Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-16

them and those u Mr. Clay Iust quoted And ~ making
this quotation from Col DAVIS speech shall enb"dy II
that necessary show his views and enough 10 cnrc
every reader that design 10 do him no injustice:
mir. DAVIS resumed Within The iimis OF the Slnes They
would toac nothing in disregard of Stale so@ecigntv ah'
right o! jurisdictions; and in this he spoke Tor hlnri
aore, bu. also for his honored chief lAppausr. Blu
when they looked 10 their possessions The Slope
U tho Pacific. there things which arrested aCn
liOn-the cUnicn. interests OF different culnlrrcr,
sulline from the want OF easy and rapid communication
aud The difficulty Of fulfilling Of the great ends Of ON
Union, tina! OF giving adequate protection by mutual de-
fence Upon the pages of history running back 10 the
motest antiquity nothing is remarked generally Than
That mountains have divided nations and therefore, had
been perhaps somewhat ancifuly argued that the gh
and shadow fell upon The side other wonld The
character OF men be modified, and government chunged.-
bnt hid II not been in the progress OF mind III It's conflict
WI" matter that The useful sciences in The United States
had ndvancet-hai gained additional orce and had they
not reached the period when they could triumph this
natural "hsace when they could skip the MOUNTAINS tunnel
te or pass them, by means known 10 civil engineering
thus cnmhning opposite interests uniting localities
and socially, commercially and politically binding
geiher, SO that The fluctuations of light should become 10
lhtm US nolhins ircat applause He had sad that he
strict conslructionisl but he had always mockrd
the idea CONSTITUTION HAD one co:s rsucrIUS
WITHIN rnE LIMITS or THE CSlrEn STATES ASo-mER
ouTsinE o. THEM Applause he had always f1pced tir
supposiiinn that This Government could build road
SIDE OF the United States and could build one WITHIN
III. OuR CONSTITUTIONS FORMED TO BIND "a. STATES
TOGE ETHER, TO PROVIDE DEFENCE
cENTRArE THE POWER OF ALL roR PROTECTION
To THROW THEIR UNITED SHIELDS OVER EVERY STATE,
EVERY LOCALITY, OVER EVERY SHIP ASD INDIVIDUAL Of THE
Union IGrea, applause. The other question: which in
vnlred the integrity of tile Pacific possessions,
sill! closer ratena feeling and sense duty; II
which he knew the heart of Pennsy lvana
would rcspondt the question Of protection which in
her strength she had always shown herself willing 10 throw
the weak In The crcnt Of Nth any Of The
pOnerfu nations of the edrH California and Oregon are
exposed 10 dac Fraternity chvary, and constitutional
obligation woup combine TO claim for them adequate pntec
tiGn. Could il, wHt present means be gircn Could
rely upon cEtra-territorai line Of communication II
he Pacific possessions should be Threatened By hostile ke
'k government roud hare sufficient nary there 10 inter
pose for Hcir proico if that hostile fleet belonged 10 and
!alry represented such power England France IL
would take all the navy Ui tic Uaitcd States 10 keep road
open which would either Of The ishmses OF this
tinen And while the of the United States iius
employed, what would be than for such
time power either Of these 10 strike al those possessions
and cnd them from these States 10 the extent Of the
gold regions which lay behind The coast f Then AS
MILITARY QUESTION IS NECESSARY TO HAVE An
INSTRUMENTATION SO THAT THE GOVERNMENTS NUM-
TIoSs COULD THROWN UPON THE Pacific
F'R rs DEFENCE THE APPLICATIONS or THE WAN -" gR Or
CASE WOULD Ne WITHIN THE STRICT
CONSTITUTION. Enthusiastic applause. But
could be- so IN, and lie always held his opinion open 10
correction from any quarter that these not
Gircd Necessary By necessary lie meant ab
souIey required; or II any would show the other means
which would answer as snbstIutc-how the Gtcs 0
the government could be- performed without this auX-
iarv, effectively, more economically, with less cx
rrcsc Of the general powers OF the government-then,
strict construction Democrat nc would accept the
proposition Applause. Under every ingenious con-
strnctui which had been placed upon the various
powers Of the government 10 bend them 10 tempo.
ray convenience individual advantags-unde every
ramcalinn whici ingenuity had suggested 10 supply br
is.hmns railroads and canals The wants OF commerce re-.
Sung rotiI that deficiency Of inercommuncation-h had
insisted that the nd should be the discharge Of Delegated
trust the should be necessary 10 the per-
fonance o the duty 10 defend and maintain The nhlb
and territory Of Pacific possessions unGbiy
dcicSntd irLt and the question was What means were
necessary 10 lnc discharge of the duty? In vain had it
hrn t;nptcd be shown him h0n the military pontr Of
MS ,nrerH"ea lehirh consisted in The snens and strong
he.. II K cH:e'S, could DC tsri on The slope V The Paclc
Tn.EE WAS RAIL ROAD TO TRANSMIT IT. (iprlause
- 'hc1 il could be done by such means only, and that
n,z,r visited the shores Of that ocean, he would say
ihi; III" followed consequence WITHIN Tnr TER
niT"REs RELDSGlSG UNITED STATES TgS. .ov N,r
!Tnis bower 81 long acted On, would not
80 ,,,;nr, ,:h the change U the material 10 ne tsen
= nm. construction; and it surely constituted y" opjec"
employ I'd for srgiiinale orlec s"aa .hirh
a ~ the increase aud development OF interests WHICH
,ry specially designed 10 promote "ntt ~
.sr or other elected, he would rrJocc III Tue "'h.
