FOREIGN RELATIONS
... (Frorn the AlMrrnine Chroniclee. . When we are asked if extension of empire pro- -duce .vTakam ?M wad answeer jt must d6#d en the nature of the extension whether it produces strength or weakness.' The territory annexed may a be rich and populous.--it may serve to secure a particular'frontiere- it may be maintained without expense, and accessible only to the country to which it is annexed. In ...