The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-04
COMMUNICATIONS.
Communicated.
THE INTERFERENCE AND ENCRoACH-
MENT OF FOREIGN POWERS.

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The appearance few days since, Of an article
in the National Integencer, headed "Moral Trea-
son. has created ordinary feeling of disapproba-
ton and condemnation; more particularly consider
ing the source from which il emanates. II is with
regret and sorrow that we have been compelled TO
witness many articles of the like import going the
rounds Of some of our contemporary journals, de-
scendng to the low badinage which is most general
ly used in the discussion Of the merits and dement's
Of some candidate for county Office. When great
national questions are under discussion and consd-
Grafton, the great moral force of the press must by
this course soon be lost among the citizens of our
own country and our institutions and national char
acter be made ridiculous and by-word among the
people of foreign countries. That justice may be
done in future remarks, we copy the article from
the National Intelligencer verbatim Ell Hieratim;
.,MoRAL TREASON"
Sound the bugle through the West and Southwest; let
the United States raise the standard and IN inns
Washington Union.
that whenever the government organ speaks Of war; al
regards the valley Of the Mississippi as the section OF
shng the Compliment to the patriotism Of
this region the expense of other sections must be
Atlantic. We DO not doubt that in cause thought to be
just hundreds Of thousands Of could be found in the
but we hope the government editor oveesnass the rs
caity of this region when he states that twenty thousand
to h ss Of i
and conquest The EDITORS compliment to western bravery
him for it, we assure him that the Infinitely small por
ton Of the West which experiences any sensation on The
subject feels nothing but the hearest contempt for his
very equivocal laudation He may well keep that
of fattery for his neighbors."-Journai
The period has arrived when true American
and patriot will view the interference and en-
enactment of foreign powers, and their intermed-
ding with the domestic policy of this country with
indifference; and every effort of any of those pow
ers to extend their system of policy to this hemi-
sphere must be viewed with great jealousy, and as
dangerous to our peace and prosperity as a nation.
And in order to impress the importance Of this
TRUTH we insert the memorable words and senti-
mens of President Monroe.
President Monroe, in his message to Congress in
1923, distinctly lays down his ideas of the true
policy of the United States in regard to this CONT
nent:
1.-THE citizens Of the United States said he, cherish
pness of their feowmen that he European side Of the
Atlantic In the of the European powers, in matters
does il comport with our policy so do It is only when
rights invaded seriously menaced that we re-
in this hemisphere we are OF necessity
medate connected and by which must be obvious
System the allied powers essentially different this re-
spect from that OF America This difference proceeds from
the defence own which been achieved by the
loss Of much blood and and matured by the
wisdom OF their enlightened citizens which
have enjoyed unexampled felicity this whole nation is
devoted We owe it, therefore, to cando and to the AMIGA
BILE relations subssng between the United States and those
powers declare that should consider any attempt
their part to extend their system 10 any portion of this hem
isphere as dangerous to our peace and safety"
In order to present this important subject in the
strongest point Of view, divestng it of all character
party question, and bring it home to the better
judgment Of the opponent to the great measures
now presented to the American people, we shall
quote from the able papers Of Mr. Clay in 1895,
when the French feet visited our coast as it was
supposed, for the occupation Of Cuba and Porto
Rico; and from Mr.. Adams in 1926, on the subject
Of the Panama question; and also show the en-.
lightened policy of the Russian government, as ex-
hibited in the interview between Mr.. Middleton
and Count Nesselrode. Also, the true sentiments
and feelings of the inhabitants Of the valley Of the
Mississippi
LOUISIANA. 4
tThs is not true More Of them, Of course. would go