The Arkansas banner., 1848-05-16

iuuy discussed. We have no space left IS ihIS morning for the documents which accompanied the message, or for any comments on inc facts they dis clo=e or the measures they recommend But we have no doubt that the country will stand by the w.se, and humane, and moderate policy, which the Pres idea at recommends JHt0R.
 T6 he Senate oad House of Representations of the ul.aed Siais,:
 submit, for the consideration of Congress several communications received at the Department oi State from Mr Jasfo Sierra, commissioner oi 1 ucatan, and also a conmunication from he gov eFnor of this Sae, representing the condition ot teme suifsring To which their country has been reduced by an insarrection of tie Indi4us within it's imits, and ask Hg the aij of lhe United States The communications present case of hamaa suiering aud misery which cdHHo fail 10 excite the symPathies ot all civilized nations. From these and other sources oi information, t appears that the h. didns oi ! ucaIan are w3gIng q Wa of extcrmina- tol against the White race. In tbs cruel war they spare neither age nor sex, but pit 10 death lndis ! crmnaiely, all who fall within tIcir posyer The Ihhabitlbt>, panic stricken and deSttuts of arns are Ii! ing before iheir savage purues towards the toast; and thcir expulsion from their country or their ex,erm0aiiaa, would seem 10 be inevitable uness they can obtain assistance from abroad ! In this condition they have, through ,her con sl'l'ed authorities npio-ed the aid of this govern nt 10 save them from destruction ofering in case this saoud be granted, To transfeI the donin
 oh and sovereignty ot the Peninsula" to the United Sfaics Similar appeals for aid and prot c ion have been made 10 the Spanish and tie English gov. ernmeHts" ;"
 Whilst Il is not my purpose to recommend the aoottion ol any measure with view to the se- quis'ti"n o the ''doninlon and sovereignty over lucatan, yet according to established policy, We could mol consent to a transfer of ibis "houin.
 on and sovereignty, either to Spain. Great Btitain, of any otbef European power. h the languue-e of frtS'Ieht Monroe, In his rnes.ase of Deceulber, lS2J, ''we should cOEsiier auy atieinrt on their lait |" extend their system 10 any portion of this hemisphere as GangiruUs to cur peace and safety ' In ny annual message oi December, lS4j de- clared tnat near quarter of century ago. the prineiPie "as distinctly announced 70 the world in iLe annual message o one oi my predecessors that The American condiments, by the Tree and Indepen- dent condition which they have assumed and main tained. are hencelorh no' to be considered as sub
 ecis for future colonization by any Earopean DOW err "This principle will apply with greatly in. creased force, should any Eprcpf an poWer attempt 1 10 establish any new colony Iii North America In the existing circumstances of he world, te pieseht
 Is deemed proper occasion to iteiat4 and rea rt, inc principle svowed by Mr. Monroe, and to state ] my cordial conc urrence in its wisdom and sound ioiicy. lAe reasserlion oI ls pTinc4le, especial
 " H. reference to North America is at this day but The promuisaton of s'roicy which no European power should cherish lie disposition to resist Ex- ts'iag ughis Of every EHrop'an nation Sheuid he resp cted but il Is duc alike o our safety and cur ncress, that the efficient pra.ec'ion of our laws should be extended over our whole territorial limits and thai 1t shoald be distinctly announced b the world, as our settled policy, that no future Eu- roPeaR colony or dominion shall. wifh our consent D. p'anted or established on any part of The Amer- can continent"
 Oar own security requues that Inc established policy 'haS ahaoa ancedshould guide our conduct and
 this appii9s with great force the peninsula ot Yu- catah II IS situate in The Gulf of M-4ico, on the As,fln itert
 Cuba, to the CaPcs of Fiotida, 10 New Orlcans and indeed 10 our whole southwestern coast f would be dahgefon' to our peace and security fl il should be- eo:ae coiony oi any European nation
 { We have now authentic information that, if Inc ! aid asked iro;n the UnIicd States be ntt gr.ptad such aii will probably be ob,aasd from some En- roPcan power, which may hereafter assert claip, to "dominioh and sovereignty" ovei Yucatan Our existing re'atiOn' With Iucaian are of be- caiaf character, az wal De pesctned from lie note "i The Secretary O. Stat 10 her commissioners dated : cn iae 2itH oi December Iss; a copy of which i. ! heFe"l,h ifan'in'ted uealaa has never deelarrd her Ind penlcnce, aud We treat her as State of ; t1e II &l-an republic. Fof thi. reasest, wr have never ofhcla'ly received Der Commissioner b.i whilst 'iis is the ease, we have, 10 coisileTa ble extent, r~cosrscs Ter as . neutlal in our War ,,ih : MrN'co' W hi,st st U consid ring Yucatan as a por2H c! HrAico, Il We had rToops to spare ln this Inipc se woaid deem Ii IroI CT, daring the c7n. tinal nee "i !.le war with Mexico to occuny and ho'd u1h'4Ef posses sion of her ter oT, and 10 de. ieAd tle "'hle inhabitants against the ucursioas ti he Indians, in the sane way that We have employ }ed oNr troos in other States of ihe Mexican repq. he iA our p'esfsson, ia rerehng tae attark oi sata9e upon the inhabitants vho have main,si.,.i theIs heHifa'iIy lni the war Bat unf5iiuuat siv we eahno ot th7 present without serious danger with. dra" oar 10 ces from other paitiors ol the Mexican ierioy heT 1T Car occupation, and send the,u to fata'sn' All that cin he done un5er existing cir Ia fxt arrf,l .-F
 Gulf, not required at osber points. to afford ,be, fstei Bi t IS no' 10 bs P-ced tha, any ad. qaate Pfotec'ion ela thus be afforded a. The opera tons Of seh naval forces must of necessity be con fined io the coast
 ! have considered il proper To communicate tn. inlcE0s!ion contained "a ihe aecompaRying cores pondeace, and sabmit 10 the vision, of Cougres, to adopt such measures as, in their judgment may be eNPedi' nt to prevent iucatan from beconinr a loieHy of any European Powe., MAlcA in uy e,en,