Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-18
GEoRGETOWN o.. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1s 1s45


ambiguous,aHd unlimited power 10 adm
new SiaIes into the Union.' But let
look into the proceedings Of The conVeI
ton for the legislative history Of the graz
: Of this power. In The propositions sui
mitted 10 the convention BY Mr. Randolph
! Mr. Pinekney, and Mr PalleFsOO, we fin
the following relating to The power prl
posed to be granted to congress to adm
, n " STATES.
Mr. Edmund RsndOIph's proposition
40. Resolved, That provision ough
to be made for The admission Of State
laFfully arising within the limits OF tht
U0iled Slaies, whelher from a voluntary
junction Of government Or territory o.
otherwise, with The consent ofa number
of voices ia the national Legislature les:
than The whole .'--4 vol ElIiOu's Debates
p, AZ, sndlthe same sas The J4lh of bis
amended resolutions, ibid. D n.
Mr.. Charles Pinckuey's proposition:
Art. IA. Tie Legislature shall have
power TO admit newSiales Into tbeUnion,
on The same Terms with the originalSisles
provided iwo.thirds ofihe members pres-
ent 10 both Houses agree.'-4 vol. Eli,
otis Heb. p. 4S.
Mr. William Pstterson's propOaition--
g. Resolved, That provision ought 10
be made for the admission OF new States
INTO tho UniOn.-4. vol. Elliott Deb D.
70.
Mr. RandOlph's i4lh resolution, as
above, was passed unanimously EIlOtts
Deb, 4 vol. l03.
In draft Of constitution reported
by The committee Of five, Aug. 6, 1857,
"a E!liotl's Deb. y. 1917
Art. IL. New States, lawfully con.
stiIuied or established within the limits
ofihe United States may be admitted BY
the Legislature into this government, but
10 such admission The consent Of Two
IhiIds Of the members present in each
liUuse shall be Necessary. II a new
Stale shall arise within The limits Of any
Of The present States, The consent Of the
legislature Of such States shall lie also
necessary 10 is admission. II the ad
mission be consented to, The new States
ihall lie admitted on the same terms as
he original States. But The legislature
nay make conditions with such new
States concerning the public debt which
hall be then subsistirg.'
On this atiicle the follow ing procee.
Bngs we're had. In 4 vol. Elliotl's Deb.
, 1853.
III ". moved and seconded TO strike
ut The Two last clauses ia the seven.
eenlh article, which passed in the sflr,
Dativo..
1T was-moved and seconded TO strike
ut the following words out OF the seven.
eeDlh article: But 10 such admission
Ae consent oflwo, thirds Of The members
resent IN each House shall be neces-
arv'
And on the question being IAken, II
asscd in the affirmative--yess 0, navs 2.
IL was moved aud seconded 10 agree
o The following propositions as q substi-
lie for The seventeenth article.
New States shall be- admitted By the !
sgisIature into the Union but no new
tate shall be erected within the limits |,
{ fany Of sbespresent States without the
onsent Of the legislature ofsUch Stale as
'ell as of The general legislalure.'
'Sei arsie questions being taken on the
iferent clauses Of the proposition. they
assedAl The sfirnalive-yeas 9, nays
Aud The provision finally assumed the
'Tm il now has in the constitution.
Thus we see that the propositions Of
IL Pipcknsy and Mr. Paterson prOpo 3
ID to grant this power unrestricted as to ]
le situation Of The territoy--whethe il
ay within OF without the4oTiginal States, I
lal M Rsndolph, and Of the commit /
e Of FIVE, proposed to limit the power 10
Init new States out Of lhe territory /
thin the limits Oe the United States, II
il The limitation which wOs proposed q
as rejected BY the convention by The a
lcpiion OF the substitute. whicI, left the il
IWer unresiEicte6as 10 the position Of i
Ie Territory, as had been originally pro-
,sed by Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Patish c
On, n
Justice Story, in his Commentary on Il
'e Constitution, vol. 2, sec. 4O7, says: a
Contemporary construction is proper 1,
resorled 10 10 illustrate and confirm Il
e tex.--lO explain doubtful phrase ,or /,
} expouad anObscure clause, and 10 pro- h
srl0n 10 the uniformity and universally
that construction, and The known abili 4
! and aaleals Of those by whom twas Il
ven, is the credit 10 which i is enlis
ed. Il cannever abrogate the text, i g
IN never fritter away lis obvious sense, b
can never narrow down its tEpe limita. I,
ony d cen never enlarge its natural o
OundaFisB Madison Fed. d
10 show. lh8 contemporpneou con- Il
howeveFgwhich had been giv- q
4 to the clauso ii The constitution, Mr. Va
said he would refer ihe e0mRiilee r. a
ie 18th No. 81 lhe FedeFaliai. book i