The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

10th July, 1851, in accordance with the American treaty of
Washington, of 20th Dec. 1849.
The right to cede or acquire territory, or to unite two
independent nations by compact, is regarded as inherent in
all independent sovereignties. It has certainly been prac-
tised from time immemorial. The power which can cede a
part can cede all the parts. Modern history abounds in
examples, and none more than English and French history.
Annexation is neither a new thing, nor rare in our day, as
the Turks and Arabs of Algeria, the Caffres of South African
and more than one hundred and thirty millions of people in
India can testify—people it is hoped who maybe benefited by
the change ; but whether so or not, I cannot admit that
annexation by voluntary consent is any more illegal or
reprehensible than annexation by conquest. But whether it
be done by one process or the other, the government of the
United States can have no colonies. Whatever territory is
added is but an integral part of the whole, and subject to
the same national constitution and laws.

The expediency of union with the United States I do not
propose to consider at present, for I have no authority to
say that the United States will consent to any terms that
may be offered ; yet I have no doubt if they shall bo offered
they will be frankly received and duly considered ; but no
sinister means of accomplishing the object, however desir-
able, will receive any favour from the United States.
I am most happy to have your testimony that the com-
missioner and consuls of the United States have acted fully
and faithfully up to the principles declared by Mr. Clayton
and Mr. Webster in the communications referred to by you,
and I am not permitted to doubt that you will have as little
reason, hereafter, as you have now, to distrust the friendly
intentions of the government and people of the United
States.
My regard for the king and his government, and for the
highly respectable representatives of England and France in
these islands who have deemed it their duty to interpose an
official remonstrance, demand the utmost frankness in the
expression of the sentiments I entertain, which I am sure
they will duly appreciate.
The agreement, or joint declaration of the 28th November
1843, that neither Great Britain nor France would take
possession of these Islands as a protectorate or otherwise,
was creditable to those powers. The government of the
United States was not a party to the engagement; neither
was Kamehameha 111., so far as appears. The parties to
it, by their naval forces, had both made hostile demonstra-
do= upon the king'o au-vcrcigarby. The tr.,;+.‘i Rtat./2 hati
not, but both before and since, though their interests were
ar greater here than those of any, or all other foreign powers,
they have constantly respected the government of the king.
They have never sought to limit the right of his government
to frame its own system of finance, enact its own revenue
laws, regulate its own system of public education, establish
its own judicial policy, or demanded any special favours, and
they were the first to recognize the complete and unqualified
national independence of the kingdom, by the treaty of
20th Dec., 1849,
That treaty having been faithfully observed, there is
nothing in the policy of the United States toward these
islands which requires concealment, or demands explanation,
nothing to disturb the harmony which happily exists
between the United States and the great commercial powers
of Europe.
Lest silence on my part, after the publication of the joint
remonstrance, should make a different impression here or
elsewhere, and considering the distance from the seats of
government of Europe and America, it may be advisable to
depart from the usual course in such mati,ers, and publish
this letter also, to go with the remonstrance of the British
and French representatives.—l have the honor to be, with
great respect, your obedient servant,
LUTHER SEVERANCE.
His Excellency, Robert Crichton Wyllie,
Minister of Foreign Relations, &c., &c.

WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

YESTERDAY.

The board held their usual weekly meeting on yesterday.
The chair was occupied by Mr. JOSEPH HARRISOV, vice-chair
man. There were also present Messrs. Roskell, Alpass, Lunt,
M'Gee, G. Harrison, Hensley, Mountfield, Hey es, Horsfall,
Tattersall, Abraham, Carter, Pilkington, Medealf, Janes
Birch, Jeffreys, Craig, Shaw, Kirkus, and Miller.
The CLERK read the minutes of the last day's proceedings.
The following cheques were ordered : Mr. Allen, £65 ;
Mr. Clay, £25 ; Mr. Potts, £B2; Mr. Lythgoe, £lB.