The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-12-26

ot E0tun4s o&ut4aAI anon. tN4 NtNttout
sovefeigns Of Europe, leol any one o. them
might become 10 powerful foF the rest. has
caused them anxioasly % desire the eslab.
lishmcnt Of what they term lhe balance Of
poser.n Il cannot Sc permitted % have
any application on The North American con.
usenl; and especially % the United States.
We must ever maintain the principle, that
the people Of ihis continent alone have the
right to decide their own de-. tiny, Should
any porlion of them, constituting an inde-
pendent State, propose q unite themselves
with our confedeTacy this viii Be . question
fng them and Us 10 detelmine, without any
foreign Interpolation. We can never con.
sent that European Powers shall interfere
to prevent such union, becaule Il might
disturb the "balance Of power which they
may desire 70 maintain upon this continent.
Near a quarter Of century ago, the prin.
ciple was di5tiRctly announced TO the world,
ia the annual message Of one Of my prede.
IceSsOFs, that ''ths American continents, bV
The free and independent condition which
they hnVe assumed aud maintain. are henceS
forth not TO be considered as subjects for
future colonization BY any European power
This principle wi apply with greatly in.
creased force, should any European power
attempt 10 establish any new colony in North
America. In the existing circumstances Of
the world, the present is deemed proper
occasion 10 Feiierate and Teaffirm the prin.
ciple aVOwet by MT. Monroe, and 10 state
my cordial concurrence in us wisdom and
sound policy. The renssertiOn Of this prin.
ciple, especially in reference 10 North
America, is at this day hut the PRONUNCIATION
of policy which no European power should
cherish the disposition to resist. Existing
rights Of every European nation should be
respected; but il iS due alike TO our safety
and our iniereats, that tho efficient prOiec
ton Of our laws should be extended over
our whole territorial limits, and that il should
be distinctly announced TO the world as our
settled policy, that no future European colo
nv or dominion shall, with our consent, be
planted or established on any part Of tho
North American continent.
A question has recently arisen under the
tenth article Of the subsisting treaty between
the United States and Prussia. BY this ar.
iicle, the consuls Of the two countries have
the right to sit as judges and arbilratOrs "in
such differences as may arise between the
captains and crews Of the vessels belonging
TO the nation whose interest are committed
10 their charge, without the interference OF
the local authorities, unless the conduct Of
the crews or Of the captain should disturb
the order or tranquility II the country; or
the said consulS should require their assist.
ance to cause their decisions to be- carried
into effect OF supported"
The Prussian consul at New Bedford, in
June, 1874, applied TO Mr.. Justice Story
TO carry into effect decision made by him
between the captain and crew Of the PIus.
slan ship Borussias but the request was re-
fused on the ground that, without pIeviOas
lSgislatioH by Congress- the judiciary did
not possess the power TO give effect 10 this
article Of the treaty. The Prussian govern,
ment, through their minister here, have
complained Of this violation Of the treaty
and have asked the government Of the Uni
ted States 70 adopt the necessary measure;
opreveni similar violations hereafter. Coco
faith to Prussia, as we'll as TO other nations
with whom we have similar treaty stipuld
tions, reqnires, that these should be faithful
" observed. have deemed i proper
therefore, TO lay the subject before Congress
and 10 recommend such legislation as ma.
be necessary 70 give eject 70 these treat!
obligations.
BY virtue Of an arrangement made be
tween the Spanish government and that .
the United States, in December, 1881, IA mer
ican vessels, since the 2oth Of April, 1892
have been admitted 10 entry ia the ports o
Spain, including those Of Che Baleafic an,
Canary Islands, on payment n the sam'
tonnage duty Of Eve cents per Ton, as ihougI
they had been Spanish vessels; and this
whether our vessels arrive In Spain Girecil
from the United States, or indirectly from
any other country. When Congress, BY til,
act Of tie l3th Of July, 1882, gave effec
70 this arrangement between The two gov
ernments, they confined the reduction o
tonnage duty merely tOSpanish vessels 'com
ing from port in SPAIN leaving be form
er discriminating duty 70 remain agains
such vessels coming from port is any othe
country. Il Is manlfestly unjust that, willis
American vessels, arriving ii ihe porls o
Spain from other countries, pay no moTi
duty than Spanish vessels, Spanish vessel
arriving ia the. poris or the United State
from other countries should Be abiected Il
heavy discriminating tonnage dulies. Thf
10 neither equality nor reciprocl and is il
violation Of the arrangement concluded il
December 1881 between the countries
The Spanish goseTRmeni be- made repeat
ed and earnest remonslranes against hi
inequality, and tie faFolahs attention .
Congress has been seVeTa lines invoked 1
tie subject ~ my preaecessoFe. recon-
mend, as an aci 81 ice @ Spain, lha
this inequality Be- removed by CongIess.ani
that the diacrintnaii dties which hayl
been levied nnder tie 18th q
July, 1882, 81 Sc coming &
the United States rom ny other forcigl
country Be refunded. Iais recommenoa