Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-12-17

The Recommendations which have male as
10 Inc best manner Ut securing our rights in Or
egOn, are submitted to Congress with great defer
e'rce. Should they in their wisdom, devse any
other mode better calculated to accomplish The
SEINE object, it shall meet my hearty concurrence
AT the end Of years uutice' shnuid Congress
think Il proper to make provision for giving that
notice, we shall huve reached period When The
national rights inOregon maSt rithrr he abandoned
or 6rmIv m, mialued. Tha, they cannot be- absndo-
ned wilhcu: sacrifice of both tsoIlul honor aud
interest. is to clear TO admit OF doubt.
Oregon is q pat Of the North American conti-
psns, to " hich II is Confidently, affirmed the tnle
of the United States is he best nov in existence.
For the grounds ON which that ltls rests, refer
you Ia the correspondence at the late and present
Secretary of State with the BRUSH pen,poten,ary
during tAe negotiaton. 1hs Brush proposition
'ot comprnmisr, which would make the Columbia
the line south of 40 degrees, with irlfling addi-
aion of detached territory To the United States
north ofJha river and would leave on the British
side two-lhirds Of the whole Oregon territory, in
GLIDING free navigation of tie Columbia aud all The
valuable ha,bors on the Pacific, can never, for a
moment, be enterane by the United States, with
Out an abandonment OF their jns, and clear terrific
rial rights their own sefIespec,, ard the national
honor. For the information of Congress com.
municnts herewith the correspondence which took
place between the two governnrnts during the
late oegotiation,
Ne Foreign Interference.
The rapid extension of our settlements over our
territories heretofore unocupied. the addition OF
new States to our confederacy, the expa: sion of
OF free principles, and our rising greatness as ma
ton are attracting the Powersi of Europe; and
lately the Doctrine has been bIoaChed in some Of
them, Of balance Of power" OH this continent 10
check our advancement. The Uuned State, sim
eersIy desrous Of preserving relations Of good un-
derstandng with all nations, canno, IN silence per-
nit any European interference on tho North Amer
ican continent; and should any such interference
be attempted, will be ready to resist it at any and
oil hazards.
II 10 well known to the American people and 10
all nations, that this government has never inter.
tered with the relations subsislIng between other
goverumenls. We have never made ourselves
parties to their wars or their all ances; we have
not sough. their territories By conquest: we have
not mingled with parties in their domestic s;rug
giles; and believing our own fern of government
To be the best, we have never attempted to propo-
gate It by intrigues, by diplomacy, or by force
We may claim in this Continent like exemption
merica are equally sovereign and Independent with
those of Europe. They possess the same rights
independent OF every nterposilion, to make war,
or conclude peace, and to regulate their internal
affairs. The people of the United States cannot
therefore view with indifference attempts Of Euro
pean powers 10 interfere with the independent &C
ton Of the nations on this continsn,. The Amer
lean system Of government is entirely differen,
from that of Europe. Jealousy among the diff
erent sovreigns of Europe. least any one Of them
might become too powerful FOR the rest, has caus-
cd them anxiously TO desire the establishment
o. what they term the ''balance of power" II
cannot be permitted to have any application OH
the North American continent, and especially to
the United States. we must MAINTAIN the prin.
cple that the people of this continent alone haze
the right TO decide their own destiny. Should
any portion of them, constituting an independent
state propose to unite themselves with our confed.
eracy, this will be question for them and US to
determine, without any foreign interposition. We
can never consent that European powers shall in.
terfe1e 10 prevent such union. because it might
disturb the "balance of power" which they have
desire to obtain on this continent.
Near quarter of a century ago, the principle
was announced to the world in the annual mess
age Of one Of my predecessors. that '.he Ameri-
can continent by the free and independent condi-
ton which they have assumed and maintain, are
hencforth not to be considered as subjects for fl-
ture colonization by any European power" This
principle will apply with greatly increased force
should any European power attempt to establish
any new colony in North America. Ia the exist
ing circumstances Of the world, the present is
deemed proper occasion to reitterate and reafirm
the principle avowedby Mr.. Monroe, and to state
my cordial concurrence in its wisdom and sound
policy. The reassertion of this principle, espec-
tally 10 reference to North America, it is at this
day but 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 10 our
safety and our interests, that the efficient pretec
lion Of our lave should be extended over our
whole territorial limits and that it should be dis.
tincily announced to the world settled policy
that no European colony dominion shall, with |
out our consent, be admitted or established on
any part of the North American continent;
m Foreign Relations.
A question has recently arisen under the 10th
article of the <ubsis,ing treaty between the United
States and Prussia. By this article, the consus |
Of the two countries have the right to Sit as arbi-
lssaoTs ''in such differences as may arise between
he captains and crews Of the vessels belonging |
10 the natioss whose Interests committed TO |
their CHARGE without the Interference Of the local
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