Speech of Mr Phelps of Vermont On the Subject of Slavery C in Senate Janu
Speech of Mr Phelps of Vermont On the Subject of Slavery C in Senate Janu
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Sir, we will suppose that we have got over that dilliculty — (gentlemen may get over it a. S they jilease) — we will assunie that it is competent for this Government to take a cession of New Mexico and California, which cession conveys the sovereignty of the country. Now, if we I ecome the depositories of the power, can we or can we not exercihe it? If the sovereign control over the country, the highest attribute of M*vereignty that can be exerci. Sed by any Government, belong to this Governmen...t, can lh»; (Government or can it not exercise the power with which it is thus clothed? Sir, I derive the power, not directly but indirectly, from the treaty-making power. If tlu- tuaty-iiiaking p(jwer enables us to take a cession of territory which involves the infill to ((jiitrol . •such territory, it would be an absurdity in the science of Gov- ernnKiit to . Sup])o.^c that we may become the depositories of a power which we cimnol excrci-se.
11 Now, this may perhaps be deemed '■'■. Subtle reasoning.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Sir, we will suppose that we have got over that dilliculty — (gentlemen may get over it a. S they jilease) — we will assunie that it is competent for this Government to take a cession of New Mexico and California, which cession conveys the sovereignty of the country. Now, if we I ecome the depositories of the power, can we or can we not exercihe it? If the sovereign control over the country, the highest attribute of M*vereignty that can be exerci. Sed by any Government, belong to this Governmen...t, can lh»; (Government or can it not exercise the power with which it is thus clothed? Sir, I derive the power, not directly but indirectly, from the treaty-making power. If tlu- tuaty-iiiaking p(jwer enables us to take a cession of territory which involves the infill to ((jiitrol . •such territory, it would be an absurdity in the science of Gov- ernnKiit to . Sup])o.^c that we may become the depositories of a power which we cimnol excrci-se.
11 Now, this may perhaps be deemed '■'■. Subtle reasoning.
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