...manifested a freiendly interest in their welfare. He said, "In contemplating the scenes which distinguish this momentous epoch, and estimating their claims...communities which occupy the southern portion of our neighborhood. An enlarged philanthropy and an enlightened forecast concur in imposing on the national...

...Madison went a step further by bringing to the attention of Congress the independence movements in "the great communities which occupy the southern portion of our own hemisphere and extend into our neighborhood."64 Neither branch of Congress acted on this notice, but a committee of the House of Representatives...

...imperishable in their nature, or may not at once be attainable. In contemplating the scenes which distinguish this momentous epoch, and estimating their claims...portion of our own hemisphere and extend into our neighborhood. An enlarged philanthropy and an enlighted forecast concur in imposing on the national...