Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-10
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
Assfraefions-Aneedofe Of old Na,. Mace,
MONDAY MORNING. July ne, Is4a

Absfraefions-AReedote of old Nat Macon.
We have never better illustration Of the mischie.
doctrine OF Absnctons than contained in the
dote below, detailed by General Romulus NJ. Saunders,
the Calhoun candidate for Congress Raleigh District
N. G. That any should il recommend himself
and his people Of common sense would seem
wonderfn but for absactoniss do in strict keep
ing with the character of that strange political genus We
have rarely any Of them-men OF genius and intellect
ual activity many Of them arc-who had sense
VIII could bring themselves down the understandings
ordinary comprehend the influences which operate
upon human society They sky-scrapers-not fit for
this eahand the spcedier they translated the bet.
ter it would be for them and for Others. Certainly they
not fit TO take charge of sheef this
ZIONIST is to be taken for u sample;
From the Fayetteville (N. C.) Observer.
THAR SHEEP SroRy.-1n his speech here Gen. Saunders
related anccdoe about Mr.. Macon and his sheep which
hope he will tell wherever he goes Ii dry sure
but the Wings will laugh il, if the Locos won't After
promising that his object to illustrate the propey of
aihcring literally TO the very letter of the Constitution,
may relate the story, which ran somewhat thuss-
"Mr. Macon, starting for Congress one occasion
gave his overseer written directions the management
Of his plantation during his absence, which, he calculated
would not be longer than May. One item of the insruc
tons was, that his sheep be kept field
Wel the obeyed instructions the letter. the
old gentleman, when he came home, somewhat later
period than he had expected called for account of his
stewardship Among the rest, show the shecpl" de
mandcd he. Dead sir" Dead how's thatl'' ..wby
sir, you told to keep them in the field, and when the
Summer the dried up, and they all died
But why didn't you them another ied.' Oh sir
looked into the paper you gave me, and thar
ave must say, that we have seldom joke so much
relied by its author, little relished by his friends
They appeared TO be sensible if the General not that
by his showing his great favorte, Calhoun prov
ed most uniahfu oyeeer; for he has advocated Proec
tion, Tariff Bank and Internal improvements though the
General asserts and every body willing admit tina,
neither Tariff Bank, Internal Improvement is once
mentioned in the Constitution. They doubtless thought
that rather than all the sheep should have died. the
would have done well little common
under the 18th paragraph of the sh section
of the LIST Article Of the Constitution Congress vested
with the power little discretion do what may be
and proper" for carrying the But
the Generals idea that the Government had better be
permitted die than do any thing expressly laid down
in the constitution.
whenever any great good is be accomplished-the
sheep to be preserved from pershng for water
up Locofoeo with objections to the
exercise OF doubtful Power"-but it is all right whsn
Jackson and Van Buren, violate the constitution to destroy
the public prosperity"