Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-09

pe'u!,ai security Is in the possession OF
written Constitution Let us no,
make II II blank paper by cons,ruc.
ton.
Has tho name Of Jefferson los, It's
charm with his disc'yIc,l Ia his o.
pinion of no weight an aql-,t on "t
such ma 2niiudc with the J-irrsonian
school of drmocracyl En- er,aining
thnSc vieNs. where, let me ask. would
Mr.. JeIieI son be- ! und upon th,s Texas
question. # lac were alive; and if he
were now In Spring into lilc AMI were
To raise his vo c. ar iinSt tn measure
rs uncuns itu'inna', as he surely would
what snail shell would he too sma, for
the conductor Of the kichmnnd Enquirer
or Any of his political family In crawl
into. 'rhe Constitution. SAYS Mr.
Jefferson, has made no provision Cor
oar holding foreign territory. sull less
tor Incorporating foreign Nn'inuS with
I oar Union ~ there is ~" such power.
"re the democracy preparcd 10 exer.
else It? The wings, am sure, are
not! and yet is not little strange tina,
among those vino have ever held Mr..
B
al questions Ms of the highest authority
lhcro has not been one yet willing 10
qu.,c ar follow him ON this mos; impor-
tnnt question, except Mr.. Van Barren.
perhaps.and for thu hr was rcnounce T.,
and deserted ~ the Jciicrsonan Demo-
crazy.
But v"s'"r'av the worl Of Cursnr might
Have stoo against ihc world;n,w lics lac there
And none So p'or to DO him reverence
II there is no power granted by the
! Constitution for the acquisition Of terri
tory, rs MIR Jefferson supposed where
can the power be found for incorpura
ting any o her government with ours!
As said be fore, grant the practice OF
the government has settled the oues
ton otherwise in regard To acquisition
OF territory merely, and that settled
The treaty for Louisiana, the power
for which was denied al The time BIZ
tHc nrgn!iulnr himself. Here is pre-.
! scented another qu sion. far transcend
my the OF cr in importance, AMI n
/ proceden, In this case may soon ripen
lhio practice, anI Tor one. ! am Cor
n"niIng 'he qGe.ilun al the ijrst hop
aud never permitting it 10 obtain Il
! ico,hold iIr Il moment as The onIv SO =
curity We have for the future. | hi.
government, | trust. is ln e2durc for
ayes TO come. and looking into the vista
o! time, am now for guarding nguinsr
future dagger. Establish this prece .
dent sanction the authority of a poY-
criuI President AMI TWO thirds Of Il cor
rnPt Senate. rs 1t might b.. II unit.
I lhis government OF ours, The u States,
with any other government. md lei all
Europe become again convusrd with
general wnr--iei another Napoleon a.
risc, To pa dpwn kingdoms and build
up npircS to shake tho world by the
force OF his geaiuS, and his army. ana
.et our pcoPe, ani porticu!ariy our
public m II. degenerate 10 the same
rapid degree that they have done is
The last l6 years, since vice usurpel
the reward of virtue ani INSCRIPTIONS
partizanShip has been made The ONLY
lest al merit, ana how soon might we
fad our free and in dependent republic
converted, aye and consiirulIonally con
vcrtcd, by II President and IS Senators
into mighty kingdom, our President,
make King, and our Senators made
EarIs, Lords and Barons, for their
treachery.
| will not admit that the liberties Of
my children, arc held by any such
tenure! | Will not admit that any SO
men that live or breathe, or that God
will ever make, can thus lawfully, con
stI.utIonaIly barter away my govern.
mcnt and my country and the govern
N Of
lGy their own avarice, rapacty, or ambi
ton. But If they can const,uliona!y
incorporate tbs = vernment with Tex
as, why not with Russia. England.
France, or the Celestial empire. No!
this is a country 10 itself, the land Of
Liberty and the resting pace OF free
dom, so let us preserve it, unlram-
melled by, and unconnected with, any
| other government on earth.
All treaties are, by the practice Of
tho government, kept secret they are
unknown until they are ratified or re-
Iecied, except to the negotiators and
tho Executive branch Of tho govern.
ment; and do not know bat that il is
practice moro honorcd in the breach
than the oh ervance' yet SO il is. How
III the late Ashburton treaty, in settling
permanent and Convenient boundary
line between I vO great nations, slip
OF land was acquired hero and Il corner
surrendered there, and no one was dis
posed 10 raise a question Of constitution.
al difficulty. Bul suppose upon tho
ratification Of that treaty II had been
ascertalncd that II contained "a provis-
ion incorporating lh government with
that of Great Britpin, and 1t was a ques.
ion then to DO determined by the num-