Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-22
CARRoLLToN. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER %. 1915.

- cru IN human progression, which even Il
y declaration OF the 4th of July, l776, d
ne not surpass. The sublime results of /
az adoption are within the memory and cor
~ seriousness Of the living generation; an
a. they shall establish for US, without arg,
m men', the necessity as well as cverlastin
q iltness, of such constitution; and ca
NJ anything be added to show more irressti
N by the duty TO conform to its letter an
6 sprlli Upon the government Of this con
o federacy is devolved lis exterior relation
y ana lnlerconrse--to declare war---to max
~ peace--to admit new States into the Uniol
IL to raise national revenue; to REGULATE
% commerce among the States 10 decide a
y wen questions International as those arts
G ing between States and citizens of differ
u ent States; and to control the army, navy
+ and even militia. These and other grant
J ed powers though vest, are necessary tc
a perfect and perpetual union; but as the
area OF the contederacy is enlarged, the
number OF States increased, and popula-
tlon sweIied, the compass and importance
OF national Legislation and action are mag
nihod--and so, in that ratio, augmenis the
necessity Of rigid Interpretation of the
conceded powers, This is the doctrine Of
the Virginia resolutions Of 1898. All ex-
Ponence has shown their wisdom and in.
creaslng necessity; so that we may say,
y is The doctrine Of the entire democracy,
mat no porerS shall be ereried 5y the Ma
t'ondt Government bat such as are clcarly
conceded om Of those reserred by Me
States and By the People. This has be-
come prominent element in the Americaa
cause. Ii the converse OF this principle
| OF construction should be allowed in prac.
lice; if BY national legislation any mea-
sure may be passed on the pre,ext of ex-
pedlency or because il may seem condu-
GIVE to the common defence or welfare,
whether 1t be within the conceded powers
or not; and if the national judiciary be |
inclined 10 sanction such an extravaganza
course, it is plain that, within II very few
years, we should have 10 look to the 20.
yernment and not to the constitution Tor
the fundamental law; for in effect the go.
vernment would be supreme, and the con.
stIlutlon no more than an act of ordinary
legislation that is subject TO be enlarged |
or restrained according to the caprice of
each Congress- or the mad or rapacous
schemes Of dominant faction. This is
not 10 be endured Every act of the ma.
tlonai government, which is not expressly
allowed to it, is Of doubtful or question:.
bic character, is an usurpation that tends
to consolidation and the subversion of the
constitution and the States.
II such, then, be the only legitimate
and sufferable mode of Interpretation and +,
action under the compact of the States, {
i follows that the national government /
has no authority TO create corporation i
81 any sort--no East India company--no n
bank. Congress may not abrogate the d
special tender; and if it may regulate the v
currency il must do this by legislation o
hat is direct, and that shall be ever sub. ii
ect to any change, by successive enact.
nent, which the exigencies of the great /,
upon experience, may de- C
nand, Congress alone--not an lncorpo. o
aled company--may regulate the curren. v
y. 1t ought to have been sufficient from II
he first that the constitution did not Civ e o,
o It the power 10 create banking, or any fe
Their corporation; and il would have been SC
ortunate indeed if the prohibition against m
lie issuing Of bills of bills Of credit BY N
nc States had been regarded, in practice, 6t
S a substantial negation of any and eve. N
Y bank charter; but we have had two ma III
onai banks. which the branches of The il
sderal government passed, approved and tie
lnctloned, By ray Of enlargement of The or
Constitution. and we nave had multitude in
local corporations authorized to emit, an
hatlhe States were prohibited from emit. III,
ng, bus Of credit 10 supply currency! pll
hese have been enormous abuses--ad. se
onitary sacrifices 10 expediency and con no
ructiye power! The invention Of a bank M
emission and calculation was chartc TAI
dnche to forgery, fraud and corrupt ac. Of
mutation, which Satan, since his fall, pe
d not conceived, but which was invent en-
IN Britain, as the most etfectuaI plan 10 ca,
late, rob and enslaye the human race. loa
" season its evils were not apparent, sue
q its course was irresistible. MIssissip. re-,
for a time, with rare phrenzy, knel. dis
the shrInes Of the Molock; but she and ant
other States have had the intelligence in
discover the malign and blasting inliu- aut
ces Of such idolatry, and the recupera. sen
Q energy % cast it away forever; and thc
hough il may require generations 10 ef. fcu
% It's leProus contaminaions, the pail OF sur
iylon Is prepared for its temples. Bri. and
n has submitted to the monster loo LONG. do
th her bank to play into The hand Of the ne
od-staincd East India company, and a dai,
Elective tariff az collector, her people WI,
'e been reduced 10 slavery So pro and
nd, that her neeccd and furnishing mil. did
ns. from ignoranccan destiidrion, have eqn