Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-02

ms voice 20 loud that The attendants IN the
have caught The sund ard have l.afned secrets IN
! tended t'f t.ef hearing.
. writer IN tie Edinburgh Witness aschcs the 10.
a'oe disease 10 The anger 1T the Amis hy IL
. The passing Of The Maynoo,h ptan,.
. VI the genemen returned as representatives Of the
twenty five wards IN the London court III comlnoi,
council, ihe great nHJoiy aro advocates Of ilec
trade.
We understand Graham Pacha. son Of Mahome, Ali,
Is not expected In Iundon before April suit Of apart.
nenls are IN PIE paa,lon and a hume RUS tehue ia Ia
accompany the tourist
Within The last four months the price of corn al Con.
siannor'c has ttscn 100 per cent
The new ship Eliza Morrison, which arrived here
nom Q"rhtc, has. We believe. The largest cargo al
Hour ever inror,cd into Lverpuol-Near 9 600 bar
res.
he inhshlians Of The kingdom of Poland and the
ial'in rfo'ncs experience etea, distress from the scar.
Guy oil PROVISIONS The clergy have taken adv an,agc
OIL ministry 10 obtain cuyers 10 the Creek c,ureb
ny ,iieing nancy 10 The peasanlrv. The Emperor has
homsn.ly granted Two fuubes per month 10 each VI his
subjects.
From he London Spectator.
Claim II The United States 10 Erciusre Colonial,
lion n North .fmsrica la his mess,pe II, Congress
Nr. Folk assumes as lnconitoyerabe. a duc,i Inc I'M
known Ia International law aud utterly unenable
though nut entirely new IN the mouths of American
Statesmen. Mr. Monroe inserted II during hs Prcsi.
dency 'whcn he declared that hc American con ihcns
ny the Tree and nd pendent condition which they have
assumed and mantan are henrriofh moi Ia be cons,I
cred ns subjects hr iune colonization by any European
Powers"
II is mol IN wards alone that he 70 atit ma Tho posi,inn
Ut Monroe The Immediate application Of the abstract
principle IN ipade 10 Oregon; be advises tie lcpsa
ln,e 10 give England notice Of the termination ol The
p'"' occupancy to establish an ludau agency IN Oe
p"i-to extend the laws aud jurisdiction Of HE United
states over It's clz"ns resident here make liberal
grants to ihe rsrWt puners' who may choose Ia %.
pen mp ''ihe vasi wilderness inttvenIi Y between our
frontier settlements aud Oregon" connect the north.
west territory with those lrouer settlements by chain
OF sockadcS and brk houses aud no,eable columns Of
mounted rn,men-and 10 establish monthly overland
mail between the States and the Amef an squatisries
ON the COLUMBIA.
IN The message which recommends this systes,
III operations The anheNaon of Texas is dwelt on with
ifump,: threats ot aggressive war arc held 10 suss
pense over the Alexicaa Republic, aud. with side,
glance 10 tho North, Is affirmed that "the people Uf
This continent alone have the right 10 decide their own
desliny"-'' shoud amy portion vi hen constituting AT
independent stag, propose 70 unite themselves with our
tconicdeacy this viii be Question lot mud MS To
deermine, without any iorJgn iulefmsi,itonp --"he
American system Of government Is entirely different
from that ii Europe" IL Short the President Of the
Uniled States advises Congress 10 aud organize thu
cliiyens IN order that they may be prepared To avail
Ihemselvesoi any emergency, III receive all commnni
lies already settled the North American continent in-
10 the bosom o The Unlon, and proven. the coxaiion
any part fine con,inen, by European nations,
II Congress adpt the principle enunciasd by Messrs
Monroe and Polk, ih-y will arrogate Ia the Gov
etnmcut III the Unl,d States the soe and exclusive
right TO coonze The ye onoccupcd p,rous Of the No,h
American conin,ai. The mtre eNslarle declaration u,
our government canine, make any doctrine part of the
law ui nalipus, The cUinmoa consent oi all, Of
Joriiy OF governments. is required ior that purpose HUI
the doc,r,ne recugnz by The majority Of cs,liycd na
ony ., 'AtIsd'', hai,a' llGfJsol 'aga,haa hssis~s
state, may be eoun zed by the fist government that
sees Gl 10 take session pf them, and thai govern
mcnl may by certain preliminary measures. establish an
exclusive right 10 colonlze more extensive Tract OF
country than IL is prepared III do al The momeht The
Government Washington is entitled 10 'nss. that all
tracts Of lands 10 which has established such excu
siye right shall he colonzed either by iib own cl,xens
OF by individuals who agree 10 submit 10 LIS peculiar
laws and institutions; but any uer Government IN any
part of the world. entitled TO do the same, and RUSSIA
and Great BHlaln have done II.
Il is possible M donh. that principle which has
mi actually been recognized MS part VI The law Of nm
IONS may deserve IN be- 81 Wcugnizfd The principle
asse RED by Presidents Monroe and Polk, though no,
law may be 81 ,uli@ble that the British, government
would do well 10 combine win that Of ,he United
States 10 urge lis adoption upon a other governments
1t IN worth while examine the proposition ol The Amer
lean statesmen. with view Il, ascertain whether, since
il Is mol already, IL ought mol forthwith 10 be made
law.
The claim. then, which they assert, ID neither more
nor less than exclusive right OF colonization all the
unno cup.d tracts oI the American continent lor the gey
eminent pf The uiiled States.
To this exlorbllan, claim they show no better IL
lie Than the arrldena circumstance that their govern
ment il resident on that continent Tint gov.
.rnuent and lis citizens are themselves c"lonls's r'n
tuop: their seillenen, gives Them valid title to The
territory they have actually taken possessIon Of but no
riph, 10 exclude from The unoccupied ie colo.
hps which Europe and European governments may
send after them. The first law delivered ~ man was
that he sh ud repensh the earth. IN virtue of this
law all denzsns oi peoped countries ened 10
seek for and take posse u ard uuoccoped ands
hey are entitled transplant The insiituihns which
habit has made Second nutuIe 10 them Of their new
i9mes.
lie European cuonist has The right 10 plant
chal or asoc in the territories
10 hch Rassa and Great Brlain have established their
peieraale right Of coonzallon that the United Sinies
cslonist has plant Jeoci attic institutions IN the terri
Tory ON hich his Government has laid lis hands. In
ponl of equity. the claue Vt the European c0loss
the stronger Tor their peopd countries leave them
no op,uD but eins raie, while wihH the settlements
of The Uned Slaies The population is insufficient fully
10 occupy the sol The Polk and Munroe policy is the
dog ,in,the manser policy, Of excluding Europeans from
. regions which their counI ymeh viii be unable tu
occupy for centuries to come.
il has lis original in blgoed political seclaI ian ism,
which can see nothing good except IN lis avn political
osl,utons and wuuld compel all settlers in America IL
adopt them. Ii beTays Tn the pau u! the Americans
of faith in the goodness OF their own hstlthirns,
# sincere and consistent IN theT belief OF then excel
ence hry would leave them 10 he voluntarily adopted
by the corners, instead Of trying 10 make submission
10 them a coudliiu Of settlement The aim oi this al.
tempt 10 prevent European colonization s, TO extend the
political Influence of The American Government. moi
TO promote The ndividua prosperity Of American ci'l