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The truth is, that the great principles of the Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered less as absolutely new, than as the expansion of principles which are found in the articles of Confederation. THE TRUTH IS THAT THE GREAT PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED BY THE CONVENTION MAY BE CONSIDERED LESS AS ABSOLUTELY NEW THAN AS THE EXPANSION OF PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE FOUND IN THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
ately from that source also. But pretermitting these instances, was it not an acknowledged object of the convention and the universal expectation of the people, that the regulation of trade should be submitted to the general government in such a form as would render it an immediate source of general revenue? Had not Congress repeatedly recommended this measure as not inconsistent with the fundamental principles of the Confederation? Had not every State but one; had not New York herself, so far complied with the plan of Congress as to recognize the PRINCIPLE of the innovation? Do these principles, in fine, require that the powers of the general government should be limited, and that, beyond this limit, the States should be left in possession of their sovereignty and independence? We have seen that in the new government, as in the old, the general powers are limited; and that the States, in all unenumerated cases, are left in the enjoyment of their sovereign and independent jurisdiction. O LEVY A TRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY FROM THAT SOURCE ALSO BUT PRETERMITTING THESE INSTANCES WAS IT NOT AN ACKNOWLEDGED OBJECT OF THE CONVENTION AND THE UNIVERSAL EXPECTATION OF THE PEOPLE THAT THE REGULATION OF TRADE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT IN SUCH A FORM AS WOULD RENDER IT AN IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF GENERAL REVENUE HAD NOT CONGRESS REPEATEDLY RECOMMENDED THIS MEASURE AS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CONFEDERATION HAD NOT EVERY STATE BUT ONE HAD NOT NEW YORK HERSELF SO FAR COMPLIED WITH THE PLAN OF CONGRESS AS TO RECOGNIZE THE PRINCIPLE OF THE INNOVATION DO THESE PRINCIPLES IN FINE REQUIRE THAT THE POWERS OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE LIMITED AND THAT BEYOND THIS LIMIT THE STATES SHOULD BE LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THEIR SEVERITY AND INDEPENDENCE WE HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT AS IN THE OLD THE GENERAL POWERS ARE LIMITED AND THAT THE STATES IN ALL UNENUMERATED CASES ARE LEFT IN THE ENJOYMENT OF THEIR SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT JURISDICTION
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