Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-03

Of which would he I, transform the present republican
system Of the IT, States, inf0 absolute, or at b'Sf,
,nirsd np0n0rchq. Against such cncroachncnts We
therefore, for one. lift up our voice and arm
This strict cons'rur.c 81 course one 81 TIC TFca
par, on which eur Liberty rests There i another
We mus; first prevent unconstitutional assumption
o tn power oftr States and III" People by the Federal
Governments This j. oi il.c great laws II our p"i
.aI health The power must BE- So distributed, as li'
~ ,, loo m,,ci, a!h TT. to the Federal Government
i; IT,. cxpcs, Of the S,atc$Hu after the necessary
0ianuI Of power has been gwen to thai Government
W., must take to prevcn; ia" dangerous acciimu!i
lion o il III the hands OF Department, 1T the rN'
p.nsc Of thr others The c"nduc$of the Wings iii -.
;s calculated 10 tllsow much power into the Senate
The r..ac: nn throw much of mt" the hands 81
The. Executive IEt when Andrew Jackson deprecated
the idea If too much power and discretion Beng thrGWh
iu,n Inc dents iiant.S--whrn Mr. an Buren, i'ur-
sued the same recommendation ~ at ms Messages,
they beth lad down pr:ncip,' winch no trr" people
oun, ever 10 FORGET. We must guard against the aug
IN, II .iiGu ni EHccuiivr power. IN" i Tue solemn
,luty Of every Republican. IN tins POINT 81 view, as
we are now likely - Iav" the independent Treasury
system We call upon every member {" Congress /" Gf'
no more power the Executive than Is absolutely ne
cesar, to execute IT, and guard aganst Ms abuses h
The most udicnus restrictions In this point OF view al
So the reader will perceive al once the Importance :" ,
doctrine" Of State Rights. For who docs not Sc' lhat
every os.nmvfj0n OF power on The part oi NE frdta'
Government necessarily increases the Executive pow.
rr. DO you establish an University: Do y"u u>nrp
any power over the Elementary Sch""ls ID" you
push the National INTO the region al Internal I'M
provrmrmtS In fact, nS,rp whatever power you please,
is it not ohyins that it must enlarge til" EX"cuiIv" pow
err You eve them money 10 spcnd-and they must
have AGENTS 10 execute the laws. on add 10 ih' re-
venue, 10 the expenditures the patronage OF the lrs-
dent You assist 10 realize that Portrait, which til"
eloquent pen al Mr. Madison drew Of III" Emc!l!E"
pwcr 80 many AFRO, under the signature u Hell
vid.s TIN. doctrine Of State Rights therefore, =
calculated IN both ways 10 protect thc liberties ul me
People |; prevents accumulation ni power III Inc
Federal Govcrnnrnt-amd Of cours, al undue enlarge"
lncml Of the Executive Department.
There is rule of action, which, III the operation
If the Federal machinery, is al all times, and especially
IN this epoch essential 10 the public prosperity kaIsr
only much revenue, as is required hy the wants ."
Government, economically administered. Thus only
we lav Snuiary check the extravaganza OF cNpcn-
dnrc, and the excess Of power. We leave more trca
sure where it is most profitable IN the chest OF the
States or in the pockets Of the People.
We haze already detained our Readers too long, hy
this rapid exposition al political principles. We
call uIon every Republican I" unite with us IN lrmN
sustaining them The broad Inc winch ccsi divided
the Republicans from the frdrr&lists III the days of
John Adams, is once IT, he drawn broader and
more distinct than We plant standard on The
Republican side and what Nrgniau will no, unite in
IFS defence: