Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-15

Well, then, docs the fact that they arc per
mltted by Congress 10 erect themselves into
State municipality within prescribed juris-
dlctlon, and arc admitted to the enjoyment Of
the State rights Of freedom, sovereignty and
independence" equally with the original
States, dive them any more right to revolt
against or repudiate their allegiance to the
sOyorelgiy Of the General Government OF
the UniOnR Do the fundamental conditions
imposed on their slatcship, and the Oaths OF
allegiance TO The Federal Constitution exactcd
Of them mean nothingl II so, what do we
gain by all this acquisition Of foreign terri
tory7 Have we nourished all these people,
and led them up to the condition OF prosper
Gus and independent municipalities only that,
vipcr-likc, they may turn and sting the life out
Of our confederate organism, overthrow the
Federal Constitution and trample the supreme
law Of the land under their fecp Who shall
answer the question: The Congress or the
Supreme Court The Legislative or tho judi
clal branch Of tho Government This should
give us pause"
BY the Thirteenth Of the Articles Of Con-
federation as originally proposed by DR..
Franklin to the Colonial Continental Congress
which met at Philadelphia May 10, l776, Il
was provided, viz;
Ba SPsa ~ s1H q ' S5rS S. lS Ssos
present onFaged In ONT AssooAtioni may, upon appl
into the Con edsrsiop, yiSi Ireland, hs west India
Islands, Quebec, ST. Johns, Noya Scotia Bermudes,
sntllod TO All the AdysntaSss Of our Union, mutual
aaslstanos and commerce."
These several colonies were accordingly
formally Invited to come Into their associa-
ton, but declining or neglccllng TO do so,
this provision became modified TO the form Of
the eleventh Of the proposed Articles Of Con-
federation a. finally ratl6ed-March 1, 175l,
viz:
"ARTIcLE XII Canada, aocodlns to this oopicterA.
shah be entitled 70 ali Tie ad,an,Asss II ma Un,on
bu, no other colony shall be admitted into tho same
We have already seen how and why II was
that no such provision was contained In tho
Federal Consultation. We refer to II again
only Us ovlncivc Of the plan Of empire which
at that carly period foreshadowcd itself 10 the
| comprehension Of our revolutionary elrcs.
In the extension Of our national domain
and jurisdiction at the present day We seen
but now approaching period In our govern
mental annals which promises the fulhllmen
Of q project suggested-nay, all but compelled
| by them, and yet not portinaciously per
sisted In, either In desire or design. The fac
| must present Itself with singular and thrilling
interest to the pride, the patriotism and the
phllanthropic hope Of every rejecting either
| Of the United States Of America.
Bat hold. While we arc writing q new
Territory Is developing. The power outside
Of the Constitution takes another stride. Alas
| ka comes, and her long sterile aud cheer
less wlldcrnesscs begin 10 bud and blossom a,
tho rose. The old landmarks all disappear
The sanctlty Of constitutional limits has beer
far superseded. The Goddess Of Liberty un
rolls new SCROLL disclosing a new era Of pro
grcss and development while the persistent
dyocatcs Of tho rights Of human nature art
justly jubilRnt at tho manifestations of al
Omnipotent Hand guiding the destlnics Of Thu
great nation.
Shall We accept the situation, hail the powei
| outside the Constitution, arrest It's elements o.
Capitalization, and consccrate II TO the read
justment Of the national edihce by agar
cementing It's disjolnted parts, and reuniting
tho whole In consOnance with the constitu
tional model framed by our fathers and sane
toned by the people and States Of their day
Or shall we disintcgrAte their munihcent worn
and destroy II all by reducing the States to .
vassalage more CALLING and humiliatlng thar
| any Of the forms Of absOlutism7
Surely, we need not fear that tho founda
| tons which they so carefully and 40 wisely
| laid are insufficient 10 sustain ov en- 80 vast
/ fabric as then arose 10 their enthusiast,
l vision. Let us but be careful that we build
i upon the came constitutional model Of Ma
uonal and State life, and then again renew
the invitation, and let Canada como, let St
Thomas come, let ST. Domingo come; ave
let also Cuba and Mexico, II thoy will, come
and enjoy with us all the advantages Of al
i imperial constitutional oOnIesLcrdtiOH OF free
sOocreign aud Independent yet United States
HENRY SHERMAN.
Prom, National RspHbtona, yns TO- is7O,-"THuRs
par, June is7O. SonAteMr. Pomeroy said ue Wouit
have forty States In two, and fy In our life
time. Thoro would DO hundred bonators,n
Be II so. Then the thirteen original State
would have 20 Senators, the constitutions
new States 00) 20 Senators, and the non-con
stitutiOnal new States (27) 81 Senators.
The Senators from the original States woult
be outnumbcrcd by "A from the new States
I. G., "A against 20.
ssfsss
| (23) would stand 90 Senators to 81 from thu
nOn-constitutional new States. Thus thu
power outside Of the Constitution would over
ride the constitutional States by q majority O.
| 3 Senators.
Let the thoughtful scholars and students o
| the age ponder over these things. II. &.
ITTNITRD STATES PATENT oFFICE.
~ WAaHISaroN, ID. O., June II, ls7O
On the petition Of MICHAEL II. SIMPSON, q Boston