Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-14

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ter to Mr.. Monroe, declared "there never
| will be money In the treasury till the Con-
federacy shows its teeth. The States must
Il see the rod, perhaps it must be felt by
some OF them, am persuaded that all Of
them would rejoice TO see every one obli-
ged 70 furnish their contributions" In
another letter, written in 1884, Mr.. JeRer-
son says: "But with all the imperfecttons
of our present Government, 1t is, without
comparison, the best existing, or that ever
did exist. Its greatest defect Is the imper-
| feet manner in which matters Of commerce
have been provided for. It has been 80
often said as to be generally believed, that
Congress have NO power, by the Confede-
IFation, TO enforce anything, for example
-contributions of money. II was not ne
cessary TO give them that power expressly
they have it by the law Of ma .nre, When
two pAtties make q contrast there results
in each 9 power Of compelling the other
Thus spoke the author of the Declaration
of Independence and the father Of Demoe-
racy. Had all of his pretended followers
and admirers in the South obeyed his
teachings and practiced his theories, the
present crisis would not now be upon the
nation. In 1882, James Madison, In speak
ing of the Virginia Resolutions, written by
Qlu1bglIa ueeu t4S A1bAAA6 4AS
essential difference between free govern
meut and q government not free is, that the
former is founded in compact, the parties
to which are mutually and equally bound
by It. Neither of them, therefore, can hate
q greater right to break of from the bargain
than the other or others have TO hold him
to 1t (; and certainly there Is nothing in the
Virginia Resolutions OF 1913 adverse to
this principle, which is that of common
sense and common Justice" -.se4 -
1t is remarkable that the nulli6ers, who
make the name of Mr.. Jefferson the pedes-
tai for their colossal heresy, closely shut
their eyes and lips whenever his authority
is clearly and emphatically against them.
In his letters to Monroe and Csrringtou be
speaks Of the power of the old Congress- to
coerce DELINQUENT States, and states his
reason for preferring for the purpose q
naval to q military force, also remRrking
that 1t was not necessary To- find right to
coerce in the Federal Articles, that being
Inherent In the nature Of compact.
In 1887 the State Of South Carolina ate
tempted 70 inGugurate the heresy Of seces-
sion. At that time Andrew Jackson occn-
pied the Executive chair of the nation
His views and opinions are fully and CLEARLY
set forth in his proclamation OF that date,
In which, among other truths. he declaies
that "the Constitution of the United States
forms q S0UtrRnIent, not Q lEsggHs5 and
whether IL be formed BY compact between
the States or in any other manner, its char
aoter is the same. It 10 . Government In
which all the people are represented, which
operates directly on the people individually,
not upon the States; they retained all the
power they did not grant. But each State
having expressly parted with 50 many pow
ers as 10 Constitute, Jointly with the other
States, q single nation, cannot, nom that
period, possess any right to- secede, be-
cause such secession does not break a
league but destroys the unit Of q nation,
and any Injury to that unity Is not only q
breach which would result from the con-
trayAntion OF compact, but II 10 On Of
fence against thei.Whole Uuion."pil-
Thus speaks Andrew Jackson in 1882.
His Rstions coTFesponded with his words,
and it was fortunate for the ndtion and for
mankind that General jackson then oocu-
pied the Executive chair of the United
States. The views entertained by these
statesmen have been fully endorsed And
affirmed on repeated occasions by the Sn-
preme Court OF the United States. might
refer particularly to the opinions Of Chtet
Justice marshall on the subject, but have
not now time to do go. The same voice
comes to us from the t0mbS Of Mount Yer.
non, Monticello, the Hermitage, and the
grave of Madison. Ashland and Marshheld
poured forth their unsurpassed eloquence 10
defence ofthe same vital lprinciples, and all
the great men Of our land, Of all parties
have ae all times, iu the Cabinet, In Con-
gress. and on the bench, agreed upon this
question. z .'.l.E5 '.l IF
attempt to dishearten the people by Por-
traying to them the magnitude OF our ma
tioual debt. This debt has been yariously
estimated, but it is now officially declared
to be less, than two thousand million OF
dollars, and no we'll Informed man will
calculate . greater increase than one thou
sand millions per year. Bat figures. cam
NOT estimate the value OF the Union-it is
4 beyond alrprice. However, for the benefit
of those who worship the almighty dollar,
and those who are too mean to psy their
taxes If they can escape their payment, l
will occupy your attention for one moment
on this subjects At the end o. the PENN.
sula war the debt of Euglaud was about
ave thousand millions Of dollars. 1t is
| now 4 little less than four thousand mil.
lions of dollars. Her last war loan In that
war was sold Mt ffty-three cents on The
dollar, payable in depreciated paper. Bat
not single bond Of the United States ia
below par, and nearly all command pre-
MUM. The income Of our treasury for thi
mast year, in the very midst Of the war
vas nearly three hundred millions OF dol
liars. The increase In the value Of our reA
and personal property from 1910 to 1881
was sixty. four per cent; from 1850 70 1861
Il was one hundred and twenty-seven PEI
cent. The income OF our productive laboi
for 1860 was nearly two thousand million
of dollars. ...t pa. ..,g,f..
4 We have rich public lands, and elmos
enough of these alone, at one dollar pc
acre, TO pay our debt at the end Of th
! war. We have more than $1,000 miles o
railroad, finished at cost Of $1,000, 900,
900. Fifty Thousand vessels of the Re
public Whiten every ocean. The incress