Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-25

nmnh. C Nezy states may hs admitted, ~
| the Congress, INTO this unioH." Accompa'
nied VIA his .nos, consequential enquiry !:
6 Is no, this new state IL be admiuea
And is no, here an express authority $"
I have no doubt this is tull and sat'siac'
tow arcu.n. n, 20 rve.y cae, who is content
with The mere eolors and suPsrh cies OF
things. And II we were now at the Dat
OF some stall fed justice, the enquiry would
insure victory 10 the mixer OF 1t, to the
NANTES, delight OF the conssab!es and SUI
tors OF his court. But, sir, We are how DC '
fore the tribunal Of the whole American
people reasoning concerning their l.b r
ties, their rights, siteii constitution. !ness
are not to be made the victims OF the 'nevl'
table obscuri,y of general terms; nor the
sport of verbal criticism The question IS
concerning the intent Of the dmrr:can pe0-
tile, the propristors of the old United S'atcs'
when they agreed to this article. D'ctl"n'
aries and spelling books are here. OF no ou'
,her,y. Neither Johnson, nor WaIker'
nor Webster, nor D!Iworth, has any voice
in this matter. Sir, the question concerns
! the proportion OF power, reserved bY TINS
constitution, to every state in this union.
Have the three branches Of this govern
men, right, at will, to weaken and out
weigh the influence, respectIveI y secuted TO
each state, in this compact by Introducing,
at pleasure, new partners, situate beyond
the old limits of the y. States The ques.
lion has not relation merely to New Or.
leans. The great objection Is 10 the Pr'n'
ciplc of The bill. II this principle DE adj
miltrd, the whole space ct Louisiana,
greater, it is said. than the entire extent OF
the old United States, will be mighty
theatre, in which this government assumes
the right OF exercising this unparalleled
power. And it will be there is no con-
cealme mt, it is intended to BE-, exercised.
Nor will it stop. until the very name and
nature Of tae old partners be overwhelmed
by new Corners into the conIederaey. Sir,
the QUESTION goes 70 the very root OF TIC
power and influence of the present mem
be,s oil this union. The real inseat Of thi,
article is, there fore, an enquiry Of most Sc
rious import AID is 70 BE- se,tled only by
u
known relations of this people and ,hSr
constitution. These, maintain, support
this position, that the terms new states"
in this article do intend new political Sow
reign,ies, to be fsrmeI suithin hts original
limits ofths United States and do not in.
tend new political sovereisnties with ter.
ritoIial annexa,ions, TO 5s created, without
the original limits Of the Unitcd States. 1
undertake to support both branches Of this
position to the satisfaction Of the people
OF these United States. AS to any expec.
tation of conviction on this foor, know
the na,u'e of the ground /; and INV hope
less any arguments are, which lhwart a
concerted course of treasures.
| recur in the h,st place to the evidence
Of history. This furnishes the following
Leading fac. ; that before and at the time Of
the adoption Of this constitution, the crea.
ton OF new political sovereiynties within
the limits Of the old United States was con-
templa.ed. Among the records of the old
congress, will be found a resolution passed
as long ago as the 10Th day of October,
1880, contemplating the ces,ion Of uaap-
!, nropriatvd lands to the United States, &C
eompanied by provision THAT they shall
be disposed Of tor the common benefit OF
the United States, and be settled and form
ed into distinct republican states, which
ST. all become members Of the federal union
and have the same rights of sovereignty,
freedom and independence as the Other
states" Afterwards on the 7ih of Iuly,
1896, the subject of" laying ont and form :.
tag into new states" the country lying north
west of the river Ohio, came under the
consideration Of the same body and auo.
,her resolution was passed recommending
TO the legislature Of Virginia to revise ,hei:
&C. of cessien, 80 as to permit more el;gi.
bic division Of that portion of territory dc.
rived from her (which states" it pre.
ceetls 10 declare, " shall hereafter become
members of the federal union, and have the
same rights Of sovereignty, freedom and
independence as the original states, in con.
formity with the resolution OF congress OF
the 10Th of October, 1890" All the ter.
...o,i.s to ub 10 thee ...oI.: