Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-07

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OF their own might be crystalized into
form OF law. MIR. Caffery said that the
SWORD and counsels OF Washington
made him the saviour Of his country;
that his supreme patriotism and wis
uom eminently qualified him to estab-
Ilsh this Government. He held that
washington In his counsels and teach
lngs was opposed to the acquisition of
Foreign territory for despotic govern
ment. He referred then to that ex-
preston OF Jefferson that governments
can only acquire their just powers from
the consent OF the governed. declaring
that the principle announced in that
sentence marked Jefferson greater than
King, prince or potentate.
We have heard" said he, "some
startling doctrines as to the power of
the United States to establish govern
nients in foreign territory acquired by
the United States announced on this
floor"
He declared that these announced
doctrines were more arbitrary than any
which had ever before been heard in
the United States Congress. They con-
ferred upon Congress a supreme power
"a despotic power unlimited and unre-
stricted.
THE DANGER POINT.
He quoted from the speech of Mr.
Platt (ConnccticuD, to which his ad-
dress was an answer that part of the
OCA'AASSSiCul oGIl0lOT statement OIL the
powers OF the United States. in which
ne maintained that the right to ac-
qulre foreign territory was inherent
and without limitation. and that the
power to establish government In such
acquired territory was inherent and
sovereign right.
Here" said Mr.. Cafccry. "the old
proposition is advanced that the right
10 govern is broad and imperial and
without Limitation by our constitution"
III the argument advanced by the
senator from Connecticut be true and
sound. then the individual rights OF
man are to be held by the United States
under a Congressional despotism. Our
constitution knows no despotism; 1t
sedulously provides against. despotism;
nut right here is a desDotism of the
most fragrant possible character"
MT Canery said he proposed to argue
mat the government of the United
states wns inhibited from cooperating
the recently acquired territory into the
United States; that Congress had power
TO govern any acquired territory only
with the ultimate purpose of erecting
1t into States; that people of such ter
ritory cannot be held despotically by
Congress and that it would be unwise
and dangerous to incorporate into the
United States as-eitizens pcople-whu
differ widely in their habits, customs
and religion from the people of this
country.
GOVERNMENTS PAST POLICY.
Mr.. Caffrey then entered upon an
elaborate argument to show that here
tofore 1t had been the unwavering pol
Icy or this government to obtain from
the governed their support before the
reins or government were drawn over
them.
Mr.. Caffery said even if we had the
IN IL
ands, inhabited by strange people,
into this country, freedom could not
exist in the sub tropics.
The history of the world shows that
God has set the bounds where the diff
ferent peoples of the earth shall abide
When look at the conditions of the
world am unalterably convinced that
no permanent sway can be held by the
white man over the black man in the
sub-tropics except by n strong military
and cruel despotlsm."
MESSAGE FROM THE PULPIT
Mr.. Gallery said that we were some
times told from the pulpit that we had
mission to perform-that mission be-
ing to spread among all peoples the
doctrines of human rights. He doubt
ed whether this could be done by plac-
Ing upon the people a yoke and wheth-
er the principles of Christianity could
be advanced by force.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Caffory's
argument Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama,
announced. on behalf OF the Nicaragua
Canal Committee, the acceptance in n
modified form of the amendments of
Tered by Mr.. Berry before the holidays
to the pending canal bill. The amend
ments were not passed upon by the
Senate.
At 3:45 y. m. the Senate went into
executive session and at $3.50 D. m. ad-
journed.
TO BE RETIRED.
Washington, D. c.. January G.-Sena-
tor Shoup, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. to-day favorably report
ed the bill authorizing the President
to promote Brigadier-G General THAI
deus II. Stanton, now paymaster gen.
cral, to be Major-General and to re-
tire him with that rank
Senator Sewell, from the same COM
mittee, reported favorably the bill in
troduced by Senator Hawley, which is
the same as passed the House to-day.
granting two months additional paw
to volunteers who served outside the
limits of the United States for the war
with Spain. and one month to those
who served within the limits of the
country.
PENSION FOR MRS. sHIPP.
Washington d. c.. January 6.-Sena-
tor Pritchard has introduced bill di-
recting the Secretary of the Interior
to place on the pension roll the name
of Margaret e. Ship. widow of First
Lieutenant William f.. Ship. late OF
the Tenth Regiment. U. S. Cavalry. and
pay her pension of $50 per month.
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