We should have a clear instance of the second sort by the acquisition of the Philippine Islands. These islands lie in a tropical sea. not far from China and Japan. in the storm center of Europes Eastern question. and more than 10.000 miles from this capital. Their inhabitants. numerous enough for a considerable nation. are p~aced at eight to ten millions in number. They belong to an ancient Asiatic race. and are fossilated in the heredity of thousands of years. No one pretends that they have proper adaptability to republican institutions as we understand them. No one pretends that they should ever be incorporated as States in our Union.
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The Asiatic race is described as fossilated and lacking adaptability to republican institutions.