The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-01-29
TWrnty-NInth Congress.
EERsW SESSION..


Ei0u-iy given. asked leave 81 inar0dane :
Joint TrsOiaiinn derlarai0Fy Of he nFinri.
lies by which he Inilsd States nh D.
gavrEsed IN regard - the inleFpasiiioa 0l
he I'nWsIs d Earapr IN Ihr poliiieal Al.
fairs Of the independent nsiians Il Amr-
ries. The rezi,ag nf the Tessinliaa wss
called Coz, ana il MAS read - lollows:
Rrsal.esE BY lhr SENATE and Haase a.
Representatives II the uniled STATS II
America in t'oagrss assembled. That re-
cent manifestations nf disposition hv
eerIlin Powers u Europe 10 inserlsre in
lhs p.Iiliesl arrangements nf this eonsi.
n.ni. with view lathe ensbrsempniuftle
European principle Of lie '.5alanre Of
PaWer," npnn The independent naginns Il
America. having made II. in lis Judgment.
the daiy af The President uf Tie uniled
Slales 10 call the attention of congress 10
this subject in his Annual Message. and
O. aRnOunee. on the part 0f the United
Sales, the sounler principle af nan-in.sr-
VeniiOn; IL - the judgment OF Congress
thai the announcement thus made b. the
President was demanded by the manifest
llaz ard u which such interference wonld
inevitably expose the rslagions Of peace
nov subsisling between the Oil World
aud the New.
Resolved. That Congress thus CONCUR
ring ~ilh the T. esideni. aud sensible that
this suhjecI has been lorcsdupon The allen.
lion nlNIhe uniIad States By iecrnl events
81 Significant as To make il impossible for
this Government hunger 10 remain silent.
" thu 1 beng really submit tn. and eTen
ID invite, the enforcement of this DANCE.
rnus docirine, do hereby sOlemnly declare
10 the civilized world tie unalterable re-
solution Of The uniled States To adhere to
and'io enforce the prinriple. that any el-
fort or the Powers Of Europe 10 inter-
NEEDLE in the Soril organic alton OF po-
lilicsl arrangements Of the Independent
nations of America. or further TO extend
the European system OF Government up
pnn this continent b. the establishment
Of new Colonies. would he Incompatible
with The ind.pen lent existence of the ma
tiuns. aud dangerous In The liberties Of the
people Of America. aud therefore would
incur, as by the right Of self preservation
it would justify. the prompt resist nee Of
tie United States.
Mr.. ApLEN desired thal il might b.
read . second tme hy IT. ute. Nth n s'ew
10 its reference 10 tie ConmlIIre on For
eign Relations.
NJ. JARSAoIS inquired whether lss,e
had yet been gwen ior i.s inlroduei on.
Tue Presiding Officer stated that tie
question would BE- on granting lease 10 10.
Hoducs Ne Tssnlulnn.
Mr.. CALHOUN said he would Ike IN
hear the whole resolutinn again read be-
fore being called upnn Ia decide even up
on the preliminary question oil il. rerep-
tion.. II might be matter oi vast impor-
tance. aud he certainly thought that in all
such Eases Tie sanction ol even a vote for
the reception Of pIopusrlon should not
be gwen by The Senate without clear TN
dersr'ndIng al il. nature; ard. in ,hi- Csc.
he would venture To say thai mi five
S"nstrs knew what the resolution can
tanned.
The resolution hasisg been az in read.
Mr.. Calhoun proreedrd a. remark thai
every Ssnat r must be aware that. IN the
present eondIn"n III the county, tins re-
SOLUTION called upon the Senate 10 mike
a most solemn declaration; aud ii would
be ma ter fm Their serious refleruon. 10
the Curse uf he di.cu-sIon of the q,ies-
t,un. in case the motn To receive b"csr-
RED. how f'r they we're prepared to ear
~ such a drrlarst. IN mo etiert.
No man, said Mr.. g., can si-w wIh
suo,g+r feelings than | d. the improper
interference ul the Powers Of Europe
with the people OF tbs continent; aud I
take this opp"rtuniy tn say nat. as lar as
nv ihfnrm. 4 on extends, the interference
Ia the affairs nf the X public ot Burno.
Ayres by The French aud English CO.
ernments was an outrage sl,os ether UMPIRE
cedeuted and unjusuIi-bh.
But il 10 q very gr' al and SERIOUS qnes-
ton shether we shall take up u ourselves
The guardianship Of the whoIe continent.
and pledge our.elses for its protection
under all citcumstane $. Have we resch-
ed such slate OF maturity that we are
prepared t. iake tbs course Of pol'cy!
Sir. il will have t. he very different
course from auv whirh h $ heea hereto
FIRE pursued. II we ate d1'ermrned I"
make our derlara ION mean any thing, II
we ara determined that the course indI-
Gated shalt be pursued. the entire energies
"f the country au-t b. pat IN state OF
preparation.
Sir, the sub, ct requires time, and
am sorry to ste II alilaled al this pa''icn-
lr moment. am afraid II viii have no
beneficial Effect upon our relations with
the rest 81 the wutti. TIE President
nf the United States has, IN his message
IL Congress. made the same snnonnce-
men, a. j. made by hi. RESOLUTION. Why
rot for tue present be stl.fied with thu,
n II ri m