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<br />and tbe .Illfluenrc wJ\lch their constituents p08SC~S at electloDs Are in
<br />thl:'l, RS ill many other im:;tances, (If! thnt, tOI' example, ot deelnl'lng
<br />W'HI', the Bole n~fltl'lllllts on whlrh they l\IlVC L'elied to seCl1rl' them
<br />[1"(>11I It!! nlHll<c. They tlI.~ lhe I'C9tl'utnts on wblch the people must often
<br />l'ely solely In nil I'cpl'cscntntlve govel"nnwllts.
<br />Ml'. Pl'cflillellt, tllis is 11 more intr-l'cstin.g (,11~(> tlinll almost any
<br />cfIse you can get, and wilile I belic\"c I bflY(' n'nd it fi hundred
<br />Limes, I Iw ye neyer read it without new Int('l'est. I do Hot be-
<br />Ji('\"C l\lly J:lwycr ('nn H';\(l it l"epentcrlll' witbout rendiu6" it with
<br />Hew interest nnd f1P1.)re;:intill~ the wif:c10111 in it., :lIJd the extc-"Ilt
<br />to which l\lal'sllall went null settled once and for all tbis qnes-
<br />tiOll, which lH\d ueeu up to that time, 1824, .l]i8tm'bing all sec-
<br />tiOIlS of the countl'y,
<br />Then hn laJws up the taxing power. and h~ then tnkes up the'
<br />inspection Jnws, T WDut to rend thts pflrtlclllllrly:
<br />'I'hnt imlllcctlon IIlW8 mny hav(' R I'p-mote nnu cOlIsioe!"nhlr lnfluenee
<br />Oil comm<'>l'ce will not he denied, bnt that (l pow(>r to I'cgulnte commel'ce
<br />if! UH' SOl\L'{'e frolll which the right to (mss them is dl']'i\'cd C,tU ]]ot
<br />bc llom1tted, '1'he object of In~l1cction laws Is to hnpl'o\'c the qual1ty
<br />or nl'tlcl(>!) 11I'ooneec1 hy (he lahoL' of n eountl'y, to fit thQ1'n tOl' ex.
<br />pOI'latlon, 01', It D.ln,Y be, for c1ome.~ttc \15e, 'f]ley net npon the subject
<br />h('[o]'c It lH'('l)m(!A nn ul'tfele of torelg-n eOmmel'('e 01' tlf comTncrec among
<br />the Slates uno 11I'C'plll'l' it for that plll'pmH'. 'flley fonn A. 1)(IL'tiOIl of thnt
<br />11lI1IWIlSC mIlS!'! of ]eglshtUOIl which ('mhl'ncef:. everythIng" witlJin the
<br />Il'l'l'itol'y of a State !lot sllITcndl'l'ed t(l the Genl'l'ul CiOVel'Ilmeut, all
<br />whlrh eRn he most ndvtll1tageOllsJy ('xel'l~i(l:l'd hy fhe Stl\tO:'s themselves,
<br />IIl!<\JCctlon hl.w.q, qlllu'nntlne lllWS, IH'lllth If\wS of ('v('ry Il{>~cl'iptiou, f\li
<br />\\,p] as ]I\\\'I; for I'l'gullltlng- tJIC IntE'I'Unl COmlDI'l'Ce of a Slate, aTltt those
<br />which l'{'!ivect tUl.'1l1111((~ L'onos, felTINI, etc" are competent pal'ts of tbll'!
