To see how far thd trade of the United States should be extended. to consider howfar a uniform system in our commercial relations should be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony. The first gathering together in the evolution of nations when we had reached a point where we could stand against the world. the first thought of protection was that we should have uniformity. that by our first organic law we would protest against the infamy of kings. that hereafter the tax on tea. if necessary. should be levied under a law applying equally to all. If this contention is true. then we can establish a uniform rule of naturalization that does not apply to the Territories. We can let a man vote there or not. or we can stop him on account of color or previous condition of servitude. We can coin money. regulate weights and measures. and we can make one weight and measurQ for Alaska and another for Porto Rico. we can provide for the punishment of counterfeiting. and yet take a mans life without trial by jury if he happens to counterfeit in Porto Rico.
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