Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-11-16


has repeatedly declared her settled
opinions against the existence OF such
an institution and al no time mis- favor.
She has instructed her senaloIs and
requested her representatives IN Con
eress to vote against the establishment !
such an institution. In these opinions,
heretolorc.expressed by the state, / en-
tircly concur.
OF the same kind is the power which
al some times has been attempted to-
By exercised BY tic federal government,
of6rst collecting by taxation on the poo
pie surplus revenue beyond The wants
of that COVE nment. and then distrl-
buting such surplus in the shape Of do
nations to the ates; a power winch
has not been conferred on that govern
ment BY any express grant, nor isl an
iucidcHt TO any express power, "ncces-
sary and proper for lis execution. 10
concede sucn power would be TO
make the federal government tho tax
gathcrcr OF the States, and accnsiom
them TO look 10 thai source from winch
10 supply the State Treasures and 10
deGray the expenses Of the state govern
ments. 1t is clear that this consttu-
ted no one of Inc objects Of the crca-
4 ton ofthc federal government; and 10
permit It's exercise would be 10 reduce
Il the states 10 the degraded condition OF
subordinate dependencies upon that
| government, to destroy their separate
and independent sovereignty, and to
, make the government OF The Union, III
, effect. "A consolidation. The power to
i. make provision for the support OF IT.
own Cove eminent by the levy Fthe ne
S cessary taxes upon It's own citizens. anC
o the adoption OF such measures OF poll
d cy for It's IN ernal government not in
!. consistent with the federal constitu
i ton as may be dcemeed- proper an'
= expedient..remains 10 each state amor;
q its domestic and unaIicuated powers eX
.. crciseablc within itself and by its do
T. nestle authorizes alone"
n. A.surplas federal revenue, raised b.
ID means Of il tariff Of duties, must nccc~
h. sarlly be collected in unequal proper
tions from the people of the rcspcctiv
il states. The planting and Prodactiv
st states mus bcar the larger portion
ut the burden. 1t was this incqnaIlt
m watch has hitherto given rise toiho jus
= complaints of these states, as also
Id the commercial interests, against tn
n operations Of a high protective :arlt
IT, Ifthe proceeds OF the sales Of the publ
he lands be set apart for distribution anon
BIT, the states, as has been at some TIM
ic- proposed, the operatioaand effect "onl
in. be the same, for by abstraclng trot
If the federal Treasury the proceeds
to the sales of the public lands, nece
To- sity is thereby created foran increasr
on tariff to tho amount OF the sums tht
A. distracted. TO collect surplus rev
ny enue by unequal taxation. and then
w return to the people by Distribute
lal among the states their own money
TX. sums diminished by lhc,amount OF y
it cost ofcollcclion and distribution asst
nd from its manifest injustice, is Pow'
ell which it never could have been int
mt ded TO confer on the federal COVER
re- ment.
Ia When fiom the unforeseen oper
er' lion af the revenue laws OF the llnitt
#! States, surplus at any time exists
an is likely TO exist in the federal ireas
on, nv. the true remedy is, to reduce or
'cc repeal the taxesso as to collect no mo
cr- money than shall be absolutely necC
',ol sary for the economical wants OF N
we government, and thus lcav" what Won
te6 Otherwise be surplus uncollccted IN t
tea rockets OF the people. The act
9th Congress Of 1896, by which iai
al amount of the surplus on hand was q
not tribu,ed among the states, IS upon
est. face deposite, and nota donation Oh
1 sums distributed The Sta-es have
be come the debtors to the Federal ''oVel
rec ment for their respective propnrtloh"' .
the are subject TO be caIledupon to resunu
~ had the act provided for an absolute dol
~ ZION to the states,so palpable an inlractI
~" of the constitution it is scarcely possible
try' conceive could have been sanctioned.
orr making it assume the form Of mere
ans. Dosite Of the money Of the United Sta
$ of in the state treasures for safe keep
the until needed forpublic purposes, 1t boca
on the law. Though it may not be Proon
Ised that the sums distributed on deposs
q Of will he called for at any early PERI
law &c indeed they will ever he, unless
t;on case of exigencies growing out Of
'sed foreign war, yet the states should be