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lag 10 the latter con3ilios wkea The Con-
ssitulion was iasmed, no words ussa +.
thai instrument could have been in,e nd<d
TO deprive them Of that character. N
there is any thing in the great principle.
Of unalisnsbls rights. so emphaiieslly 10
sisted upon In our Declsra;ion OF hide.
pendencs. they could neither make. nor
The ua,ted States accept. surrender of
their liberties. aud become the srtisefs,
seselhsS .zosds- sslaxns- -oi lhsir iorsnez.
fellov-ciiizens.. II this be True. and Il
viii scarcely DO denied by s1y one who
-hsss ccrrssti&sas e -hi,-swn -sixAss e. en-.
American eitizen. the grant to Congress
OF exclusive jurisdiction in the District OF
COLUMBIAN Gun bcsufxxyrxtxt. 80 fsr SIRE.
specie the sssFe gate people Of The Uaited
States. as meaning aolhing moTe than 10
allow "a. Congsess the coniTolling pow er
Recsssary, 10 saosd Tree and safe exer,
else Of the fune:ions assigned 10 the Gen.
efai Government by the Constitution. In
ell other ssspscgs the Liquidation Of Con.
gress should be adapted 10 their pee uli n
portion aoa vsats, and be eonfornsble
with ihsiadshbsss,s opiaiOns Of their own
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havespoksp Of the nscessi,y Of keep.
ing he sespsctivs Departments OF the
Goyernmeut. ss-sesi Is all The other au-
sthoriiies Of oar country. within their ap-
propsiate prbiis. This is matter Of dIi-
/. heuliy in some cases. a. the powers which
they respectively claim are often mol de-
6ned by very Distinct lines. Mischievous,
howeveJ IN their tendencies. ss collisions
Of this kind nay be. those which arise be-
tween the respective CON nuniiies, which
for certaic pufposes compose one nation.
ara much more 30 :, for no such nation can
long exist without the careful culture OF
those feelings OF Confidence and affection
which are the effective bonds Of union be-
tween free and confcderaied States.
Sirong az Is, the t,e Of iaierest. IL has
been Often found ieeGseiual. Men, blind.
ed by their passions. have been known TO
adopt measures for their country in direct
opposition TO all the Suggestions Of policy.
The alternative then, is. to destroy or
keep down bad passion by creating and
fosleriog good one; and this seems TO
be the corner stone upon which our A.
msTican political architects have reared
the fabric Of our Government. The ce-
IT,
ase its existence, was the affection ate at
taehment between all ia members. To
insure the continuance Of this feeling,
produced at 6rst by a community OF dan.
gers. Of suderings add OF interest. the ad-
vantages OF each were made accessible 10
all. No participation in any good. pos
aessed by any member Of an extensive
confederAcy. except in domestic govern
ment. was withheld from the citizen Of
any other member.
By process attended with 90 difficult
~. no delay. no expense but that Of re-
novel, the citizen Of one might become
the citizen Of any other. and successive.
ly Of the whole. The lines. too, separa.
ting powers TO be exercised by the citi-
zens Of one Stale from those Of another.
seem 10 he 90 distinctly drawn as TO leave
no room for Misunderstanding. The ci-
uzens Of each Stale unite in their persons
all the privileges which that character
eonfers, and all that they may claim o.
citizens Of the United States; but in no
case can the same person. ct the same
time. act IS the citizen Of two separate
States, and ne Is therefore PositiUely pre-.
eEndsd from aAy iafsrfTsnes toiiA The re-
served p0lpsFs Of Gsy Sfais Out that Of
trAieh As Is. for fAe iisse being, . eiIizsa-
He may indeed offer TO the citizens Of
other States bis advice ~ TO their man
agemsnl, and the form in which it is ten
dsrsd - LETT 10 bis own discretion and
sense Of proprieiy.
IL may be observed, however, that or
gapiKed associations Of citizens, requiring
compliance with their wishes, too much
Tssembie the recommendations Of Athens
10 her allies-supporied by an armed and
powerful Aeet. II was. indeed, TO the
ambition Of the leading States Of Greece
10 control the domestic coneerns Of the
others. that the destruction Of that ceIs-
brated eonfedsFaey. and subsequently, of
ell i,s members, Is mainly 10 be attributed.
And IL is owing 10 the absence Of that
spirit that the Helvetic eonfejefacy has
for so many years been preserved. Never
has ihere been seen 10 the institutions Of
the separate members Of any eanfedarncy
more elements Of discoFd. Ia The princi-
pies and forms Of government and Feli-
gions ss we'll as 10 the eiTenmslances Of
the several canions. 90 marked discrs.
pace vas observable, a. 10 promise any
thing but harmony 10 tbieF intercourse OF
peFmsnebey IN their alliance. And yes,
for ages, neither has been ialenVpled.-
Conseni with the positive benefits which
their union pTodseed, with the indepen.
dshce and safety from foreign aggression
which Il secured, these spacious People
respected the institutions Of eacb other.
however Fepugnant 10 their own psinei.
pies snd pgejudiees.
Dor Coafederaey. ielIOw.eiiiEens. can
only be preserved BY the same foTbear-
anee. Our citizens must Be content With
The exercise Of the powers with which
The Consii,ution clothes them. The 81.
tempt Of those Of one State to control the
domasiie Institutions Of another. can only
result IN fselings Of dissruss and Jealousy.
the certain hafbiagsrs Of disu6iou, vio-
lenee, civil war, and the ultimate dessrnc.
iion Of our free Institutions. Our Goa.
fsdsraey is perfectly illustrated By the
terms snd principles governing common
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