Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-02-11
MIR. QUINCy'5 SPEECH,
Ishvfred in Coagrcf en- tie ! 4tk jan
s sss final qaglEi5n far admitting
Aezs-Crls4n5 int tie Union.
(Continued from our TAI, !

fne fOurth arbClcs OF when Inc ad-
vocates of this bid rely, is the fol
lowing. New Sfats5 nay be ad.
niftei, byfbe Coagre,G, ilto this Unha ;
frt 10 ne4p Rate G4G he fernled or G.
'ected 1ritkiz tie jar(icttaa Of any Q.
1b-r R.4fe, ner any fate be formed By
ID jascfi0H sfirJ, or mare fate5, or
Jayf5 g fate5, 0Vi'bsm tie csgjfnt q
TIE Agi9dfu,f e fbe y74fef e5ncsrnea
O. ,veA Q5 e The CsngrsG."
| know, Mr. Speaker, that the
6rit elauf- Of this paragraph has
been read, with all the fupercilious-
neis of grammarian's triumph
I" Nfz9 Rates nay be admitted, By f5s
CoagreG, into ibis nisn." Accom-
panied with this mott confcquentia;
enquiry; /" Is not this new tta,s to
be admitted { And is nor here an ex-
p,eis authority ," have no doubt
this IS full and iatisfa6tory argu-
ment TO every one, who is content
with the @ere colors and fuper6cies
Of Things And it we were now at
the bar Of fome italLftd iuftice, ths
enquiry would infure victory to the
maker of it, TO the manifclt delight
of the conhables and fritors of his
court. But, Gr, We are now before
the tribunal Of the whole American
people reaf1ning concerning their
liberties, heir rights. their conititu-
tion. Ihele are not to be made the
victims of The inevitable obfcurity Of
general terms nor the fport of yer i.
bal criticitm. The queltion is COR
cerning tie iHfssf q t6s Amtricar tes-
flfs the pEoprietors Of the old United
ctates, when they agreed to this arti-
Gle. Dictionaries and fpelling books
ale, hare, of no authority. Neither
Johnion nor Walker, nor Webtfer,
nor Dilwcrth, has any voice in this
matter. Sir-Ihe queftion concerns
the proportion Of power, refcrved by
fhls contribution, TO every fate in
this union. Have the three bran.
ches OF this government ! right, at
viii, to weaken and outweigh the in
fucnce, Respectively fscured to each
fate, in this conpa4, by introdu-
cling at plealure, new partners, Gtu-
ate beyond TIE old linits of the Uni
ted States ? The queition has not
relation merely TO w-Orlcans.
The great ob;eaion is to the princi-
pie Of the bin. If this principle be
admitted, the whole fpace of Louifia
ia, greater, it is iaid, than the entire
extent of the old United States, will
be mighty theatre, in which this
government alunes the right Of ex-
erciGng this unparalleled power
And il Will DC there is no con-
sediment, 1t is intended to be, exer-
eifcd.--Nor will it ttoP, until the
very name and nature of the old part
ners be OVERWHELMED by new corners
into the confsderscy. Sir, the qucf-
ton goes to the very root o. the pow
CT and influence o. The prefcnt mem
hcrs OF this union.-7bs real inf.at
q tbs article is, therefore, an enquiry
of mott ferrous import and is to be
f-ttled only By recurrence 20 the
known hiitory and known relations
of this people and their contribution.
3heie, ] maintain, lupport this poG-
ton, that the terms new ltates," in
shls article do intend new political
.overeigStic,, to be formed 1vifbis t5s
niginal hmit5 e The U. Sfuss !: and
10 not intend new political fovere.
iSnties with territorial annexations,
10 5e ere rted 7vifba,t The original limits
q fbs u STATES. i undertake to
Support both branches Of this petition
to tn: fAtisfaaion of th- people CT
theie United States. AS TO any ex-
re6tatioa Of conviction on this hoor
] know the nature of the ground T;
and nov hoPelelS any Arguments are,
which thwart concerted courie Of
me lures.
] recur, in the Grf place, to the
cyid-nee Of hiltory This furnifhes
tat following leading faa; tina, be.
f1re, add at the time of, the a.
doption Of tbs conitituion, f6s crsa
fi7a q aslg ps!itioaI J,Ue1eigafiss Nth.
n re Units q tbs slI Ua;ies Safer 1ya,
caRter1pLltsA. Among the records Of
the Old Congreis, will be found a re.
f.'uti1n. Plaed as long ago as the
10th day u Oct. 1885, conte.no a.
ting the cetion Of uaappropriated
lands 70 the United States, accom-
panied by a proviiion, +" that the,
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