Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-10
uAIEXANDER HAMILTON"
hat Was The Subject Of tho First
Of Dr. GOIdy's
NEW COURSE OF LECTURES
,,ouli,d and Expressed Powers Of the
Constitution.

isc, was an excellent one, splonuil'y
b,odled and attentively listened 70 py
, large ani appreciativc AUDIENCE "
vss Alexander Hamilton
Th, sneaker commenced by saying
ave begin our national existence
with little OF no national pi'fio''sm'
This main drin Of tho iec'u''
Ca. the development Of national
lam, Hamilton was the shous
hand. tho master mind th"
ytn,ped the elements that were wan
Gazing away from II strong centra' 60
comment aud cemented them inlo
r.rmAnency and endurance that ha
,.maiued unshsken. II was his VII
',.0, and foresight that penetrated the
,,,hu,s.. tue difficulty and discord'
s,,,s. Of the times Of the inauguration
ofa series Of policies that would wiela
separate and sovereign governments,
N, such were the thirteen orlginal
aiai,s considered under the articles OF
confederation then In force. Theidrns
were adopted and sgreat and respected
Government such rs we now have was
formed. That there was n lack OF
national patriotism on the par
o. the States after having OBJ
tsiued their Independence Is evidenced
by IN, following. Words OF the stale
constitution, words Of the Articles OF
confederation and policies that wer'
added 10 each other by the States.
Here the speaker called special atten'
lion 10 tho words IN ConuectiCups con.
,titution: "rhis Republic IA AMI shall
forever be-" OF 3 u,h Csrolina's con
stltltion. "rhis country shall be
known M South Carolina" Oi New
York;: "rhiu convention doth expli'
city declare that no bJdy OF men snail
exercise any authority over the people
Of the state save ar granted BY Them"
Notice also the selissme idea om-
bodied In the articles OF couicitration'
0sfach STATE shall retain IT. sovereignty
and independence" The actual hiu'
drance aud obstruction by the States
IL their own prosperity. points
To the indisputnble fact that there was
n lack OF national patriotism. IL would
be- no exaggeTation 10 declare that
commercial warfare actually existed In
various sections Of tins C0uisderacy.
The States OF Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, aud New Hampshire shut their
ports against England only to have
Connecticut smile aud beckon the
English trade.
History portrays how New York
levied tariff upon Connecticut and
New Jenoy. Connecticut retallated
with n penalty OF 5000 upon any OF her
citizens who woull TO unpatriotic
enough to import anything from the
dominions OF the tyrant In the West.
New Jcrsey's retaliation was n demand
upon New York who had built
n lighthouse on the formcr's
coast, TO ray $500 therefor.
Pennsylvania regarded the immigrants
from Connecticut M subjects from n
foreign country, and sent its militia 10
drive them beyond lts borders when
they pleaded for mercy, bread aud
protection. All this In the midst OF
storms and iresliets, desolatiou, hunger
and disease.
Four years subsequent to the re-.
cognition Of the Declaration OF indie
Itnututt ny european H'NNAef hNhN
Of them would treat with tho sO-cRlled
United States without specific In
quiry first being made as TO whether
our ministers represented the States or
the general government according 70
the articles OF confederation tnxos could
be levied but not collecledi
acts could be passed. but
not executed. Tie people refused
absolutely TO pay tGxes into the
treasury OF tho general govern
ment. In 1875 the government
was practically pennies. II was
without money or resources OF any
kind. II was In a state Of dire need.
There was this lacking: a govern
ment that could reach over and be.
You'd it, people and compel obedience
and respect. Otherwise poverty,
piracy, beggRry or starvation would be
the train Of evils that would naturally
follow.
Out Of this unsatisfactory condition
OF affairs was the constitution evolved.
IA was said by John Adams: "fhe
constitution was extorted from the
grinding necessities OF reluctant
people," Even after the adop-
ton OF this Instrument these
was no common country. Atleast not
proper love for country. The all
important problem TO solve was how 10
create n love for country. Another
important question was by those who
were closest TO the pulses Of the people
and the tlmea, how could the
country DO kept together until q fra
ternal love could be called forth.
The country had but one man who
could be relied upon as being equal TO
tho emergency. That man was Alcxnn'
der Hamilton. (Applause.) His work
commenced and was carried on In
earnest. The great struggle was &
make self.intersst do the work Of patri-
otism, until patriotism was Itself de-
veloped.
Every dollar that the government
owes must be- paid TO those who held
goveynmentpsrer. THIS would attract
IN the support If the government men
II iphuenco and money. The Debts oi
the Siates must likewise he paid. That
would be another bond Of confidence
and support and NO II wRp. Tariff
must be levied and collected anu OK
cises IMPOSED for similay reasons.
The national bank system wns pro.
posed and ita legality argued through
The Rblest state papers TO the end thai
other elements would adhere and give
sirongth and authority 70 the govern
ment. His Interpretation Of the Con
hltutiQn was that thoro we're implied
rs well IA expressed powers. In the
section granting powers TO Congress u
the power 20 do what Is Unnecessary
and proper" This meant not wha
was Indispensable, hut what was ex