Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-01

governed all or portions ui that terri
tory without thought uf the rnu>rut
ul lis inhabitants. ID 10 l>gg the Init
rd States ui America WAS vinllINr ni
the PRINCIPLES ui Thomas jefferson hy
purchasing the sovereignty uf the Phil
ippiur> from Spain. Thomas jefferson
violated his own principles when ia lSu.i
lac purchased the Louisiana territory
from France for Slj.uun.Uuu. Ii We
must get out of the Philippines because
W. are wrongfully there. let Us also get
ont of all the states carved uut of tn"
Louisiana purchase. give il hack Ia
France and take back our purchase
price. ANY man of lawful age in the
luitcd States who should suggest this
course would hr sent Ia a lunatir aSv-
lam with only the evidence OF such Sug-
g'stion."
Does our esteemed contemporary Sc
riuuSly mean to argue that because the
fathers reluctantly took adjacent terri
tory, held 1t Tor no other purpose than
to create additional states from il and
finally admitted it into the union. hav-
ing no other purpose in respect to it
from the beginning, Therefore it is cor
rect to take 10y conquest or purchase. or
i'll amy other way, foreign territory with
no purpose to even annex it To this couu-
try or to admit its inhabitants to amy
kind Of common citizenship with rs:
Imagine the fathers of the country lray-
ing their homes, their fields shops aud
stores, and the general enjoyment and
development of this country. aud
! going across the ocean and finding am
island inhabited 10y people inferior
! to them constituting themselves sole
/ Judges in the matter. determine that the
/ islanders are incapable of self govern
mcut and establish government thcr,
! entirely regardless of the will of the isl
andcrS with every element OF ahsolut
/ ism in it, Justice in common matter,
>.
/ VI a""'"'''H'''i' requires '''"' "o'''' con!
. prtem tribunal d"trrmln" the inrapac
/ lily Of the ward and also the proper per
son, nf thn Guardian urd the t.,,n. "a,
which hr shall exercise his guardian
snip. Neither superior intelligence no
unYurstioncd integrity have anything I,
do with oiyinr , ueo,I. nos.,..;n,rt bou
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'''l'''IlIoh over "'ller' Is founded only II
force. Superior strength while main
tanned will sustain the exercise of surl
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devils.
BY the way. has our esteemed contcm
porary noticed the embarrassment ON
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cured the ALLEGIANCE of fine Sultan @
the SUlu islands, toy means of pemSionim,
MN, has apparently called forth conHld
'''''I' 'J'''He ''I'''I''' III 'IIIS [o"LII
fine onI,, w,v tn' ..tlhhIi.h y,,,rn,n,c,. !;
to bound man or a peoplr into suhirc
ton The truth Is that this policy is no
""IE "lS'' "' Is '"o'Ta''1 10y some 'N
hnt ,'1I,o ono v'hich ;f ~o had hoo,
sIrewd. we wouId lone ano have odnpt
ed in other cases. There are man,
reasons Tor heIlrVlnE that II AEuInaId'
l''' gay ',''' ~ ',i' ,''''''
shin Islands wa, nnn,rod with tha ven,
which has led to the destruction of thou
sands OF lives III tn" cas-" OF til" Filipi
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lars, might have been avertcd."
Now this greater Herald hepins 70 SCI
where its loeic is leading it and ATTEMPT
to avoid the consequences of a lori
which has been in exact accord will
that of the Messenger. by drawing YER,
fine distinctions between "imperiaIism
"cnljrbtened imperialism, and ..oxnan
sion" But in this il is driven to sub
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"lfaoIe lor 'he EhSIiSh III spite OF thei
traditional policy on this subject, to es
tablish slavery in Central Africa as be
mo host adontod 70 both tbo moods .
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lne country ana inc needs Oh 'he people
The logic is astounding but we are still
more astoniShed that the logcian admit
substantially that tbp result Of thes,
nodorn nai;o;o. v;n 10 tLa o,t,h,;.h
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