The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-05-17

'NNNh'N tEdu VIZ ASCl
of ate from the President, occurs. the follow
I'd Ing, which called forth The remarks az
d. pended, from Mr.. Calhoun:
:. Our existing relation. with Yuca,an ar
r oil peculiar character, as will be perceiv
:, ed from the note Of the Secretary Of Stat
= to her Commissioner, dated on the 24tl
+" OF December last; copy of which il
4" herewith transmitted. Yucatan has nevel
: declared her Independence, aud VIC trea
, her us State OF the Mexican republic
:, For tins reason we have never ofliciaIl,
! received her commissioner but whilst
tins Is the case, We have, to a conside BILE
extent, recognized her as neutral in our
war with Mexico. Whilst still consider.
ing fucatan as portion Of Mexico, If we
had troops TO spare for this purpose. |
would deem u proper, during the continu.
ancc Of the war with Mexico, TO occupy
aud hold military possession OF her Tern.
tory, and 10 defend The white inhabitants
against the iucuisons of the Indians, ia
the same way that We have employ cd our
troops IN other States Of The Mexican re.
puoiic 10 our possessioo, IN repslling the
attacks OF sayases upon the inha bitants
who have mslu,ained their neutrality in
the war. But unfortunately, we cannot
al The present, without serious danger,
withdraw our forces from other portions
Of the Mexican territory now 10 our occu.
patton, and send them 10 fucatan. Al
that can DC done, under existing circum.
stances, IS 20 employ our naval forces 10
the Cult, not required al other points, TO
afford them relief. Bot II IS not to be ex.
peeied tina, any adequate protection can
thus 10 afforded, as the operations Of such
naval iarces must, OF necessity, be confined
TO the coast.
have considered IL proper 10 commu.
n,cate The information contained in the ac.
cempanyiug correspondence, and | submit
10 the nisdom Of Congress 10 adop, such
measures as, 10 their Judgment, may be
expedient 10 prevent iucatan from becom.
ng colony OF any OF the European Pow
rrs which al no event could be permitted
BY tho United States aud al the came time
o rescue the white race from eytermiua.
ion or expulsion from their country.
JAuEs X. POLK. {
wnHiSaros. April 90. ieis.
Mr.. CALHOUN rose TO express his re.
,rel that the President should have taken
',her than the higher grouds OF humanity.
!, was on such base, IA his opinion, that
he message should alone have rested and
lad il been so, MIR. c. weuld have been
disposed TO 20 far, very far in aid Of such
iuggcsiions but. II his car had not de- !
.eiycd him, the message had reatlirmed ,
he ground assumed by Mr.. Monroe IN his
Of SEA, IN relation 10 the non ia. ;
difference Of European Powers in the al. ]
airs If this continent. IL was, 10 short.
lssum,ng the broad principle that NC should
% bound To Interference IN all cases, no
matter "a, wha, expense Of money or satn.
ice Of human life. when such Interference
occurred. Nov, where Was all this To
,ud, aud were the people of this country
prepared Tor any such crusade lie con.
setcd the suggestion al this time unutccs.
ssfy, and calculated TO lead to dangerous
results. In the present condition OF Eu-
rope nothing was to be appreheuded from
on her part. She could no
more seiza Yucatan aud hold Il than we
could. Who could saw a, that moment
what the condition OF England would be,
or indeed was at that moment he was
speaking He thought. after the expert
cnce of The past, they should be more
guarded Already had the country been
Involved in a cost Of one hundred and
twenty millions Of dollars, to say nothing
Of The thousands OF lives sacrificed. He
asked why was Europe reeing TO and fro
at this very hour, il il were not from
wasiefu and reckless extravagance He
glanced briefly at the enormous increase
Of expenditure since the administration Of
NJ. Monroe, when the Government was
administered, exclusive Of the public debt,
at cost not much exceeding ten millions
Of dollars. While he admitted his will. I
ingness 10 respond 10 feelings of humanity,
exposed as the citizens of luca,an were
to determination by the acts OF hordes Of
lawless and ignoran, savages, he could but
lament tina, the Pfesdsn, had seen fit 10
indulge ia any remarks concerning foreign
interference. lie exposed the opinion
that the Yuca,anese had been partially in.
strumen,al IN bringing abou, the evils they
we're suffering under. They had extend.
ed 10 these ignorant and llliterate hordes
free participation in all the privileges en-.
Ioyed By themselves, treating them as
equals and what lad been ,he result
Why. they had wheeled Cound aud become
tho tnur dc re rs oF thor hp np fnriors. mud an
it would be again IN all like cases.
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