The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-31
MR. sEWARD's VIEWS.

| The Constitution did not follow the
made no protest" says the ignorant Ad-
| vertiser. The Constitution did follow the
flag to Alaska and was always 81 recog
| nized The fact that no regularly organ
| ized territory was formed did not indicate
| that the Constitution did not follow the
flag 20 Alaska II was always so recog-
nized by all persons in authority. The
| laws of the district of Oregon were ex-
tended over Alaska by congress and Alas
ka was made a part of the judicial dis
| trict of Oregon with u. s. court commits
| sioners for number OF years. Mr.
| Seward was too much of a constitutional
| lawyer TO believe for one moment that tie
| United States could hold colonies with
| out their being under the constitution OF
| the United States. His views on the sub
| ject were exactly the same As those enun-
| ciated by Chief Justice fancy Of the
United States supreme court. On July
20. 1850, he said in the senate:
1T is a remarkable feature of the
Constitution that its trainers never con-
templated colonies or provinces or terri
tories at all. On the other hand they con-
templated states only; nothing less than
states; perfect states: equal states as
they are called here, sovereign states
There was indeed domain belonging 70
the United States at the time tte Con-
stitution was adopted which, for want
only of population, was set of tempo
rarily as q territory-the Northwestern
Territory. But that was only temper
ary arrangement. The arrangement itself
provided for the subdivision of the ter
tory and its organization into FIVE new
states the moment that it should be peo-
Piled. There is reason there is sound
political wisdom in this provision of the
Constitution excluding coloniea which
always tepd to corrupt and enfeeble and
ultimately break down the parent state
Works, Vol. l., p. 100
In the same year in the senate he cgain
declared
"All colonies. especially military colo
nies, are incongruous with our political
system, and they are equally open to cor
ruption and exposed to oppression. They
are. therefore, not more unfortunate in
their own proper condition than fruitful
of dangers to the parent democracy
Works. Vol l., p. 53.
In July, 1854, he said:
by the Constitution of the United
States there are no subjects. :"
Pv tho Copct;t,,t;or of ,fo r,;+oJ S...--
there are no permanent province. or de-
Tendencies. This union is constituted bv
states, and all of them stand upon the
same level of political right Tbs Is the
equality of the states in the union.
There was an unoccupied domain which
the several states surrendered to the ed
eral authorities to the end thas it might
be settled, colonized. and divided ir-o
other states to be organ led and become
members of the union on an equal foot
ing with the original states. When ad- |
ditions to this domain were mede from |
foreign countries the same principles |
seemed to be the only ones upon which |
the government could be extended over |
them, and so with some qualification, |.
unimportant on the present occasion. !
they became universal in their applica-
ton" Works, Vol. ~, PIP. 16T-S)
AT other times he declared:
The expansion of this empire of Tree
white men is to be conducted through the |
process of admitting new states, not ott-
erwise." (Vol. w., p. 6Q3)
''The Constitution of the United States |
confers no power upon congress to de
prive men of their natural rights and IN
alienable liberty" (yol l.. p. 1O4.)
He called the territorial governments
the nurseries of now states" and char
acterized the proposition 20 mairsain
territorial government over
New Mexico as ''in violation of both the
Constitution and the treas of Guada-
upe- -Hidalgo." Addressing the Alsskans,
lie spoke of Alaska as in :. condition of
preparation for entering the union.
Nor do l doubt" he added. that the
'olitical society to be constituted here,
lrst as territory and ultimately as
tate. or as many states. viii prove
worthy constituency of the republic
The theory that republic can have
10 colonies is thoroughly untenable.-
ays the Advertiser, but William FL. Sew
'rd said: 1T is remarkable feature
4 the Constitution that its trainers
lever contemplated colonies. or provinces.
r territories At all. ., There il
eason. there is sound political wisdom.
this provision of the Constitution ex-
iuding colonies" Aud at no time did
ir. Seward hold the idea that the Con-
ututfon did not extend over Alaska
'tstements to the contrary by the Ad.
ertiser are false, as that paper well
nowS for Mr.. Seward held that "the po-
teal society to be constituted there
under the Constitution). frst as ter
tory and ultimately as state. or rs
ANY states, win prove a worthy con
tituency Of the republic
Will the 'Tiser kindly give us souse
ore exhibitions Of its ignorance upon the
,bject Of the views held by Mr.. Seward I
. constitutional Questions? - Hl
Vote the straight republican sicsef.
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