Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-23
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DEBATE IN The Sc MITE on tae IOGJl-
SIANd TREATY.
CONTINUED.
THuRspAY. November &.

The ,erritory is ceded by The fra article OF
The treaty il viii no longer be denied that ehc
United States ray conaitesionsiiy scqune terfi-
tory. The third Article declares that the itaiaa.
bitants Of the ce3ed ser:sory laii b. inccpotafed
ia the union Of he United States" And ti,eis
words are laid to require HE territory 70 pc efees
ed ioso a, jp2rate ltais. This they 90 OCT ex
preis, and the words are literally iatrssc, 6y
Incorporating them inso thr paian as efsitosy'
and not as q sfase. The conlsi.atIoa recognizes,
and The pratfice warrants, an interpretation OF
territory and lis inhabitants into the unson, with
cur admitting either as a state. And tins con
stsuGtion OF the first member of the article, IS
necessary TO shield its.1wo either members, from
charge of surpIusagr, and evea OF aosufdlsy.---
For # the words ssstbe Inhabitants Of the coded
territory shall be incorporated in the union OF the
Un;tcl Stases's intended that LOUISIANA ard rs
inhabitants shopid become state the union OF
states, there esisted no reason Tor proceeding to
stisnkte,r that these same IahatiitanFs should be
made citizens as soon az posslb;e, accounting to
the pgaciples of The federal constitution" lielr
admission into the union. Of stagcs, would have
{. made them citizens Of the United Stasrs. Is it
nor theu absu,d q suppose, thar the nFGt memoer
OF this third article, intended co admit LOUISIANA
into The union as a STATE, Which would l1staniye en-
title the Inhabitants TO Tie beneG at he article
Of the consultation, thar declaring "the citizens
OF each state shall b. entitad TO all privileges and
immunities Of citizens III the seyersl States" and
YET toh8yr gone on TO stimulate tsr citizenship,
us.dertsSe limitation 'sas soon as possible accord
ing 10 Tie principles Of the federal coi,stt,:Ion'
afger it had been bestowed without Limitation
Aesin; the concluding mcuber OF the afticle IS
TO bestow +" protection IN the niean time )" incof
pagdt,ng this stipulation, aid tt.c stipulation tcs
ctiizensSip, with the coilst'uc,iDa winch accuses
tic tryay of nnconstiiutona!;ty, the article al
together must be ,uad-fstood thIs, /" the inhali.
.ants the cedcd territory shall be taken into the
union Of states, which WI. ipssantl1 eve feln al
the rxhis If citizenship; after which they shall
be made c's1zens as soon rs possib.e and ate.
sthey - aktu ,nro the union OF states, they shall
be prosect<d IN the inserlm between b=c,ming
SKATE III the ualop, and beieg made citizens, IN
thele Liberty, property and te'igioit.'
By sappoang tbe first member of the articie to
REQUIRE tlas The Enhabitanss and their territory
slaii &c Incorporated III tne uilou, IN stle hpowy
these Inconsistencies are avoided, ard ihe article
reconciled TO tie constitution as understood by
the opposeIs OF che bili the stipulation also tci
citizenship IS se3n as possible according ihe
principles Ct The. corstituuoi, and the delay me.
d,iatea by these WORDS, and the subsequent wor6s
9 IN the mean time so utterly inconslsJeut With
the instantaneous citizenship, which would follow
ali admission into the union as a state; are both
fully explained. Being incorporated in the UNI
on as territory, and noE as state, stipula
ton for citizenship brcane necessary whereas j,
would have been unnecessary, had the Inhabitants
been incorporated as q stats, and not as a te,rl-
tory. And as they were not TO be invested with
citizenship BY becoming state, the delay which
would occur between the incorporation Of the ter
rltoIy into the UNION, and the arrival Of The lha-
b'tants 70 citizenship according to the principles
q tie corsttunsD, under some uniform rule u
natpfaiiaanon, x.sb ted al interior, which de.
Inandcd the Concluding stipulation, fol $ pFoirc-
ton in. the mean time tor liberty, property a;a
religion As a STATE of the uGirP, they wcult,
not Save neraed a stipulailon for the safety ii
the,r s hbesyy, property aud re5gian; as a ter
rtorS thus STIPULATION would govern lid iestrFal
tbs nndehaed power cfCohg ess to make /" rules
ana reguiatlons for eif.t .fi2s''
Il ny constitution is catrtG, II obiet}ions Il
tne treay and &c ,his bi Ter III Glt;ag IT. on Tx
ground Of eeastaut,oaaligy, ar- unfoan,ca
Ihe i'ree d.sines .:se.lbers ot thr third asticlr
xiii Is saeli separately I'D tliStiatlly compile
with; hfsF, By al iactsppfsilaii Of the tefarcr,
asd 5 inaaaisants 10 the union, as territory
os6s1aiY, b santtlpg thenl III tie rs Is b
clf4zeos q she Ini9ed Stases, uaoer some upl.
form rale Of aataFas zstoll ans ghidlv, by pro
sees#g is'cif tesftY, property ard religion, BY
"rues ava fS9ifa5lO@s 10 be . IN the n.ean
Esine enacted by cejfgfess Rs,day constitutional
powe eHteiidhg 70 SeFiiSaE;ess bat nor 10 STATES.