Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-28

! From hr Lopdon spectator.
/ Claims ot The United Sfdio, 10 ErcipS're
! Co'oHis0iioH ia North imsrico In hs mes
I Sag. TO ConS. css, Mr.. Polk assumes "a incon.
! ,ruvertlblv doctrine unknown TO inlemati,n
/ al law, aud utterly uutcnabc though "A II en-
I tircly new va the mouths ol American states
ncn. MIR. Monroe asserted / during hi, Prcsi-
idcnCy, wh.u lac declared that 1.-The American
continents. Nv the tree aud iuicpcn lcnt con-
b dition which they have assumed and mani ain
are hcnc.iorth not Ia b. considered a. subjects
ior future colonization by ANY European Pow
! ct.
. II i,no, i'm words alone that lac rc-afirms
the position oi Mr Monroe. Tn itnmrdialr
applica,ion-Di thc abstract principle j. madr
/ Ia Oregon and lac advises the lcgislotu 10
give England notice ol the termination of the
joint occupancy 10 establish an Indian agency
IN Orcgon-tn extend the laws aud iuri sdiction
oi the United States oNcTils titz-ns resident
Thereto take liberal grants To .'thc patriotic
pioHc'rs who mhN choose To open up ''the
vast wilderness intervening between our from
tier settlements and Oregon the connect the
northwest territory with ihuss iron Ter settle.
, mvnts Ia, chain oiStogkades and block houses
and move able columns ui mounted riGcmrn
and 10 blish monthly overland mail
+ between the Sta,es and the Nm rican squatier
/ les un the Columbia
In the same message which recommends
I this system at OPERATIONS. the annexation oi
/ Texas Is dwelt on with triumph; threats of an
/ aggressive war arr held in suspense over the
! Mexican Republic aud with eide glance To
y the North, II u affirmed that ''thc people oi
\ thu continent alone have tie right Ia decide
I their own destiny - should auy portion OF
I them, constituting an independent state, pro-
pos, To- unite themselves with our couf'drrd-
cy, this will br question Tor ,hcm and M TO
determine, without any foreign intcTposiiion'
40 the American System oi government i,en-
nrly different from That oi Europe. In short
/ the PhGdcnt oi the United States advises Con.
gross TO arm aud organilc the citizen, iu orler
, that they may b. prepared To avail themselves
: OF any emergency, to receive all commimiti :
alrcad, settsd on thc North American coutin.
en-, into the bosom of thc Union. aud prevent
I ihe colonization oi any part oi the continent
by European nations
( II Congress sdop, the principle enumerated
10y Messrs. Monroe aud Polk they viii AFRO
gate 10 the Government oi the United States
the sole aud exclusive right 10 colonize the vet
inOCCupied portions ol the North American
continent. The mere cx part declaration oi
Onc government cannot make any doctrine
part Of the law OF nations, the common con
sent OF all. or of a majority OF governments Ia
required tor that purpose. But the doctrine
recognized 10y the minority OF civilized nations
on TINS hrad -, that oil tracts al country in.
htbitcd only 10y savage or nomsdc trib.s not
organized into state may bc cooniKcd by the
FIRST government ,liat thinks ht 10 take possion
of tltcp, aud thata government may. h, Ger.
tain preliminary measures. establish an cxclu-
sivc lIact of country than IL is prepared 10 do
II the moment. The Government Of Wash.
lngton j. entitled 10 insist The, all tracts OF
Z land 10 which VI has established such an e1-
elusive right shall b. r0lunizcd either by It's
own ciulcps OF by individuals who agree to
ibm,i to 40 pecuiar laws and institutions.
but any other Government iu any part Of the
world. b. entitled va Dos the same; aud Russia
and Great Britain have done IL.
b. Is possible ~ doubt, that principle
which has not actlaliy been recognised a. 4
part OF thr law OF nations may deserve ~ b.
~ recognised Tie principle asserted b, Pie.
sidcnis Monroe aud Polk though not law
may d. -. equitable that The British govern
n"ui would de- we'll Ia combine that -! the [
States 10 urge us adoption upon all Other 90
NeWlncnts. Its y worth while 10 e1amin,
ihc proposition Of The American siatcsrcn
wilma view to ASCERTAIN whether. since n !.
not already, - onglIt not forthwith to h. made
law.
The claim, then which they assert. !, Meth
~ more nor less than exclusive right of colo
hifhii'h thfi ull wv NNuttNptFu Tracts uf ftf
Amcncon continent Coz the government Of IA,
United States.
~ THIS cAorhiiant claim they can show M
better titl, than iiis acoii, uisl tiurumstanr,
that their government ~ sctuall, resident on
that continent That government and M
citlons src themselves eoloni,t. from Europe
tfTu sctflneui gives ibcm valid ttl, To ih,
rmtnfy they have actUally taken posse .-ipf
0i. but no uGht 90 exclude ifom tie unu, cupie,
tracts other colrni which Euop. aud Eum
F'n e1' fumeut- may scpdsitef them III,
ff~i lhW delivered tD man was that De- shout,
fePlsnsh 80" eeuh. w. viT,ue IT This law al
d'nncps 81 osrtp"oplcd countries arr entttler
q. io s'ck iof and take possession of nov apd
uuolcup'd lands. They afccndtleg ~ t,,os
! plant tn institutions which habit hs. MI. .
sccoad nature 90 them to theit uew hoiue
The European Col0uist has the same r,..,
o. plant lf6narlncsl OF aristos r,tiral ,nsfila'
tIeas ~ the isTritpfirs t0 which Rus.it a.
ltsrrei hsSsaia lsase essbiispc,i tissssnsss, N
night Of colonintiCS. tsisT~y'le United STAT,
colUDist has 10 pisut democratic Institution.
in ihe territory on which Lia Governs. nt hi.