The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-01

mowers. all those were withheld which
had not been expressly gnnted, or were
not necessary, as means 10 carry the
granted powers into execution. Besides,
one of the amendments To the Constitu-
ton expressly declars. il the spirit OF
wise Jealousy which thci watched over
the rights of the States, hat ''the powers
rot delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by 1t to the
States, are reserved to the States respec-
lively, or TO the people" 1t was con-
slitution of government for the masses, and
was designed to be so plain that he who
ran might read. 1t never was intended
TO be delivered over into the hands of
subtle and ingenious lawyers, who, by
implication and construction might eX-
tract from its powers far more dangerous
to the States sovereignty than had ever
entered into the conception of its trainers.
"Siuce the present Wing Administra-
ton came into power, the tendency Of
their measures, both legislative and Exc
cuiiye has been learfully towards ceniral
cation. desire to speak with perfect
respect towards my wing friends on this
side Of the house; and yet the truth, in
my opinion jusiiios this assertion. In
this remark do not conline myself to the
Tyler Wings, or TO any other sort Of
Wings, but to the whole Wing party to-
gethcr,-They have made, and attempted
to make, longer strides towards consolida-
ton, within the brief space Of one short
year, than we have ever Witnessed be-
fore, since the commencement of the pres
ent century. SIR, within this brief space
we have .had two attempts on the part Of
Congress to establish a national bank
and each Of them of such a character that
had success followed the effort, the Fed
eral Government would have been indis-
soluLIy united with the money power Of
the country, and the Federal Executive
could have welded this vast influence to
accomplish its own purposes. ] yield to
the President all praise for his vctoes CT
these two bank bills; but he has involved
himself in the same predicament with the
other wings by recommending to Con
gress the establishment Of great eXche-
Quer Government bank, The plan for
such a bank proposed by the Secretary of
the Treasury is, in my opinion, more
centralizing, more dangerous to liberty,
and better calculated to increase the in
| huence Of the executive, if this be posi-
BILE, than either Of the bank bills which
he vetoed. Within this brief period the
bill to distribute the proceeds Of the pub
lie lands among the several States has
become a law, - q law converting these
States into mere stipandiaries on the
General Government, aad sinking them to
the level Of corporations, dependant upon
Congress for their daily bread. Since the
present Administration came into power,
we have also enacted bankrupt law aud
such law which places the relations Of
debtor and creditor, throughout the several
States, under the jurisdiction Of the FCde-
raj courts, and depriycs these States Of the
power to regulate this important domestic
subject according to their own laws. !
have recently seen 4 decision of Judge
Story, i'll a newspaper, by which the al
tachment laws Of Massachusetts are decla-
red to be Frustrated under our bankrupt
system.
"WC have also witnessed a solemn dec
laraGon by the President, that the SOW
ereign people of state cannot, without
the consent Of the existing authorities
change their constitution Of government
and if they should attempt to exercise lhi:
sacred and inalanable right, which wa.
sanctied by the declaration of independ
ence, and the example ofthe old states Of
this Union, that would present a case Of
domestic violence, in the language Of tho
Constitution Of the United States, whicl
would Justify him in putting it down by
: force OF arms. This would be TO sup
press an instruction of The people agains
themselves, and TO make war upon then
) for attempting 10 deprive their own ser
wants of unjust power and privileges in ;
I constitutional manner, unless the previous
! permission of these very servants wert
FIRST obtained.
, "Again: we have received bill from
the House, which has just been relerre,
to committee of the Senate, prescribing
/ for the first time in our history, the man
= ner in which the Legislature Of the soye
: reign states ofthis Union shall district thei
: own territory for the election of their ow
Representatives to Congress. This mos
Q important question, vitality ndentiGe