Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-10-26

the neglect Of al the functions for which was
created Then the proper responsibility OF each to their
respective constituency would tie de-oyed then would
succeed ct plunter AID corruption without par
a. ci 10 be ioo~,d ~ dssouiioH. or an entire change
If sy-isn. iss: If any mss-ure dissolve iae
mon THIS : that The i the state,
-aid the great British statesman, Burke. With as d.
vide the among ntef-. is divide the u
mon. hts TIN proposes t. divide that 'ul The lands
Tahe ore se1 more 10 which this vii lead. %
rested j vide the ON the customs, and what
of union would he leit touched more fully thI.
and other important points connected with Thu deie~tah
during The discussions Of the last session, and
shall not repeat whai then said.
v Lat / now Propose l.. 90 trace the change it
waud make financial systoEi With H. he4Ines Oh
what ought 10 be- tie policy Of the Government. have
lsct A. not because the mo-t important, but he
that which has heretofore received the least at
ieuuon.
The Government heretofore been supported almost
exclusively from Two sources OF revenue-the lands aud
tie customs excepting short peucd at IT'S ouienee-
neni, ard during late when drew sfeat pof
~ means from internal The revenue from
lands has been constantly and steadily increasing with
the increase OF the population and may fer The next ten
Years he safely estimated to yield annual average IN
If $4,000 OOO If they should he properly admins
er,d-a equal to than a fourth OF what the en-
e lendIturo Of the Government ght to be- with due
economy, and restricted 10 the objects for which It
instituted.
aud growing Of revenue from the Treasury of the
Union. and dstribuie among the several states and
the question would It he wise 10 do viewed IL
nanca reference what ought to be the pol
ICY Of the Government winch brings up the preNIou
question, what ought that poll to be la the order Of
things, tic question Of policy precedes hat of finance
The latter has reference to, and dependent the for
/; inst be determined what ought TO be done
b. fofe be ascoIained how much viii he
quiTed. and what Is To lie raised
ia the question. then. W hat ought 10 be the policy
If tie Government the shortest and comprehensive
whih give that ugi TO be the very opPo-
Of that for which This extraordinary SESSION called,
and OF which this forms prominent a part
The effect at these to divide and distract the
country whn aud To weaken 1t without the very
verse If The objects for VIII ch the Government instr
tutodw hIch to give peace tranquility, and harno-
ny within aud POSER security and responsibility with
out We find accordingly. that without where strength
required powers undl ded In its exterior
atonsIJTOad this Government Is the sole and elusive
representative Of the united maesiy and pow
of the states constr utng this great and glorious NJ
To tie TCs OF the world Neither state
State Gov, rnment is known beyond our borders
Whn Is Diff rent. There form twenty SIX distinct,
inde ndent, aud sovereign communities, each with It's
separate Government whose powers are exclusively
within that Of this Government l. without without the
81 three classes OF powers which delegated
The first H. those iiat necessary to The dis
charge % It's exterior iunctOns-such as declaring war,
raising armies providing a navy, and raising
The Tor deegatng these, requires explanation
The class of those powers that
sary regulate the exterior international relations OF
the States among themselves considered distinct
munlues-powers that could not be exercised by the
states separately and the regulation of which
sary their peace tranquility AID that Tree intercourse,
socla aid cia which ought to between
Federated States Such those OF regulating commerce
between the States, coming money and hNng the value
thereof and the standard weights and measures The
remaining class consists of those powers which, though
belonging the exterior relations OF the States are
of such nature that they could be exercised by States
separately without injurng the other-such I'M
posing duties imports the exercising OF which, the
maraie States having the advantage good potts would
tax those who would have draw their supply through
them. In asserting that, with these EXCEPTIONS the pow
of the States are exclusive Within, speak in general
There indeed, others not reducIhe To either
of these but they too few and nc0nsderable
be regarded as exceptions
OF moderate and prudent exercise of these It's
Tor powers, the of the government aud with II
entire political system mainly depe nds If the Govern
meni should be restricted IN their 10 the objects for
which they delegated peace, harmony, and anqulll-
ly would reign within and the attention OF he Govern
unatsoTbcd by dstTactIng questions Within and ITS
entire resources unwased by expenditures on objects Tor
egn s duties would be directed with all us energy To
guard against danger from without, TO give security to
our vast commercial aud navigating interest aud TO
que that weight and respoctahii;y for the
family OF nations which ought 10 belong the ireest,
most entefpTsng and growing people the globe.
If thus restricted III the exercise OF these the most deca
# It's powers and Ia the exercise of which orly
conflict with the Government Of the States liz
ericlc with their interior policy and Interests this Gov
eminent with whole political sy STEM would work Ike
charm, aud become the admiration Of the word The
lett undstuhcd within tAeir separate spheres, and
each IA TIE toll possession OF It's resources, would with
that generous rivalry which always takes place between
clusters free States OF the origin and language,
and which gives the greatest possible impulse improve
ment, carry excellence all that desirable beg any
former example.
But If, Isead Of restricting these powers their pro-
per Objects they should be perverted TO those nte nd
ed; II Tor example that OF raising revenue should be per-
vced INTO that oi protecting branch OF industry
expense others that Of collecting and discussing
the venue, into that OF incorporating great central bank
to be located at favored point and placed under To-
cal control and that Of making atons for speci-
cd Objects tn Of expanding money whatever
gress should think proper all this would be reversed
Instead OF harmony and tranquility within there would be
discord Distraction aud conflict followed by the absorp-
lion Of the attention of the Government, and exhaustion
of lis and energy objects intended be
placed under Its CONTROL 10 the utter neglect the duties
belonging the relations of the Government
which exclusively confded It's charge such has
BEEN ami must be- the effect OF peetng those pow
objects foreign the constitution. When per-
verified hey become unequal III their action, operating
the benefit oi one part class to the injury OF
part classio benefit of the manufacturing against
agricultural and commercial parts OF the non-produc-
tive against the producing class The more extensive the
greater would be The inequality and oppression In
stretching thousand square miles, they become
inlocrab.e when pushed beyond moderate limits 1t is
then conflicts take place, the part of those who be-
neIed by the operation of unequal system Of legislation
their adj anage, and The part the oppressed
hen this of things occurs is neither
les than state of hostility between the oppres-
and the oppres>edwar waged by armies but hv
laws and sections of by the
party plunderng expedition, instead divisions and
brgadcs. which often rich with spols than