New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-07

u The Morning NeWS is by no means SIN
gular in feeling witticism moro keeny than an
argument Satire is the ounces terror, the worlc
over, while his skull is impervious TO logic. But
the News does not well in fathering on Mr. lib
bats its own farcical quiddity that, though Con-
gress has no power to admit foreign territory
into the Union, it may constitutionai!y admit
foreign States as full partners in our Union, no
matter on what Continent, nor how deeply IN
yolved in War and Debt. We cannot readily
believe that Mr. Tibbatts maintains any such po-
stion-equivalent 10 asserting that, though g
pint is less than peck, it is palpably more than
a bushel.
Mr.. Jeferson's deliberate, repeated opinion
that the purchase of Louisiana was en- uncon-
stitutional act was pronounced at the same tune
with his active participation in that purchase
He placed it expressly on the ground of a neces-
sty transcondng all constitutional trammels-
in other words, on that very doctrine of "gen.
eral welfare which none are more easily tempted
to act upon than those who alphabetically sneer
at it.
In his letter 10 MIR. Breckenridge, dated August
T. 1903, TO be found in VOL Ill. page 5l2, ne says
This Treaty must course be laid before both Houses be-
both important functions TO exercise respecting
They viii their duty TO their country ~ satisfy
ing snd T " IN their But
mus, thea appeal to Nsnn for additional ntteie OF the
oS had moi, previously authorized The Constitution has
made no provision for our holding Foreign Territory sH lssS
for incorporating Foreign .Naioas ri our UR'on The
much the good OF their country s2ee done en- aet
Serond hs The Legislature in tcss1s behind IND
faithful servants must ra,y and pay Tor IT. and then throw
what know they would have done for themselves bad they
been IN situation 10 dol
1T the OF guardian investing The money oil his
ward purchasing important adjacent territory and say
ing 70 him when OF age' did thus Tor GOOD pretend
night 10 bind you may disown me, ana must ger
Of the scrape as can
To Levi Lincoln, 30th August, 1853, vol. 1, page
J. after suggesting certain amendments 10 the Con-
pttuou relative TO the admission Of Louisiana Sub
sequent to The treaty. ne adds
Iauo.e b, for your consideration shseios that the less
that viii Be desirable Congress TODD what necessary IN
Hlence.'' on,
To Wilson Cary Nicholas, Sept. Il, 1903, vol.
9Th, page Cd, he says:
Whatever Congress shall think necessary 20 do, should
BE- with little delay possible and particularly far
respects the constitutional difficulty. OF the
to Congress admit States Union without
sraning the subject TO the territory then constituting The
United S.ses But when CONSIDER that the limits of the
United States precisely xed by the treaty of 1854 that the
constitution expressly declares itself TO be made for the United
States. cannot help believing thai the nteb,oR
permit Congress admit INTO the Union States which
should be formed out Of the Territory for which, and under
whose authority alone they then acting do not be-
6eve was that tey might receive England. Ireland.
Holland, sc into which would be the case on your con-
siruction Whan admits o.. constructions.
the one sa the other daaxeroushe PRECISE the other
Indefinite prefer tbnt which snfe aud precise had ather
necessary than to asrse by construction which would
mike our powers bounde Our peculiar security IN the
Possession Of written constitution Lei us not make AZ
blank mar by construction.