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8376. TERRITORY, Acquisition of.—

I
know that the acquisition of Louisiana has
been disapproved by some, from a candid
apprehension that the enlargement of our
territory would endanger its Union. But
who can limit the extent to which the federative
principle may operate effectively?—
Second Inaugural Address. Washington ed. viii, 41. Ford ed., viii, 344.
(1805)

See Louisiana.