Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-03-16

| The Constitution Of the United States
was the compact of thirteen States, for
merlv colonies of Great Briton, which
had revolted against the mother country
because Of the exercise of despotic pow
ers, regardin. the lives, the Liberties and
the property of it's subjects. Equality of
rights, the right of life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness; protection OF life,
Liberty and property; the right of rep
resentation where taxation was involved
were the essential principles, to vindi-
cate which the revolution was inaugur
ated and free government was estab-
| lished in the formation of a perpetual
union, intended to establish justice, pro-
mote the general welfare, and secure the
| blessings of liberty:
The purpose of the trainers of the
Constitution was to organize cohstitu-
tional government which would operate
| throughout the territories composed
within the nations boundaries, and
which would protect the people of the
| entire country from the intelerable evils
against which the cOlonists had reVolted.
They had in contemplation the acquls-
ition of the vast Northwest Territory,
out Of which they proposed to organize
not less than three, nor more than five
States, when populated would warrant
their admission to the Uniqn. Their
government, therefore, contemplated
governmental control, only not over
the States composing tie Union, but over
that vast territory which they regarded
as infant States. 1t is impossible to
believe that they intended that this terri
tory should be subject to despot!c power;
that they intended to secure TO them
selves every guarantee for life, liberty
and property, and to deny such guaran-
ties to this territory.
The entire history of the framing Of
the Constitution indicates that the pur-
pose of its uianers was to organize a
union eff States; to permit the admi ssion
of new States and to permit the acquisi-
ton of territory for the purpose of or
ganizing new States, and that over the
entire country, both the States and the
f infant States, the Constitution was to ne
the organic law, The charter of their liber
ties governing and controlling the actio Al
OF the Federal Government.
! AS the Colenlsts had fought for the
principle that taxation and representa-
ton must so together, it is not probable
t that they contemplated i'll any contin-
/, gency the denial Of this principle.
r As to the territories, the right of repre-
e. sentation was practically admitted by
+ conceding the right to be admitted intc
: the Union when the population WAS sui
! ficient to tit thom for the assumption O
= Statehood. Meanwhile. both with refer
2 euce to the District and territories, al
f practical guarantees as to life, liberty anC
= property we've secured by the provision
r of the Constitution relating to persona
y liberty, and 10y the provision securing
Il uniformity as to indirect taxes and APP
/ pcrtienmsnt As to direct taxes.
r The powers of Congress then, as ere
a ated in the Constitution, must be We've,
from the light of the Declaration of Ia
d dependence and the principles for which
> the war of Independence was fought. an,
&c ii is impossible to believe that any limi
r talions put upon the Legislative power
I tliltl " lSt tCSf)ptlts III VI vi lhdiN III
q ual rights individual liberties, and indi
e: vidual lives, and for the purpose OF sc
y curing equality of rights and uniformly
y Of burdens, were intended to be apple
Of only to that favored portion residing i
he the territories.
Is The character of the Revolutionary
+ fathers, the principles for which they CO
tended, and the history of the times a
n prove that while their purpose was |
n: make the people o. the States the sourc
n of government, the Government its0
ID was to be equal and just and TO eXten
over the entire American people, whethe
es living in States OF territories.
a The contention that as to the State
" Congress has limited powers III legisl:
s. ton, hat as to the territories unlimite
IS, arises from the fact that the acquisitio
rs sf the Philippines means the incorpor
if ton into our empire OF a people unite
Y, to share in the scheme Of gevernmel
created by the Constitution. Hence IL
is necessity of creating an imperium in in
It's perie.
On The trainers OF tie Constitution la
Oh only i'll view such expansion as was il
lst VOWED in the Incorporation into OF
it Union of homogeneous peoples. The
lot intention was to give them in their i
is FAINT condition as territories. al! the pr,
IS lection Of the constitutional guarantee
he but temporary government Was eSSel
,n tial, and Congress was authorized to e
dy ercise all the powers of a municipal al
an State government by the clause decla
ing that the Congress shall have pow
,rs to make all needful rules and regulation
as respecting the territory or other proper
is belonging to the United States. This p
ii vision related entirely to the local &c
W ernment, leaving the Constitution oper
es- tive as to all matters of Federal juri
D a diction.