Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-08

a'asA AsiiIs~'y' "@s S75ta1ea anc peoaled In TIL,
mannrs. And III the 4cttlcment Of hm;,, b,,.h
on the side Of Flord4 and Nova Scotia, II. n,' 49,
Ic,ple had again and sgain bscn aesed u.,,.
land stfapge to tell nobody, until tins ever,f,,i
time, had possessed acuteness enough to fl I'd orr
| the error.
| But the gentleman from, Connecticut. M.
Chairman. MIR. r. GiiswolJj coptca4ed thai
Ieveaif we had right 70 purchase soil, We have
DO Business with the Mbabiiantj. His word.
however arr very select fer he said and often
repeated 1t, thai tie treaty making power dil DO.
extend 10 the admission CT foreign nations into
this copfederacy. To tbs it may be replied char
the President ard Senate Nave n0ttattcn,gted ~
admit {areign naiioas into our conFcderacv. Fh-y
have bought tratf OF land, out of their rera,1,
10 the good 0! our people AID their welfare. And
this land Coustsss are called upon to pay for
Uafortunatriy for tie bargain, this region con.
tains civilized aal christian Inhabitants ana th,;,
existence there, it is aledged, nuiGes the treaty.
The gentleman construes tie constitutions of the
United States very differently from the manner
in which Mr.. NJ. himself did. By the a sell.
on of 90 article of that instrument, il is de-.
clared, that Congress shall have power 20 dis.
pose of and makesal needful rules and regats,i
ops respecting the territory and other property Of
the United States, and nothing therein contained
shall be construed SO as TO prejudice any claims Of
the United States orof any particular state.
In the cafc;of LouiGana no injury is done either
60 the nation OF TO any fate belonging 10 the
great body rolitc. There was nothing CON.
pulsory upon the inhabitants Of Louifana 70 make
them fay and lubmit 10 our government. But
If they chofe to remain, il had been MOE kindly
and wilely provided, that until they lhould BIZ
admitted TO the rights, advantages and lmmuni-
ties of citizens OF the United States they Nna!l
be maintained aud protected in the enioymen, Of
their liberty, property and the religion which
they profcls. Wllst would the gentleman pre-
pofc that we fhould DO with them ; Send them.
away TO the Spanilh provinces, or turn them loofc
in the wilderness No, Gr. il is our purple to
purfue much more dignilcd lyhen of meafures.
1t is intended, fri 10 extend to this newly ac-
quired people, the blelings of law and focal or
der. To protett them from rapacity, violence
and anarchy. TO make them secure in their
lives, limits, property, reputation and ciyilpri.
vileges. To make them safe IN therighrs of con.
fcience. In this way they are to be trained Up,
in knowledge OF cur own laws and inltitutions.
They are thus to fsrye an apprenticeship to liber-
ty; they are to be taught the leGons of freedom
and by degrees they are to be RATED to eojoy.
ment and practice Of independence. All this is to
be done as foon as podiolc; that is, as Gon as
the nature Of The cafe will permit and according
to the prisabks If tie 5eaerai eongiiution
Strange that proceedings declared on The face Of
them to be conltitutioaal, ihould be inyeighed
aeainR as violations of the conf tuition Second
Iy, after they ihall have been faficent length
Of time ID this probationary condition, they fhal
as foon as the principles of the conGitg:ion per.
mir, and contogmably thereto, be declared cli-
zens Of the United States, Congrels will Judge Of
the time, manner and expediency of this. The
act We are now aboat 10 perform will confer on,
them this elevated character. They will thereby
gain no admi6ion into this Houfe, nor into the
otEer Hoafc of Congrefs. There will be no alien
iHhucnce thereby introduced into our councils.
By degrees, however, they will psis on from the,
childhood OF republication, through the imProv.
log period of youth, and arrive at the mature ex-
perience Of manhood. And then they may be ad-
rnitted TO the full privileges which their mcril
may cn'itie them TO.
At that time general aw of nsturaIizaiior
may be passed. For do not venture to Affirm
that blythe mere act of cession, the inhabitants
of the ceded5country become OF course citizens OF
the country to which they are annexed. Il seera
not to be the case unless specially provided for
By the g. article it is stipulated, thai The nnabi'
tan,s OF Louisiana shall bereatter be made cite
zrns !; ergo they are not made citizens of The
United States by mere operation Of treaty. 10
confirmation of this construction, | will mention
The I'd article Of the treaty of amity, commerce
aud navigator between the United States and
bis Britannia Majesty, concluded il 1894, Il
is therein stipulated that al British subjects who
shall continue within the evacuated posts anc'