Whitelaw Reid: “There is no express provision whatever made in the Constitution for…”

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There is no express provision whatever made in the Constitution for the acquisition or government of territories beyond those limits.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid points out that the Constitution does not explicitly provide for governing territories outside its defined limits.

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Whitelaw Reid: “There is no express provision whatever made in the Constitution for the acquisition or government of territories beyond…”