The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-13

THAT neighbor. thus made our enemy
has. scattered over the globe. the rem
nants OF her great possessions. IL was
OF course proper to attack her In any
~ these as we'll as in Cuba. The victory
which Commodore Dewey promptly won
ssar,ed 10 bring within our grasp larso
.,ro,,r, of inhabited islands, nearly elsht
,to.,e,ud miles away. and 10 SNOW 'i"|
stuI others might be had for the tahllls.
s.Eortb,vith. before We had cohque'eu
go ~ Spanish soil 10 was declared Dy
-, ecr whose statements We are he'u
Measure accountable that we shaI
-, rhateyer we take. We must se']e
tha dominion from which we u9s
Snain and become the ruler or hui,'e ~. ooo
and distant peoples oil uhN'iu'e'
and tongue. ,.,-l,r,,r,S
.yarious preteXts are susBeSsr s,,or,o,
escape from our disclaimer "a -, n
cup.I,.' 'o,,ressed our intentions at the
~ s,htect to change. Spain dlu ho'
49, ,,,ttv WELD. but persists In pretenu-
- ts making war The declard1iO'i
10 ~ no consequence. any way oocau9'
9, v,as voluntary and without cohSi'e'"
ton. ,. 90 diecredit our
-, We may assume that she WI
oo,,nfenance tricks OF special p'edu-He
oe,atrs, her solemn, self-assumed oDlisa-
IN of honor, or II we may suppose 10.
circumstances will arise TO reiease
from e. in the judgment OF nahAinu' ~
becomes our duty 10 CONSIDER INC ao.'o.'
',,.,,,osed II involves radical chahge
~ curse the country has followed
80, ,ha beginning. and is not matter
90 he settled by hue and cry. shail
hr,oev discuss it. not as a question OF
rolicv hut as one OF constitutional right
"Nro authority 10 acquire territory any
ubera Is expressly granted. JEFFERSON
thought the book OF the Constitution had
10 ne closed while he bought LOUISIANA.
lie Defended upon subsequent approval
nv an amendment the form or wnlch ne
rronared. The Federalists, except liam
ilton. agreed with his construction tnous"
thew condemned his course.
The purchase OF Florida Followed III
connection with the fixing OF our oouh-
dairy with Spain west Of the Mississippi
river which extended our DOMAIN 10 tile
pacidc north or California. Then we
annexed Texas. and. by conquest. con-
drmed by treaty. pushed our frontier
southwark Soon after we made the
Gadsden purchase from Mexico. giving
our present Southern boundary. Then
we bought Alaska.
JUSTIFIED BY NECESSITY.
'The power has been established by
general acouiescence in these precedents.
The courts have said II Is implied from
the war and treaty powers. But there
has been no occasion 10 define the limits
which are fixed for this. as for all i'm
nlied powers. by the necessity which
alone justifies the Implication.
1.-THE authority OF Congress to provide
for the entire government OF territory
acquired. until It shall be Included in
state. has passed the stage OF ,cOntro-
yersv. That to admit new States IS ex-
press and unquestloned.
"Are these powers absolute. In the sense
that they are subject to no sort OF re-
strictlons? The government may. OF
course. seize and hold any or all OF an
enemy's domlnions. as an act OF war. IL
must govern what It holds, II Inhabited.
The holding may be prolonged after the
war as security or for indemnity. In
such cases. as was decided with respect
N Mexico. Il is still the enemys country.
BUT NAV the government make part OF
our domain any country, no matter where
or how settled, and either admit II as a
state. or. though In the nature or things.
II can never become a state. proceed to
govern its permanently?
"Thus far. In every Instance, the terri