The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-03-09

weather. or bv mutiny ot the crew lh'o
tho p,r,s ortie United s3,htes, would it te
heId inc, and reasonable that such cargo
should receive its character from Amerian
law and bo thrown overheard and des-
,rorrd br the American authorities! Ii is
,j,,, attempt is made to an
,.,ror ,h,s suGuesliouss bv appealing to
,ronoraI nrinciplcs Of humanity. This is ii
,n,o;n, in regard to which nations must be
permitted TO act upon different views, nn.
der their actually existing condlti"n, ana
vethold commercial intercourse with one
another, or not hold any such intercourse
at all. Itmay be added, that all attempts
bv the Government of one nation to t"rce
the influence pfi,s laws on that Of another.
for any object whatever, generally defeats
their own purposes, by producing dissal-
;sfaction; resentment, and eXasperaiion.-,
Better is it, far better in all respects that
each nation shouIdbe left without inter
ference or ANNOYANCE, direct or indirect,
~ i,s uudoub,ri right of exercising its own
judgement in regard to all things Belong
inp7to its domestic interests and domestic
duties.
There are two general considerations of
the highest practical Importance, to which
Won will in the propcr manner, invite the
attention Of Her Maicslv's Government.
The first is, that as civilization has made
nrorross !, the world, the iniercoures of
nations has became more and more inie-
ncndent Of different forms Of government
and different systems oflaw and religion.
It is not now. as it was in ancient times,
that eyerv foreigner is considered as there
fore an enemy: and that, as soon as he
o,r,o. ;n,o 40 country. he NAV be lawful
~ ,',-a.,oJ ~. sI,re. nor is The modern
;.'.o..nu.saoG S,stee carried on mainly. or
I"'e i, I'u' r w. W. amsnoso n ;n,nos;nq bv one
as 60, ~. -. ,a, forms NJ Civil ooy.
''on., na..on y" 49, r.,,a. or nrnner,v. or new
modes ofdomcstic regulation. The great
comu,uui,;es ] nc ,he world are REGARDED as
" III, ;.J,nonJon, o,ch entitled IN main.
-, nn s,,steno ,r law and Govern.
~. H,,:,a IN ~ ,bo;r mu,u,l intcr.
onmso ,re understand tn submit to the
ss,ah @ h1;shod rules and nrinc;n]cs Governing
suoh ;n,arconrso And The nerfcclinq of
,k;.'.,..,on, or oor, n,vn;ta,;on NJ The doc.1
,u;"o ~ ;,,arren,;nn oKanv with the
-. ',Is,:. y: .aor.. ofn,l,or.
eo..eo@.g mu .o"':' y" ~, 49,. Tr,;,oJ States
II e. Tno,and o - T hr f,r ,he two greatest
"lu n"aI -. '.:" ,ho wnrlJ toucb
co'n'ne. e,at "I a,h ~. and nJ 81 almost
.ae" nnn,arshIs o.ei % no;n,s and with system Of
nanan.I ;ur;sr,rnJence essentially alike,
3 ,,;rr. 3 = no forms of their Govern.
~ III ;st,hs;r lave resnec,;nu personal
sar";,nds. s and n ~, 60 widely does this last
difference i extends lis influence,
thar withoutslhe exercise to the fullest cx-
tent ofthe doctrine fnon.;nlerference and
m ptuol abstinence from any thing affecting
each Others domestic regulations, the
peace of the two coantries. and therefore
the peace of the world, always will be in
danger.
The Bahamas british posscsions) push
themselves near to the shores of The Uni
ted States. and thus lie almost directly in
the tract of that great part Of their coast
wise ira if;e whic h. doubling the Cape of
Florida. co meets the cities ofthc Atlantic Il
with the perts and harbours on the Gulfnfi .,
Mexico and the great commercial empori-
nm on the Mississinpi. The seas in
which these British possessions are sltua-