Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-02


Ia me 10 be this dat ol certain pprpass mem
hers Of ami owing allegiance b Two eavrruuenis an al
esan h wcvef not In conflict II rshlly nndrr- ol
iha allegiance arrfaies nsn ir refean IN both eases;
aud never NJ" OF can conflict. # both governments keep
witn their prrsrt bed sphere actlan ~ that where
ever there Is conei III tie allegiance taimd VI tie cit
1en. one of the other government claiming what IL
not enIled H. aud IN thai thu u iciary DEPARTMENT
vii DO found til, shield ii the ciizcn who cano 10 en-.
forced Ia serve Two masters. commanding or wiling ai
tered things Thou II would seem l., tailuw that the
gems of each government have also prescribed duties
that the agents vi die other cannot properly nieraedd,
with. We have III support Of his theory, the fact That
Ne have members ot TN house. # representatives. and r
tho srnle al the United States You sHnld hook T. then
and hud them seNefallt rspdshc tuf their tucs and
seek that Your interests suller ut from any combination
between tirm and the executive department 81 the tete-
raj government acting upon them 10y thr m Mt powers of
patfanaGr. welded 10y thai Department IT. ease snch
combination oher danger To le STATE YOUR pp lalnfr
meennV annually. I'm tie language Of enr Vt sfur aara
cloas s"leahan ~" dead. the late john md 9lph may
Keep watch and sound tho uesn { allfm But II sou
make the elections To your state legislature turn nnn
the npnlens ct The candidates upon federal p1cs ia
mol likely that bady agreeing all things with YOUR
federal agents will benefit yuu wachnea. Indeed
II must he plain, that body ehnsnird will be- IN
Vreat measure Instead ot tie champion oi sac rishs
ppprly understood. the def ndr 81 federal usupa rms
Inirlnnaiely, as think, IL has hftn fr years thai
"uf state elections have mainly turned upon federal p1l
II appeafa 10 me thai the ne is MT distant when the
t2his of tho states "ll be settled an4 adjusted not Ly
mr. constitutions state aud federal. hat by the pafly
which haf2rns be IN the nssendlney 10 Washington
City. and alt rfrhts bec me nortefy.
by oo,bng thai | have s,jd, dc mean to dcpreratc
he tree enquiry into the opinions Of all the eauddafrt
IS well an thu subject # lfdcf as Of .alo pallrs On
the contrary there il ,oaanc extent necessary mex.
N. hut What would nost ameslly tau aaaitst.
the making It the sule Of lnrs, lot ui-p ~ your
Nj IL
On snhcclsal federal cuneetn proceed NV t, give
Nan as hfe0v As r1u nv general opnisns on the
subject oi federal li-s. NJ fstht WAS Of Tie class
ut Pot'ians cali licpuhcaus wac hue ttliever in.
aud rc1i the Enquirer. until ts cor after orp aim
The ecclan ii Cen jackson and advocating that &c W
IT, Grtwfaf5. turned around aud supported Gen lack-
an against Mr. Adams. and up 10 thai Time true
believer both in my father, Nj Bltchieand the Enqn.t-
r. But could not turn with Mr. Rnrlc, because hr
had Induced Ia believe t,t the ctelpn of Gen lack
son would hr upon the country, and induced tc
% yalr tar Nj. tnHprd, ani furthermore. he hid "a i
Zen. Jncisan could not constitute PLAN law (Which
hrfrcd and therefore ought na IA be entrusted with
The eNocGtl5n 81 all uuf laws Well. This | believed.
and when Mr. Rlche took hack all hrs hard savings and
10 the support OF what he called IeGrc hat nmr
the eor'r, quite hln politically and we have not hcru
together since. Aei still claim To he tue Repuhll
an. whllsl ho eays that he aa his believers are the On
~ rno simon Pures, and my sell and such like who can.
