canine madness
Here, fellow-citizens, we see the course
of an honest man, and what is unfortu-
nately too rare commodity an honest
politician The example is worthy Of
Let every politician, therefeP, exa mine
the doctrines Of the two parties and rem
Ter a verdict according to lay and evil
1ence. PATRICK HENRY.
TO THE YOUNG MEN OF oHIO-NO. "
FELLow-CIrIzENs:-Mr. Madison is we'll
known as the author of the Justly celebra-
ted Virginia resolutions of 1923, and the
Report on said Resolutions Of the follow
ng year. In 1893, Mr.. Madison distin-
5uished himself by his speech against the
Sod Fishers Bill;' and IN l704, 10y his
celebrated speech against the charter of
The United States Bank. All these docu
nents, and others that might be referred
o, evince in Mr. Madison an able, atgu-
and unbending opposition tothe
,ncroachments OF the General Govern
ncnt on the reserved rights Of the States.
The great ability displayed in the last
speech will induce me to make lengthy ex-
racts from it, in order TO prove that Mr..
Madison was unable, in his letter to Mr..
ngersoll, to refute his former arguments
against the Bank.
After general review of the advanta-
res and disadvantages of banks Mr.. Ma
Iison said, that Sin making these remarks
m the merits Of the bill, he hal reserved
o himself the right to deny the authority
# Congress to pass it. He had enter
aimed this opinion from the date OF the
Constitution. His impression might be
tronger, because he well remembered
hat power to grant charters Of incorpo-
alton had been proposed in General Con-
ention and rejected" He continues: sis
he power of establishing an Incorporated
ank among the powers vested by the
in the Legislature OF the U.
states? This is the question to be exam
ned" After some general remarks on
he limitation of all political powers, he
ook notice of the peculiar manner IN
which the Federal Government is limited
t is a general grant, out Of which part'-
ar po,oers are excepted. 1t is grant OF
articular poacers only, leaving mass IN
ther hands,"
GAS preliminaries TO right interpreta-
ion, he laid down the following rules:--
I'm Interpretation that destroys the very
Of the Government, cannot
Ne just. Where meaning is plain, the
whatever they may be, are
o be admitted. Where doubtful, it is
airly triabe by its consequences. In ad-
hitting or rejecting constructive autho-
ity, not only the degree of its incidental
ty to anexpress authority is to be regar-
led, but the degree gifts importance also;
ince on this will depend the probability
# its being left to construction"
"Rcviewing the Constitution with an
we to these positions it was impossible to
scover in it the power to incorporate
'ank. The only clauses under which
UGH power could be claimed are either
st, The power to lay and collect taxes,
0 pay debts, and provide for the common
efence and general wefare--or Cd, The
over to borrow money on the credit OF