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I'd. THE exercife Of this power is fuppofed
10 kave been lufpended until the year 1903, by
the 9th f-6tion OF The fre article of the conAi-
tution.


The words are, " The migration or importa-
ton of fuch Perfons as any Of the Rates now
exiting hall think proper to admit, ihall not be
prohibited by the Congrss prior to the year
1903 but a tax or duty may be impofed on fuch
importation, not exceeding ten dollIrs for each
petfon."


This is obvioony defgned as an exception to
fome gwen power. 1t would be extravagantly
abiurd 70 refrain until the year 1903, the exer-
cife of that power which could not be exercifed
after that year. Whatever then is fulpended
by the article jua recited, was conGdered as an
exiting thing on which the iulpending claule
could operate. 1t is the importation and mi
grafton OF fuch Perions as any Of the aates then
exiting ihould think proper 70 admit. But for
this claufe, then, 1t would be in the power of
Congreis to prohibit the migration Of aliens in
to the United States. Ii will not be ealy to
find in the confttution grant of power compe-
tent to forbid their entry, which is not equally
competent to forbid their continuauce in our
cou Iy. but Whlle this clauie turnliheS a
iTong Argument in favour of tie general pow
er Of Congress ever the fubjea, it is necefary
to ihew that the exception TO that general pow
er which it fPeci6es, does not 70 modify il as
to exPole US to rhe Vaccinations Of aliens, who,
in our boiom. may be COMPUTING our deGruc-
ton.


To forbid indf,riminately the admiGion Of
certain claf9s Of Persons, and to order individu-
ais of thoie clades 10 depart when they become
dangerous, are certainly two difina acts, which
may be performed ieparately, and which do not
neceiiarily interfere with each other This can
not be. qneaioned-but it is faid that the pow
er Of ordering lhfPeaed aliens to leave our
country may be % ufed as to defroy fu5aan-
TALLY the power Of tolerating their migration
and It is granted that It may be f, ulld buI