The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13

HVF, yezIS d8alnnt t4xatiuu Witnout FSpre-
sentaui0n. Inc declaration OF tnacpend-
n ence hllu been drawn no Win rne iuea That
all governments derived taeir lust poweru
nom the consent OF the Ruverncd. 1t was
mex IiDlc tnat the founders Of the ROvefli-
nent could have looked forward 10 rne
| time when h,.man pciiHs could be held
wirnout their consent merely az chstte,S.
10 be dlsposed OF us une sovereign powers
OF the motnrr country might chYose He
Then qioteu from the bred Scott decision
OF the unltcd STAGES supreme court m
Isupport or his proposition and declared
I"I assert now that not one tribunal or a
slngae public man mas contradicted that
part OF the bred Scott decislon untt the
last SIX months. when the craze OF expaii-
SION seems TO nave taken possession OF tine
american people,"
Mr.. vest uno,raat 1t was the purpose OF
expliisionigts 20 adopt the European sys-
tom o. coionizalL0li. MISUNDERSTANDING tho
fundamental principle OF this goyernmsnt
was tine granting oil citizenship 10 ali within
her jurisdiction, except alone the Indians.
In the act OF cesslon OF the terrioo.W Oh
LcaNlssiana from France to tho United Statcs
| Il, found q provision THAT the innapitants,
as soon as pos5i0io shall be made ciLtzehs
OF the Uniutd States and the Territory OF
| Louisiana be made q sSato oil the Union
| so 1t was. declared Mr. Vest. when Fiurida
| WIS acquired from Spain and whsn' a iasisa
was obtained from Russia.
when. where. how. hs, asked. nave we
surienlercd the great power THAT Is a
i ccnl csaSisutton of States Z? can not COIL
| eeiye 1t 10 be posssble to point cut any
| other form OF government undtr Inc con-
| situation. ".
Mr.. Vest declared that the United states
| supreme court had settled that question
4 for all time TO come. Mr.. Vest maintained
| that the Overwhelming argument OF the
4 expansonsbs was that tho constitution up-
plies aaone TO the States OF the Union. In
fayui OF what he termed this INDUSTRIOUS
| pioposition," lie saad the expansionists
! quoted Daniel webster. for whose opinion
lis, himself had the highest RESPECT. the
Inrg,t rent, OF Mr. Webster referred 10 h.a
! boon made In II debate With John Q. Cal
noun. when slavery was a dominant issue
| Mr.. Ctlhctn had maintained that mas
| much rs slavery was recognized ny tnc
| Fcdcall constitution, its extension INTO
| iihe territories acquired by the unit-d
J States Was constitutional Then u was
| that Mr.. Webster had declared that inc
| consultations applied to the states alone.
| ITO say" declared Mr.. Vest, mat citi-
| aena or a territory are excluded from inc
| privileges gilanmteei by the bill OF rights
and are merely tina subjects OF arpitraTy
Will Of congress. rs n mcnstros proposi-
| ton. but fortunately the suprsine court mas
determined that question IN many cases.
| al do not deny" continued Mr. Vest, 'tne
power of the Federal government 70 ic-
uuire territory but do deny MS DO VET 10
| acquire terri Dry peopled with mill ols with
! no intention of comforting citizenship up-n
| them may be answered fnat enc pTint
| Is not good; that 1t may be evaded pS ING
taking Ia Of vast tracts OF lanls peop Nes1i
With barballans to be held for commercial
advantages When thsf congress- OF the
| United States shall become so degraucn ~
! tllis ii Is only question OF tune until
| the end shall conc. ,,,
| I'VE are a great people conciuoel MI
yegt. I've are told that this coun ~ can
\ n COuSt I'LL
] tion We are great people, it is true,
| but we can not do more than another greas
people dde-a people that conqucrec the
| word not with s.eel ships ana monorh
cannon, but with bare swords and primitive,
| gallowa The colonial system decided an
/, hope Of repubiicanism IN the OLD t'me.
! It is an appeneiage OF monarchy. IL can
| exist in no free country, because IL ups
| roots and eliminates the basis OF all re-
| publican institutions, that governments
| derive their just powefs from the consent
OF the governed. | Know not what may De
done with the glamor OF Foreign conques.
| and greed OF the money making classes OF
| this country. For myself. would rather
| quit public life this minute-nay, would
| be willing to yield life itself rather than
| give my consent to this fantastic and
| wicked attempt to fevolution!Se cur gov
ernment ana to substitute the principles
OF our hereditary enemy for the teachings
OF Washington and his associates
| MIR. Platt Comm said he did not
| acquissce IN tho law as stated by the Mis-
souri, senator He believed that the power
| 10 acquire territory was Inherent In the
nation and was not subject to limitations,
| He thought II perfectly evident that II
the United States In lghtlng a war came
| into possession of territory the progr 81 OF
| III army and navy coiild not be chopped
until the constituted authorities shou d
declare whether 1t was the purpose of the
government to hold the squired territory
| with the ultimate intention OF conferrirg
Statehood on its inhabitants. Mr.. Platt
declared that the power OF the government
to acquire territory was full and plepary.
| TO this proposition, unless II were ac-
| comparied by declarations as TO the pur-
| poses of tho government with the territory
acquired, which purpose should be within
| the power OF tho constitution to CONFER,
Nh. Hoar (Mass) said he desired to enter
his emphatic dissent.
Mr. Morgan called UP the Nicaragua
caral bill which waN read IT extenso ana
Mr.. Turpe (Ind.) therefore suggested the
adyisability OF postponing the consider
alton Of the BIZ until after January I. He
called attention to the fact that the presl-
dent In his message suggested that mat
ters should remain In statu quo until the
, report OF the canal commission was made.
1t WAS an open secret, no said. that the
commission would report by January ].
The report would deal with questions time
ly and vitality Important In conn elton
with the BILL II would report officially
Upon the feasibility OF the enterprise. tho
practicabllity OF routes ard the estimated
expenditures. Tho work of tbs commission
had cost i, quarter of a million. Why not
wait? Why 30 II blind?
Mr.. Morgan said that the country had
reached conclusion upon this question
and would not be satisfied. ne thought, to
SEQ this session pass without the enact
ment OF Legislation which would secure
| tho building OF the canal
Mr.. Morgan said Nicaragua ana Costa
Rlca recognized what was the universal
opinion of mankind. that the canal across
the isthmns must he built under the pro-
tectior. control and infringement Of some
!, great maritime power. Tho terms OF the
Menoca, -Card9nar convention proved this.
TIE two sovereign republ'cs hscap,s par
ties to stock in the company whep organ
lied, Nicaragua retaining per cent OF the
raf3 up stock ard Costa Rics VI per cent.
They had waived their sovereign rights In