The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-05-12

lie Chairman OF the Committee on For
egn affairs 10 the Senate, has reported
bilL 10 enable the Presidentto take i'll
ltary possession Of the province Of Yuca
tan.
The scenes of suffering, accustomed b!
ed in Yucatan. are heart rending in the
extreme. On Saturday, the President
communicated a Message TO Congress
transmitting The application Of the Com
missioner Of Yucatan, for protection. 1t
IS as follows:-- Siafrxmnn.
Message of the President.
7oMe Senate and House of nppr resenintivps;
| | submit rOr the Consideration OF Con
gress, several communications received
a, HE Department uf State from Mr.. .lnsto
Sierra. cunmisstnner ot Yucaf,p; ana al
50 communication from he g,'e,nmen,
ot thai State, iepteseHt1rg the condition
Of extreme suffering to whlch theIr co,ln-
ir, has been re0uceu by an in direction
of the lndians within its ltmi's and ask
ing the aid OF The United S,a,es These
suffering aud misery which cannot fail to
excite the s,mpaiiits "f all I,llized ma
tIOns. From these and uthei source, Of
information, II appears that the iud, ns
oi lucatan arc waging war "t cx,lrml
nation against Ihe white race. In ,hs ci
wi war they spare neither age nor sex,
bni pat to death indiscrIminately, all who
lal in their power. The inhabitants, pa
NC stricken, and destitute of arms, are
term,na'ion would seen TO bo inevit ahle
unless they can obtain assistance. ln
this condition they have through their
constituted authorities, implorcd the aid
of this government to save them from de
Offering, IN case this should be
granted TO transIer the dominion aud SOW
ereienty If the Pen nsnI. to the DATED
S stes. Simtltr appeals tua aid aud pro-
lecnon have been made 10 the SpanisE
aud Eogiish governments. W hist it is
not IN, purpose TO recommend the adop
tlon of any measure with s view 10 the
a, a,qnsr'ion Of dominion and Sovereignty
yer lucatan, yet, according to our es
tabllshed policy, we would not consent 10
a transfer of this dominion and sovereign |
" either 10 SPAN, Great Britain, or any |
other European power.
ln the Language Of President Monroe.
10 his ANAL Message Of ID cember 1913,
we should CONSIDER any attempt on their
patt to extend their system 10 any portion
# tins .misphere, as dangerous to our
peace and safety In my Annual Mess
sge ot December, 1845, | declared tha,
Near.} qoarter of cealury ago the
p,lnciples was distinctly announced 10
,Ae world IA the annual message Of one
Il IN, predecessors, that The American
by the free aud iudependen
1 ndltIon winch II has assumed add uain-
AIMED, is heuceiorth noi tn he consider
ed subject tor future colrnization b,
SO, European power his p,Inc,plc viii
'ppl, with greatly increased force should
lny European power attempt To establish
,oy new colony in North America. IL
The existing circ"ms' ances # rhe world
he p csent is deemed a proper necasl"n
. rei'erate and re- aditm the prlnciple
avuwed by Mr. Monr e, aud . state N,
ro,disl concurrence IN S sJom N
policy.
The reassertion Of his prlnc,rle e.pe.
riall> in reference to Norch Anerica, is,
a, this DAY, bat the PRONUNCIATION of
noIc, which no European power should
Cherish The disposition To teslsl. The eX
sting righs OF every European nation
,hruld be respected; but il is due alike IT,
,ur safety and our interest that the Ell
, ent protection .f our laws should be
-xtended over uur whole territorial li,n
~; ,nd it should be distinctly aunuunceu
to the world as our settled policy. that ~
uture European c"lony Or dominion shall
with our consen', be planted or establish
sd any part Of the American cont
neni Our avn security requires that
he established policy thns announced
Ia mld guide our conduct, aud this appIies
siUrgreat force TO the Peninsula Of Yn
,atan. II is situa, ed in the Gnlf af Mex
C, On The North American contiueut;
and from Us ylcinttN 80 l'nb. ro tbe