The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-10-07
RAvENNA,s o., tW5EEDNFs DAY, .OGToBEI

tbati n,on,snt ,ve n,,,st marry ourselves to tbe
British f,est' and enat;on,y "a Other extracts
,eanal,v noi,,ted m,iybt he made from the same
,lstfsss,iefap,ida 6on tho 43f napes aa II
7fbe ~. Vol of Jefferson,s works. but snaoe
forbids .5,.,,,,.,s, s. sassfisfsiTI
For, the President bers WAS a;lama h
Ywas III q found.r oe tba .cboo, of astr;ct con-
struc.ion.s He- had always claimed that no
powers were to be exercised by the patioual
unless they were delegated in
express terms. He secuted the idea of "Iib-
eral = construction. and charged it upon his
great rival, Hamilton, as a gross political her
esy.b Among the delegated DO wwers. there was
no one AMI fI,orTzinp ling purchases of territory
The President saw the dificultxI and freely
confessed it, He acknemIedged,Eas will be
shown ina MON eut- that he nor The leoisla-
tor had no constitutional power ri in the prem
isss But the emergency was ru,on the ma.
tiongand It must be met How did he meet
.ita sRv tran,nlir,e,, fos,t his harrow tha-
orv Of intertretation bv2 re iatine fbe snec-
NATIVE states riabt doctrine bv sacrificing the
letter of the law to save its snirit. To use
the language of Mr.. Exerett--ss He broke the
constitution. and saved the countrvn Bnt it
is necessary TO 90 into more detail James
Monroe was sent to Paris IN aid Cbancellor
Livingston in the negotiations respeeting the
purchase of the province. io1r. rather the nur-
chase of Orleans, as Mr.. Jefferson,s plan in
cluded nothing more. Bonap,rte was still
more nromnt. ) Knowina the isras;st;ble. n,vv
;,.. a,,d ~ he frooast e :. .stsier
;rr f,tnr. n,.rit;n,e rival !, N. n.tio, h
,vas abont 70 lift nm an,eno the oreat ,o,ve-s
of the earth, Of his own WI snontan cons IN, mise
,,...,,a.s rstifsdstb,a ,,ono., fels
900 aneS a,5d 7 oi,;s;s,,aa ,ssod a.
h.nas - Al. Ir,;.oa CO..
- With rsosrJ. ~, ,,,ost
IN, nortart in Mr. j etferson,s ofc;5f life Tas.
sert the following pronosition He aIwars
conceded that the purchase was made with
out any authority in the Constitution and he
slwavs indicated his defence unon the ;r,n,s,-
ae,,t ,,eccsses;3,, olbar wyords tbe ,ot;onat
emergency. Witness in nroof tho follaw;na
extracts from his scorresnondence.s - This
treaty. must. of course. be laid before both
Houses. because both have important fnnc-
tions to exercise respectino it They nrs-
suma will see their dntv 70 their conntrv in
ratifvine and having for If 60 as 70 ,sc,,rs !.
qood which wo,la .tbervS;se ,,rol,abI,, h. NV.
er again ii their power Bnt sun5nose fbev
must then apneal to the ootion for an addi-
tional article to the Constitution annrov;na
and confirming an act which the nation had
not previopslv authorized The constitution
bas.,,,.,, b,kI,;,,.
ferritoorv stili less for incornorat;na for.;an
nations into our Union. The Executive in
seizing the fugitive occurrence which SO much
advances the GOOD of their ccuntrv bav.
done AZ, act beyon5 stbeaconst;tntion Tbe
I,eoislatnre j. castin, beb;nd tbero nato,h,s.
sicaIs srhflet;es and r;stino themselves .lit.
fa;tbfrl servants nrst ratifv and rav forits
and throw themselves .non' their country for
doino for then, unauthorized what we tno,v
tbev wopld have dome for themselves had
+bev baans ina. s;t,ot;o, ID do tn fp.aa
ZOO vi -Iv -. -, 5s.glzsl .s5asf p
t. 1..to. .;.to4 oo., 1000
ba n,orosos ~. fo,,om;ra ,,o,t - IL, ~.
oonst;tnt;or,. ..1 - ,.,,ss, -, n.
| to III. United St.tos. 10 made mart Of - :
| ITnit.d States ito ,vh;to ;rbob;ton+. sbolI !.
c:t;zens o,d st.na as - +h.;r r;nh.s na =,
;ect;o,ss an n. sa,,o foot;ro MN othar o;,;
-. '..t,.sI1,,;.sa c.s..5.
t;ons s.vo on1,, thot &c - t,o ,,ort;o,, e..
| of living North. of an,.East and west lino
drawn tbropgb the month of Arkans.s river
.r,, no new Stats shall be established NOR anv
grants Of land made other tba, 70 Indians
IN .v.b.nao for on;roIa,+ rort;ons &c l.nd
oocuriod h, then, mt, o., ,an+,of A.,
constitution shall bs mada for these ,,,rnos.
ESP He tben makes .. .,rovis;on for tho n,,r
chase of Florida sbonId III. onening nresen,
itself and then, nroceeds. aJ opote this fo,
vour consideration obs.rv;na that the loss
that is said about the constitutional ifs;c,ltv
the batter and that r. will be desirable fo,
Coparess to,do what. is necessary. in ,,ze,,ce !,
Again: Whatever Congress shall think i,
nesessarv 10 do sbonld he done with as littIe
debate as nossible and narticnl,rlv so far d,
regards the constitutions dificnIty j. pace,
] .5oA.s5 VolsIvs,e - = ss-sz szes
This history tbns roroblr slo,chad NV.
sents son,e cnr;aus ona ;,t.rast;nn fa.,r.as
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