Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-12
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/ directly RlTOHt PAIN III dHy VI llCi ColoHlSS
LOADED only with;the produce or manufac-
| lures of Spain or hercolonies, shall be adj
1nittcd during the space'of twelve years in
| the ports of New Orleans, and in all other
| legal ports ofentry within the coded terrific
ry, in the same manner as the ships of the
United States coming directly from France
or Spain, or any of their colonies, without
being subject to any other or greater duty
on the merchandise, or other or greater
tonnage than that paid blythe cltizensof the
United States" .Ietus again enquire with
what views, and for what objects, the con-
stitution was formed. The articles Of con-
federation were bat feeble band Of union,
the 6 shadow of shade" to borrow poe
tical expression, of a federal system. Sc
vera[ states, esovereign and independent.
with respect to many objects, united under
a national government as it respected the
most important national objects, and form
ed federal system, novel in It's nature, and
unequalled in the annals of all ages and natl
ons. The states as such were equal, and
intended to preserve that equality and the
provision of the constitutions alluded to, was
calculatedto prevent Congress from ma
king. any odious DETERMINATIONS or distinc-
lions betweenparticular states. No prefer
ence shall be given to the ports OF one state
over those Of another state. It was not
contemplated that this provision would
have any application to colonialo territori-
al acquisitions. BUTT is said that the
treaty obligesus to receive the inhabitants
of the ceded territory into the union, and
Of course to form them into new states.
By the treaty" The inhabitants of the
cededterritory shall be incorporated in the
union Of the United States, and admitted
as soonas possible, acc0rding.to the pri'7ci-
PIES Of uie Jedsyal coastitutiea, to the. enjoy
ment Of all herigats, advantages and i'm
imanities Of citizens Of the United States"
ais stipulation othe treaty is of a novel,
singular, aad cQrioas nature, but does not
diminish my 2saL to have itcarried into ef-
feet: A compiete discretion is left to the
! United Ssarss-as to the tine and manner of
admission and have no idea that it will
be neces airy to al nit them within the twelve
yearsdaripg which France and Spain are
to enjoy those privileges. The eloquent
and honoraole member rom Virginia Mr..
r. took avery difar@nt view Of this SUBJ
iect, walsh Of itself was perfectly satisfac-
! tory to my miad, aad could take still o.
/ ther views equally satisfactory. There can
be no possible violation Of the constitution.
The expediency Of the treaty IS another
question, and an important one, | once
hoped that the interests Of our country
| would never require an extension OF It's L.
mits, aud regret even that that necessity
now exists. Evils and dangers may be ap-
pretended from this source, and great evils
and dangers may possibly result. But the
/ regions of possibility are illimitable: those
ofprobabilty are marked by certain well
defined boundaries, obvious TO all men of
reason and reflection, and, in the language.
of the poet,
n, BIZ ad All o5O.oaf 10 NE 3e924g Cswr,
rs To- tie Ietet'l 'age's ta,ioas ere.
If ~: cannot find, in the p.culiar pri.,cpIcs Of
the form Of our goyernmet and q rne virtue and
intelligence of our citizens, a 0ff lent cecrri.y
againf the dangers from widely extended ter
ritory, in vain ihali we ftek eftwhegc. There
is no magical qsaIify in a degree Of latitude o.
lo gtude, river or a mountain. Aad thas been
well remnked that every d4ageg f.om this qqaf-
); ter might have oeen apnchended before the &C.
quflon OF this territory. The Roman Empire,
!. or that Of Alexander in The zerih of It's glory,
was fcarccly alaole Of containing gteaer po-
ru'ation than the territory Of the Uaited States
and men converlan, with hiaorY do MT wonier at
thetrauGcnt exihence and tapii ruin o. theft en
pires. | repeat it, M. Chairman, We maf look
for our lecusty in principles and cireun4anees
iaapplicable to the ARGENT nations. Wi5h the
prelentsqqction OF expeiieqcy, coa1efs, fir, arc
naturally interningled many confdrra;ians, H.