The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31

judicial conclusion that Jefferson deemed
the stipulation Of the third article beyond
the treaty-making power and ultra tires, II
interpreted as pledge of immediate incor
finally the view prevailed that the article
was only a promise that Congress would
ultimately incorporate as a Territory, and
until by the action Of Congress this latter re-
suit was brought about, full power Of legis:.
lation to govern as deemed best was vested
In Congress. In accordance with this view,
the territory acquired by the Louisiana
Purchase was governed as dependency
until, conformably to the suggestion OF def
ferson, 1t was by the action Of Congress in
oeorporated as Territory into the United
There was another difficulty with the
third article, since II might be Interpreted
to mean that "in the mean time the In
hahitants" owning slaves could take them
into the Northwest Territory. and hold them
IN T., violation OF the Ordinance Of i7s7, but the
i was absurd Of Mr.. Roosevelt IN the fhira
volume of -The Winning of the West 10 ~
forth, and reproduce that setting forth u
his recent ST. Louis discourse. that the
United States has presented to the European
zation and colonies. A colony, in the sense
OF international law and speech, does mol
mean a populating and settling Of home
country. The United States have done no
colonizing, not even in Porto Rico or the
Philippines, in the sense that publ USE
the word And it was equally absurd. OF
him to affirm-in presence OF the fact tha'
Tennessee. for example, could, after adnls-
sion az State, regulate her domestic nst'
tutions In her own way and Ohio could not
that all the States came into the Union on
terms of perfect equality.
II there is now, in the United States: ar
established policy and doctrine to the effect
that our Government can make war ana
make treaties; can acquire land and peoples
thereon either by conquest, or treaty, or
statutory annexion that If the treaty CON
tains no limitations Of the power. the Gov
eminent can rule the acquisition as an ex-
ternal dependency, outside OF the Constitu
ton, as long as it pleases, and until congress
shall decide to incorporate 1t into the ohion
az a Territory, or a State, to I've Thereafter
under the Constitutional there il now such
policy and doctrine. then they were shaFed
by Jefferson and the Democrats AROUND MN;
and therefore one would not have expected1
Roosevelt shouting at st. Louis p@lns OF
exutation.
However that may be, it has become
obvious, after review OF the whole SITUATION
that the opinions OF the historian Roose-
welt regarding Jefferson's betrayal OF hls
former dearest political precepts IN order
To be even passive conduit for use oy
OF the United States. were inoonvenlen'
for expression at st. Louis by Roosevelt
the President; but yet why have the un-
hampered Democratic editors and war
horses OF the country tolerated such put
ting aside Of Jefferson when celebrating the
centennial anniversary Of the signature
OF his treaty Of cession OF Louisiana? Wneie
are the Democratic societies ana theli
orators who keep Jehersons ontnoAy
Where are the inheritors and vindicaton OF
JefIerson's fame? Did the Jenersonian
cult perish In the war OF secession OF w
that for Cuba, or in the ratification o. ohs
treaty with Spain which Bryan advised
Where are they. who in the sixteen 10 one
Democratic Convention OF 1895 Pointeo 70
Jefferson as the Democratic tuteiary SAINT
The Federalist Allen and Sedition" laws
to Danish French calumniators OF the Jonh
Adams Administration, were an execisN
by Congress Of rather high handed power
but have there not been IN later ysSfs. are
there not now threatened In Wsshington'
doings quite as high handed' L. mm-
tarism, which Jefferson hated, to be hiGheF
uplifted, and industrialism, which Jener,
son loved, to be more deeply suomergeo
in the centennial year OF the acquisition
OF Louisiana by that treaty which was SUCH
a victory Of peace?
Are all Democratic war horses to con-
sent to suppress the name OF Jefferson as
they prance through the exhibition build
ines In this city OF St. Louis, because Roose-
yelt's unjudicial, but picturesque and no
doubt sincere, previous uttsrances as
historian compelled him to mention only
once or twioe In q long discourse, and then
in an utterly inconsequentiA way, the
name Of his illustrious predecessor IN omoe7
ST. LOUIS, May ~. CASUAL