Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-29

The Almighty on account oil the passing
Of the MayReolh grant.
/ or the gentlemen returned as repre-
sensaiiges Of the twenty Eve wards in the
Loudon court Of common council, the
great maiosity are advocates OF the fee
trade.
I We understand that lbarham Pacha,
son Of Mahomet Ali, is not expected IN
/ London before April A suits 81 apart
men's are in preparation, and numer-
Gus retinue Is e. accompany ths tourist.
f Within toe les, four months the price
~ corr al Constaniinoplc has risen 100
por Ct.
The new ship Eliza Morrison, which ar
rived here from Quebec, has, wa believe,
the largest cargo Of -four ever imported
into Liverpool. Near 5000 bbls.
The inhabitants Of the kingdom OF Po-
land aud the Baldc provinces are sxpes.
enclng great distress from the scarcity
OF provisions. The clergy have taken
advantage Of the misery to obtain con-
yerts to the Greek church, by offering
money to the peasantry. The Emperor
has numaneIy granted two roubes per
month TO each Of his subjects.
The Ojbbeway Indians made their
first appearance in Brussels the other
night at splendid soiree, given by Mr..
Clemson, the American charge des al.
! fairs.
The Cologne Gazette, Of the lslh, con-
fms report that the reIgnng Duchess oil
Gotha is eacjente. In the event Of there
being no direct heir, the duchy will be-
come the properly of Prince Albert.
From The London Spectator.
Claim of The United States TO ErclaSius
Colin satios in North America. In his
message to Congress, MIR. Polk assumes
as Inconirovertble doctrine unknown to
international law, and unteEable, though
not entirely new 10 the mouths OF Ameri-
can statesmen. Mr.. Monroe asserted il
during his Presidency, when he declared
| that "the American continents, by the free
and independent condition which they
have assumed and maintain, are hence
forth not to be considered as subjects for
future colonization by any European Pow
er.
1t is not in words alone that he re. af.
firms the position OF Mr.. Monroe. TIE
immediate application of the abstract prin-
cple is made to Oregon, and he advises
the legislature to give England notice oil
The termination Of the JOINT occupan-
cy--to establish an Indian agency in Or
egon--;o extend the laws and jurisdiction
| q III TTn,taI Tat
dent thereto make liberal granlsto "the
patriotic pioneers" who ma choose TO
open up "the vast wilderness intervening
between our frontier settlements and Or
egon"--to connect the northwest terrific
ry with those frontier settlements by q
chain of slockades and block houses and
move able columns OF mounted riflemen-
and to establish monthly overland mail
between the States and the American
squatters on the Columbia.
In the Same message which recon-
mends this system of operations, the an
nexsiion of Texas is dwelt on with tr-
umpa threats OF an aggressive War are
held in suspense over the Mexican Re.
public and with a slde-g lance to the
| North, it is affirmed that "the people Of
this continent alone have the right to de-
eide their own destiny"--"shoUld any
portion of them, constituting an lndepen-
dent state, propose 10 unite with our con-
federacy, this will be question for them
and us TO determine, without any foreign
interpositon" American system OF
government is entirely different from that
of Europe" In short, the President OF
the United States advises Congress to arm
and organize the citizens in order that
they may be prepared to avail themselves
o airy emergency, 10 receive all commu-
mites already settled on the North Amer
can continent, into the bosom Of the
Union, and prevent the colonization o!
any part of the continent by European
nations.
II Congress adopt the principle enunci-
ated by Messrs. Monroe and Polk, they
will arrogate 20 the Government Of the
q. States the sole and exclusive right 10
colonize the yet unoccupied portions of
the North American continent. The
mere ex.parte declaration of one govern
ment cannot make any doctrine part Of
the law of nations; the common consent
Of all, or oil a majority of governments, is
required for that purpose. But the doc
trine recognized by the majority Of cvili-
zed nations on this head IS, that all tracts
of country inhabited only by savage or
nomade tribes not organized into a state,
may be colonized by the first government
that sees fit to take possession Of them,
and that government may, by certain
preliminary measures, establish an exclu.
sive right TO colonize a more extensive
tract of country than it is prepared to do
at the moment. The Government OF
Washington is entitled to insist that all
tracts of land to which it has established
such an exclusive right shall be colonized
either by its own citizens or by any indi.
yiduals who agree 10 submit to its pecu-
liar laws and institutions but any other
Government in any part of the world is
entitled to do the same and Russia and
I Great Britain have done it.
It is possible, no doubt, that priaci-
pie which has not actually recognized as
part of the law of nations may deserve
to be so recognized. The principles as.
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