not FOLLOW ms blind lead. are feleralsfs
Ny cuunlrymen. are enn 10 b. msle1 by such mex
Nance lnoh back 10 the .temp5rantous htstarY al
your federal constitution In ta you viii read the INC
Ionnd1trn NJ the Two parties 81 that day called Federal
Isl aud Republican. HE first eancu1ed that there was
2narr danger oi anarchy amongst the mcnlets jhan 81
ton much power II the head, and so IlY fr such
liberal construction Of the INSTRUMENT Ia strengthen tie
head. At therNpensr 1T the members, ~hIls the asl PR
~ deemed that be dm4er lhc other way. Now al
t'si day The dea,l government c1n ppmyrlf poor
IN p1rulae mud h5nonfe md The suites powerful, hut
~ al ia all
have dWindrd into iuaPntraurr, floy have fallen "a
low HAT lhrfr nHne IT oW Il thof friends IL
dahem reverence. save in that lip srfyicr. VIII h is loo
ofeR d, nel tn vii ta the worship pefaarptnrc n thc
shflnn of federal p3rcr Which IlrfY rt inc ask yon.
'pr The last uureen yoaH have laho1od mtH to choch
the osnrTation- If the federal government the esecu.
tlgn deparnsfnt2 Was II moi The big partfi Whal
were the ancient principles ufthe Republican parry aat
resistance af and IN heha N the States, maintain
ed by tho Wing party. whilst the Democratic, Rcpnhi
can States RIhts party. called found the
side Il the nveretown federal poNtr. l. II plan
that III" parties Of ,lden time hava Wit change
of MINES {assumed by one 81 thcm) exchanged pncI
pies
But leaving the fcl3 Of party discussion. my owl
vows u onr federal constitution may lie si1lrd hnpy
believe Ill government " limited powers, dcsunpr
chiefly ~ tepuIae external rus. and slr
lion # the Internal of e with anarh
er j nj rs IN the pnwers granted specifically, and al
others necessary In ntn effect the granted powers
-
not prohibited to the states, are reserved the sale
and 10 The people. H. tho construction If all insifu
menls. and especially n lhis would not clam. or n
her exercise. doubtful nawcr hut would rather eayr
i such nhr states TO the people. but nj the SAINT
ii ue would, in coming 10 epn-nat,n an, ~ III otjoc
of tho government thus eqtabshed and If power wat
denied ~ the states and 10 tEeu existence
we'll hiring should allow that c1nsidrrlen 10 niln
cnre tho decision. nnlose where II was plainly paw
moi eiyen The and denied the oihcr; IN which lat
ter amendment TO the Instrument would be il
/ rr. ncr remedy.
Under ihrse rules e constructions | have long a.
maae M mind tu ihr cnstiluilnnav The ilan
! of ihe United STATES and Of ils cNpcdlency Indeed.
hAd considered il settled question. sud the pecunar
distress and drransencut If the currency Will lon.
s'tisfr all Gifts high eNnedrnrF Il my opinion
than Congfoss has The plain right (adced il is given
many wnrs.) IN lay duties. lnp anil eNrlsas anC
THAI in doing there should such ds limitations
Incidentally 10 project manufactures. sun, heiayt
thai nee3 great rcirenphmcnls and refrn in tho rub
lie expenditures. but whatever dules voa may in
pose let them be discriminating. Tor tho purpose lboyi
stated.
90 also (cyepf in tire Ct war with + reign ceun
ity) cor distribution If The nett rcecds of the sales n
the public lands This hold Ia be fund oqnitahl, be
longing 10 The states aud az less it is So distributed
It will in few years be given in political trhe'
10 the states in which IL lies, they will take Il
noieiiS roieHs
Up1n ihs last subject there is another consideration
The states, by reason rs II appears To me- Of the unwse
action # tie general governmrni, inducing them To eX
p7nd their bank capital and hy distribution heretofore
f about forty mlmns IT surplus from The federal treasn-
rv and by extensive schemes of lnelna Improvements
have become Indebted to large amounts. These debt;