Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-12-20

new turm. and expressed IN diIterenl
words, and therefore felt 1t to be my
duty distinctly to declare ,ln my annual
message 10 Congress, thai no such con.
Ecession could be made, and thai the Uni
ted States had both The will and the abil.
itv TO enforce their own laws, and TO
protect the ir flag from beng used for
purposes whoIlyfOrbidden by those laws
and obnoxious TO the moral censure OF
the world. Taking the Message as his
letter of instructions, our then Minister
at Paris felt himself required to assume
the same ground in remonsrance which
he felt to be his duty to present to NJ,
Guizot, aud through him to tho King OF
the French h. against what has been called
the Qnihtuple treaty; and his conduct
in this respect, met with the approval oI
this Government. In clDSe conformity
with these views, The eighth article Of
the Treaty was framed, which provides
that "each nation shall keep afloat in the
African seas force not less than eighty
guns, to act separately and apart, under
instructions from their respective GOv>
ernments, and for the enforcement OF
their respective laws and obligations. p
From this it will he seen that the. aground
assumed in the Message has been fully
maintained, at the same time that the
slipuatons of the Treaty Of Ghent arc
| to be carried cut in good faith by the
two countries. and that all pretence is
removed for Interference with our COM
merce for any purpose whatever bT for
eign Government. While, therefore, the
United States have been standing up for
The freedom Of the seas, they have no
thought proper to mako that pretext
for avoiding fuIfilIment Of their Trea'
ty stipulaliOns, or ground for giving
countenance 10 trade reprobated by
our laws. A similar arrangement by the
other great powers could not fail 10
sweep from the ocean the slave trade
without the Interpolation of any neW
principle into the maritime code. We
may be permitted 10 hope that The exam
pie thus set will be followed by some, il
not all Of them. We thereby also afford
suitable protection 10 the fair trader in
those seas, thus fulfilling al the same
time the dictates Of a sound policy, and
complying with the claims Of justice and
humanity.
It would have furnished additional
cause for congratulation, ,f the treaty
could have embraced all subjects calcn.
lated in future 10 lead to a misunder
standing between tn" two governments
The territory of the United States, com
monty called the Oregon territory, lying
on the pacific ocean, north Of the AID
degree Of latitude, TO a portion Of which
Great Britain lays claim, begins TO at
tract the attention OF our fellow citizens,
and the tide Of population which has re-
cllime5 what was so lately an unbroken
wilderness, in more contiguous regions,
is preparing to fow over those vast dis
uicts which stretch from the Rockey
mountains to the Pacific ocean. III ad
vance Of The requirement of indiVidua
rights to these lands, sound policy die
tates that every effort should be resOrtrt
to by the two governments, TO settle the
respective claims. 1t became manifest
at an early hour Of the late negotiations
that any attempt, for the time being,sa
isfaciorily to determine those rights
would lead TO protected discussion
(which might embrace in lis failure othe
more pressing matters, and the Execu
tive did not regard It as proper to waV
all the Ndvantages.of an honorable adjust
ment Of other difficulties Of great mag
nitude and importance, because this, no
so Immediately pressing, stood in tn
way. Although the difficulty referre
, to may not, for several years to come
involve the peace of the two countries
f yet shall not delay TO urge on Gre'
Britain the Importance Of its early Sc
/. Element, Nor will other matters q
commercial importance 10 the two cOuT
tries be overlooked and havs good rel
5 son to believe that il will comport viii
the policy Of England, as it does viii
I that Oflhe United States, TO seizs upC
3 this moment, when most Of the caus'
5 Of irritation have passed away, TO ceme
: the peace and unity Of tNe two cOuntrt
s by wisely removing all grounds Of prob
!. BILE future collision. ........
s With the other powers Of Europe o.
o relations continue on the most amicab
I footing. Treaties now existing with The
!, should be rigidly observed, and every 0
f portunily, compatible with the interests
4 The United States should be seized up,
e to enlarge the basis Of commercial intt
,. course. Peace with all the world, is I
IL true foundation -four policy, which c
10 only he rendered permanent BY the prs
!; ,ice of equal and impartial justice 10 q
4 Our great desire should be 70 enter o.
a. into that rivalry which looks 70 the gen,
:. al good, in the cultivation, GFthe scienc
II The enlargement, ofthe field for the OK
~ else Of the commercial aTts,and the sPre
~ Of commerce--that great civilizer-to
~ "a .no CaPeflllV ahSiaini