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engaged IN them, and highly injurious To those
IN whose behalf they are ptofesSed To- have been
undertaken. The authorizes m Canada, from
the intelligence received Of such intended move
men,s among our citizens, have fslt themselves
obliged 10 take precautionary measures against
hein; have actually embodied the MALTA. and
assumed an attitude 10 rcpcl the invasion 10
which they believed the colonies were exposed
from ihe United States. A state Of feeling
both siaeS Of the frontier has thus been pro-
duecd, which called FOR prompt and vigorous
interference VI an inSurgrcuon existed az Can
ada, the amlcablc disposition Of the United
states iolsafdS Great Britain, rs well Is their
dniy To themselves, would lead them "a MAN.
tam sfici neutrality, and % restrain shcir citi-
1ens from ~ violations Of the laws WHICH have
becn PaSscI fot H. enforcement. rut this Co
vrTnmcnt recognises a Still higher Obligation 10
rcprcss all attempts on ,hc part az ii> citixsns
10 disturb the peace 81 a country where order
prevails. 81 has been rr-csiabiiShcd. Dcgrcda-
lions hy Cur citizens upnn naitCnS NJ peace with
the United States. or Combinations for commit
ting them, have AZ all times been REGARDED hy
the American Government aud people with iha
greatest sbhoTrcncc. Military incurSionS By
cur oiiizcnS into countries so situated. and tho
commission OF acts 90 violence th- members
thereof IN order to effect ! change IN ItS govern
ncui. oT under any pTcicxt whatever. have.
from the commencement Of cur GovcTnmcr;,
been equally criminal IN the part Of those en-
iShment, - would hc the disturbance of thr
public Pcaoc ~ tho Pcrpc;Ts,ioa Of similar acts
within our own TERRITORY.
By NJ country or persons have these invalu1-
be principles Of International law--prnciplcS,
The sirict Observance of which - 80 IndNpcnSa-
bic 90 the preservation az social order the
woril--lscn moro earnestly cherished ar Sacrrd-
~ respected than 10y IhcSr great and good men
who first declared, and finally established, tho
independence Of our own county. They pro-
rnui-aicd and maintained them at an rariv and
ontral period "a our hi.'Ory, they were subSc-
qucntiy embedded IA lc2i,,Iiive cnae;mcniS OF n
hlrhlt penal character, The faithful enforcement
at which has hitherto been. and viii, I trust
ala avs continue 10 10. regarded duty IN
separately associated with the maintenance of
our national hon,r. That tive people cf tho
UNITED states should feel interest Va the
spread 81 political institutions as free they
regard 'hrir own ~ 10, Is natural; nor
sincere so'Ciudc fer tic success OF all those who
are. AZ any iWuc. m good fiiih Siru-rlin- fer
their acquisition. D. imputed to our citizens a
CRIME. Win the entire freedom of opinion,
AMI an pnl.sCui>rd expression thereof. on their
part, usc tuNeruIneat has neither the r,h'. nor,
trust, III" disposition a. interfere. But whether
the interest ihc honor of the United States
require that they should he made pariy Ia any
such sirr-.r. and, by inevitable consequence.
10 TIE war winch ~ waccd IA 49, support. Is a
question Nhich wisely left o. Congress alone
criminal IN our ciuzrns To emharr5Ss or antic-
pate that decision by Unauthorized military
operations on their par. offences of this char
ac'rr, IA atdtiicn To Their crin.lnaliiy as viola
uonS Oi the laws of onr country, have a direct
tendency Ca draw down upun our citizens
A. large tho multiplied cvllS Of foreign war.
ADD expose to injurious impu;ationS the good
iatih and honor of the couniFy. As such they
dcsrtve 90 be put down with promptiiudc and
DECISION cannot be mistaken. I avn cnufidrni,
~ counting un tic cordial and general concur
renee az car icilov-ciiizenS N tins sentiment.
i copy Of tic proc 'atIation which have felt q
ny duiy O. is~uc, - herewith communicated I
cannot but hoTe that the good sensc and patriot
ism, the r-gsri fJS the honor and rrput2,dh of
ihcir country. the respect for the iawe which
they have themselves enacted f'r their
gov eminent. and the iuVrsf or!rr whic% tho.
mass cf our people have been 50 long and
IusIy distinguished, WILL deter the comparAlvely
icw vho are engaged IA hem from a further
prosecution 81 snch desperate enterprises. In
M moan fimc the existing laws have bcrp and
wall continue to D., faithfully executed; and
ever effort will he made u carry them out IA
their fall extent. Whether th~y are sufficient
81 uct, TO meet thc actual stale of things
The Canadian frontier. 1t for Congress TO
decide
l. vail appear from The correspondence here
With submitted. that the Government of Russia
dcciines renewal VI the fourth articlc of the
AMI his Imperial Majesty. by Tic ih.rl article II
which ~ is acfrct hat hereafter there shall
not lc iormrd lv The citizens 6 the United
states. or under tho authority a. tie sad Sjairs
any establishment upon me northwest coast Of
America. nor N any - tie Islands adjacent, to
TIE north ui SO go ~ north latitude; aut that
10 i'ir same manner ilirfc shall hr none formed
~ NuS'ian SUBJECTS. ~ uuder the authority Of
itu<Ni1, south az TIE same parallci;" and by the
fourth article, chat. dunnr a term 81 ten wears
runnufr from Tho SIGNATURE 81 the present con-
v~ntnn, ihe ships # 10th powers. or which he
i1nr to ihcif ci'fysns ~ subjects respectively,
may rccirrcai'y frequent. VIthnu, say HINDER
anre whatever. the Interior seas guiis. harbor,.
and creeks urun the coast mentioned m The
Pfrcesiinr article. far ,hr purpose OF fishing and
ir1iilr~ vlfh ~ nafiNc~ 90 tie country 4" The
rrast'rs assrvnri f.r f-rii1lnf tu renew the pro-
VISIONS 81 fh's arlr'r. arr. briefly. that The Only
o." made ''v our ciig-ns of ih~ prt.'r.c n sc-
ruus 'H them. has hem Co supry Tie Indians
q itA ep.rttils h4uurs, amuluaHion. and fire.
rr1s. fsf thIs fr1fi- has t~en e1riudcd FROM thu
l,aesian iIadr ahi a. ne supplies f4rnsicd
ff.fa Pc iui'ct stairs are .nluuous ~ Else Eu~-
siIn "a. rti.thmcHfs nn fhe ner'fwc-' coast, and
rf'rfisi~f fn produce compliant hefve~n tho
tuo G0trrnmrnfs BIS irrruai Na.r.fv think~
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