The federal government could not pay them with ordinary treasury notes, nor may they discharge their debts with such a forex. It demanded the tools and support of massive armies and navies, and the employment of money to an extent past the capacity of all ordinary sources of supply. Something extra was needed, something that had all of the uses of money. The eagles coined after 1834, were not money till they have been authorized by law, and had they been coined earlier than, with no regulation fixing their legal worth, they might no extra have paid a debt than uncoined bullion, or cotton, or wheat. Discussion upon the topic was continued, and the ordinance was passed, but the measure was not put in operation, because the Convention met the following 12 months, and the Constitution was framed, adopted, and ratified, the President and the members of Congress were elected, legal guidelines had been handed, the judicial system was organized, the government departments were created, the revenue system established, and provision was made to execute the facility vested in Congress to coin money and provide a typical of worth, as ordained by the Constitution. Happily the true that means of the clause authorizing the enactment of all legal guidelines essential and correct for carrying into execution the specific powers conferred upon Congress, and all other powers vested in the government of the United States, or in any of its departments or officers, has long since been settled.
