The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29

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the provisions of this assuming jurisdiction the
the BILL accompanying message he trans
med Congress separate ability regarded the
abest that issued from the department giving
his exposition of the respect authority of Congress
objects
referring comforting the taxing power he saws ar
commended the side that National govern
limited powers right expend money except the
performance authorized specific grants according
strict construction of their powers that this grant secon
IN neither OF Its branches gives Congress discretionary of
effect the powers
contained the other grants To this
the more early stages OF our Government but further reflection and
observation mind has undergone chang which
fully unoded and which led him the conclusion
Congress have unlimited money abbr0
popate purposes general local.
became thereafter the governing principle of his admins
uation.
John Quincy Monroe his view of the
and approved of the appopg authority Congress
full claimed for by Hamilton Monroe
question his Mays-
vile message and reached the
concluded by the weight authority practice of the
Government public good the nature of our
political institutions require that individual yield
settled of the people and cnderaed authorities particular
constructions of the Constitution doubtful points
spirit impair stability and defeat
the objects of the Constitution itself"
Every succeeding President and every Congress day
sanctioned acquced practically applied
able asserted by Hamilton and Monroe Webster Clay and Calhoun all
approved Calhoun early 1917
money (raed by
enumerated defined nothing would
have been easy have expressed plainly Why
should be confined the application money
There nothing the thing, perceive
should be the habiua practice
the Government comedies with opinion Our laws
money appropriated powers"
All great writer's Story Sergeant Kent
sanction and approve this construction That Congress
the appropriate money raised
other purposes their discretion than those pointed
powers question that has given very discussions
the of the question
fully indicated by the practice of the weg
horv among others of Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Monroe in celebrated
garded settled this should be- The right appropriation
language Constitution harmony
great purposes which established
approved by the undobed and overwhelming weight of authority and
sanctioned by the uniform and continued practice
Government beginning bounty extending
the donated the close of the last administration the
exposition city New Orleans Nothing express pro-
hon could the conclusive force of combined
atoms or exclude the idea that the Congressional right of APPROXIMATION
extends beyond the enumerated powers
The character Of the objects which Congress may properly aid
of its right of appropriation which may regarded
limitation upon its authority clearly defined by Hamilton Mon
and General Jackson who that the object
aided should merely purely local. general character
having direct relation the welfare of the
interests OF the States The question regards the quality Of tie 0
of the work the agencies by
ACCOMPLISHED This distinctly by Jackson
only inquiry proper
ject purpose which the money be appropriated applied els
benefit the whole local." apply
the subject of national aid education Are the benefits
local concen7 Are the social political industrial arising
widespread iteracy purely their they
welfare
There questions
what subject object have the General Government and
the Union relations
and intimate than in their citizenship, the character
quality of which only the welfare but the ppetu
governments
unrestricted right of every other
all the privileges and mmunie of the citizens of the which
they may The Of Tennessee, ea
disqualified citizenship pleasure
domc Virginia. and thereby acquires all the privileges and
that belong the intelligent citizen of that
the whole circle of commonweahs Their citizenship thus practically
and each has direct interest the character the popu
on while the General Government equally and directly
Now, because
hangeab citizenship when the conditions of eracy pro-
any considerable number of the States be beyond
ability remedy the evils dangers thence arising
affairs and become of affecting the general
welfare aid for merely
policy high obligation imperative duty That the Southern
of the Union day this situation unable the
ions eracy prevailing in their midst produced
which need be dwelt upon, be seriously questioned will
weary with extended statistics showing this merely
attention few prominent facts which fairly illustrate the
of the
We expend in Tennessee for public school purposes say about