What purpose would justice brewer have in citing mcculloch v. maryland in the opinion of in re debs (1895)?

Amarshall said that it was the government who ratified the constitution, that the government is sovereign, and the constitution is there to protect the government.

Bmarshall said that it was the people who ratified the constitution, that the people are sovereign, and the constitution is there to protect the rights of the people.

Cmarshall said that it was the people who ratified the constitution, that the people are sovereign, and the federal government cannot pass laws that do not protect the rights of the people.

Dmarshall said that it was the people who ratified the constitution, that the government is sovereign, and the federal government cannot pass laws that do not protect the rights of the people.