Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-06-01
VOL. XNVI.--NO. 81
SPEECH or MIR CALHOUN,
UPON TIRE
TEMP OR.1RF OCCUP.4TIO.T OF YUCaTA.r
from DR.. Iloustou's Report

The bill Ia enable the President OF the United States
inkr Temporary military occupation of Nucaan.
Ma. CnuouN--'Ihe President in his message recom-
m.nds 10 Congress to adnpt such measures as they
deem snlieeut IN the hrs place. to prevent Yueatan
dun becomng aeolany oil any European power and in
the place prevent the white Inhabitants Of that
territory. from heing exlermuaed evpea1 In sup.
Iori Of the last recommendation he informs the Senate
tha there Is now raging .crue aud devastating war. on
tho par oi the Indians against the "hilcs and that IN
less sooe foreign power ntepose they will be destroyed
~ driven from the country, In support Of the other
commentator, he states thai the government Of Yucaian
has offered to the governments ol Great Britain. Spain,
aud the United States. the dominion the country.
order 10 obtain aid. The President also informs the
Senate that unless we grant aid some other power may
grant Il aud thai ultimately. the power may assert its
dominion and sovereignty over the ertltory-a result
which he alleges would be in conmyenton of he decar
a,un of Mr. Monroe and which account must be
permitted. Tho committee on Foreign Relations. in
der 10 oui ihesn recommendations, have reported
hill which Is before rs the first section of which
rroyle- Tor the aiGg military Possession ot fucatan, as
accommodated by the President.
The sulcct sir, of great magnitude II is preC-
naut with cuuApqnenCos. both near aud renoie which
may deeply aAelt the peace and interests of this country.
II demands tho lnnst serious dollht m ion have be-
slowed apen II full attention. and have arrived at
easun adverse L. ho recommendations Of the President
aud the report Of lhe conmiltce. propose to show. ia
tue drs plco that the Of ueaan. stated by
the President himse daes not come within tho declaa
ton Of NJ Manfae, and tat th4 declaration does not
furnish the slightest suppf TO the reports oil The commit
Tee.
IN the message reurr,d To- that If 1893, Mr. Monroe
mahca three Distinct declarations, Tho frat aud by far tho
impnfiaut, that the United States will
M regard any attempt un the part ol the Allied Powers
IL extend thcr power 10 thus country, otherwise than
dangerous 10 our peace and safety. 10 show thai tho
rase OF nr1i1n does no como within this declaration,
nj that will be- necessary will be Ia explain who were
the Allied Powers tho OBJ ct of the alliance and tho
circumstances IN which lie declaration ITSELF was made.
The Allied Powers Were the puf great continental pow
ers- Russia Prussia. Austria and fnGne. Shortly af
ter the overthrow al Bonaplfle these powers entered iniD
IN alliance called ihc IDLY Aante - the object Of
which Vas Ia sustain and tAioud the monnrchca ptinel
pioa as Ear pnshlc aud iorppress and pn down
pntlcau.n, England. IN the early stages of the alliance
hyIcd II. The mfmbes oi the alliance held numerous
calg ,sses. aud declared either IN by ambassadors
that they would undertake 10 regulate the affairs of all
Europe and that they would lnterposo The affairs Of
Spain Tor ho pnpoa Of putting down popular doctrines.
In its pt2os The alliance turned lis eyes this Con
6ncnt in oder to aid Spao0 eganlug orsovereisniy
over her feyuted provinces.
At this stage ENGLAND became alarmed. Mr. Can
nlng was then prime minister lie informed Mr. Rush
u the rfaecl and conveyed In hun the time tho
Ms umnee that II sustained by the United States Great
Britain would resist. Mr. Rush Immediately commnni-
Gated with ear government. II received here with
oy o such DE power. such The combination Of the
iiuy Alliance thai even did moi feel ourselves sal
from lis interpretations 1t WAS anticipated, almost with
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yery ,na,e,,.,, nm tho n.,i ,c Enr,,"I -
tho ccIcb,,l,d Alliance from ,ybieh II ns,,r roa,d
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,erly pa,;shnI The lote ,eyo,,,,n IN T,r,na. ian.
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thai tb, A1,n,e ey.r o,.ers1 al 3ofr,,oI Ia, ba h
nfrfly oy,rbr,,yn ~ 0Ns''
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= - - " "'"' V"', -, ,"'' ""o''lai u eoni-
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a'" 40 '' We o'''a n't ''Ra'a ue nterp'S'','n OF
a9 ,'iolan lMe' 10 'PifasT 'he governments OF this
1on'"o' "''a "" "'o ''''pty feeogh2ed as indepen-
u9''' 81 ~ o'p a'' us'y n any manner whatever.
- n' o,''' lE' ',n AZ ,h,utsehg AN oninend'y disc
l,, ",' ' "''e' '""s ms oeciafa'on.
'7' INNINGS w. e'e n'>'y ~ ''at Jay l, grew out OF
'oe s'"s s3'' u e'i'', 'ha may be considered
~ al, 'o'Ef 70 me o7e'afdu"h 10 "heh have just
an'p'G' nv "e governments on 'hls Continent which
"' 'au i'' were ofah' me hPuples when Ind
nt'"n up aof having ,hfo"h oil lie yoke oil Spain
lucy na' Ja'' enc S'" rom 'nef lf'ared revolution