Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-02

! fortune thai ar ~ disciple Of this school. no
! CONVEX, IN these doctrines andrit Is thut may
BE- converted if in error. that have frankly Civ
en- utierRnce TO dy opinions. IT It 10 Designed
| To abandon the old faith 0t aGherng to limited
md enumerated powers. and IN take possession
If thu, bundles Fl Id Of powHf NJ longer sns
ceptlblp of definition" which Jefferson d"plored,
but which the " higs have steadily adv Gated
| rom the DAYS OF Hamilton to those Of FllOnre,
lett be understood For one. stand by the
old landmarks pgardless ut consequences and IN
ADOPTING The words OF President Polk IN his veto
Message oil Internal Improvements, December,
l6l7, would say:
g." In the meantime deem il proper to add.
that the investigation OF this subject has imp ess
ed me moe sttangly than ever with Inc solemn
conviction that the usefulness and pernanrncy
Of the government. and the happiness OF the NIL
lions over whom 1t spread its prOte J be
best promoted by carefully absanlng from the
xerJise Of all DIVER not clearly grantdby the
Constitution
Sentiments such rs these never found fNo
with MtrshrlI nr Slor INT time, reason, and
experience will prnVe them correct. hrn
'hpsp doctrines nre abandoned. the democratic
e,Ilicp mu fall, and CentTahsn aud cpnSnlda
ton, under whatever name ;llry may rally, "hcih.
er il be Iedral. or wing, or SOME new garb will
triumph. There is no power granted TO Con
gress, directly or indirectly, 10 pass law tor
the reclamation OF fugitive slaves, and it is re
markabIe ,act that not single democratic spna
to trum Maine. View Hampshire New York.
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Michigan or " iscJnsn.
voted IN ITS favor.
In the sensitive position ut ptrtlrs, It seems 4"
have been supposed thai the obj ct "f my c"u-
municatlOn was to oppose the cumorOHlse mei,
ures" and AM r.,asa ''aHititlnn" IT" nan .,unr!
| Aay~o,ar spplted to certain Questions. What
YER NAV be my Opinluns VI these measures in
the aggregu or detail, and OF agitation or re-
pose IN country like ours they constituted no
urt Of the communication. 1t was TO draw at
tention to the old lanimatks from which it seems
N, some nj our ,rrmdS, under n FICTITIOUS tx
rremcut, are wandering. Men change, bn
n,inciplrs. never. Mr. Jefferson says II con-
slider the fouA.atIon Of the Constitution as lald
On this arounI, that all power nor delegated It.
the United states by the Constitution, nor pro-
Dihned by It to States are reserved to the States
aid the people" This Is Constitutional. ana
tr !. de norratIc doctrine. l4lhefe any pow'f
,ieleynted 10 the Umed States 10 pass law f'''
he reclamation ot fngitYes? 1t not granted,
if ia An exefc,sp of undplrgate power. Mr. Mad
ism SAYS thqt the genera clan IS empowering
Cong "a TO make al lAr 81 essaFy and PROBE
t,r carving int, effect tit lureg"lng powers Il
Al! others voted IN the Constitution" is "uot .
GENERAL grant Of power . ConIr' S." M. t II
Saws the usefulness and per manrncy OF the GOV
rnment. and the hipplnnss o the p oPIe are
best pr nno'ed by CAREFULLY abstMnlng trMn tn
exercise Of nil pnwer not clearly grihed by N.
C0nstitliO," Npw We mu'' abandon n" we"
rxprrssrd by thest. distinguished s'a'esm"n 4
the principles maintained by 'hemln cnumnn
with the whole democratic parI or admit tia,
, this law is without author ~ tom HE Co'st tn
fou When We alb tndon the Unnd of adh"r
ing 10 gr4nled and e.uneatd powers. we d.
pave ourselves OF all CousnIon1 Obj elton ="
a bank, to Internal povrr"ntS. and tn
whole progeny OF Wing schrm"s and prrjecF +.
and make the government one ut un.Eu'trd at'
almost absolute power This w"Iit ne anti d"'.-
ncra'lc. and hostile to ii, the teacnIug and prln
clplrs Of
JEFFERSON