The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-03
Yucalnn.

We now Law before our readers the documents which
accompanied the Presidents message of Saturday last
The subject has acquired much interest from the remarks
which il has already called out in both houses of Con-
sress, and from the public press One proposition is
csar-vz: that Mr. Rockwell, of Massachusetts, has
strangely mistaken the objects of the message. The
President does propose any annexation OF new terri
tory 10 the United States On the contrary, though iu
eatan has offered to transfer to "the dominion and
sovereignty Of (her peninsula condition that we as
st and relieve her from the exteminang power OF the
savage Indians yet the President expressly dsclalms
any intention to recommend the adoption OF any meas
ues Nth uiew TO the acquisition OF the dominion and
sovereignty over Yucatan The ground on which he puts
line question is the danger that if decline giving any
assistance to the white race from extermnaon
or EXPULSION" some European nation to whom Yucatan
lis inclined 10 offer her dominion and sovereignty, upon
e condition of being protected, may accept the over
lure In this case, should indirectly invite some
European nation Great Britain, for example, the
strongest and most enerprising among them) to
avail herself of the seductive proposition. This pro-
ceedng would enable Great Britain to set her foot upon
that peninsula, to introduce her monarchca institutions
and her foreign influence upon most important point
Of the American sthmus. This would be directly con-
trary to the principle of Mr.. Monroes celebrated plan
of non-intervention, proposed by Mr. Adams, as
adopted BY Mr. Monroe, sanctioned by all his cabinet
and approved by the nation. This principle is opposed
to any "uture colonization" of any European nation
on our continent Mr. Polk in his first message, reas-
serts -especially in reference to North America-be
cause that colonization might prove dangerous to our
peace and safety" We refer the reader to the map,
to show the importance OF Yucatan if falling under
,he dominion of Great Britain. Yucatan uts cut in
the direction OF Cuba which would give her many ad-
vantages in extending her dominion that most i'm
poan, island which is, it were, the key to the nayi-
CATION of the mouth OF the Mississippi and our western
States 1t presents also, many advantages in her local
relations TO the island of jamaica
The National Inieligencer of Monday comparatively
restricted in its criticisms of the Presidents Yucaan
sage 1t even pays some indirect, though rather left
handed compliments to some of its positions But seems
u.s. that is much less fortunate in the contrast which
processes TO make between the Presidents message in
regard to the principle of Intervention and the speech
which Mr. Polk delivered some twenty years ago on the
Panama question He then deprecated, in the spirit Of
Washingons vaedictory, all entangling alliances with
foreign nations But the President certainly proposes
such such alliance with the people OF Yucca
tan We iorbear however All that we proposed, when
We sat down, call the attention of readers TO
the documents which had no opportunity TO lay be-
fore them in our last paper.