Holly Springs gazette., 1844-04-20

parlmeut OF the government, you took away
the powers il already possessed. By the
same train Of reasoning it might be shown
thatthe Legislature, BY refusing to enlarge
the jurisdiction OF magistrates, intended
thereby 10 take away the jurisdiction they
now havel
But let US look in the Journals of the
Convention itself and see ifthev will throw
any light on this question.
TN the l4h September, 1857 the same
day on which the vote on the power TO
grant letters Of Incorporation was taken,
vote was taken on the proposition TO insert
ID the Constitution, the following words
The liberty ottbe press shall b. invoilabIy
preserved" ," and It passed ia the NEGATIvE
Aves-Eew Hampshire. Massachusetts.
Maryland, Virginia, South Caroliua.-5.
Connecticut, New jersey. PennsyI
vania, Delaware, North Carolina Georgia
IS (5ee Journal OF Convention, page
377)
Will it he contended that the refusal Of
the Convention to incorporate this PROPOSE
lion into the Constitution was equivalent to
a declaration that the liberty or the press
shall NOT be preserved inyio.ate? We
presume not. But it the argument in re-
gard to he refusal to give the power to
Congress 10 grant letters ofincorporatlon be
souud, this conclusion must eviiably follow
1.-THE inference Is fair in the one case, il
must be in the other, for the principle is the
same in both.
Let US look 4 little farther. On the next
day rs September, 1872 proposition was
made IN the Convention to add to the 5.h
article of the Constitution proviso in these
words. THAT no States, without its assent,
shall be affected in lis police. or deprived Of
lis equal suffrage in the Senate"
Passed in the negative.
Ayes-Connec.icut n. Jersey, Della
ware-3,
Nays-New Hampshire. Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia--S
Ia y hat straits would our neig hbor Of the
Enquirer, and his protesting State Rights
men be placed. by applying their system Of
reasoning TO this proposition Here is
genuine substantial guarantee for The integ
rity of State Rights. offered and rejected,
and alasl- reiactad --ia raFt By the
vote OF Virginia What follows? The
Convention has refused to quiantee the non
inter ference Vith "the internal police" of
the State? Ergo, according to the logic Of
the anti Bank mtn, the General Govern
ment has power TO interfere with "the inter
nal police" of the States. without their as
sen.-aye. and 10 deP'ive them of their,
equal suffrage in the Senate'
This reason would be nuts for the a5ol-
ii9nistsl
Upon precisely the ssme process ofneg-
alive reasoning that the opponents Of the
Bank ded, c. their objection 20 such an IN
stltutIou, fiom the refusal Of the Convention
to adopt the clause giving the general pow
er 10 grant letters Of incorporation, the aboli-
Zionist might deduce a positive power in the
General Government from the action Of the
Convention on this clause to interfere with
"the internal police" of the States and there
bv regulate The management of our slaves
Weshall refer 10 but one other example
Of the action Of the Convention, and then
turn to other nla,sers.
On the 18th August 1887, q proposition
was moved and seconded, to aGd to the 18th
clause Of the Constitution. which gives the
power to declare war, the words land make
peace"
Passed in the negative unanimously
[See Journal Convention 259
Heie was proposition 10 grant a posi-
tive power to make peace"-It was reject
3D. wiz i be hence inferred that the pow
er does not exist ? or will it be taken for
granted that it was esteemed such a neces
saFy incident to the power to declare War,
that it would be an idle waste of words to
insert il in the Constitution We leave it
10 our readers TO decide.
But there is one objection to this argu-
ment Of the opponents of the Bank which
seems to Us insurmountable. If the gene
raj power to grant charters of incorporation
had been refused and that refusal was inten-
ded 10 have the effect which i now attribu-
ted to it, how does il happen that within
less than four years from the date of that re-
fulsal Geo Washington the President ofthe
Convention, and twelve others who had
been members OF that body. should with
full knowledge ofthat fact, and in defiance
oftheir oaths TO support the Constitution.
have been the open advocates of the exercise
Of power which had been directly prohib-
tied by the Convention.
Those who can believe such PROPOSE
lion. must al the same time believe. that the
father Of his Country and his ilustrious
compatricts we're perjured knavesl
Having thus presented our views OF the
most imposing objections which are against
the power to incorporate Bank of the u
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