The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-12-06

Pnss' recommend that sri,sts" which hr
s'o'h'"eS ana bIock'house forts bo c,oo,. "umlt n
usun' 'oi''e between our frontier scua. along Ii,
"ISSout' ana me Rocky mountains. nn% ', WY, onM
sIu"'u '''e' % mounted rihcmen be roi.,J and
on" p,".''' "In on 'Ielr journey. Tho W 'e%
au"p''"h oi these lecommendaiiors ~, Wanel,t
will not violate the provisions Of tho ~ Congo,
! u wlll be doing more for American "tt,0g treaty
bntlsh laws have long since done lo, pl,I['b' bn
In the same territory w "llSA subte
II requires several months IN no,c.
by SEA from The Atlantic stoto 10 '% WV" he gouy
noug' we nave large number or yLs I' aHd q.
'ho Pacific, but few of them a0arI ""''e ships
OF lh'errhanging intelligence whom "l'IoIIujJ
ue'Wr'h our settlements in TINT di.,or, ,,", 't'r
we 'n"r" S'nies' An overland mail i. lyon 'l
We e"'T'y practicable; and the imDo,ior,oo' ','"
,,i,,,5 =, a. "'a'' at least once q month i,.
mlI'tu To the favorable Consideration ~ ''" hNs
1t Is submitted to the wisdom If ~ y, ,on'If"
lc'mlne, whether, OF th'ir presrn, is''N o&
alter the expiration Of the years no,;.o 'ou und
. measure may ho adoItcd consis,pn,Io h, '.l ohH
veniIon OF 1927 for The secufiry %ro" ",a ,t@n
/ NE government and protection Of M, ,,,s''Ni
/ Oregon, ''' CITIZENS 10
nat II will ultimately be wise orj ,..
MAKE h'eral grants OF land to the raro,c L n,ia
I who' AMIDST PT'aiions and dangers lc,l r%l"0'
through savage tribes nhuhitinr the vac, We way
/ intervening hrtwcen our frontier se,l,r.. ''"tH
oregon ana who cuIvate, and are c,e,,o,lr -. 'l'
'e'lI ''e Son' ! am iulIy sali-dcd. To doub NV
! or they will obtain such grants as soo w. '''D'
venlion between the United States ,,J C'.. we con-
shall lave ceased to exist would be IN l.r, H'aa0
ice OF Congress; but, pending the yc,i,,,. j."
worthy Of consideration whether n s,iorI...,'Uh
elect may he made, consistently with fine ,ss.,
that convention '''N
ne recommendations which have palc 81.
the best manner OF securing our riob,s IN a.. ~"
are suhmite to Congress with creo, laG,,a,.."
should they in their wisdom devise amy o,b,,,L
heucr calculated TO accomplish me same o,ie,
shall meet with my hearty concurrence.
Al the end ofthc years notice. should C,r,,,.
think it proper to make provision for ui,rp ,b,
lice; we shall have reached a period uhen ,bo =,
tional rights in OreGon must either lie olarlor,J.
firmly maintained. That they conro, he ,IorJ,r,p
without sacrifice OF both national honor and r,
est, is too clear 10 admit Of Doubt
Oregon s part of the North American co,,;,,,
to which ii il confidently affirmed thrlrle If ,lo
States il the best now in existence For lle ,,,,
on which this tito rests, refer Won to the came,
PoUdence Of the late and presqn, Secretary Of S,,,
with III" British p'cnipotenliary donng the neo,i,
ton. The British proposition Of corp,ooi.a ,ria
woad make the Columbia the line Of 40 do,,.s,
with trilng addition ofde,ached rerrIor, ia ,5sr
States, north Of the river. and'woud leave IN rs
British side two thirds oc the whale Oreron ror,.,r
including the free navigation Of the Cu'oni, ard an
the valuable harbors Of the Pacific, ran never for,
moment be entertained hv the L. States without an
abandonment Of their jus, and clear territorial rell.
their own SELF respect, aud the national honor
The rapid extension Of our settlement. over our
territories heretofore unoccupied; the lttNor Of new
StHtus tO our cOnirde5acy The expansion o ICs pln
ciples, und our ri,ue greatness 4 nuionare a'ut
al,
the doctrine has hecn ho,chsd IN some Of then, Of,
balance of power on THIS con,uen, 10 chrck orfa
vsncement. The q. Solcs sincerely a".iu,s orsc l.
serving relations Of good understanding uE M ~.
lions cannot in silence permit hny Guriwo rlact.
ence on the North American continent: nA AOCh Y
amy such interference he ATTEMPTED, vii ready 70
resist it ut any and all hazards
II is well known 10 the American people and oM \
nations, that this government has never lnr'st \
with the relations snbSisrug between other .Mrm.
neuis. We have never made ourselves rorr,"
their their alliances; have ret ,u,sllHsi
territories 10y conquest; We have not mrgd viii n
parties in their doncslir .rruggles and heeyr. that
our form Of government TO be the best, we have rr.
er attempted 10 propagate it iy intrigue, by dPcr'
cy, or by force. We may claim lnis ronlaa'I
like exemption ffom European Interference The w
lions OF America are equal, sovereign and indepH'
dent with those Of Europe. They possess the >T'
rights independent OF all inrcgH inerroslon 20 m'''
war, TO crncudr peace, and to regulate Their In'e"
affairs The people nf the l.. States, cannot thee
fore, view with Indifference attempts Of tuogei n
powers 10 interfere with the independent action Cht
nations OF this continent. The American s!siena X
is entirely different from that Of LuoFs
Jealousy among the drsreu. suveregns Of tumls'
lest any one VI them might become too po"e'ldlfH n
the rest, has caused them nnNously 10 desire me e
Enlistment orwhai they term the balance ct pow "
en- Il cannot he permitted to have any aPpucM"
on the North American continent, and especa'!"
The U. States
Near quarter ola century ago, the pTincPe WAS w
incty announced to the world in the annual me''':
of one Of my predecessors, that 'ihe American con-,
nenis nv the free aud independent condition VINO
hey have assumed and maintained, are henrer'
not to be considered rs subjects for further eoonD
lion by any European PoweC' THIS principe ""T
ply with great increased force, should any iu'Up'%
pow er attempt 20 establish any new colony u N s
America In the existing circumstances Of Inc "".
the present is deemed proper occasion 10 fe'e.
md reatlirm the principles avowed by Mr Mu"'U''aJ
10 state my cordial concurrence IN us "'scV"
sound policy. The reasserlion of this Prlnc'Pe "
'ecay in reference to North America IS ~ - we.
Iu; the PRONUNCIATION Of policy which no tu'opr
rower should cherish the disposition to resist, -
sting rights Of every European nation shouo .,.
pectcd ;but it il due alike TO our safety ana" S,M
,sts, that the efficient protection to Our "a"
10 extended over our whole territorial iImE' AL
should be distinctly announced to ire "C,s A.
eted policy, that no further European cEO,! o.r.
ninion shall with our consent, be p'an''o ', i..,
ished on any part of the North America" "" W. DE-
The late President, in hiS annual messaos " .t,,
ember last, recommended the Appropriation W, III,
y the claims Of the rexiun government aS"T,.,J,
United States, which had been previously 1'' gEss
a far IA Tho noyv ers oc the Executive eStehu' ~ 4