From The Baltimore Patriot.
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TuE Nopru AMERICAN Review, for October, has
lust reached u.s. filed as usual with articles OF deep
interest to all classes of readers. The article on
the debates, &c, at the conventions for adopting the
Federal Constitution. may be very proftaby read
at this time. and no where more than In virginia
aud other states that practice upon tne prhacPes
of what are appropriately terined' the virginia uoo-
trines." The defects Of the old confederation sys-
TEN, which rendered the present constitution neees
sary. are pointed out and shown to have been the
very restrictions upon the power OF the Generai "o
vernment. which the Virginia School teaches anu
endeavors with 50 much industry to enforce Ohe
of the principal defects of the confederation was
the denying to Congress the power to regulate com
merce, the consequence of which was, IN the IAN
suage of the British Court as reported by MIR. DAVE
IN the convention of North Carolina, A. the govern
ment couid make engagements but could not com
pei the citizens to comply with them," and they, the


British government, could " derive greater Pronts
from the then situation of our commerce than they
could expect under treaty :; and, said the British
Court, you have no kind Of power, that can COM


pei US to render any advantage to you" Inc states


regulated their own commerce, had their tariff, and
tonnage duties,-just the Virginia doctrines now
contend they have a right to do,-whlch ciashed


with each othcrand the greatest confusion and dis
tress we're the consequence. Foreign powers lost
confidence in us, and we lost our trade. 1t was
under this state OF thihgs tnat ven. S.o"
| wrote to Governor Harrison Of Virginia IN these


words, which we hope our Virginia friends will pom.


der we'll upon:-" The Discrimination Of the indivi


dual states to yield competent power to congress ol


the Federal government, their unreasonable Jealous,


of that body, and of one another and the disposition
which seems to pervade each, Of being alwise ant
allpowerful within itself, will, is there is not


change in the system, be our dowafall as nation- :
/ This is as clear to me, as the A, b, c, and
think we have opposed Great Britain, and have ar
rived at the present state of peace and Independent
cy to very little purpose, if we cannot conquer ov
own pref udices.' Again, speaking Of the propose
I extension of the power Of the General governmen,


Washington says, = have no fears arising from tn
source in my mind but have many and powerfl
;. ones, indeed, which predicted the worst cons'


quences from half-starved limping government
% that appears to be always moving upon crutche
'. and tottering at every step"