The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
the constitutional difficulty be mini

| this great region was In pronounced
! contrast to the trading to which 1t mad
been subjected by Spain and France. In
1904 the lower part, south OF the thfrtv-
| third parallel of latitude. was organized
as the Territory of Orleans, and the
northern part in 1906 as the Territory
Of Louisiana and in 1912 as the Terri
tory of Missouri The State Of Louisi-
ana was admitted in 1912.
| MIR. Adams's attitude in respect OF
constitution Interpretation is epitomiZed
| in this remark august 81. 1S11): "The
| express authority to Congress TO ADM;
new States into the Union covers the
whoe ground and where the express
| letter Is go explicit, my understanding
not very accessible to constructive re-
/ striction to be inferred from con-
I jectural intention of those who made
the Constitution Of the United States.
But these matters of perennial applica-
! ton are perhaps less characteristic than
the comment upon the more pressing
problems of the moment. Even in 1871.
on the eve of war with England, there
| was stil discussion, often bitter. Of the
I Federal fate. Mr.. Adams found 1t worth
while in view Of centrifugal tendencies
/ then strongly manifest. to urge his be-
! lief in the intention of Divine Provi-
dence 10 make Of the continent Of North
/ America zone nation speaking one Ian
I guage. processing one general system of
| religious and political principles and
/ accustomed to one general tenor of
! social usageS and customs Federal
| union was essential 70 happiness and
/ prosperity and the relative proportion
Of power" between the members Of the
/ Union was totally subordinate" 20 the
/ vital principle Of amalgamation:
have no apprehension that The people ~
Massachusetts VII he tramplcd upon by the
povcr ~ The Union though ,heir relative
proportion Of that power should become as
J small as that Of Rhode island or Delaware
Is nov IN comparison to the whole. but Jet
that Federal Union which secures 30 each
member the srmpathies % the same body
once he dissolved. and every part will In
! time inevitably he 'ramplcd upon rs the
/ others. and America Ike the rest OF the
earth VII sink into common field Of battle
for conquerors and 'vrants
I The uttcranCe itself is indicative Of a
pcrilous state of mind. and the reference
, - a possible dwindling of "the proper
B tionaje power" Of Massachusetts breeds
reflection. The Union Of States. one and
inserarahle forever. did not spring into
/ being Minervali>e when the last sig
B Ia NIf WIS dlllNfu W INV l'ftldl
! It's PRONUNCIATION was comparatively
simple matter; ito domestic establish
mcu' was tho work Of nine decades.
] Granting his countrymen praise (pcr-
+ haps the lea.t hit sly?) for their pa
ticnce in avcrting war for Ave years,
the Minister to Russia was vetv sturdy
in his preaching Of the principles on
which alone tho relations ~ nations
, could b. governed. As he wrote CMarch.
1870. Russia was preparing for armed
conflict. with not less than 900. 900 men
under arms and disciplined for wa.
with more han 900 Of them on her
frontier from the Baltic TO the Black
Sea. and "a number AZ least equal to
/ them ~ French. Prussians Poles and
1 Germans arTayed for conflict against
J them. The circumstances and sur
roundinas We're not such as to inspire in
practical patriotic statesman soft
theoretic indulgence in the preachme n -
OF peace AZ any prize. So he scored the
reliance upon :ne,Rrd's self interest to
deliver the states out Of their troubles
Their was no remedy but force. real
and suhStdn.!sl' preparation For war.
Revenue must ne a.s"d. Impost tcus-
tomSj had been too much relied upon
~" revenue. Burds nsome internal tax
a:iou mus, o." patiently endured for the
sake ~ creating an organized force 1T
would hc worse than folly for us to
lm""!n- chat We shall be allowed hence
Forth T." enjoy upon the ocean any
rights which We are not able to main
tam 10y force To expect 10 hold rights
~ Navigation ana commerce upon the
tenure OF I.nsiand's friendship and pro-
lr'""n - 'hiN" ana ScrNiic doctrine.
% u-' nor sense 81 jus Ice = beetle
"'''' 'u."nsih' England s too much
"'''" "',H i."i"n"an affairs t. want
war Ut me W's. hut W..' not '.eld n
"'No,,'' non "' muse t1'N nav" formed
~" ',''H'oi '"ai America WI not.
~ '"''N '"'' S'' cannot Nnderiak" n
'"',''N' '''N'i"d l'"' congress
y, .''.- 49,. N'E' r"uS 90 non ana cease
''- ''"''' - 'u""'"s
p"'"H' E7e'sh MINISTRY hav. ~.
rc.,.-,,,., ,.', ''.' .'' ',,"' 'A'" b" no
st, o.. wee" 'uhn's-
thc mos, iupor,an, common ,,,s..,.,
mankind and t way 20 maintain .,,.- ,f,b.
fp O. t.. Tai. ed states b,y. o,,,-.,
every ".p.I..r- that ui.5,,, c,,,.4 -.
...'. U.r,r r,,...i .uJr,. r., ~. 81, -,
~ na'igiins 'ha ocean vou'l bs a pus,i
lariwi'y watch Of itself would dagrod. n.
from III" rank and lights 20, IN indepanlsn,
nation.
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