Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-24

shy shy, to resort to the e rs,t :
s as;aa III the a"eient an ra,''; !
s give efficacy fins't!,: to them. oN,t
IN this section, shows that ps' e
ration ration g. Of it was eont ten, e.
' Thsss The ;;s old n"i. ya,gTSa,
formed or erected s;i ,S;sa, !,
ton OF any other state. ,'
by the junction ftwo :, 10 81
parts of s,ates-,o the " :! nor
go'a 7, of the TERRITORY, 'n J,
the United States--,o " =,
iavor of any claims Of IN ~ 8
or any.particular state, N'' VH
Now is.it to be believed :,
TO, to create .e and ADM, new s ~
the ancient boundaries ' Is
states, was granted to g.. !"
lulely, without any Iin lug
comparatively unimperlsm y,
atlng states within the sn,; ~
ries, is guarded by so n, ",,'le
limitations? Had the atm;' .
states, to be formed in cs~s.'
the parts Of foreign and di.,.,,,
been contemplated, vOuIt
terms have indicated the ~. !.
principles or occasions, q, =.
annexatlons Of a mass Of (or.;.
their territories should t.ks \
the opinion Of your comm;,,.!
absence of any such rss,,iras
self, conclusive evidence ,L,,
misslon of forcieu cooplri,,'
being contemplated was MT :,
eYca considered possible b, 4.
OF the Constitution, or BY ii,
the tine OF lis acop!ien.
The situation of the U State,
history of the times, when II.
ton was adopted, strongly 60.
this idea I; indeed, in the opluj,1
committee, render j, so absL
monstrable as to amount in IL,
TO certainty.
Such was the situation Of n.
States, at the time ofthe sjouiio
constitution, that the admission
states in countries beyond the d
of the United States does no, q
have been contemplated as az q
bable, or even possible. On
ry. the writings of that period,
debates ofthe various meeting,
ventions assembled for the pud
considering the constitution, sh
the extent of the United State
+ within its ancient limits, vas on
principal objections to the prcl
of the proposed constitution viii
limits. Your committee have
sought in the history of the dsd
of that period, for the expression
opinion, either BY way c'ns'co
Or against the cons'itutloD, tat
possibility it night be susceptible
construction of late given to i,
which they object. TIE lea Q
seem to have entered ITO The
any one that it WAS possible that
construction could be gwen end
reason above suggested, MS iO'
of the country, as ., that on'e e
was urged and admi!:ee rr'l'
be ore OF the most iorcibIe ''tf
the practicahilily Of he eSP''T'
It's well known that to SCOUT
Mon of the ttl;tsc On p.lmIiNe 81
the advan.agcs hence SUI "
the main objects ct TIC 10, ~
ton. TO tbs WAS scet" 'o' :
admitting suCE nirsr '''''' %
rise in their own Dos2n's' o' III
ries j, Guided within the senf''
of the old United States. ol
ceedi gs of the old ConsTe''''o'
to the peace of 1888 It apP,'
was in contempi4flnn to c'e''
NIT states, within lie r. It's y:
United States: and not lDc,o''
the particular boundaries o. ' 4%
But it appears no where that ts ,s
to the peace of 1885, tie a a.,
states, beyond the limits tio0 90
vas ever either propo'ec' "
contemplated.
Now it is very apparent y ~ >,
mi,tee, that the power to S'' ;,
createt. in territories beyond y
of the olo United States ~
most critical and lmpor'''' w. y
consider It's nature or its coz" ~
It is in truth notaing less '''n :.
err to create in foreign e % VI
political sovereignties, '00 o
old United States ola pr?.PpG'ulo
political sovereignty III '' ii
foreigner. Its a po" .', M
opinion OF your eom"l'''ts ,ley.
ME ever would hav; de. .h.
which, they are pers u'cf s,. I'M
the United States, and eerl' 5'J
p!e of Massachusetts, nsss, ', liz
The proportion OF tue pS nosi
Of each foreign state eo" "pot
zion, depends upon l''s rs, "od,r
states Which have q voice ,ss &C
pact. This nu"Oer' ,, liz
permits Congress TO "u, y, ,ie