The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-11

Il . ~ knowa % Inc Amenran peo-l
re and % Ill n4iions. fhas his gqsfEn-
meni has never inierf<red viii he rels-
tons sahsisting between 0sher goreln-
menis. We have never made Ourselves
parties . thrir waz Or their aIlianrssg ne
have noi sought their teyitones ~ ron
quest; re have DOT mingled with parties IN
their domestic Shingles; and believing our
oEn iorm Of government 10 be the best,
ne hare never attempted 10 propagate Il
By intIigOes. by diplomacy. or by force.
We may claim on this continent a ike ex-
empliOnlrOm European interference. The
nations Of Americs are equally sovereign
and independent with those Of Europe.
They POssesslhe same rights, independent
OF all neutrality-suspicious., 10 make war. 10
conclude peace, and 10 regulate their inter-
nal Affairs. The people Of he uni,ei
States Cannot. therefore. view with indiiEe-
renee allemps Of European power 10 inter-
ieFe with lie independent action OF the na-
ilons on this continent. The AnsEiesn
system Of government Is entirely different
from that of Europe. Jealousy among
the dllIerenl soyereigns Of Europe, lest
any one Of Ibem might become too pow
enul Tor the rest. has caused them anxious
ly 10 desire the establishment Of what they
term the " balance Of power" IL cannot
be permitted 10 have any application on
the North American continent, and espe-
cially 10 ihe United States. We mast
ever maintain the principle, that the peo-
pie Of this continent alone have the right
20 decide their own destiny. Should any
portion Of them, constituting an indepen-
dent stale, propose To unite themselves
with our coalederacy, this will be 4 qucs-
ton for them and Us to determine. WITH
out any foreign inlerpOsiliOn. We can
never consent that European Powers shall
interfere 10 prevent such union, because
IL might disturb the 50 balance Of power
which they may desire TO maintain upon
this continent. Near quarter Of cehlu-
~ ago, the principle was distinctly an.
nOunced to the world in the annual mes
sage Of one oil my predecessors, " that the
American continents, by theilree and indie
| pendent condition whirh they have assum,
ed and maintain, are henceiorlh not TO be
considered as subjects for future colonies
lion by any European Power" This
/ principle will apply with greatly increas'
ed force, should any European power at
tempt to establish any nsw colony il
Aarsh America. In the existing circum
stances Of the world, the present is deem
ed a proper occasion to reiterate and real
firm the principle avowed by Mr.. Monroe
and 10 state my cordial concurrence in il
wisdom and sound policy. The ressser
ton Of this principle, especially in refe
renee to North America, is al this day bu
the PRONUNCIATION Of policy which no Eu
ropean power should cherish the disrosi
ton to resist. Existing rights of ever
European nation should be respected; bu
|, is due alike 10 our safety and our int
rests, that the efficient protection Of on
laws should be extended over our Who'll
territorial limits, and that il should be dis
iinctly announced to the world as our SCI
lied policy, that no future European colo
ny or dominion shall, with our consent, b
planted or established on any part Of tn
North American continent.
TO be concluded in our next