Language could not have been found to more forcibly and fittingly express the national character of the "more perfect union "1 which was formed by the Constitution of 1789. "To regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States "1 is such a clear and strong declaration of supreme sovereignty in the nation that I call attention to it here in order to enforce what I may say touching all these clauses of the eighth section of Article I of the Constitution. which I have quoted or may quote. Let us balance our minds on the clause "To regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States." and look critically through the Constitution and see if every element of supreme power does not inhere to the very structure of the Union. It is clothed with power over the question of naturalization and citizenship. of commerce. of currency. of all these things which are essential to political existence. The nation. through Congress. must make provision for social and intellectual enjoyments by establishing postoffices and postroads. as well as commercial advantages. It must protect authors in their writings and inventors in their discoveries.
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