The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-27

ANN. thr inquiries which were though
eniitlrd IL consideration, before the deter
minaiiap Vas taken Ia accept the inslt4
tim, W. thai nhethrr the measure NIGH
nj i've teadrHcy I" chang ih- poic
hilh- Ia invariably pursued by the u. STATE.
al as"ldug all entdngllug alliances, aud al
unnecessary forrlga connections.
AllnGfai of the dd.Icr gwen by the fl
TIER of Or country IL his farewell address
thu the ,rrat rule of cOnduci for Is IN IT.
gard In furrisa NATIONS, Is. III extending ouI
com me- clal relations, Ia iia,e With the u
- litlr poiticai connection as possible, Il
faithfully aduerlng II the spnll II thai al
poullon, cannot os~rIook The rr1rclioo
that he counsel # Washington, IN lils m
stance. iikp al the counsris Of WisdDuu. " te
founded apnn the clrclmsttncrs ~ winch
u1r county, & The world around rs, were
Situated, AT the tImr whrn II was given
fhat the reasons assigned by hI.n l,r ms adj
wee wert, that Europe bad srt Of p lnary
iat"rr,ls, E" hcli /" rs had none, IRA vrfy IL.
NIT relation. That henc" shr must be
eng god ~ frequent controversies, tue
CAUSES If which wrrn ESSENTIAL, kbrrIgn 10
our concerns. That our detached aud DIS
hHt SITUATION invited aud enabled us ~
pursue 4 dllerrnt couroe. That by oar u
nipn and rapid growth, with al elhclrnt
government, the period WI mol FIR dis.
Int when W. might defy material injury
from external annuvancr; an~n W. IA .at
take such an altitude as wouId cause nnr
neutrality To bt respected aud, with re-
free TO btlll .eient nations, might choose
peace OF war, as our interest. guided by
Justice, should counsel.
Compare our situation and the circnn
stances of TIA L tine with those Of he pre-
sent day and what, from thr very words
ot Washington then, would be his coun4els
IL ms eountfymrn now Europe has
still her set of primary interests, witt which
we have little or a re note relation. Oar
distant aud detached situation with refer
rncr 10 Europe. remains the sane. But
We were then the only independent natlol
OF tins hemisphere, aud were surrounded
by European colonies, with the g,taler
part of which "" had no more intrrcoai 81
than with the lnhahltaa's of another plan
ct. Thns" colonies hatenu = been transfnrIn-
ed lntoeiEht ,ndependent misunderstanding
To "of very borders. Seven of them, Re
pnblcs like Ourselves with whOI We
have immensely growing commercial, aud
mast have AID have already. important
political connections With reference IL
"hom, our s'taatlon is neither distant nar
detached. Whose poIit cal principles and
systems of government, conseuial with our
own, must aod Will have an action u conn-
terarllon npon rs and ours, to which we
cannot h. indifferent if we would. The
rap'dliv "f our growth and the Couse-
qaent Increase ufo our sire Ct. has more
Than realized thp authorizations of this ad-
mrabie political legacy. Fhlrly ytars
hatr nraaly elapsed slncr IT wa wri,trn,
aud IN the interval, our pepulalion, our
wealth, oar territorial extension oar pow
er. phy !, al And ~ pral. has nrruly treblrd
Reasoning upon his 1t ,tr of things from
tue sound II IadleIuns principles of Wash
lngton, ani rust We not sly. that the Pr
rod which he predicted ~ then not f,r off
has arrived That .9mtrica has act of
primary INTERESTS, which have none, or "A RI
mote, relation Ia Europe. That The inter
Ference Of Europe, therrfnrr in ihosr con-
ceras, should be spontaneously withheld
by her npa7 the same principle that We
pever lntrrftred with hers and that if she
4honll interfere, as she may bv measures
which my have great and dangerous re-
coil upon ourselsrs. we might be called IL
defence Of our affairs and ifesides, to take
an attitude which would cause our ueu-
trtllty to be respected aud choose peace
or war, as our interest guided by justice
shall counsel
Thr acceptance Of This invitation, there
fore far rom conflicting with the counsel
or the policy of w sliogton. is directly
deducibP fOm, and confurnable to it -
Nor is it less confornablr 10 the views Of
my immediate predecessor AZ declared j.
his annual message IN Cong css nf the I'd
IF December. i8 - 10 which have alrea-
DIV adNprtrd, aud Ia an Impo tant passage
(which invite the attention of the House.
F." The citizens of the United States" said
he, " cherish sentiments the most friendly
ia favor ofthr lhert, and h pplnes, of then
fellow mcu on that ltbe Enrolran) sidc OF
'he Atlantic. In the "ars Of the European
Powers, IN matters relating to themselves
We have never taken my part, nor dors ii
rompprt with our policy 20 10 do. 1t is
pply when our rights are invaded. or serl-
ously meuanced that We resent injuries. mr.
make preparation for pnr defence. With
the movements IN this h"misphrrr, we arr
If necessity, more immrdllei, connected
and by causes which must he oh nus To all
enlightened and impartial observers. Tht
political system of the \ lied Powers is ps-
srntialIy different. in his respect, from
that Of America. This difference proceeds
from i.,t, hi,.h iaFu