Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-20
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FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
REVIEW OF GEN. HARRISoN'S DAYTON SPEECH.
OF the "v various humbugs TO which this age, proI-
c in such monsters, has given birth, there not IN
my humble opinion, one more Vulnerable 10 Criticism,
than the Dayton Grafton Of Gen. Harrison II we may
credit Wing organ, this Grafton was commenced, IN
The presence of multitude "agtated the sea- when
the wild wind blows upon il by the tumult oi JOY, at
seeing and hearing Me neJt President Of mc tnud
States and concluded in the midst OF an excitement
which swayed the multitude to and ro as the leaves
Of forest in n storm of wind This, sir, is the POM
nous style of the entrance and exit OF this prodlgous
effort OF the "neyt President of the United States -
Let us take cursory review of it, and discover, IT pos
sibc the Of that excitement which "swayed the
multitude 10 and fro the leaves of forest in storm
! of wind
After few lourishes and set phrases, in which the
noble descendant of the Eagle of the Granlcus again
figures "lhe next President OF the U s. proceeds to
declare that he is fully aware, that his fellow citizens
e,nect from him his opinion the various questions
which now agtate the country from ''centre TO cir
cumference" One might have inferred, from this de-
claroon and really expected 10 find IT. iull develop
ment of his views would have been gwen But Oh
these various questions, which agate the country
from scentre to circumference, he does not cono"-
scend 10 aude TO one, the Bank, when nc says
he belle YES he unconstitutional but Dill esiaos
ing one he will sign, If II be clear That a mJ0'Hy VI
The People wish it. and if the revenues OF the country
could only be collected and dsbnrsed IN the most r.
fe,tual manner by of it; not II such an ins'i
tuition should be Unnecessary and proper 10 cohect
and disburse the revenues but 1t should be the most
ef,c,uaIt Thus varying the language oil tile Consttu
lion and substituting for the words NECESSARY and
proper the term sseecusl, which is not to be FOUND
in that instrument. According to Mr. Madison, Tor
| whom athe next President OF the t. ,. seems 10
entertain the deepest veneraon, the necessity spoken
of in the Constitution, must not be imaginary but tle
mower which is claimed as necessary TO carry ih'o
feet an expressly delegated power, must be - nceSS"
rv that the expressly delegated power would De use
| less and nnavang without It's exercise were ~,
the revenues of the country collected ana
from 1911 to 'I6, without the aid OF Satona Danh
and have not the same operations been performed LOT
the last four wears without the help OF such an nsltu-
ron; The NECESSITY contemplated by the Constitution
doe. MT therefore, exist And hence, this protested
follower of Jefferson and Madison, is orIVeh 10 lhe
most ultra Federal construction OF the constitution "
instrv Congress in the assumption OF a power not
r,nted because it NAV be the efscuat in carry
mo into effect delegated power. ii inns Is 10 oe Int
rule of construction which is 10 guide the next fresi-
dent of the U. 81; if the enquiry IS 10 be, not II
power is Unnecessary and proper but IS IL Tue sfohs
EST and most ccctual? then, indeed, Will our 1oVefn-
ment be dcspotism as according TO ms authority, II
IS now No matter how oppressive, how tyrannical'
tho exercise of an assumed power may be; no mat
ter how much it may infringe upon the rights Of inc
States il is the most efcctua means oil giving iofce
to some other power, and 10 therefore constitutional
because Of IFS efficiency Establish inns doctrhe' anu
what conceivable power is there, to the exercise o.
which the authority of Congress and the President
+ would be incompetent! =.
Not one SYLLABLE does he utter Notwithstanding his
promise to crafty the reasonable expectations OF ms
fellow upon the allabsorbng questions OF ADO
ltion Internal Improvement, larl fuoic Lahos, &c
which tooethcr with the Bank, the true question:
,vh; oh aritate the country from centre TO crcumler
ence" But denying that he is ayerse to making known
his onnons (while he at the same time studiousij
wthholds them) on these interesting SUBJECTS, nj
boldly exclaims, "Have not over and often declared