From the Banner of the Constitution,
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 From the Banner of the Constitution. General Helfare Doetraae.--lt is very certain, within a year or two, more at tention has been paid to the inyestiga- ting ot political pri,aeiples, by persons re siding north of the Potomac, than at any former period of the last twenty years, and it has iallenin our way to know, ,that a number of intelligent men, who have Ealways belonged to the Federal party coincide with the doctrines which are maintained in this paper. Those ofthem who were too young 10 take an active part in politics at the commencement of Government, do now believe that the anxiety ot that party to strengthen the arm oi the Federal Government. was founded in an apprehension that the ten Fdency of the system would De centrifu- gal; and, having now ascertained, from experience, that so fir from this result having taken place, a centripetal ten dency has been of late exhibited, by the most unequivocal signs, they have mo longer any hesitation in declaring their adhesion to the doctrine of State Rights. Some of them, we know, are now as firmly persuaded as We have ire quently declared ourselves to be, in this journal, that there is no salvation for this Union, but in a strict construction of the Constitution, and in preserving un- impaired, to the States and People, all powers not clearly delegated. That there will be in such an extensive a com munity as ours, a diversity of sentiment as to latitude of construction, it is to be expected Perfect nnanimity is not to be looked for, but we hold it to be sound doctrine, that, whenever doubt exists, justice and wisdom bot'l require that the course pursued should be on the side ot limitation of power. For our own parts, We think that the Federal Govern incnt has an abundance of power con ferred upon it by express grants, and that those who administer it will find sufficient employment, in the work of legislation, inadhering oits letter. The power 10 take money out of one mans pocket, to put into anotiler's, without an equivalent, is no where expressly dele gated to Congress, nor canit be inferred as a necessary power 10 carry into of. feet any other grant clearly made. Nor has the power been granted to tax one State, in order 10 raise a fund to expend in another State, upon roads or canals. To pretend that these powers, involving the principle of plundering one portion of the community for the benefit of an- other, 10 an uslinited ertent, and having more important bearing upon tine lllap- pincss of the American People than any other power expressed in the Constitu-