Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-12


commerce among he States, 20 lbcir a..
tcruaI c0nmcrce w.lh each nlhcr as States,
and 10 leave their internal commerce, With
the csccpii1n Htoye slated, under the er-
elusive cOnifa. o. lhe several States re-.
specuyeIy. Such. 10 their opinion, H The
plain and literal meaning Of he s7ris 49,
Tiat they ore INTENDED i8 restrict DE
pos e., b. ceUaiu; BOT, if that be admihU1.
D would seem impossible % give auy other
construction 90 them, ullr8 u1-a1 H1t De
either s9 rigid, on the ono SIDE as % De-
puge them ~ 90 meaning, OF, 90 ihe aIr-
cr be so H5cui as % Ellpzi tlg entire
commerce q the States, internal as sal
~ esIoual, 90 thg control a. Co0grcs
10 lbs % may be added, that tbe c1astrac.
ton which they ggc aecords plh iAg rea-
s0Ds which governed the trainers q the
constitution 10 delggaiiHg the poser 20
regulate commerce with foreign nations
and among the State, a. recurrence O.
The history Of the causes which led 90 be
formation will clearly show
IL is well know that the present e0Bsti-
iBiion vas adopted 10 remedy The defects
Of The old articles OF confederation. --
Among them, none we're found more EN-.
baTrasHBg, or having q stronger tendency
10 weaken the Union 10 iig foreign rga-
tons, Or 70 aliensie the attachment Of The
States 10 each other, and blDg them into
collision, than lhe power hey possessed
under the confederation Of regulating com
mefCc, H,lh ibO exception that 10 State
should Culpf into ans treaty, Cou.e5erl.
lion, agreement, OF alliance with ANY for
clgn pOWerof gi5ef ssig, without the con.
sent Of Congress, " should lay irnposis Or
duties vhleh mas interfere siih treaties
entered into between the United States
md fCTc0gn powers. ETea this was quail.
fed By a pfgyiso, which prohibited Con.
gfeFs, from making ans treaty, BY which
TIE States would be prevented from laying
such impgE'g end duties a. lbgy might
ibiDk proper 10 impose on their citizens, OF
bou prohibiting The expectation Of any
species Of goods or commodities whatever.
The cu.baruHmeuis, distraction, aad
hozsrd q cuI.slyus, growing out Of The eE.
excise q the power thus reserved 10 The
States respectively 10 regulate heir com.
mere win Foreign nations and with each
other, were great and alarming, as, 10
ibe opinion u ibe rejecting and patriotic,
70 demsnd q speedy aHd edEc'ua, remedy,
and contributed, Bose dIgu any other cause
10 the calling % the convention which form
ed flle constitution, as is vel. known
Care w8s accordingly taken 10 apply cE
fgc.uai remedies, as might De- expected.
bF gc.asaangl3 beugu,Iy i1rmcd govern
Ine9i iNo u2c.g1ye pgHgg Of reTI.u8U5 lhg
commerce oi ibc States uifh Iorgira 90.
iiJgs gul .Ill oaa mH1g., md prohi5i.
ting, without gun itilatiU6 i1e States from
entering into auy treaty, ailaGc1 or c1uicl.
craliau 1s has been stated, b., equal core
was OF lbe same lifgc taken not 10 extend
The femtjy beyond lho evil And hence
thc restriction which Huus 'he power TO
regulate commerce 70 l6o oslrnai rc'a.
tons Of tic States With foreign nations
and each o.her, 10 lbc exclusion Of their
internal commerce, as jbe cYii 10 be reno
died resulted wholly from The one, not at
oil from lhc other
l10bc Continued