The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-03-14
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and invested with the following specific
functions:
In article first of the Constitution of the
United States of America, section eighth.
it is declared:
THAT Congress shall have power
81. To lay and collect taxes, duties, i'm
posts, and excises, TO pay debts and pro
vide for the common defence aud general
welfare of the United States; but all duties
inposis and excises, shall be uniform
throughout the United States
"2. To borrow money on the cedit OF
the United States.
80. To regulate commerce with foreign
nations, and among the several States, and
with the Indian tribes.
81. To establish uniform rule of nat
uralization, and uniform laws on the sub
ject of bankruptcies. throughout the Uni
ted States.
IS. TO coin money, regulate the value
thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the
standard of weights and measures.
IS. TO provide for The punishment of
counlerfeiting the securities and current
coin of the United States.
roads.
SO. To promote the progress Of science
and useful arts, by securing, for limited
times, 10 authors and inventors, the exclu-
sive right to their respective writings and
discoveries.
"9. To constitute tribunals inferior TO
the supreme court.
sl0. To define and punish piracies and
felones committed on the high seas, a.ld
offences against the law of nations.
all. To declare war, grant letters of
marque and reprisal, and make rules con
cerning captures on land water.
''I2. To raise and support armies; but
no appropriation of money to that use
shall be for longer period than two
years.
."l3. To provide and maintain a navy.
.'i4. To make rules for the govern
mont and regulation of the land ami naval
forces.
"I5. To provide for calling forth the
militia TO execute the laws Of the Union.
suppress iusurrecton, and rePel invasion.
.'I6. To provide for organizing. aFrning
and dlsciplining the militia, and for gov
ernng such part of them as may be en-
ployed in the service of the United States.
reserving 10 the States, respectively, the
OF training the militia according to the dis
ciplne prescbed by Congress.
All. To exercise exclusive legislation,
in all cases whatsoever, over such dislricI
mot exceeding ten miles square,l as may,
by cession OF particular States, and the
acceptance of Congress, become the seat
of government of United States; and TO
exercise like authority of the Legislature
of the Stale in which the same shall be,
Tor the erection of forts, magazines arse
mails, backwards, and other needUl build
ings; and
..lS. To make all laws which shall be
/ necessary and proper, for carrying into
execution the foregoing powers. and all
other powers vested by this Constitution
in the government Of the United States, or
in any department or officer thereof
These are the specific powers delegated
TO the Congress Of the United States, by
the trainers of that inimitBble monument
of human wisdom, and which alone are
the authority for its action, and the ex-
press liiaits of lis legitimate functions.
And in order to render ihiss guaranty
against the exercises of arbitrary and un-
delegated powers doubly sure, our pru-
dent fathers appended TO that instrument
by way Of amendment, the following ar
ticles:
Under the head of amendments" it
IS declared
Arr. TX. The enumeration in the Con-
stitutioa, of certain rights. shall not be con
strued to deny or disparage others, retain
ed by the people.
Arr. x The powers not delegated to
the United States, by the Conatituton, nor
prohibited by it 10 the States, are reserv-
ed 10 the States respectively, or TO the peo-
pie"
Hence The State sovereignties are ihe
constituents of the Federal Government.
which consequently, must be limited
strictly to the exercise oflhe powers dele
Gated TO it BY The States. And hence it
wo,,ld follow, that each State is bound 10
comply with. and fulfil in good faith, all
The solemn s;ipulations of that instrument,
and that any Obstacles interPosed, or laws
enacted BY any state, in dcrogation of
any of the covenants contained IN the Con-
stiiution, are revolutionary, and should be
promptly repealed and removed. No
State should avail itself of the benefits of
this great compact ofthe Union, and at the
same time refuse. or neglect 10 perform the