Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-24

Of forfy.pine degrees, with d trihing add
ton Of detached territory Of the Unltet
STATES, north Of the river, and would leave
on the British side lwo.thlrds OF the whole
Oregon territory, including the free ma
vigalon OF the Columbia and all The yaiu
able hnrbors on the Pacific, can never, fol
a moment, be entertained by the Untec
States without an abandonment Of theIl
! Just and clear territorial rights, their own
self respect, md the national honor. Fol
the information Of Congress, communi
cate herewith the correspondence which
ttook place blace between the two govern.
=! ments during The late nogoli liinn
The rapid extension Of our settlements
over our Territories heretofore unorcnPIed,
| the expansion OF free principles, md our
rising greatness as a nation, are attract
ing the attention Of the Powers pl Europe,
and lately the doctrine has been brooched
ia some OF them of balance Of pow
or" on this continent, TO check our ad.
vancement The United States, sincere.
~ deslrious OF preserving relations Of
good understanding with all nations, car
not in silence permit any European in
reference on the North American cont.
neni; and should any such interference he
attempted, VIII be Feadyto resist 1t al any
and all hazards.
II is well known 10 the American PEG.
pie and 10 all nations. that this govern.
ment has never ntorfered with the rela.
tons snbsisting between other govern.
ment. We have never made ourselves
parties TO their wars Of their alliances; we
have not sought their territories by con.
quest; we have not mingled with parties
in their domestic struggles and believing
our own form of government 10 he the
best, we have never attempted 10 propa-
gate il by intrlgues, by diplomacy, or by
force. We may claim On this continent a
like exemption from European interior.
ence. The nations Of America are equal.
~ sovereign and independent with those
uf Europe. They possess the same rights,
independent Of all foreign lnterpositon,
to make war, TO conclude peace, and to
regulate their internal affairs. The peo.
ple Of the United States cannot, therefore,
view with indifference attempts OF Euro.
pean powers to interfere with the indie.
pendent action Of the nations on thus cou.
linent. The American system Of govern.
mont is entirely different from that Of
Europe. Jealousy among the different
sovereigns of Europe, lest any one Of them
might become too powerful for the rest,
has caused them anxiouIy to desire the es.
Enlistment of what they term the cha
lance Of power" II cannot be permitted
to have any application on the North Anne.
rcan continent, and especially to the Uni
ted States We must ever maintain the
principle that the people OF this continent
alone have the right TO decide their own
destiny. Shouldany portion OF them, con-
shutting an independent Stale, propose to
unite themselves with our confederacy,
4 this will be question for them and MS TO
determine without any foreign interpO.
sltnn. We can never consent that Euro.
pean powers shall interfere to prevent
such union, because il might disturb the
"haIance Of power" which they may de-
sire 10 maintain on this continent. Near
u quarter of century ago, The principle
was distinctly announced to tho world. 10
the annual message Of one of my pfede.
cessors, that 1.-The American continent, BY
the free and independent condition which
they have assumed and maintain, arr
henceforth not 10 be considered as suhject
for future colonization by'any European
power" This principle will apply viii
greatly incaeased force, should any Euro
peau power attempt TO establish any new
T colony in North merca. In the exist
ing circumstances Of the world, the preseh
is doomed a proper occasion 10 rellerat
and realirm the principle avowen by Mr.
Monroe, and TO state my cordial concur
renee in lis wisdom and sound poicy -
:, The reassertion Of this principle, eFpe
. cially ia reference to North America,
a this day but the PRONUNCIATION of polio
, which no European power should cheris
!, the disposition TO resist, Existing rights {
1 every European nation should be respec
/. ed; but il is due alike 10 our safety and II
terests, that the efficient protection OF on
laws should be extended over the who
. territorial limits, and that il should he di
y timely announced TO the world us our Sc
: tied policy, that no future European col
= nv or dominion shall, without our conser
be plante4 or established On any pnrt
!, the North American continent,
: have thus adverted TO all the suhlec
, connected with our foreign relations
! which | deem il necessary To cali your a
tentiou, Our policy is not only peace wi
all, but good will towards all the powers
! the earth While we are just to all, v
\ require that all shall be just to us. L
cepnng the differences with Mexico AT
= Great Britain, our relations with all civ
=, lied nations are of the most satisfaction
:, : character. Its hoped that in this enligh