Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-15

States or parts OF States, Without the consent
Of the Legislatures OF the States concerned, a.
"The Oongress ShaiI have poWer to dispose
OF ADD make all needTnl rules and regulations
respecting the territory or other property be-
this Cons titutIon shall be 90 construed A. 10
prejudice any claims OF the United States, Or
Of anY particular St.ie,n and-tTbid, asc. ~
Lss ye,sd STATE, sss SIsIsqss asm 70 Of .o,
ernmeae dHd ihan proilcf carA " Afn a9aind
iHpssioni and, on application ~ the lsgisla-
taI.s % Of the xhsa tnt 3
and,
uAnrtcLn vi. All debts contracted and IN.
oaesmsniS entered into bsfors the adoption Of
his Constitution shall be As valid against the
United States under this Oonaututlon a. under
the Collaboration"
Here all tho covenants and engagements
Of the old Government are reassured, the
dialnteRratlon OF the States u provided
against, and their freedom, sovereignty aud
Independence In their existing aud recog-
hlnsd republican forms Of admlnistratlon
are forever guaranteed 70 them.
The Subdivisions under article four
plainly have reference 10 no other than ne
origiRal States and isrrttory belonging 70 the
| United States at the time this Consultation
waa adopted. This Il evident from the
| phraseology used and the historical refer
ences of IL origin 10 which have alluded,
AZ we'll as from tho fact thaf htTs 'sds tNsn
| no otAsr terriiorV, and no otAsr source rseoo-
niasd az ,siiAia ht jurisdieiioRai prseiRefs Of
ne Uaiied States, sAtnes a nsS STATE sou'd
Smdadis.
Il must DO formed or created out OF the
then existing territorial posseaslona belong.
ing 10 the Thirteen coniederAted States In
common, or within the Jurisdiction or pro-
eincsa Of one OF the then existing States or BY
the junction Of two or more Of such States,
or parts Of such States, ~ were then sm.
braced within the precincts Of tho United
States a. limited aud defined BY the denni-
tive treaty with Great Britain and recognized
In treaties with other Powers
These provisions, therefore, could not then
by any posslble or egiumate rule OF consiruc.
ton have he'd any other meaning or Intent
or any wider reference. Every other colony
or political community on or near the cont.
nent Of North America was then colony oil
some foreign Power, and owing allegiAnes
TO some foreign prince, potentste or govern
ment with which tho eonfederacy styled the
United etatea Of America was At peace
Treaties Of amlty and commerce were eatab'
llshed between them. To suppose therefore
that these provisions Of the new Constitution
with reference 70 territory thus belonging "a
the United States and 10 the creation OF new
States thereout contemplated the anneKatlon
or acqulsltlon OF any buen lofolkn Ncftltoty VI
the possible application Of any such colony o.
people for adSnisgiSn Into CHS UaioH, or thai
they could have any such intention or refer
enee, Il To suppose that The framers Of u were
guilty OF the grosscst dnpllclty and treaehefy
toward these Powers with which they ayoWod
and pledged themselves and the nation 70 be
and remain At amlty. Il could not have
been Otherwise. They enuldr not thus have
hoodwinked other natioas or SLultlned their
own. .
Thus We see that the phraseology Of I'D.
BissioR into fAis Ufnioa, as used 10 the Con.
stitutou, had no reference 20 the original
States. They psrs IN his Union, and "a
change or modify their State capacities OF
Jurisdiction In the formation or creation oi
new State, Congress had no power, undei
the Consultation, without the consent OF Tho
Legislature OF the State or States seyerally
concerned; 30 that We have arrived a. tho
true intent, meaning, aud references Of The
| provision for the admission Of new stAteI
Into this Union aud thus too We satiafy TIT
inquiry, WAdt are ne RsV Sidits rOuTsd 20
and thus also We learn, from the record II
self, what are constitutional Atp Sldtn. Now
what Ia meant BY their adnissioA toto LAi
UHion3 II. B,
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