The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-20

oodying and arranging of the work cut out tor
them by boy IN camp, several years before"
Again the editorial says
Here we have the origin Of our glorious cousti:a
tion and that Alexander Hamilton was smphsticAliy
the author and isther OF that impershs BILE instru
mentr
ALI this is supremely ridiculous, aud must be ex-
ceedingly mort'fyng and disagree able to the high
ly intelligent and worthy relatives of Gen. Ham
ilton, who may read the Courier aad Enquirer Ii
is is well known the plans and projects of Gen.
Hamilton, offered in the convention, were not IA.
voraby received; that most OF the propositions
made by him, and most Of the amendments he
suggested to propositions by others, were not &C.
ceded TO, General H. was generally in minority
in The convention. He was, as before observed
for the establishment Of much stronger cenua
or federal government than was organized Not
withstanding the announcement now so pompously
made by Mr. Webb, above quoted, he was less the
author Of the constitution than any member OF the
convention that framed it, the recorded journals
will show. Though he succeeded in getting but q
lew Of his important details incorporated in thai
instrument, regarding it as preferable to the old
ticles Of confederation, he periodically supported
it, and, as we have before mentioned. contributed.
with Madison and Jay, to the Fsderaiia. Doubt
latitudinous construction and his sagacity was OF
at fault. Such has been, as is yet, the tendency
of things and will be, till some fearful encroach.
ment the rights Of the States, or of the people,
excites united resistance TO, and the overthrow
of, those who attempt the usurpation Every tede-
raj or whig administration hitherto ia power, have
exhibted pronene b to practice upon the doctraes
advanced by General Hamilton, and they have all
he k,.lxo Il.
il curious to note the process by which such usur
pa,ions are attempted and sustained. A striking
example is given in the frst part of General H anil
tons letter, in which he proposes the usurpation
supreme authority by the Congress of the Confeder-
alton, and this defends i, in advance
The manner in which Congress was appointed trould
uo'ra,t, aad The public required that they should have
considered themselves vested with full power pre-.
serve the republic from harm They have done many
cheerfully submitted to- This declaration OF indepsn.
dence; the declaration Of VAT; the levyng army;
eI. .s navy emitting money making alliances
al these implications OF complete sovereignty
never disputed and ought to have been standard fer
the whole conduct Of administration. Undeansd pow
discretionary powers limited only by the OBJ.
ject for which they were given.
And again
A convention may agree upon q confede ration; the
States individually, hardly will. We must have
one at eli events, and vigorous one, IL to
succeed in the contest and be happy hereafter As
moa 70 snssss 70. ro%p .n :n
unanimously the i'm praotca bility Of supporting
affairs ON the present footing and without solid coer
Give union
The editorial of the Enquirer states, further,
that
Every grant of power almost without solitary sx-
cepton- which Hamilton urged should be made by the
States 70 the new government, was made; and that,
too in manner which clearly proves who 1t was that
controlled tho convc ptiOn whose genius and whose
spirit 1t which led the minds OF that asssmblsge
Of patriots the adoption OF those admirable prov
sic which have dered us happy ana prosperous
people, - well rs . great and powerful nation.
more egregious aud ridiculous blunder was
never made, even by The Cosrlsr and Enquirer,
han is made in the fist assertion contained in the
sentence quoted. Hamilton advocates, in this eps-
tie, the giving to Congress "complete sovereignty"
that, for example, allowing them TO appoint "dic-
,ator = and he contends that Congress should
AXE such government "the standard of its soon
duct" NC. He is in favor of an uncontrolled con-
soiidated government, upon which the States are
20 be "depe ndent;' and he would leave the States
nothing except that part of ''inierr al police which
tlates TO the rights OF properly and life among in.
dlviduals," NC ell else he would leave TO the pie
nary control of Congress, and degrade the States
he scele Of mere municipal corporations, emana-
ting from the parent central and supreme govern.
meni, and emascula,ed OF all sovereign attn butes
and power He says
The confederation, in my opinion. should give Con
gree complete soy.resny exept as 70 that part OF Ia
terna police which relates TO the rights Of property
and lille among inevidualr and TO raising money By
inter nal taxes 1t 10 necessary that every thing be-
longipg TO this should be regulated By the State Lee
gtlstures Congress should have complete sovereign
IN all that relates to pescs trade finance and
to The management OF foreign srairs th right OF de-
staring war; OF rssing armies cheering paying them
directing their E1ofiODs
fleets and doing the with them of building fOrti
hestionr, arsenaL magazines, 80. Sc.; of making
peace such conditions Is they think proper; of
regulating trade. determining With what countries Il
hall be carried on granting indulgsncs laying pro
hibitisns all The stislss Of export import; in
posing duties; granting bounties and premiums for
raising exporting or importing and applying TO their
own use the product Of these duties; only giving
credit TO the States whom they rsised In the
neral account Of revenues and expenses instiung
bark On such term, and With sueh priysr.s !. the.
think proper sppropriatng funds, and doing vsat
else relates 10 the operations OF aHance transact
iIs every thing with foreign nations making alliances
offensive and defensive treaties OF commerce 40 &c.
The co Moderation should provide certain perpetual
revenues, productive, and .sy Of collection; land
tag. poll tar, or the like which together With the
duties trade and the unoc Gated lands, would give
Congress sub'tsntial extremes and stable founda
tioD for their schemes OF finance. what supplies
we're necessary, should be occasionally demanded Of
the States, in the present mode Of qusts'
Now. we expressly deny that "eyeD one ofthese
suggestions is incorporated in the federal consii.
luton, and We thank God that some OF them are
not.
The project as to bank by Congress, was pro-
posed in The convention and rejected. We are
aware that by some fifty two and odd thousand
modes Of casuisticsl reasoning, and by inference
md implication, and deduction and con cusion, some
olher people contend the power to incorporate
bank, con such terms and with such privileges as
hey think proper" notwithstanding the proposition
TO put il in the constitution was rejected, s still
there; bu, we do not agree this. The exchange
TO Austria, when he says that ''every grant Of
power, almost without a solitary exception, 1--WE
emit comment on the grammar and sense Of the
expression used) which Hamilton urged. should be
made, twas made, !" we presume, relies on these
reasonipgs, inierences implications, and deductions
and conclusions to sustain his assertion. Perhaps,
when he qualities his assertion by the expression
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