Author : Carman F. Randolph
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656234622
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (346 download)
Book Synopsis Constitutional Aspects of Annexation (Classic Reprint) by : Carman F. Randolph
Download or read book Constitutional Aspects of Annexation (Classic Reprint) written by Carman F. Randolph and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constitutional Aspects of Annexation All the land ceded to the United States by the States was transferred upon the understanding that it should be formed into States eventually. The Third Article of the Treaty of 1803, by which France ceded Louisiana, recites that The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal Constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States. This article was construed by Chief Justice Marshall to mean that Louisiana shall be admitted into the Union as soon as possible upon an equal footing with the other States; 3 and a like meaning is to be placed upon the Treaty of 1819, by which Spain ceded Florida, and the Treaties of 1848 and 1853, by which Mexico ceded California and New Mexico. Thus, with the excep tion of Texas, which was annexed by force of the joint resolution admitting it as a State, the vast domain gained by the United States down to 1853 was acquired in trust for States to be subsequently admitted. The promise of statehood was not expressed in annexing Alaska and Hawaii, and the bearing of this departure from custom upon a pending project of annexation will be noted later. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.