Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-10-26
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
The sias.aA BRIBERY Bill.
SPEECH OF MR. CALHOt y

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II this ~ should become a law. it would make Wider
lfrat GA 'hc sution. and be followed rs changes
sasfrors. 'hen any neasu1c which has ever
iecn % lud II would IN ~ violation # the eoustu-
A'.i - Ia les ond The general welfare doCture 81 rmr
days, "hch stretched the power OF he Gosefnmen' as
- 1t was then supl osd possible ~ construction how
b.d. But wide acnr he hunts Inch Il as
sgrcd the power of The Government, IL adred ~
pIcaon iha there were hms, While tbs ball. a. shall
show. principle which, At admitted, would
cede all limits.
Acrrln 10 The general welfare ocitne o. gres, hal
rover 70, ti money. and approprI.ie objects
winch il might deem calculated 10 promote tie gen,ral
we.fI-ih.t is toe prosperity Of h. states regarded
hcr'rgle. ca raciers members Of tie mon, or, ~
.Iprss ir,ly, and in language ,onnon,
t. ns nal ~ cris thus Guiding by y ImiCa
iioa all that were national. falling within the
-hens of the parate States rs wide Ia ST Inn
is they Tor this bil II takes III what
excluded uid,r the neral welfare DO time and
Congo the fglt 20 raise money uv siilhu-
ton the States that Is 10 he applied BY them To- those
very local objects which that doctiiLe. by
sny imlicat on denied that CongFess had hight a
Iropraie money aud thus sulerseding all tie limits Of
The ,onstulIon-as far at least, lie money power
concerned The advocai,s OF tbs extraordinary do trne
have indeed attempted 10 their
derived from the pu c lands put facts speak loud
er than words. To test the sinctny OF their argument
amendments alter amendments have been ClCrj 10 limit
the operation Of lie i exclusively to The revenue derived
fo that source tut which often OLE red have een
s.cady voted down by Their United votes but take
higher grourd The and Of those test tcs os srong
ne, are = needed make good the assumption Tat
Congress has the night lay ard collect Tor tie
Iarate of the The circumstances under which
It Is attempted 10 force his bll through, sl,ak Of them
&c We a language Distinct to be nii~undeIstccd-
The Treasury - exhausted tie revenue irom the pub
lie snds cannot be- spared Aey teede Tor the res
sing and nrce-sar, wants Gov, For every
dol ar vhdriwn from the Treasury, and given 10 the
Stats dollar must be raised irsm the customs - sapply
IT. pa, admitted Now, pat To the ads ocates
iftl- there e
Their IN pnncpc or fleet, between raising money from
rtstons Co lie divided among the States and the
sane om them 10 supply the place Of an fqua
sum Withdrawn from tic asufy d. be divided tie
states there a difference, my iacucs MT ute
enough - perceive It, and would thank any one who
can point But, If this difficulty could be sur-
mounted would avail nothing un!css another, Lot ~
icTor be- got he land tom which The CNy-
with ,xccI of tie small poron araISeiy y
lng between lie Ohio Nd the Mississippi nses out i IA
Common ds Of tie mon, and with money derived Tor
TIC most part from customs. do not exempt the pur
ton acquired i,om Georgia which purchased
tuu value aud much IN proportion, a. Florida,
purchased irom Spain, or Louisiana from France.
II money cannot be raised from customs other
ccs far .str.iion | a h. how can moHty derived
the sal OF The land purchased with money ai 81 from
the toms or other sources. be distributed among the
STATES II he money could be distributed before Il
was vested laLd what principle II be when Is
converted ack again 10y the sales Of the landl
# irof to the purchase SUBJECT making appro-
uraons the limits prescribed 10y the constitution how
can it. after having been converted back INTO
ney hy the of The land, be reed from limits
y what arr, what political alchmy, could the pas
sage of The money through the lands Tree 1t from the
srutinna shs,hles - which PrcViOu, suiJr,t!
Bulfthis difficulty also could be suraounted, there IS
auollcr not les formidable and comprehensive
I'll. t. lc If the lands belong 10 the States
all they must belong 10 them IN Of two capacit -
ter ia their iederatve character members
mon mon their separate. distinct aud ndepen-
dent communities Ii hc former this Government which
vas created As common the
-cts for which the Union formed no d the lands
4 does all It's other delegated powers Tor the
.,es N Tia If dcral character tor the those
effects which they granted 10y the constitution
When then. The lands. or other property Oi tie LnIied
States are disposed by sais,-tIat Is,
money with all lis limitations, aiiat hes fully
10 the money as Did 10 tie lands property Ach
- the proceeds. Nor would tie tsDNerIneIt have
more right divide the land or The money among The
staiss-that u.s. to surrender To them-ihan would
have 10 surrender other of its delegated powers. IL
NAV surrender either to tn Stats II may also surrender
the power declaring layln duties coming
new The, Delegated 10y the lariie
der ,hc same instrument and trust Tor the execution
The same objects he assumption of such night Is n, l.
thcr more nor less than the assumption OF a right para
mount to the constitution ITSELF The night Tie part
the Government To destroy the sumcnt and dissolve
III. Union which derives It's exIsianee. such
monstrous rssuls must the principle which l. bill
rests the Imposition that tie lands that l., the
territories lc.ons the nl,ed Siate they express
" declared by the consultation.
But difficulty would be less if they should be
considered belonging the states IN their ndIv dua
ard separate character. So considered what right
this Government possibly have them! Ii the a.
GENT or The trustee for the United the States
men bers Of conson Union and of the lndl-
viJua.lv each Of winch has separate
wn 10 represent tla: capacity For tins Government
10 represent them in both capacities would be
TO assume all poverto Ceniraze the whole system
self But admitting this bold assumption, what pnI-
,ipe cf right Justice the lands really belong the
satcs-or which Is the thing If TIE
the land belongs them-can this Government impose
The various limitations prescribed In the bill " hat
5rht has IT, that superstition, To appropriate funds be-
nciur IL the States separately, II the Of the uion
in the rut # war; the price Of the lands should
be increased above dollar and quarter acre. any
article ~ The tariff above twenty per cenum al aorem
Surh aud lining, the constitutional diff
cutie> Which tcsct this No who over
come ihen,-vSho can bring himself for this bill
trouble himself about constitutional scuple- heryaf
tor Tie NAV swallow without hesitation bank, tariff. and
e,crv other constitutional measure which has been
adopted proposed. Yes would be make a
tau- able argument for the consiituuonaly of the
n,usrovS the Proposed by the a5otiosts-
for abolition sclf-than OF this detestable bill and
find from sla,ehojng Sia:es the sa.ey
,f whose constituents depends strict construction OF
the constitution recording their If mca-
sure from which they have nothing hope aud every
thing 10 fear To what blind he atir.hut.
ell but 70 that fAnlciSm of party ZEAL openly avowej
this door which ,agis the preservation II the power
the whg party the paramount consideration 1t has
saktd IT, existence the passage OF THIS anu tue Other
measures for which this extraordinary called
and when IT Is brought to the alternative OF their defeat
success in the anxiety avoid The and secure
The other, constituents, constitution. duty and Country
sll forgotten.
\ which would make wide and fatal a