The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-07

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arigsnasra Mllh h1msra, anl MeFe ~
knaMn O. liz asher nasmhers IL ilse eAhi-
Res uasl sisrr APPEARED ID NJ. Monsor's
message. ThrFs rrfsuials must hs = mis-
take eilhrr - lie paH II ME. Adams. -
lhat Il the eiairnan II lie rananliure an
faEelgn relations. = 10 isie lwa igst # ihese
der.araslaas. The hissoFy u lEe n@nsae-
lion, he Senator Nil penrriNe- IL he e.
Msninrs The dncaasemts. shaws dsstinrlly
that l4ey zane thrsnEh ME. Rash. nrigi.
natiag. MI wiih ME. Adams. hat Mr.. | an,
ming. .nI wrre fissa presented n The Farm
- proposition fru,n England. | Eeral-
lei. - dislinssly - | ID any event 0f ms
lisr. ilsSs al the papers IN ennnexian with
this suijeel were sa.amiiiea 10 Tie men,
bers beEar The eahiles mel. and Eere duly
eonsiirrc.i Mr.. Adams. then. IN SPEAK.
Ing nf The Whale Is one. must have refer.
rnre . The leclsralion Fri~iiEe 10 rolaniz.
alion. As respects thst lsIs mrmDry iass
nj differ tnurh firm mine. Ny imPres-
son i, that II never became subject Il
d~lIbrr1Giun in the rahinss. | - stated
when The 0agon question was hei'Fe the
Senate. | s;ssed il in onieF that Mr.. Adj
AIMS might have IN npPnilanliy Of deny
ing Il, or asserting the real state u The
flct. lie remained silent. and | presume
that nv statement j. correct thai Ibis
declaration was inserted afscr The rahinet
deliherasion. II originated eniireIy with
Mr. Adams. without being submitted TO
the cabinet. and il i. in my opinion. NV
Ing 10 this tact ghas il is NOT made with the
precision and cieamess with which The
two former are. II declares without qua.
liiiealian that these continents have assert.
ell aud maintained their freedom and In.
dependence. and are no longer subject 10
colonization by any European Power.
This il not strictly accurate. Taken ~
. whale, these continents had not asserted
aud maintained their freedom and indie.
penience. Al that period Great Britain
had larger portion Of The continent in her
possession Than the United States. Rus
sia had considerable portion IL ID. and
other powers possessed some portions on
tie southern portion of this continent.
The declaration was broader Than the fact.
and exhibits precipi.ancy and want 81 due
reflection. Besides. there Was an impro-
Prieiy in il when viewed in coninnclinn
with the foregoing declarations. | speak
not in the language Of censure. We were
ss to them acting in concern with Eng
land. on q proposition coming from her
seli--a proposition Of the utmost magni.
tude, aud which we felt III The Time 10 he
essentially connected with our peace and
safety: and of course il was due 10 pro-
prieiy - well as policy that this decia-
ration shonld be strictly in accordance
with BRUSH fseiing. 0nr power then
was not what il is now, and we had 10
rely upon her corporation to"susiain The
ground We had taken. We had then on.
~ about sir ar seven millions OF people,
scattered. and without such means Of
communication as we now possess 10
bring ms together in short period of lime.
The declaration accordingly, with respect
~ eolonizslion. striking al England a. well
as Russia. gave offence 10 her, and thaito
such an extent that she refused 10 co-ope-
Fate with rs in settling the Russian qurs-
ton. Now. will venture 10 say that IL
that declaration had come before that eau
iiaus eabinet---for Mr.. Monroe was among
the wisrsl and most eaulioas men | have
ever known-it would have been modi-
fed. and been expressed with far greater
degree Of precision. and with much mnre
delicaey in reference to the feelings Of The
British Government.
In stating tie precise character o! these
declarations. and the manner in which they
originated, | hare discharged double du-
iy; duty to my country, 10 whom il is
Important that these declarations should
be correctly understood. and duty 10 The |
ca, Fl Of which was a member. and am
now the only survivor. remove false
int p.etation, which makes safe and pro-
per declarations improper and dangerous.
But il i moi only in these respects that
these famous declarations are misunder-
stood BY The Chief Magistrate of The roun.
try, as wrf - BY others. They were but
declarations. nothing more: declarations,
announcing in friendly manner to the
Powers OF the world we should regard
ceriain acts OF inierposition Of the allied
powers - dangerous to our peace and
safety; iaserposiiion Of European Powers
{" Cypress the republics which had jus,
arisen upon this continent, as manifeslingI
an unfriendly disposition, and that this
continent having become free and indie
pendent, was no longer The subject Of co.
lonization By European Powers. Not
one word in any one Of Them in reference
TO resistance. There Is nothing said Of,
i; and with great proprieiy was il omitted.
Resistance belonged 10 us--io Congress;
u Is for rs 10 say whetller we shall resist
or not, and 10 what extent. Bus such il