<br />llU1Sfl,
<br />No {]Jrerl ,L"<'IlC'nll pO\\'Cl' ovrl' thes(! olJ.lcts Is grunted 10 ('on:;rc~s, and
<br />cnnl<lequenl"l.\' tlll',Y ]'rmlllll <mbjeet to Stl\te legls]o.tloll, If the legislative
<br />pow(,l' or tll<' Ulllon can rcnch tl1('rn, It mnst be fOL' nRtiollill flUrpl).'WfI;
<br />II Illllsl he whPI'c' Ihe pOWI'L' Is eXJll'cF;sly given fOl' 11 f'pecinl ll\ll'[)O~(, 01'
<br />Il'; cleRl'l~' lncldl'utnl 10 ~ome POW(,I' which III CXlll'('s.,ly L:iven, It is
<br />obvlomi thut tJle Gov(,I'Ulllent ot the Union, In the eX(,l'ci!:lc of its eli::-
<br />Ilrc~l!. powNs-thnt, rOl' exnmpl(', ot rcgulating ('.omnlCl'ce with foreign
<br />Tlatlons nno 1l1ll01lS" the StB.tefl-may \HIe means tllll.t Illay also 11(.' em-
<br />plo;yed l)y 1\ State In the eX(,l."cll:le or Its Jlclmowledged powel's; that,
<br />for {'xumplr, of L'C'gnlatlng comm(!l'ce within t]le Stat(!, If C0ngTefl!f
<br />]kCII6C v('~!';cls to sllil fl'om on(' POL't. to l1.uotil(>t' lu tile Rllme State, tile
<br />net Is supposed to ile, n,('cNls::tl'lly, lucJdcmtnl to tile powel' expl'ess]y
<br />j:l"l':tntcd tv ('ongrNis, snl1 Implle!8 no clnlm of 11. (1Ire('t powel' to regn-
<br />]utl' the! pure]y illtl'l'nal commeL'CC ot a StA.te 01' to nct (1iI'('{'tly on ita
<br />s;1'f'tl'm ot vollct', So 1( It State In paflslng Jaws on Rubjects ac]mowl-
<br />('tl~ed to hc withIn 1t!f contL'ol, and wltiJ a view to thOfl!' fluiJjccLs shall
<br />ndopt IL measure or t.hc f:lllme dHl.\'nctCl' with oue whlel1 Congl'CSs may
<br />Rllopt, It dOC's not dCl'lve its autiJorlty from the llal'tl'I'll]Ul' \IOWl"1' which
<br />hnfl herD ~L'I\lItcu, bill fl'olll some otbC]' which l'cmains wit I tbe' Stnte,
<br />anI.! may ile exec\1led fly the same !Dcans,
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<br />111 O\1L' comi)]{'X "sst{'lIl, pL'esl'ntln~ the \'al'c' am] dlllicult :>cheme Qt
<br />OIlC' Gcne\"l11 ;OV<'I'Umf'ut, whose Bctlol1 (!xt(,l1(l~ OV!'l' the whole, but
<br />which IlOSl>l'SS{'I~ nnly C{'.l'lnln enumcratell powers; ami of numel'OUS
<br />l::ilatC' g-OYNllmC'utll, which l'clllin 11.11(1 E'xNcise fill jlOWNfl not oelegated
<br />to lhe 1Jnitll1, COlltl'st I'nspeetlng po\V('r must arise, W(lf(' it eV('1l otllcr.
<br />wl~c, till' In{'llSllI'!'S taken by the l'e!'l]lect.lve goverlllTI{'ntll to I!x(l_{'l1le
<br />thC'lI' IlClmowlNI!!('d powers wonld often be of tbe saol(' oes{'ript!ou,
<br />nntl mIght, flonH~time'l, Int('l"cfer~, '.rills, how{'v('l', doC'f.> not prove tbat
<br />the one Is C'xcrclsln!;" ot lias u right to excl'ci!fe the pow('rs ot the otbel',
<br />.I\Ir. Pl'r.shlr.nt, that Is all tbat T Intend to read at tlJis time.
<br />T bell eye lhat cnRe, if rightly un<len'lt()()(l, settled very laL'gely
<br />the contl'O"~I'~:'r' which existed hel'~ yc8ten]ay, nlld I undersland
<br />1t"wfiS IjllotCLl uy tlJose holdlug olle opinion as well 8.S by tllOse
<br />l.lOlrtlng n diff'erP,llt opinion,
<br />But, .i\Ir. 1'I'I..'sit.lent, it it'; not fair to take a pl\ssn~e here and
<br />n PllSEifl~C then~ out of an opinion of the Supreme Court of the
<br />Unlted Stal€'8 01' lllly other COUL't. You JlJllst tal..e the wuole
<br />cusp. tOg"('t!lPl'. One 1ml'l lllny explain wunt otherwise mIght
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