urni If The anticipation that The smuke nl fennsyivahI'
l might hr seen on the waste beneath the ck'ni'
canned mountains. and PrnnsylTaais ronl WIN he w!
atn mn f her own iJuHdfr' upon IT. mht De seen
IN nng srtpenne track To the slopes Of the racine zap
p!ansr.1 ..,ouo ,,,;,h
we're 10 benefited IN c"nneX"n WIN ihesc sfeat "'
Sur - ruyGREaT AGRICULTURAL STATE of THE oSioS-
liz. ,iur4 and manufactures with their concentrate" i"
,r wirldng political influence, have attracted atte',o
nfcal, that which belonged to her asicuI'n.r
agricultural interest many times more important. way
r,orc. sr HAD COMMERCIAL INTEREST, "hich e"eeueu
her mineral and mlnuldc turing Interests comoint -
wuv SHOULD sDT COMMERCE, THE HASDMAoES of Aoh''
bcor from her huge and wcll-hed barns The uccu
mua,ed store for which the millions oil ASIA were snncl.
HAPPY Is THE USFAILISa ABuSpAScE OF ThkiN M no"L
rur,p oSty WANT WAS NEW MARKETS TO CONSUME THEIR
suapLus STORE Not only free from want, but from ls ea'
OF H. their could safely be turned 10 'e
OF other lands" f1a s,.,.
Such are the opinions Of Col Davis-a ProiesSed otat'
RinhIs man How admirably they harmonise WIN 'h'
yirws of Mr. Chy-a latitudnaan 10 his CONSTRUCTION
the Constitution and man VINO pGtl'aps n'a1 ',D1
all
,hr doctrines OF Stale Rights, and 10 PROSTATE hrr a'o
Gates What in all this broad land dreamed INA. oc'
PIERCE and his Cabinet Would IN less lhan oi' ~ @ ;,,
Ter they were installed n office avow ~ "a
Inc Baltimore platform-with The Resolutions OF We anu W
Rcnor, of '99-und with the established ana wen uchne'
creed OF the Democratic party, VINO haa a'sed 'e' :" '
| or $50 much ior Col. DAVIS ,r:
Nav let's see where stands the Editor of tne oh'on
Sie ~ side with Col Davis on Mr. Cllys ola cehfa,'"
lion platform Of 1915! Side by side with lhc resPec'ea o
n,r,eman who has conducted the "NATVSAL lSTELLieES
cERn for half century past and who mas sleniy anu M
sstently advocated SPECIAL AND GENERAL sssfk's " m
t.na Improvement, during all that time ooe cy suc "
n"s MrsoR BorTs-onc OF the widest lAtiiudnarars
the age who capped his hands, and shouted f 10y ~ ~
Memphis Conven uon when mat assemoasc VI h CON
If al, c,npeyions AMI every shade came OUT iof ie con
sirucron Of the Pacific Rail Read, by me money =. ~
EcdsraI Government! Side by side win Governor cones
.nessee- man of the Henry Clay schooi OF po,i'eIahS
;,c,n.s and acts have all tended to enlarge, o!
msucton the powers Of the Federal Government ~ IN
sn 80 of the rights Of the States lhis Is Ic"a'hao'
and extraordinary assocaton and one that couiu ho nav
s, an ,icuatcd when General Pierce came iato power
rh views Of the editor nj the Urun, rfe the same WIN
thnse presented by Col Davis and u The arc'Gs "hic
90 RECENTLY appeared in that paper seem 10 nave pceh W
nnrcj TO defend the positions assumed oy me
War That ,hev are approved by those Interested no ma
,n oubt-and hence their importance Inc hinate Fei
;, ayisnu between The President and Mr. NchoiSon sa'
;,6as ne that the latter writes with the executive sahc
and Thai the opinions he advances are anu cne
m ali the weight rcvcation5 on ths eco quc'
| lion But to the quDtatlon ,
mRut we are persuaded that by some little care IN ahay"
ng The osi,ions Of The Enquirer satisfy our cS'eee
nnnnrarv that he has been hasty repuiatng me Po"e
hrh we hn We claimed and that The only difference ne"er
-. is IN. application ol principle TO when we Doah agree
~, ,,. authorized o assume that The Enquirer wiz 'ss"
n The soundness of this principle Congress can sNrclS
hose powers only which expressly gfaneu III r '
s,itution which necessary and proper f "
cyecution an express grant Of power me Poner " Pro
Snfe aguins inrasion is distinctly conferred IN me oO
a,ion rh the federal government expressly assumes 70 q
lend such protection to erery STATE Ia'p,hIa cas up
h GOVERNMENT 10 redeem obligation He senator" an
r,nr,seukutres made the demand al t !aS SeSsics Ton
r,ss h iporue earnss!nesS. Shc comes i1a le D"
in her hnrd she points her exposed cona'o he' maui
II ~ 10 defend herself against invashn he s'f""S
- AGGRESSION furnished by her bJlniles' treasures !" S"'
The Government ackno wlrhaes The oblg "n ana urn, " ~
constitution the chat ncfrr ol Pro'ec'"n w
,h.,r nuhnriZrd and The actual CONDITION W '"''
IN ascertain what character oi pf0lecph WIZ " ts'ui
Ijp. THIS iSvEsTIGATIDS We TAKE THE "HuN" i"Hi
=, OTHER SPECIES or paGTgeTirS WILL be EfFEcTcAL Hu