Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-02-18

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raat tae terms "new fates' d. in
reqd re,g taF.ical EUcya.gn,ier 7yrbin
~ Limits N re OH y8ae! STATES.
For il is here fliewu that the creation
of fuch hat~s. within the territorial
limits fixed by the treaty Of I-33,
bad been contemplated that the
old Cougrefs itfelt exprefly aferts
thar the new contribution gave ne
power for that object that the ma.
ture Of Che old ordinance required
fucb a fo#er, for the purpof7 of
carrying lis proviions into ef=d,
and that il has been. from the time
OF the adoption Of the federal con-
1litution, unto this hour, applied ex-
olufvely to the admiflion cf ftates,
within The limits CT the cid United
States, and was never attempted to
be extended TO any other object.
Now, having lhewn a purpofe at
the time Of the adoption Of III. con-
ftitution OF the United States, fl6i-
Gent to occupy the whole fcoPe Of the
terms OF the article, ought not the
esideace to be very ffrong TO latisfy
the mind, thar the terms really inten-
ded fomething ellie bcGdt, this obvi-
Gus purpol-; that il may be fairly
extended to inc entire circle Of the
globe, wherever title can DC obtained
wv purchaf:, or conGuea, and the
new partners in the political power
may be admitted at the mere dilcre-
ton of this Legislature, any where
that il wills. A principle thus mon
ftrous is asserted in this bill.
But I think it may be made fatis-
fa6torily to appear, not only that
the terms new ltatcs" IN this arti-
Gle did mean political EvereigatisJ 70 b
formed zyi!bi7 toe sTIgiH1l limits St t5s
/. u StJtet: as has jnt been ihevn, but
alto, negatively, that II di3 not Intend
nf5g p9l;tical |GvereigHtif5, Eyit5 The ter
sifoyiG! annexzfisH5, to IL created 10itk-
e.t .ksf original kruf5. This appears
frf from the very tenor Of the arti-
Gle, All its limitations have relpca
10 the creation Of Aatss, within the
original huits. Two nates ihall not
be Joined no new Gate fhaH be erec-
ted, within the jurifdiaion Of any
ether Gate, without the content of
the Legislatures Of the fates concern
ed as we'll as Of Congrtfs. Now had
foreign territories bcsn contemplated,
had the new habits, cuftoms, man
ners and language Of other nations
besn in the idea of the framera az this
cpEhi,ution, wohld not fome limita-
ton have been deyiEed, to guard a.
Caia2 the abE(e Of power, in rs IA.
ture 70 enormous, aud 70 obyiouly
when il occurred, calculated to excite
iuf isaloufy among the ftates, whofs
irlatlve weight would be 70 ehentiaIly
aGt&ed by fuch an Intuition al once
Of a MATS Of Foreigners into their
councils, and into all the righs Of the
country The want Of all Limitation
Of fuch power would be ftroug evil
G,pce, were others wanting. that the
powers, now about to be cxcrcifcd,
never entered into the Imagination Of
tAole thoughtful and proficient men,
who contributed the fabric. But
there is another mof powerful argu-
ment againf the c1tenGon Of the
terms Of this article to embrace the
night to create itate3 without the O.
1isinal limits Of the United States de-
ducible from the utter G!ence Of all
debates at the period Of the adoption
OF the fedora! Conititufion, touching
ihe power here propelled 70 be urur-
ped. liz ever there VAS a time, III
which the ingeo uiiy of the ereatef
men OF an age was taxed to hnd ar
guments u favor If and Iainh znY
political nsafure q vas at the time
a. the adoption q this Confitu,ion.
AL the faculties Of The human mind
were, on the one Ede and the other,
pat upon their utmof Rrctcb, to find
me real and imaginary bltiiags or
cFiis, likely 70 reiuIt from the propo-
d5d nieafurr.-Nov ] call upon TIE
asvoca'es OF tais bill to poiat out, in
II the debates Of that period, in anv
cne publication, il ny one pam.
rhIe', IN any one uswfplper Of thofe
times, G1sle MITIGATION, by friend
Fr toe to the contribution, approving
or oealnri'g i br containing the
power, here propolrd to be ufurped.
or hngi- sr3geRion that it might be
extended TO fuch an obie6. "A Is now