Itwasthatvetowhichgavethempowerandwhich fled American thought and American aspirations than any of its re- gives them power today. * * cent statesmen. Stephen A. Douglassthe grand representative of During the thirty years they had the control of the Government. claiming to be American Democracyin prqtesting against the treaty referred to especial friends of the naturalized citizen. where is the law within the lids of our spoke as follows in reference to American growth and progress: statutebook which the Democratic party ever placed there to protect him while But I cannot close my eyes to the history of this country for the last half con- visiting his native land? tury. Fifty years ago the question was being debated in this Senate whether it He then proceeded to claim for the Republican party the credit of was wis ornot to acquire anyterritory on the west bank of the Mississippi River. enacting in 1868 the provisions of law now known as sections 2000 and it was then contended that we could never. with safety. extend beyond that n g 15 the r ovisions of la w n as sectionss2000 river. It was at that time seriously considered whether the Alleghany kiountains and 2001 of the Revised Statutes.
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