The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-07
Speech Of Mr.. Calhoun,
or souTH cAEoLISa.
On The proposed Occupation OF W
catan
IN Senate. Mar 10. 1875

In Senate. Mag 10, 1873.
The Senate having uDIsr consideration the lill
% enable he President Of The Euiie;i STATES 10
iake temporary military possession Of yscsian--
Nh. Calhoun sail:-Ths President
in his message recommends Ia Congress
10 adopt such measures as Trey may deem
rxpeLieni 10 prevent. IN The frSi place.
Ylraian from hreoming ! colony &c any
European Powers and. IN the merit plarr,
10 prevent the willie inhabitants Of that
territory from being cxierninal,d Or ex-
PEELED. In support of The latter. he IN
formed tie Senate illal there l. nov tag
ing a cruel aud devastating war on The
part Of the Indians againslthe whiless and
that. unless some iOreign Power should
aid, they will be destroyed 81 driven from
The country. Ii support Of the nlier re.
commentator. he states that the Govern.
hmel. Of Ynca,an has offered TO the Gov
enmcnis of Great Britain. Spain. and the
United States the dominion Of the coma
.uy in nnler to obtain sill. The President
also informs tie Sena'e that. unless we
grant aid. some other Power will: and
thai, ultimately, il may assert lis domin.
ion and sovereignty over The lerrilory-a
result whirh. he informs Us. would be in
cnniravenlion Of The declaration Of Mr..
Monroe, aud which must IN no account
be permitted. The COMMITTEE on Foreign
/ Relations, in order to carry out these re-
recommendations, have reported a bill which
is now before us. the first section Of which
provides forlaking military occupation Of
i Yucalan, as recommended BY The Presi.
dent.
Such are the recommendations Of the
I Prrsfsicns, ard rurit fffc- uscs~urv r~~osa-
lmended by the committee. The subject
lis one OF great magnitude. Its pregnant
with consequences, both near and remote,
which may deeply alice, the peace and IN
lieres,s of this country. IL demands the
most serious dcliheraIion. | have beslnw.
ell upon i, full attention, and have arrived
al conclusion adverse to the recommen'
daiions Of The President and the report oi
The committee. | propose TO show, in
the first place. iha, tie case Of Yuca,an,
even rs sailed oy the President himself
does not come within the declarations al
Mr.. Monroe. and that they do not furnish
the slightest support 10 the measure re-
ported by the committee.
| Ia the message referred to, that Of 1913
Mr.. Monroe makes three distinct dec lara
,ions. The first. and by fat the most i'm
: lpnriant, announces that the United State:
would regard any attempt on the part o
the Allied Powers 10 extend their system
TO this country as dangerous to our peac'
and safety. 10 show that the ease o
Yucaian does moi come within this decla
ration, all that will be necessary is TO ex
plain who were The Allied Powers. the %
| iecl Of their alliance. aud the circunistan
ices in which the declaration itself wa
made. The Allied Powers were III
! fnur'grea, continental monarchies--R Russia
/, Prussia, Austria. aud France. Shortly al
ter the overthrow of Bonapar!e thes'
Powers entered into an alliance called tn
.Holy Alliance" the object Of which wa
!, 10 sustain and extend The monarchira
principles as far as possible. and to ap
! press and put down popular institutions
England, in the early stages OF the alll
], ance. favored il. The members Of III
. alliance held several Congresses; atlende,
8 either by themselves or their ambassadors
j and undertook 10 regulate the affairs Q
$ all Europe. and actually interfered in III
!. affairs of Spain for the purpose OF putin
y down popular doctrines. In lis prngfes
The alliance turned its eyes TO this cont
Y nent in orler 10 aid Spain IN regaining lie
L sovereignty over her revol;ed provinces
n At this stage England became alarme,
q Mr.. canning was then Prime minister
e lie informed Mr.. Rush oflhe project, an
II gave 10 him al the same time the assn
le ance that, il sustained by the u. State'
Dr. Great Britain would resist. Mr.. Rus
Immediately communicated this to Q,
IS Government. Ii was received here wit
se Joy : for SO great was the power OIL the
h lance that even we did mol feel ourselvt
$, safe from its interpretations. Indeed.
a. was anticipated, almos, as a certain resal
D. that, if the interference took placs vii
D. the Governments Of Snuth America, u
Or alliance would ultimately extend is int
r. ference to ourselves. remember ilaef
III cepiion of the despatch from Mr.. Rush
10 distinctly as if all the circumstances b;
N occurred yesterday, well recollect Y
u great satisfaction with which i was !