Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-24

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taana aad exuIiae appta. ta ihe lelies O..
ST. Jefferson 10 Nf Giles The inena..
lehcy g monf'foos. between lac probes od
sencfalion lor Oh name, auI hle anxiety
io mabe Iim ayDw opinions u ihc most
pointed opposition 70 lbosc maintained by
him 10 h more deliberate correspondence
with oihefs, nnd acted on through hi
whole official NE.
II cannot parliculnlgtcdrto Lis letters
to Austin and others; but have consulted Ms
elaborate report in 1893, when Secretary
Of State, and aIl bis Messages, when Pre.i-
dent; and find in them Tie mast erpi.cit
aad reiterated sanctions gigea 10 He p0uer
N regaigic TRADE o. commerce., in Jdr0r 0f
MANUFACTURES, by recommending tie ex-
pedcncY OF exercising The poMerlor tlak
DEROGATlNG PROM TIN onJEcT or REv-
ENuE.
"fIaving noted the pages in the State pa
pers published by Wait, as | examined
them with an eye TO Mr. Jellersou's opin-
ions, | refer to them in the margin as
abridging a research, if your curiosity
should al any time prompt one.
"To set up against such evidence OF Mr..
JefIerson's direct and settled opinion, the
unsludied and unguarded language incident
to hasty and confidential correspondence,
is surely as unreasonable, as il must be dis
respectful and unfriendly, TO make aletter
written under such circumstances, the ba-
sis of a charge that he had through SO ma
nv wears, and on so many occasions, nam
tanned and acted on the power IN question,
without discovering that it was not warran-
ted by the great charter which he had
hound himself by oath not to violate. Eve
~ rule of fair construction, as well as every
motive Of friendly respect, ought TO favor as
mnch as possible meaning in the letlerthat
would reconcile it with the overwhelming
evidence of opinions else where avowed, IN
stead Of displaying a self-contradlcuon, by
tnrnino the letter against those opinions.
"Nor would a candid critic be at any loss
10 avoid the Standardization. The term
.indefniteIy" on which the question OIL
consti,utionalitv turns, would seem TO I'M
nv that definite or limited use OF the
power, might not be unconstitutional, and
il is a fair presumption that the idea IN the
mind Of the writer, was that an unlimited
or excessive abuse Of the power, was equiv
alent to a usurpation of il. Is It possible
TO believe that Mr.. Jefferson could have 10 |
tended 10 admit, that he had been all as
HE Initiating deSpotiSm, and had then, f0r
he first time, scented the tainted breeze
However Just the distinction may De pc
tween the abuse and the usurpatlon Of
power, and necessary TO be kept IN view
n All accurate discussions, II cannot De de-
MED that there may be in all abuses 80
enormous as to be not only at war with me
constitution, whether federal or State, but
% strike at the foundation Of the social
compact itself, and, If otherwise lrremedla- I
bic, 10 Justify dissolution OF it.
81 am still in the dark as 70 the ground
&C The staement that makes Mr.. Jefferson
and me parties TO the publication II loOl,l
signed "the danger not over D.
sWith our joint salutation to Mrs Klves
and yourself, pray you to accept q re-as-
snrance Of my great and cordial esteem.
o''" JAMES MADISON.
aP s. Have you noticed in Niles Negis-
,erofthe nth inst, p. $50, an extract from
IL address in 1893, signed, among Others
~ our friend Mr.. R1cHIE, WISHING LON
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