The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-29
ANNEXATION AND THE CoNsrIrU.
TIoN.

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ANNEXATION AND THE CoNsTITU-
TIoN.
The old style statesmen who regarded
everything progressive-all that enlarged
consolidated or Illuminated the country
as unooustltutional-sre still in evidence
drumming the old whangdoodle harp
strings A southern senator who has
many points to commend him, is at it day
by day, He thinks 1t Is awfully un-
constitutional to annex Hawaii He
gaEes sorrowfully into the future Il in
any ease the United States is made larger
or the nation becomes more national. It's
a curious streak in the politics OF the
United states that SO many able south
ern men have devoted themselves to spin
ming hne phrases about the limitations
OF the consututlon-seeking 10 wrap up
this country in a document The consd-
tuition Of the United States is the mos,
respectable OF documents; 1t has been re-
peatedly amended. and perhaps as often
nunlhed. but II has answered the pur-
poses OF the people, The states have
not lost anything by the aggregation Of
power in the general government, except
the right Of rebellion, the assumption
that one Of the forty members in partner
ship can destroy the symmetrical struc-
ture OF the whole and respect the right
OF al--erack the wall and doom the edi-
fice to destruction. The nonsense that
has been wasted upon alleged strict con-
struc,ion OF the constitution would be
ridiculous Il it had not caused sea Of
bloodshed once It was thought the pc
euliarity OF making much more Of the
restrictions that find place in the con-
su'uloh thah the vital FORCES that AMI
mate the whoie great paper ana nave
educated the people in orderly liberty, /
was uue 10 'he institution oi slavery ne
p'0-s'A'eiE men VINO "'uid nave eN'e''u-
eu siaVeis'i' i'ieAeu out certain "eoS IN the
warp ana "ool o' 'he iuhuAilen'4' Jaw
ana sAp'o''su 'ne'n as barriers 'n4' must
s'aha forever against pu'Ae op'h-oa-'n7
muiHp''ca''oh oI 'he people 'he eApah-
$40" oi interests 'he '''s'lld1''0n oil
'o''in' ui''''s7-e'eiE 'o'in oi s'''H lHes7
men Fesarueo as certain inter pre'a-
'ions u "0rus Oy no means oo'''us' a.
ii'' 's 'iie iOeA u 'sss ies's'iiis 'iie 0'i-
lows u 'ne sAiss' Ho' only protecting 'he
ps'ui''i is'''ion VI slavery against d.
''S'''''''' = iOi al '''iis' Ou' p'o'i''is i''
i'' eA'e''s''ii-'i's' 'ia' II inisn' h0'u '"s
O''ai''e oi power III 'i's senate ana s''Hl
'S1a' W.T." '''s '''s'' s'O"'" O' l. '7'''''
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'l 'ne CONSTITUTION slavery "ds c"f''eu
'n'o 'ne territories ana cOu'u only De
sA'iuu'u OS s'a's So'sie's'i'y' II was
upon 'n's "oh'erlui issue 'ia' me s'u'h-
81" o0'i 'a'' was o' '''-zsu anu ''7
war iOus"'' ne '''''''0'iiS'S were
'''''''S s'i''' c0i'S'' u'''''''s's ID 'Hs''
"'' '"'S Hau ps' pm aS'7' P''Aeu ''s'
anu 'i'e'e ou' oi ''s CONSTITUTION I'
was S''u u '"s war iH 'i''S 'ou"'iy' Ds-
3 s'H"i's IN 'heSe CONNECTS oi construction
rdu'cai ana unappe'saOie on o'ih SIDES
''ia' '''e war i's'S'' 'e'' MI u''''''eN
VI Oii'e'iin''l c'Ndelseu huEe ha''s'
IN Two "orus' lie said war iesisIates'
II u'u 3d. ana a4so interpreted 'he con-
su'uuo"' "''h 'hs greater eiilc''y ina"
'ne war powers amended H' The trouble
over 'ne constitution Of course was
'nie'y ABOUT slavery out the human
nina Is iertle IN the production Of is I
sues NO" we nave a great deal sad
'O0u' 0ui 'i"''''O'i'I p'ilcy' "hich Is
'up'oseu 70 De against 'he annexation ot