Something must have intervened after 1817
Yes, society's understanding of the Constitution went from bad to worse. One major turning point came during the Great Depression, when the Supreme Court changed its mind on the meaning of the Commerce Clause due to political pressure from Roosevelt.
I'm not very clear what your citation has to do with the Draft, and with Internment--the two subjects I raised.
Would you comment as to why you would object to the Draft, if doing so spelled GREAT peril to National Security?
The fundamental principle involved is that one person's need, no matter how dire, justifies his violating the rights of someone else. My need for cash, no matter how dire, does not justify my taking it out of your bank account without your consent. My need for a heart transplant does not justify my taking your son's heart out of his chest. My need for self defense does not justify my forcing you to serve as a personal guard or police force.
If the needs of one person do jot justify violation of the rights of others, then the same is true of any group of persons, even society as a whole. No group can have any rights that none of its members possess as individualsj, because the rights of any group derive solely from the individual memebers.
Preliminary planning of the US highway system began in 1924. The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), working in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Public Roads, laid out the US highway system along primary intercity roads of the day. The final list of US highways was agreed upon on November 11, 1926. The US highway system carried the bulk of intercity vehicular traffic and people migrating west to California. These highways helped the US win the Second World War, allowing great flexibility in ferrying men and materials across the nation, supplementing the nation's fixed rail system. Roads built in the 1930's were inadequate for the faster and wider cars of the 1950's. President Eisenhower signed a bill creating the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways on June 29, 1956.Slightly adapted based on US-Highways.com
1792 Postal ActWaterways were declared postal routes in 1834.The Postal Act of February 20, 1792 defined the character of the young Post Office Department. Spirited Congressional debate sought to separate old postal practices from the future purpose and direction of the postal service. Discussions examined issues of a free press, personal privacy and national growth.
Under the act, newspapers would be allowed in the mails at low rates to promote the spread of information across the states. To ensure the sanctity and privacy of the mails, postal officials were forbidden to open any letters in their charge unless they were undeliverable. Finally, Congress assumed responsibility for the creation of postal routes, ensuring that mail routes would help lead expansion and development instead of only serve existing communities. Source: National Postal Museum