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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? 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
nces, as has been shown, the powers of the new government will act on the States in their collective characters. In some instances, also, those of the existing government act immediately on individuals. In cases of capture; of piracy; of the post office; of coins, weights, and measures; of trade with the Indians; of claims under grants of land by different States; and, above all, in the case of trials by courts-marshal in the army and navy, by which death may be inflicted without the intervention of a jury, or even of a civil magistrate; in all these cases the powers of the Confederation operate immediately on the persons and interests of individual citizens. Do these fundamental principles require, particularly, that no tax should be levied without the intermediate agency of the States? The Confederation itself authorizes a direct tax, to a certain extent, on the post office. The power of coinage has been so construed by Congress as to levy a tribute immediately from that source also. N INDIVIDUALS IN SOME INSTANCES AS HAS BEEN SHOWN THE POWERS OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT WILL ACT ON THE STATES IN THEIR COLLECTIVE CHARACTERS IN SOME INSTANCES ALSO THOSE OF THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT ACT IMMEDIATELY ON INDIVIDUALS IN CASES OF CAPTURE OF PIRACY OF THE POST OFFICE OF COINS WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF TRADE WITH THE INDIANS OF CLAIMS UNDER GRANTS OF LAND BY DIFFERENT STATES AND ABOVE ALL IN THE CASE OF TRIALS BY COURTS MARTIAL IN THE ARMY AND NAVY BY WHICH DEATH MAY BE INFLICTED WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF A JURY OR EVEN OF A CIVIL MAGISTRATE IN ALL THESE CASES THE POWERS OF THE CONFEDERATION OPERATE IMMEDIATELY ON THE PERSONS AND INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS DO THESE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES REQUIRE PARTICULARLY THAT NO TAX SHOULD BE LEVIED WITHOUT THE INTERMEDIATE AGENCY OF THE STATES THE CONFEDERATION ITSELF AUTHORIZES A DIRECT TAX TO A CERTAIN EXTENT ON THE POST OFFICE THE POWER OF COINAGE HAS BEEN SO CONSTRUED BY CONGRESS AS TO LEVY A TRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY FROM THAT SOURCE ALSO
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