Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-04

most remote, and surely none more 70
than fhe United States. Our policy in IT
gard 10 Europe, which was adopted at "A,
long sgItaied that quarter of the globe, ne
v-rtheless remains the same, which is, no.
10 interfere in the internal concerns OF any
OF lis powers; 10 consider the government
de facto as the legitimate government Tor
us; TO cultivate friendly relations with il.
and TO preserve those relation. by frank
hrm, and manly policy, meeting. in all
instances, the just claims OF every power;
submitting 10 injuries from none. But in
regard 10 these continents, circumstances
are emineDtIy and cOnspicuously different.
II is impossible that the allied powers
should extend their political system to a
ny portion OF either continent, without en-
dangering our peace aaG happiness nor
can any one believe that our Southern
Brethren, il left to themselves, would a.
dept it OF their own accord. II is equal
ly impossible, therefore, that we should
behold such interposition, in any form.
with Indifference Ii we look TO The com
parative strength and resources OF Spain
and those new governments, and their dis
lance from each other, il must be obvi Gus
that she can never subdue them. Ii is
still the policy Of the United States, to
leave The parties 10 themselves, in the
hope that other powers will pursu. the
same course. {,
II we compare the present condition OF
our union with its actual state at the close
OF our revolution. the history of the world
furnishes no example OF progress, in I'M
proyemsDt in all the important cirCum-
stances which constitute the happiness OF a
nation, which bears any resemblance TO
IL Al the tlrsi epoch, our population did
not exceed three millions By the last cen
sus it amounted to abou. ten millions, and
what is more extraordinary, it rs almost al
together native--'or The emigrat on from
other countries has been inccnsiderable.-
Al the first epoch, hall the territory with.
in our acknowledged limits was uniuha.
bIted and wilderness. Since then, new
territory has been acquired, OF vast ex
tent, comprising within it many rivers,
particularly the Mississippi. tue nsviga.
ton OF which 10 the oceaniwss OF the high
est importance to the original states. Over
thiTterritory our population has expanded
in every direction, and new states have
been established, almost equal ia mum
Der, TO those which formed the first bond of
our Union. This expansion OF our po-
pulation, and accession Of new States
to our Union, have bad the bappi-
est effect on all its highest interests
That II has eminently augmented our re
sources, and added 10 our strength and
responsibility as power, is admitted by
all But il is not in these important cir
cumstances onl y that this happy effec: is
felt i,is manifest that, by enlsrging the
basis OF our system and increasing the
number OF Safes the system itself has
been greatly strengthened in both its bran
cbes. Consolidation and dIsuninn have
| thereby been rendered equally impracti
cable Each government con6ding 10 its
owB strength. has less to apprshend from
the other, aud in consequence each en-
joying, greater freedom OF action. il rem.
dered mere efficient for all the purposes
tor which it was instituted. Ii is unne-
cessary TO treat, here, OF the vast i'm
proVement made in the system itself,
by the adoption OF this constitution,
and of its happy effect in elevatiag the
character, and in, protecting the rights
OF the nation as well as individuals.
, To what then do we owe these blessings
Ii is known to all, that we derive them
from the excellence OF our institutions
Ought we no, then 10 adopt every mea-
sure. which may be necessary TO perpe
tuate them
JAMES MONROE.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2, 1898.