Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-17

The Stict Coasfrpeiionisi. WHO advocate The
situ,nnaly Of the annexation Of Texas hy Jnni Rcso
luton OF Congress necessarily rest ilal assumption
inference and implication rbey abandon their odd
grund Of adhering 10 The letter Of The constitution. and
necessarily deduce the power Ia fum clauses oi
the ctnsuion having clf,tee In the case in ques
ton Fol may faiely be assorted bsi, at the iofma
non Of lie const utitn. the dfa II allcNing foreign
States 10 The CnI,n nsJllad ~ single in
dIvIdnal Engaged IN maturing Il at instrument. II is
not 10 be SUPP sd, infs m,nani. that such aIurpse
was in The contemplation Of lis famrrs Tor, il had
been. mol ony would snme auson Ia important sub
Jet have ltrn Etud IN tie q, nt,s II HAT lody, hui
would III Necessity have constituted leading and proni
nent topic Of discussion. But 1t Is. the ohe other
hand, manifest, thai when ii agreed that Congress
should be invested whh the power oi admitting new
States into the Union, special reference had 10 that
extensive region then known Us lie Northwestern Ter
rory, and which, moi ancipalin, Gas who could have
done y The rapid increase of pupnlaon aud lis al
most magical spread the then solitary wilderness.
ancestors doubtless believed would be- unpcuplcd for
perhaps century afterwards. We aware is some
times SAID that the admission of the Canadas into the
mon was Then medIlatcd ard tia, The provision Of the
constitution Tor the admission Of nrw States had
sPrcln reference 10 lhse pro, inr,s. But nobudy who
roroccs The history o lai period can hesitate 10 scou;
such an assumption hs utterly rnpsl,nus In l777,
inbred. ,oal after lie Declaration of Indcpendence
an eflurt made 10 induce lie Canadians 10 unite
with The sister Provinces in the ,Gon 10 throw N he
British ,oke. But they ehs,d and anlsibad II cir
allegiance 10 the Cnwn through The vhole period II he
Revolutionary war. Aud no hope u ielof was after
wards indnged that the lncorp ration Of these Pro
,inc,s INTO The American cuni dcaey would ever take
rlaee-esralnly tl,fe is evidence tia, such design
was ever contemplated No allusi,n so fst as We are
aware. II made Ia such an cy,n h.rg desired or if
desired rs being possible, at any reGod since w
But Ne are told that the power ito admit new
States Into the lni,n is broad ard unqualified. Su
Is IN @ards hut is in lacl obviously limited b, the mean
ing attached To th,se wods by he iancts u the con
slllnton: For ilete ysrions tlauNs If The cousn
'ion equally ind, fuiic which, l,ng construed in like
manner, would convert hat instrument into a ro,te
blanche, upon which Congress nigh, write It's own pow
es' Just as occasion sheuld arise fr lhtr exercise -
f~ example; Conen ss says the constitution, shall have
power "toes'ablsh pnsi uces aud st roads"s oso
Just as unqualified as the power 10 admit new sa,esn
and II, tccnuse ,teIe nung III Tie la pu.oe ia de-
hne lie limits within which the latter power NAV he
exercised, Congress may oc11ue foreign ieyror, for
TIE purpose n making States. 50 they NAV in the
'sence o' all Limitation on HE forner power cross The
m'em'm 9oJoroisn trriiuy, by compmi ,ciih lis an
mo'""',yD TIE pmPo'e n csfoding lis mail route,
and esiabiing lis posi- oGiccs The rule of cons,rue
' " NV same IN DUN casur--sud one would mt have
apP,affd moe absurd than the olhef ii that other did
not Just al this mum,n address itself 10 rauy pnssons
and phjodceS, and 10 personal cupdry and ambi,iun
i'e are several other clauses of the other cons,,ution
ihl' :" like application, ll IL is unnecessary o
relies 10 ihfmi tr, II menill trace thai under mmedi.
ale consideration 10 lis legMlmaie results every r,,on
al mind Will be startled al The conclusion, ~ which J.
will conduct him.
Hive may introduce Texas into ,l, 'nuu ly a, No,
Of Congress, under the power TO ..adn, now sa,.s ~
so may We annex any other foreign State and inJ,.J
II has been already eavey cun,end,d by Slate Son,
tor OF Virginia (Nlr. Thompson Of Knnnwl,A Ina, wo
hare the night thus 10 annex China II ", nl,,. rh
conclusion 10 which the assertion of he rioL Of Cam
gr'ss to acquire foreign empire under the permssi,n
10 "d'd ht@ States however, is where ~ point,dv
and ieaf,ssy stated in r,cen, elora, arli,l. o,hs
Aladlsonan, which. less dlscree, or nor, bo,,s, lo
sumo e ''s co''npuiates, makes this broad admission
Nov, says thai PAPER. "thls t,ng substantially the
Simple theory Tour general government" very slmrlo
'h'"ty, indeed, by the way which invests the American
'ohetss. IN despite oflhc luiia ol the constitution
WIN tie onnIpo'tney ol the Brush Parliament y .u =
cannot see Why Ireland Scotland England md n,,,io
"'afly France aish, no, lie admitted ito the lnion -
None oi those Kingdoms Continues the Madio,;,> ,,o
more remote from this ciIy (Washirciuu) than $ mo Of
'he states and Territories On this continent r a.. ,,
" compute the days required To i,av,l hbcr-;bc
''he that France decapatrs hcl kim and reslp,s ,o
Isl only ass Republic, We de- h, not she u III en,,
example OF the Old Thirteen and ccmp, bc,d -,
WIN US 10 oppose The tyranny oi cfoNn,d h. ads -
such are HE magnificent views of he ady,ca,,sofho
admission OF Texas by joint resolution Of Conoress
Ito" different from the Use counses of the Faith, T.,
us country, Who IN his Farewell Address. warned us
against The dangerous policy OF tirp ent,noii,o NJ
'''h'es VIVA h"'en na''ons, as srconj only in maaai
'uue 10 I'VE cultivation Of sectional antiquities and pr,
JUDGES among the States Of This eenfrderacy
but we are TO form these extensive and remo,e c,,
nec'ohs 'e question Is by hat aaency shall these a~
iances be ms'ured The INN sdaie uexa,i,nis. !,
he 'aee u Their own secen attempt 10 bring Texas into
Tue mon ny treaty, now insist lin, The true consu
''ona aode Of ef'cing thai ohp c, is by law. We
no. H. adeed contrary 10 Mr. Jesersou,s opi,i,, H..
constitution a'"wsus 10 acite foreign territory a, ALL
'he treaty making power is the oni, auihuriy com,e
lent to the accom- lishment sacs MARINA. And ,h;s
view OF lhe subject is lncidy and ably set Crh hy Az
"a''e" laws !" ky IN recent speech in the Hons,
=" "'Pes' natives To briei extract irum that speech