Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-14


cratic institutions in the territory on which
his Government has laid its hands. In
point of equality. the claims Of the Euro
pean colonist are the stronger; for tt.eir
over.peopled countries leave them 20 CD.
ton but TO emisra,e, while within the set.
Elements Of the United States, tie popula-
lion is insufficient, fully to occupy the soil.
The Polk and Monroe policy is the dog.in.
,he.manger policy, of excluding Europeans
from regions which their own countrvmen
will be unable 10 occupy for centuries 10
come.
1t has lie original in bigotted political
sectarianisn, which can see nothing good
except in lis own political institutions, and
would compel all settlers in America to
adopt them. II betrays on the part of the
Americans want Of faith in the goodness
IF their own Institutions; if sincere and
consistent 10 their belief of their excellence,
they would 'tave them to be voluntarily
adopted by yhe new comers instead Of try.
ing to maize submission to them condition
of settlement. The aim Of this attempt to
prevent European colonization is, to extend
the political influence Of the American
Government, not to promote the Individual
prosperity Of American citizens.
The pride Of professional politicians may
be gratfied, and their emoluments increased,
by widening the sphere within which the
authority of The central government at
Washington and the local machinery of
Government throughout the Union is para.
mount. but private citizens can only be
benefited by removing every obstacle TO
the speedy settlement and cultivation of
the waste. The imposition of republican
institutions is an obstacle to European col.
onizatop. The American citizen, who
sacrifices real individual interests to crafty
the vanity of his Government. is as simple
Us the European subject who does so to
pamper the pride Of monarch.
From the London Times, Jan. 1s'.
The impression pronounced by the mes
sage Of the President of the United States
upon the continent Of Europe is not with.
ont interest TO ourselves at the presen,
juncture; for although England asks no as.
sistance, and requires no support, from any
tureign nation for the maintenance of her
territorial rights, yet she acknowledges the
weight of public opinion in the world, and
she appeals with more sincerity than Mr.
Polk TO the judgment other States may
form Of her policy in this dispute. The
conduct Of the American Government If
the course of the Oregon negotiation may
be summed up in very few words. They
have thought fit to extend the principle o
selfgovernment at home beyond the limit
Of their own frontiers. The moment Texa
and Oregon were believed, or declared, b,
the people Of the United States, to belon,
to their territories, they were treated as j
they had already been annexed, and tn
Union began to talk of defending its right:
without recolec,ing for one instant III
rights Of other people. In the course o
these extraordinary proceedings no con
siderations of good faith, or conflicting
claims, have had the least weight with them
They may be said most emphatically t
thing that is his; for, according TO Nj
Polk, brief interval is all that separate
the conception of this elicit passion fror
its complete qualification. Hence they nc
only assail the particular right or possession
of their neighbors, upon which at one tim
or another they chance to have cast thei
furtive eyes; but they violate the Who'll
system of the pacific economy of tn
world, and proclaim direct hostility to a
the principles Of all civilized nations.
Mr.. Polk declares in the mos, mplic
language, that, as far as the continent c
North America extends, the United State
are determined to warn off all intruder
The President at Washington is lord {
the manor; all the other American power
are copy-holders under him, and wheneve
fresh enclosure bill is passed. the sovcl
cign republic is TO secure the lions share
or, rather these other powers are mer
tenants by suifrance. whose claims will b
Quashed upon the first dispute, and VIII
will infallibly be elected in the end.
We are not now pleading our own caus
in the question Of Oregon, or writing wit
reference TO the encroachments which mus
ere long, be directed against the oldes
British settlements in America, if such
principle as this be allowed to prevail
For the maintenance of these rights W
look confidently to the strength Of Ems
land, which inspires a secret dread eve
TO those who have ceased to acknowledg
the obligations of good faith and juslic,
If we are ourselves, after Mexico, the mos
open to these attacks, we are also by ia
The best prepared to repel them. But
cannot be too often repeated that, be III
issue Of this country what i, may, all Z,
rope is more or less interested in the du,
of moral and political resistance to tn
assumption of universal dominion on Il
part of the United States, which can on
bo camnared I'm the arrogant nreiensinns