The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-05

Iuent Of the constitution, 10 bc proposed and
acted upon 10 the regular form; sod ottho
last, by taking the votes OF the people OF Lou.
T,iana Immediately sf,er possession of ,hc
territory should be taken by the United
States, under the treaty. had no doubt that
The consent Of both people, would be obtained
with as much ease, and ht'e more loss oi
,ine, than it actually took Congress 10 pre-
pare an act for the gosernment OF The 'erno'
rc /: and l thought ,ba. :his courc OF proceed
ieg, while IL would terminate in the same re.
suit as the i'm med date exercise o! ungrsn'ed
transcendeoisi po.ers BY Congress, won'd
serve as lsndma, K Of correct principle Tor
future lines, es a memorial OF homage ~ tho
fundamental principles oi civil socie 30 The
people, and the unsliensbrc -igbts Of man.
Enter tanning these opinions, OH ite so oil
November, 1903, voted with the msjoi'y
dor the bill appropsis,ing 3 100000 to car.
~ into { Tcc, he Louisiana Convention and
in speech TO the Senate upon the pssSsgeoi oi
that bill, the substance Of which was p''nIed
in the NstIonsi inciligeDcer oi the 2Sth oi
Move mber, 1908, declared at once my ap2fo-
ha,ion Of the measure, ond my belie' That 10
cary ths treaty into eoiife execution, an a.
mendmen, to the eonsii,aIion would be oec'
ussasy NV vote on this bin is recoi ced 10
the same ioulns!s Of the Senate 10 which
General Sn,yih has tesorted 10 End his char
ges az ainsi me but he has not ,houghi pro.
yer 20 notice enner iha, or ,te p'iNed speech,
which, if Known to him, leaves him without
excuse foe representing 10 you my votes up
Un the other bills Of that session, reistlng to
I.ouisiaps, as having been dictated BY the spir-
u Of faction, or by hostility TO l.onisieU,.
r
ny tho same journals OF the Senate, l moved
sor the appointment OF comn','ee 10 inquire
whelber any, and il aoy, what innhor meas.
u,es are necessary. for carrying inso erect ihe
Lonsiano ce,siuD trealy, with leave 10 report
by 6,ll or olborwse. In support Of this NO.
ton ! stated explicitly. cha, the OBJECT o' u
was, that tho coWm'ucs should prepare and
report, for the consideration OF the Senate, no
amendment To tho coDsi'utlon, sth bill,
prcsc thing the for0 in which The sense o:
tho people Of Louisiana should be ,akeo 10
sanction, in the only form IN which ! coneeiv.
ed IL could lawfully be accomplished, The
enon Of the two people into one; the
anne xion Of the inbabitan,s OF Lculsiena 10 tho
Norm American Union and their ACCESSION
iu all The rights, privileges and p'crogatiVes,
and their subiec,,on Co all The duties os ,hc
citizen, OF tho United States. oa ,he expo
s,iion OF ihcsc objects for the motion, tho
Senate did not think proper TO appoint the
committee which proposed; and the ooly
opportunity lett me, Tor recording The prince
pies upon which acted, was,'5y oEa''og the
resolution, which ! did on III. lo!b Jsnus'y
1904, and by voting sgain.t aii'the acts OF
Googtcss, cgislai,ng upon tho people oi Lou.
isiana, during that session.
Let roc repeat, tha, all these questions as
~ the extent OF the powers OF Congress were
a, that time new and unsettled. Ia forming
my iud dgement Upon them, had recourse OH
ly To the lacu.tics OF nv own under rs,a0d'ng,
TO- the letter OF the constitution, 10 the hrI
princi pies ef gove'pment, Us recognized In
our republican Institutions, and TO the light at
the discussions IN both Houses VI Gong,e ess
upon ,ha, occasion. There wac no preceden,
upon the record. The anne rs,ion OF Tor.
sicn people 70 the NoIh American Conicde.
racy, fot med new crs in our national annals.
The p iociples upon which that gtea, change
it, our condition was to bo Effected, and ,hs
forms by watch il was 10 be made lswtYi,eon-
sormaby to tho tree theory oi huOsn rights,
involved considc 'alioO, OF masnltn1c III
which We are not ct all yet o~ste. 'fhe laws
OF tnat SSsStOD fc'dtlNC t' nave
very recently bccn followed as presidents IN
tho aBacyalon 10 this union ut the territory
and, people OF Fio ida. Ia The perfectly reg
ular exercise, and for purposes OF tho mos,
rigorous justice, ,of powers nucsl With those
assumed and granted by thai iiule section
which have quo,cd, you have recsn,ly wit.
messed scenes, agains, which tie halls oi Con
yress, the streets Of yonr c''ies' summns OF
your oacpotains, ansl the echoes of ycur val.
hes, have ,ssoanded with clsmors OF siolsted
rights and Nitu,ional oct, OF despousm.
1t was no, N the exercise, by Generhi Jack
son in 1921, Of powers so iocompsubie with
all our insti,nuons, 1t ues no, IN the assump-
,ion aud grant w Congress Of those powers
in 1903, that the real constitutional question
was involved and it is no small Satisfaction
10 NE, that an enabled TO oeier you to taose
ve,y votes which general Smylh impu,cs to
unworthy motives, for proof tne,, i'oo, the
FIRST day that was called TO ac, 10 your pub.
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