Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-01

pass all laws necessary Tad proper, go. was aess
intended to give TO ma ory OF Congress- unliiaitf
powers under the name ofunlimted means That pow
ers attempted to be inserted in the plan oil the Constr
tuition by the Federal Convention and rejected by tina
body were not in that instrument, when the Conven
ton rose; and if any such power IS desired, that TN
Constitution must be amended directed by the oil
art'c!e-Snch of MIR. Madison : argument
against the Bank, when he was laying the iunda
mental principles Of the Democratic partly hat
consrue these general phrases, as commended for BY
old Federalism, was to vest in n mGjority OF Con
gress "a bare mnorty0 power to provide Tor The gene
raj welfare and to pass all laws, which Congress- II
their opinion, shall deem necessary and proper.
Such were the doctrines Of Jefferson aud Madison
and the Democratic Party of 1913 and 1880 OF then
dongs, the least said soonest mcnded. The practice
has been tho strong for the doctrines.
La practice then the bulwarIs erected by the Ds-
mocrate party in 1870 and 1900 are thrown down, aud
what now is the consequence
bare majority pass all laws for the general wei,
fare which base faction Temporarily mnJorlty) sha
deem proper and necessary i'll their estimation, and Il
the practical construction Of these general phrases mol
arrested, your government is completely Federal IN The
olden sense of the term, and the new sense too.
This nation owes debt Of gratitude TO John ly
Ter for his two vetoes, which never he forgoen-
lie has had the moral courage through lite not 10
abandon the political principles OF the Democratic
party of 1871, 1899 1900, the great and Import
the moned class and allowing that class 10 use the
money of the people by millions for their own selfish
and electioneering purposes. General Jackson, Goa
bless him, broke this unhallowed Union of Bank and
State; aud John Tyler, God bless him, too has COM
pleted what Jackson had begun
In the Providence of God, man has been found,
who has had the moral principle to respect his oath =
He has planted his foot upon the good old Democratic
doctrine Of 1888 and 1900 he has dsresarded the
CLOSES of the political doctors since-and shall this
10 t.I Tho nth
1t is impossible
If ever the people Of the South stood in need oftheir
constitutional shield, it is now-yes now. Already do
we see one OF the States the North, giving To ne
groc, the right of suffrage, and consequently making
them eligible into Congress New York has done this,
her members OF Congress elected in part By negro
votes. Already do this same State OF New
York refusing give up ieons from Virginia, who have
lied 10 that State Already have We seen negro
chosen as member of the Legislature Of the State OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO the choice Of negro 10
Congress. Already do we see our Southern States
penetrated by arttul, designing persons under vari-
Gus pre,ences decoying our slaves Already do we
see nation holding thousands Of negroes in sla,
very, than Nirgin,an IN their empire OF INDIA
Already do we sec the nation setting the ne
groes free in immediate vicinity: putting arms
INTO their hands, and regularly training them tor use
some where. Already have We secn tins same nation
making asscnte contract hy treaty Tor the regular
supply of "back slaves, now declaring that trade Y"
be contrary to the Law of Nations, and insisting IN
practice upon right search ships, doubtless 10
be followed up BY renewal Of search Tor British
men, If they dare. Already have we seen this same
nation prompting negroes TO rise IN arms among US
those very negroes, whom by Al nhuman use OF the
negative ni the Crown, when were their colonies
they refused US PERMISSION 10 exclude ny law, Al
ready have this nation decoying
our negroes during the last war; and selling
them as slaves in their West India Islands. And
this same nation Selling our property taken
its ports by pirates, aud refusing 10 give u up
And what do We within our own borders Yves
orr very Congress men, who have been elected INTO
that body by negroes, actually voting for them. We
see the of the Congress consumed by set OF ms.
crcans who would delight 10 see this Republic in runs
We see no movement, whatevcr III any ot the Legs
la,urts Of the States 10 which negroes escape and
in which the negro thieves sheltered 10 give US re-
DIRE 49, but their cmissarcs amongst US, decoylng
the slave, and exciting insurrecton.
Let il not be disguised, that difficulties beset u.s. and
let us ask ourselves why ~ this: Why We thus be-
set by the British and Northern Abolltionsts Why
this strange conbnaiion:-Let the truth be told. The
time for calling things by soft names, is past All
the privileged orders Of Europe owe us grudge,
which they will never lose good opportunity tosra.
,ry The severance Of the thirteen colonies from
the British Crown gave birth to the establishment
of the principles of freedom, under sanction not ot
bundle Of prccedents like the Constitution Of Britain.
so called but of written and enumerated and defined
instrument. This movement on this side the Atlantic
has given activity TO similar movements on the CONT
nent OF Europe in Ireland and to Chartlsm IN Old In.
gland and Wales and Scotland The privileged orders
Of Europe with England their head, Il should nave
said Britain have entered upon "Holy Alliance to
leave little work to the Revolutionary stock The po-
lical experiment set in operation II these T. > was
carried successfully through mainly by the southern
Shareholders Who did first the bali Of Revolu-
ton in notion 1t was Patrick Henry. What State
did first dissolve all connection with the British Crown
II was Virginia winch first gave birth 10 written Con.
s,ituion Ii was Virginia who adopted that OF George
Mason, Southern STAKEHOLDER. Who was selected To
move the unanimous Declaration ci independence IN
july l776: II was stakeholder, Richard Henry Lee,
who was chosen 10 record this Declaration. 1t was
Thomas Jefferson, who was chosen to make good THIS
Decaration At the head OF the American armies; IL
was STAKEHOLDER. During tins contest, was there an
Arnold among the shareholders, The revolutionary
contest over in order reap lis fruits who proposed
the idea of written Constitution OF enumerated pow
ers and who is emphatcay called lis father he slave
holder is entitled this credit Who was selected to
preside over the Convention of Sages and Patriots who
framed the Constitution for the United States II was
stakeholder Immediately upon the adoption Of the
Constitution, when effort made to destroy the
whole nature of this beautiful instrument, who took the
lead defend and support it Jefferson and MADISON
two Shareholders What State first rallied and lad the
foundations of the school Of strict consruconlsts Nir
gina land her daughter, Kentucky laid them in Ma.
dson's Resolutions. And who did oppose her John
Adams and all the Northern Federal States
/, perfectly plain that without the dls'nterested
patriotism and strict integrity Of the Southern slave
holder, the ball of Revolution, GLORIOUS example io-
love- by Europel the beautiful abstraction OF Constr
tuition written and Defined ast political hope OF cheated
and Jeuded man Ut plain, say, that it was to the
dsin,crcsed patriotism, and strict integrity OF the
Southern STAKEHOLDER, that this grand and beautiful ex
pertinent legun and continued in the IL colonies IS
mainly Whether finally TO succeed or fail, IS the
problem yet to be worked out.
deadly hatred exists in the hearts OF those, who
have f;t and still feel the influence Of this grand and
last experiment. to restrain public servants to the use OF
spcciied detailed, yenumerated powers. The
black STAKEHOLDER has, rs his deadly enemy, the holy
alliance with Great Britain AT its head The black
STAKEHOLDER has, his deadly enemy, the disappointed
politician 10 the North. And why The privileged
orders Of Europe will tell you Mr. Black slaveholder
South If Mason md Dtxons line it is your experiment
that has convuiscd all Europe for more than 30 years
it your experiment that has given strength to Chart
ism, ard Consutonasm and Sanscuotism, and Ii.