The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-17

| lOIIn COulu 40 no mlSCnleI. Dul MT. TOLt
and his Secretary of State, Mr.. BUCHANAN
never, on any occasion, dared TO aSSer
and carry out the principle IN their toreig,
negotiations. That would have been g;
horse of an entirely different COLOR" t.
mount which neither of them would have
dared to put foot in stirrup. How Shg
they were of mounting such an animal a.
that in the Oregon negotiation! And ye
IT was in specific reference to the north,
west coast of this continent that that par
of the MONROE declaration, protesting
against any future colonization on the
American continent by European Powers,
was made. 1t was, Mr.. MONROE tells US,
in the discussions with Russia on the sub
1ect "Cf the respective rights and interests q
the tWo nations on the northwest coast of this
continent" that the occasion was sjudged
proper for asserting, as a principle on
which the rights and interests of the
United States were involved, that the
American continents, by the free and
independent condition which they have
assumed and maintain, are henceforth
not to be considered as subjects for
future colonization by any European
powers" And in the discussions in
Congress on the Panama Mission, a
grand objection to the incorporation of
the Monroe declaration into compact
| with the South American States was, that
1t might get US into Dar Nth England
This objection was very forcibly urged by
Mr.. RIvEs, then leading Jackson mem
Der of the House of Representatives, and
who was three years afterwards selected
by General JACKSON, from among all the
able and meritorious men of the party
which had supported his election, for the
mission to France. And, not to seem to
have purposely set trap for the senior
editor of the Union, by publishing an ex-
tract from this speech of Mr.. RIvEs, with
the expectation that he would las he pos
sibly might denounce it, as disgraceful
exhibition of Wing trucking to Great Brit
ian, we would respectfully caution him not
to say one word against it, inasmuch as
he, the said senior editor, gave the speech
at the time his warm and unqualified sane
ton! We quote
From the Richmond Enquirer Of Awil 25b, 1926,
Thomas Richie, editor.
.'We have read with great pleasure the sensible and
spirited speech of MIR. RIyEs, of the House of Rep
resentatives, the proposed qualification to the
Panama Appropriation. He shows by the clear
est references TO Documentary evidence, that the
twoprominent objects (as far are concerned) of
the Congress at Panama are to find the means of
resisting the interference of any third power in the
war between Spain and the Southern republics,
and TO ascertain the mode of opposing colonization
either continent of America; that the Executive
of the United States has already committed him
self on these points; and hence the expediency of
qualifying the appropriation by expressing the
sentiments of the House OF Representatives
With this unqualified endorsement by
the senior editor of the Union of Mr..
Rrvrs'S speech, on tho occasion reforrod
! to, we are sure he and our other readers
will pardon us for inviting their particular
attention to the extract from the speech
which we are about to lay before them.
Mr.. RIvEs, after adverting to the conflict
ing territorial claims of the United States
and Great Britain on the northwest coast,
which had been for many years previous,
and were then, the subject of negotiations
between the two Governments, proceeded
to say:
"In this state Of things is it, ask, safe or pr1i.
dent tcise, for US TO enter into any compact
with the Spanish American States, to maintain
principle 1.-THE MoSRoE principlel which may
bring us at once into hostile collision lcih the most
polce1tA nation in the tcorld2 The President
GMr. ADAMsl takes occasion 10 tell us, that the
government Of Russia has never disputed the DO.
stions We have asserted upon this subject, nor
manifested the slightest dissatisfaction at their
having been taken. He does not think proper TO
tell US how they have been received by the gov.
eminent Of Great Britain. Permit me- sir TO
supply this omission. In a letter from Mr. RUsH,
while minister in London, 10 the President him.
-elf then Secretary Of State, he says 1T il pro-
PCT now, a. on the qucstlOn OF the river 1T. Law
renee, that should give you faithful information
Of the manner in which the British plcnipoten.
tianes received my proposal, and the principles
| under which had introduced il. ! may set out
by saying, in word, that they totally declin1d
the one, and totally denied the other They said
that Great Britain considered the trhole Of bs un.
occupied parts Of Araaioa beng open TO her future
sstttementi IN IKE manner as h1etyfore They in.
cluded within these parts, az well that portion of
the northwest coast lying between the 42d and
5lst degrees Of latitude any other parts The
: principle Of colonization that coast, or else
where on any portion Of those continents not vet
occupied, Great Britain not prepared TO re-
linquish, neither was she prepared to accedc to
the exclusive claim Of the United States In an
other part Of the letter Mr. RUsH says :
| 9 Such Is a summary Of the grounds taken at the
very outset by the British plenpotentiaries in CD.
| position 10 our claims On my remarking imrne-
diately, and before proceeding 70 any discussion
| Of them, that had not before been aware Of tho
character and extent Of all these objections. they