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$ and rsfnted By Mr. W,-ssos- 8
Noiuiths,andiue - iePea'ed ana ests,., 2
smmenda.ioss Of Psoissiirs duties y ~. 49,.
4 hosh when be was Secretary OF STATE un1s, E
seaa Washingsou's standardization, and saose q
Inen,ly when he was President Of The Y. SAVES
.;o,en, efFors have been made, from time y =
sme, BY the disciples of the modern Free, leos
schvol, 10 appropriate his name and aa'nos's,
even AGAINST The eonsti,utonaiy q PEo'ee..afiss
duties. Mr. NeD0fie, in his l.sSS Teifsss, soughs
estd duting the lssf nese solemn, elaborate and
sfIieisi Testimonies II Mr. Jetferson's opinlons
30 this subject. BY single sentence 70 p',ssss
ia uns,odied letter OF his 10 Mr.. Giles 70 lsTs'
,Nefeby placing him, in The last year Of his ihs
virtually in contradiction 10 the whole lsnot e
his public and responsible action, and q ms ie-
pes,edly declared opinions from 1871 down .
ma, period. Mr.. McDaths.lhns sxul'insly 'n'ro7
auces his references 10 AR. JeffersOr's letter %
Mr. Giles; j,
SBut in 1925, in letter 10 Mr. Giles, he d'd
sneak unequisccally on ihat point, and ! saAl I
Gao,e a single sentence, which is q conelsfir-
spsvsr 70 .ha aresneni ef ths s--.sos
<inls e NIB RiI6Esr 10 ,ssala,s commerce,
,bey assume indefinitely thai also as.r sgticnl-
,n,e ana manufscluses sand call i regulaiioDsO
take the earnings or one Of these branches Of IN
ldustry, and that, too, The most depressed, and
nut ,hem into the pockets Of the other, thesmoss
aourishing of all"
The same use having been attempted 70 be
made Of This letter of Mr.. Jefferson in The heat
led discussions ofls2s,9, ii was ihep rebuked and
Itriumphsntly repelled, in noble vindication Of
lthe consistency Of his deceased friend, ~ Mr..
Madison, in letter addressed BY him 10 Mr.
Riyes, which we have recently had the pleasure
lof r~ding, and ef which we nre now enabled TO
llay lllersl and exact COPY before our readers.
T~Copy Ofa letter from Mr. Madison q Mr.
Rives;
s'MoSTpzEEiR, Jan. 23d, 1929.
.sDEAR SlR--4sfi3ve received under your GOV.
er, the ne wspaper Spn;aining the explanatory re-
! marks on the two etiers relating TO the pauel
Of Congress to enGpurage domestic manutac
lures. The writer Of the letters is laid undei
great obligation BY The opPorune and apposiu
: in,erposition in their behalf. The strange mis-
construclious which continue 10 be put on thl
occasion and object Of them, would ns@a---TT-
ri<e-sf..-slauy sorry TO observe the perseverin:
and exuItine appeals 10 the letter Of Mr.. Jefiier
son 10 Mr.. Giles. The Inconsistency is mon.
suous, between the professed generation f64 hi.
name, and The anxiety 10 make him ayow 6pin
ions 10 the most pointed opposition 10 those main
tanned BY him 10 his more deliberate correspon
dence with others, aud acted on thro' his who'll
official life.
Il cannot particularly refer to his letters L
; Austin and others but have consulted his elab
J crate report in 1893, when Secretary o. STATE
and all his Messages, when President; ami
find in them the most explicit and reiterae,
sanctions given TO the poweE 10 regulate TxaDE D
commerce, in favor Of Manufactures. hgIecom
I mending he expediency Of exercising the8powe
for that purpose, as well as for others, dislinc
. or deroga ting from the object Of revenue.
: "Having noted the pages in the State paper
|. published by Wait. as examined them with ii
I, EYE TO Mr.. Jeferson's opinions, refer 10 then
: lin the margin as abrideing research, If you
. curiosity should at any time prompt one.
ITO set up against such evidence Of Mr. Jei
= fersou's direct and settled opinion, the unsiodie
: : and nnaaarded LANGUAGE ineiden1dan ias unres
Sonahle, as il must be dlsTespecIruian unfrienC
!. lily, tomake letter written under such circum
stances. the basis OF charge that he had throug
= $50 many years, and onso many occasions, main
: ltsined and acted on The power in question, with
9 Tout discovering that il was not warranted BY III
lgreat charter which be had bound himself b
oath not 10 violate, Every rule OF fair con
fstTuction, as well as every motive Of friendly re-
e sr.., ought to favor as much as possible
: eesihg IN she letter that would reconcile ii viii
! Ie OVERWHELMING evidence Of opinions else
VheIe avowed, instead or displaying a self.ean
!, Iadiclion. BY turning the letter agains,,ho,s J
. pinions. .uose
/. Nor wonld candid critic be at apv loss +,
. avold me seli-coniradiction. The term ssinde6
niely," on which the question OF constitutions
~ turns, would seem to imply thai dtfniie q
limited use Of the power. might moi be unconsfi
tutional, and il is fair presumption thar m
Ieea 10 the mind Of the writer, was that an nm
hmHed OF excessive abuse Of the power was E
fuvalentto usurpalion of it. Is it 1possihl
70 believe that MIR Jefferson could have intend
70 anmIi, mat be had been all his life inha I'M
desPousm, and had then, for the firstlime scent
ed the tainted breeze. However iusts Ire a.
tincilon may be between the abuse and The usur
palton Of power, and necessary 10 be kept r.
view 10 all accurate discussions, il cannon be he
MED that there may be in all abuses SO eDorn1nps
as to be not only at war with The constitution
whether federal or state, but 10 strike A; me
foundation of the social compacrlssif and. b
Otherwise iFremediabe, 10 justify dissolution q
q am siiltin the dark as to the ground Of The
1 oeotOHCuRteudt makes mr. Jefferson aulhme mai
Ties TO the publication in 1901. signed cine dsn.
ger mot oveT.n
"Wiih our joint Solicitations 10 Mrs. Rives and
yourself, pray you TO accept reinsurance 81
my great and cordial esteem.
JAMES Va OLSON.
r: 3 Have you noticed 10 Nitss' Register Of
me ISth INST, p $50, an extract from an address
/ 70 lsee, signed among others, BY our friend MI,
0Hcn,e, wishing Congress to encourage our
manufactures, BY higher duties cD foreign. EVEN
~ THE PRESENT ATTACKS ON orr c9MMrpcr
SHOULD BLOW OVER, THAT WE MAY M rur re-
DEPENDENT &c.n
syol /, page 1873; Vol. Nv. mace aoa. aao.
44s: 453; vol. v, page 81. SCI 45s Vol VI
fs9.