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and boats up the Mississippi river, or up the St. Lawrence, or any other river! have known some few of the votaries of the spirit of party who would deny the constitutional right of Congress to pass such law, and l have no doubt but committee or board could be got up at the Federal city, who would endeavor to put me in the wrong up- on this point-by saying that the word Steam power is no where to be found in the Constitution. I can but reply that steam power is necessary and proper to enable us to move and the Constitution expressly gives Congress power "To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for car rying into execution the foregoing powers vested by this constitution in the Govern- ment of the United States, or in any depart ment or officer thereof" And as the con- slitution authorizes Congress to declare war, authorizes the President to command the Army and Navy, and to repel invasion, we cannot, in the present state of the world, prepare for the full and perfect protection ot the country without steam power, nor with out National Bank.

 am often asked why have always so strenuously opposed the erH spirit of poriy?- The history of the French Revolution will answer the question. It is not true that l have ever opposed that difference of opinion which has every where prevailed among the virtuous and wise, in the free discussions of subjects depending upon aceH tested principles :: such, for example, as those which animated our fathers of the Revolution. My opposi- tion is confined to that evil spirit of party which my old friend, JACKSON, in his best days denounced as

 "A MONSTER, of such hiteons men,

 That to be hated needs but 10 he seen,

 Yet seen too off, familiar win her tare-

 We first endure, then pity, then tmbrace.'

 That evil spirit of party which sanctifies all sorts of crimes for the sake of lhe party.- That evil spirit of party which buys and sells presses and men who call themselves Free, but prove to be slaves and pirates who combine in covering with the blackest detraction, such men as JAMES MADISON, DE- WITT CLINTON, HUGH l.. WHITE, PETER B. PORTER and WILLIAM H. HARRISON.

 EDMUND F. GAINES.