Again, "We have the right to acquire territory and we have the right to govern all territory acquired, but we must govern it under the Constitution, and in the exercise of those powers, and those only, which have been conferred upon Congress by the Constitution.
Boutwell emphasizes that the governance of acquired territories must adhere to the Constitution.
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Shall the avoidance of the Amendment in States of this Union be tendered as a reason for a denial of equality and the right of self-government in the Philippine Islands?
They assert supreme authority over their fellow-men for an indefinite period of time, and they promise therewith good government.
By the amendment of 1865 freedom and equality in government were guaranteed to all and especially to the negro race in America.
Here are the assertion of power and the promise of goodness that have attended the origin and movement of every despotism that has risen to curse mankind.
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