Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-12-13

| part OF lis cHlZenSlO Uist.ilD the peace OI
IA country where ohler prevails, or has been
re-eslab'i>hed. Drfredations by our clt-
Zens upon nations u peace with the United
States, or combinations fer committing
them, have al all times been regarded by
he American Government and people with
the greatest adherence. Military incursions
by our citizens into countries SO situated
| ard the commission of acts of violence on
the members thereof, in order IL effect IA
chanoe in lis government, or under any
pr-teXt whatfvef have, from the com
mencemenl of our Government, been held
equally criminal on the part Of those enga-
ged in them, and rs much deserving OF pun
iShment as wouldbe the distu bance ol the
public peace by he repatriation of similar
acts within our Own territory.
BY no countryor persons have these in
dividual principles of International law
principles, he stict observance OF which
is 50 indispensable. to the preservation of
socisl order in The world--heen more ear
nes,ly cherished o sacredly respected than
bv those great ana good men who first de-
clared, and finally established the indepen
dence OF our owncountry. They promu!-
gated and maintained them ut an early aud
critical period in cur hi,tory; they were
subsequently embodied IN legi.la've enact
mrnts of high penal character, the faith
fully enforcement of which has hitherto
been, and will, rust, always continue to
be, regarded as aduty inseperably associa-
ted with the maintenance ot national honor.
That the people oitse UnieI States should
feel an interest in the spread OF political
institutions as Tree as they regard TIN ir
own to be, is natural, nor can "A sincere
snilcitnde for the success Of all those who
are, at any time, in good faith struggling for
their acquisition, be imputed 10 citizen
as Il crime. With the entire freedom of o.
pinion, aud undisgused expression there
ct, on their part, The governments has ne-
Their The right. nor iru,t The dispnsiiinn
to uierfera.- But Whether the interest or
thu honor otthe United States require, that
they should be made party to any such
struggle, and, By, inevitable consequence,
TO the war which is wagrd IN its support, is
n question which by our con>tIiuiion, l.
wisely left to Congress alone TO decide. II
Is, by the laws. already made criminal in
our citizens to embarrasS or anticipate the
decision, by unaIlh"rized military opera
tons on their part. Offences of this char
acter, in addition to their criininalty as
violations Of the laws of our country, have
a direct tendency to draw down upon oui
citizens at large, the multiplied evils of Il
for. ign war, AID expose to Injurious impn
ta,ions the good Gath and honor of the
country. As such they deserve to be pu'
down with promptItude and decision.
cannot be mistaken, | am confident, in
counting on The cordial and general concur
renee of our fellow cilizsus in this senlI-
ment. A copy of the proclamation which
/ have felt it my dirty to issue. is herewith
communicated. | cannot but hope thai
the good sensn and patriotism, the regard
for the honor and reputation Of their coun-
try, the respect for the laws that they have
themselves enacted for their own govern
ment, aud the love OF order, for which The
mass ofour people have been 50 long aud
50 Justly distinguished. will deter the COM
paratively few who are engaged in them,
from further prosecution of such despe-
rate enterprises In the mean time, the
existing laws have been, and will contin-
We to be, faithfully executed; aud every et-
fort will be made to carry them to their
full extent Whether they are su0iceut or
not. to meet the actual state Of things on
the Canadian frontier, il is for Congress to
decide.
1t will appear, from the correspondence
herewith submitted, that the c. ,vernmrni
OF Russia decl,urs renewal oflhe fourth
article of the convention of April 1924,
between the United States and his Impp-
rial Majesty, by the third article Of which
it is agreed that, thereafter there shall moi
be formed hv the citizens of the United
States or under the authority of said States
any establishment upon the northwest coas,
nf America. nor ia any of the Islands al
iacent, TO the north of 81 deg. 40 min. of
north latitude; and that in the same man
ner there shall be uone formed hy Russian
subjects, or under the authority Of Russia,
south of the slme parallrl;' and by the
fourth article, - that during term Of ten
years, counting from the signature OF the
present convention the ships of both pow
ers, or which belong to their citizens or
subjects respectively, may reciprocalIy iie-
qnent, without any hindrance whatever,
the interior seas, CULTS, haibors, and creeks
upon the coast mentioned III the preceding
article, forihe purpose Of fishing and ira
ding with the natives Of the century" The
reasons assigned for declining to renew the
provision of this al;cle, are, briefly, that
the only use made by our citizens Of tho'