[tacticalogic]

The Commerce Clause cannot simultanously be used for the positive purposes of the nation and not be used for the positive purposes of the national government if the two are interchangeable. Your conslusions are contradictory based on your source.

[robertpaulsen]

When Madison used the phrase, "for the positive purposes of the General Government", he was referring to the federal government using the power of the Commerce Clause (a tariff on foreign imports) for the positive purpose (benefit) of local manufactures.

He didn't say for the positive benefit of the General Government.