Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-18
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me Unic,d States In form they pur- I
port Ia ba acts of legislation. but are
they IA feet acts ot legisla'i9n I TuI
,ait,oi AN act OF .icgi.,a;tooo ga a. s.,hice,
III ree,rl'o which tie b,,g's azure mas
u,ppwer i, bud any body i. "a mere at,
s1rlity. An nc o. Cunyr,,ss to annex |
Texas t, The tinted S:a,es.-,nr us, II 1
t,n.is n"b rly; aud Congress has no
power oni W, r,,nn, To ma ke Il bind any
rodS, except by the assent aud pgree
nenl of L ks. II is 10 Tact mere pfo-
posu,un IA protocol, off, red TO "a foreign
Government; uu1 II rccepted by tina,
t;nvctuin"n', then n coinpnct or treaty
Is lorm.J, having us ELI :ecv aud bind
Ing iu1Ce, hot IN an act OF Iegisauon
merely, but IN lhef 1arccmeH be ween
The Two p''wers, as satl treaties have II
takes Two Powcrs,o make Il compact or
i.ealv which shall ne hlpdinI as u su~.
prone law on the people OF The Two couI.-
,res repre- en..d u, such Powers aud
i,,t be,uus, b h0gree thar the two cuun-
IRIS >hali b. bouni, that they are band.
Neither parry has pow r b nd tv,n MS
own pro le in reference 10 III proper
'-'tbl'-ci matter al "A treaty, with .utaIhc
ether a law of this Congress for tn
iiim xaron or Texas 10 the u. Sa'es s
u perfect, nulluy wuho At an dh,r Law to
tho same effect by the Congress Of Tex
-. And IT these laws &c the two coun-
mes, t,ken together, could have any
opcr Il u or valliuN, y would be because
They conslT;u'c "A compact or Treaty, auJ
does not ever, body know that IL IS abb
.prd I" Talk abnu niking II treaty b.
tween lie United States and any foreign
Prwcr nv any other authority Ihsn ihal
a. he Presidcnt aud Senate Rcciprocai
aud 5gondpion, acIs of Legislation (as
same ACES of Congress having reference
10 comm rcial regulalio y stand on a
very different onring. In those cases,
we CHOOSE 70 IN Ike .ur icgr~luion eIIcc
two only on the happening Of cerrain
events or contingencies. rs, for exam
pie, on SOME reciprocal act by u fore
IGN an'i "a; but al The while In legisla.
I'VE power ov,'r ,-.,c subj CT matter is
ample aud compete ~ -
Butt is still insisted tina, Congress
has txprcssau horiiy 10 acquire foreign
ier,isury, aud even foreign country,
aader an orgrnIzcd aud independent
G"vrrnmcn', and that this authority l.
given in The clause which cnIrrs on
Congress me power 10 a''mit new states
into the Union | cannot imagine, n
perye, sion OF a plain provision. OF the
Constitution, the intent and scope oi
which are perfectly obvious, more wild,
tx raordiuary. AMI reckless than this
, must be excused when say thit re-
gard Ibis clam Of power Us the grossest
attempt at fraud ON the Con stitution
TINT has ever been made.
Here is an Obvious and necessary authority
forithe admission OF new Stairs into the Union
In The fIN place, i; was an authority Tor the
a IN ssJn of States formed nut Of the terriio-
nv tncluded within @ nisinal boundaries Of
llhe Uniled s ates, settled by h. treaty OF
peace. OF II 3 whe. he. twas tory already
cetlyd la ihe UpIea 81 -tes by particular States,
SSlhe terriioJy orthwrSi OF The 0hm; or ter
.Ttn'y which shout b" aiteIwad d. coded, as
was dime ~ North Carolina and GeOt ia; ar
teiiiIoIy which should .lia icmain vi h.n he
jnriSiiotG poi particular SiHies,. as The Gis.rici
ol Keo'acky, claimed by Virginia. and The
oNew Hampshire gran sciaImed by N W York
a ld eui of which the States OF Ken'ucky and
Vermont were erected end binugh; iuio The
Uaon, with ihe consent ol Virginia ami New
York res. ecIively, as The Constitution express.
ly provides.
such, soy, is this power in III first place
IL rs a pow u admit 1IetC StaIeS--l 81. u Gcani
term, rleaily indicative II th inienl-States
/. wbi.n should grow'ap on the I M rican soil
bg lh,t gradual proc s II accGctiUJ and filing
u by Atne ICan- 81 z~nS, on tue a"w ndS OF
. Inc country. which He Who'll com " 81 vel
urdsrsIoOd a; he time, aud now well un>
derStnndS. And this power OF admitting ne
Sa vas made, with delil crate aud wise IN.
Iesi, broad enough I" cover eve cas- which
coa q aIISe WI hin the Ori2 inal limits OF The u
niied States. Bli this was rot all.
49,, We hive seen hat iurei9n territory might
te acquired by conquss', or by discovery, OF by
tfcaty, when incident aud nrccS>l: To the pc T.
fofmaLcc nj any prescribed OF admitted duty
al The GIveTnmeni, or the execution oil any
stanItd 2,wer. And this power of n Uniting
ne" Slaies - found t. nave been mode broad
enough to cuver the 'ses arising 10 reference
10 such ioIeign { al ~. UDd this puweG,
our practice shows that new States may be ad
mntrd into the Union, bich may grow up, on
lis acquired territory, into communities oil A
mericdn cI,iZcns, hy that me process OF ga
dual accrrlion AMI flli up on liese new lands
10 which have before adveited.
Such is this power of admitting new STATES
intothis Union. And now what IS argued, or
Iaiher what is ASSUMED? Why, that Ihi, Is an
= Express duihptiiy the FadeTdl Government,
a. uugh The agency Oi Congress to acquire
inreiRn territory the arRum Mt Is, that % is
hr>i an. EXPRESS autnO. it's lo I'D nit a iOrcig
. cOuIIJy.an people MO This UnIoH as State
a we'll asJo admit new States ointd out 81
unT own domestic territory. Thus The bpun-
daries VI the Republic would be eTi. nded by
q mDeb; apd then, ~ sIch foreign S'l'e haV'
la posSrssions ii dependent territory, his
IAN ffpfers authority Tor acquiring that ter
fitofy 81 condition ct admitting the SAFE
i"is ihe Urion.
Sir. this = a matter sbJut which it
is dilIieuli o. rue. u IS diflirult to ar
guo agalnsi CO y Of right in this Gov.
cTumeni, undcr tho wer to nd MT new
States into the Union. ~, through The
agency Of the Legislative d. purimeni,
TO ally itself with fofsign independent
sovereign Powers, in such a manner ns
10 bring them into the Union and into a
participation in the affairs Of this Gov.
ernmcni aud country. II is q claim Of
power fier t. be rebuked and denounced