Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-20


NIX BBLS. TO the proposition that this clause was so
- % leave doub, about the power of Con.
without tie treaty makiDg power TO admit
9n exas The friends OF joint resolution that il
noss aslteay IN conformity with the of the Consitu-
--'n; Mr. NJ inquired whether his State rights friends
~ oud take this pJsiuoni Would they maintain thai This
Dause was exceedingly plain be interpreted
throwing the doors OF this Union TO all the wodY
MI NJ maintained ths the Federal Constitution was in.
nded 10 apply the then existing people of the United
ates and their posterty that preamble to the Con-
Il u,uon expressly declared 1t; ana If this were admitted
SO 'ud gentlemen succeed in giving extra territorial
Is 'eatonl Hc called forthe OF their power lie
"a I'D that the clause could rghuy have other than
80 'fnesnc eppcatiun-t intended operate mira
10 TT'fofiurs only Had the word "Saies meant other
ice, would not the word foreign have been made to
Nor was this Mr. MS opinion ajone it wa, the opinion
IT, him who by general consent had received n,lo Of
% vowed by him in his letter Mr. Lincoln hi, Attorney
General OF 3Oti August 1903 suggesting amendments 10
no che Constitution. He said:
"Louisiann, ceded France 10 the United States
nade paTf the United States Its white inhabitants
Pia be Citizens, and stand, their rights and
ao en the footing with citizens Of the United States
fr IN tin analogous situations.
no "Ionda aip, whensoeverit may rigl " Obtained
hall become part of the United S,,,e rs v,. nh,b,,
ihercupon be citizens and shalt tind their
d ghts and obligations, the samo footing with other
no shzehs OF tue United States IN analogous stuations"
. IA Je6; Cor. l,2.
y, quote this (c adds for your consideration observing
y utn the less that rs said about the constitutional difficulty
AT No better; and will desirable for Congress TO do
,,..hat is necessary in sitehce."-B.
Mr. Jetierson's idea that Louisiana should be 'madc
VA part Of the United States He did propose any gen
w Al grant of admit foreign States All he asked
mere affirmation by people of the admitting
| no uisiaua the Union.
PPI eniemen commended thniher plain clause in the
IA nsiuton the letter of which tho reso
1T from the House Of Representatives but he said that
I'M must either show clause expressly authorizing the
ssIon ~ foreign States the bronde
- most lauiudinous construction Let gentlemen look
s Pat Mr. Jefierson'- letter Mr. Nicholas in 1868:
I'D hatever Congress shall thnk necessary 20 do should
no 10 with as little debate possible and particularly 20
T.. -, ~ respects the constitutional difficulty"
nv Nicholas thought admit Louisiana
app the clause relied snd he 10 Mr. JEFF
siatng and defending that position, and insisting that
FUrntory could be admitted by law Of Congress, by
IA Of the clause giving authority admit new States
w did Mr.. Jefferson this endeayor 10 remove his
| by uiiOnal scruples7
HbOI owarc Of the force Of the observations you make
power given by the Constitution to Congress to adj
az - States into the Union without restraining the sub
6NUANo the territory then constituting the United States
IN nchon consider that tie limits Of the United States are
SOITHEy fixed by the treaty Of l153-that the Constitution
= i.hed u declares Itself b. msdc for the United Ststes
help believing the not 10 permit
numbers d admit the Union States which ,hould
no formed out Of the territory which, and under
A suioniy alone, they then aclilg. I do not
sEO twas meant that they might receive England, Ire
- Oond, &c. into IT, which would be the on your
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