The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-12-12
WHOLE NO. s5s.s X

this purpose. a The main provisions Of
these lawslwere re-enacted blythe act Of
April, : 1885, BY which, amongst oihets
lhings, ID WIS declared that if any person
shall, within The territory or jarisdciionh
Of the United States, begin, or set onn
foot, provide, or prepaeihe means for
any military expeditions or enterprise to-
be- carried on fiom thence against tho
territory or dominion of sny8rforeigns
prince or Siafe, or Of any colony, district
OF people with whom ihe United Slater
areiat pence, every person SO otfsnding,1
shall be deemed guilty gof Ia higi, mis-
demeanor, and shull be fined, not ex-s
ceeding three thousand dollars, andii
prIsoned not more than three years; and
this law'bas been executed and enforced,e
iothe full extent of The power of thor
government, from that day 10 this. psism
lnproclaiming and adbering iothe doc
lrine Of neutrality and non inierseniion.ls
the United States have not followed iheo
lead Of other civilized nations ;Dthey haveI
taken thelead themselves, and have beend
followed by others. This was admitted byp
one Of the most eminent Of modern ,Bri-ss
ush ststesman,i who said IN Pailiament,d
while minister of the crown, ssthatif hsli
wished fora guide in system of neu,fa.q
lily, he should take that laid down bya
America in the days Of Washington cand 5
the secrelayship Of JefIerson;'' and, wen
see. 10 fact, that the actiof Congress Of
1915 was followed, i,he succeeding year, 0
BY an act of the, Parliament Of Euglsnd,q
substantially the same in It's general proc
visions, Up To- that time there had beennl
no similar law in England, except cerlainla
'highlyrpenal statutes in the reign Of
iGeorge II. prohibiting English lsutjecissI
from enllsiing in foreign service, The ayo-si
wed object Of which statutes was, that :
foreign armies, raised ior The purpose Of
restoring the house Of Siuartlio i,heII
throne, should not be strengthened bys
recruits from England herself. DON va
AL must see that difficulties may arise 2
in carrying the laws referred 10 into sxeslo
-cuiion in country now having three orni
four thousand miles Of sea coast with anw
Infinite number ofpprts and harbors q nd
small illc is, from some OF which unlawful, n
expeditions; may suddenly set forth, whit
out the knowledge Of Goyerumeni, against,
the possession offoreign States. ,iIsse od.
F,iendly relations siliralL but entsnalrs
ling alliances Sithinoue, has long been atl
maxim with ussa Our true mission IL NOT u
10 propagats our opinions, orimpose upon j
oiher Countries ouriform Of sovernmeni,w
by ariifae or force; but teachby example nj
and show by onusuccess, moderation and'r
justice, the blessings ofself guyernment.d
and the advantages oiifree inslitulions.--,'t y
Let every people choose iora itself, and IL
make and alter its political institutionslto
suit ito own condition and congenieuce.oi
But, while we ayow and maintain this 10
neutral policy ourselves. we are anxious 20
10 SEQ the same forbearance on ,ha part Il
of other nations, whose forms Of govern .iii
ment aie diffarenent from our own. The Il
deep interest which we feelin the soread 90
OF liberal principles and the es,ablishmentoi
OF Tree governments. and the sympathy
whhlwhlch we ewiitness every struggle %
against oppression, forbid that we shoald 4
DE Indifferent to a case in which the 81
strong arm Of foreign power is invoked III
10 .sl'tie. public sentiment and repress the II
'splrs,of ireedomin anycouairy.s ta iam
The governments Of Great Britain and .
France haveissued orders to their naval %
commanders on Inc West India station 10 y
prevent by force, if necessary the land. 81
ing Of advantaref: from any nation on the b
lslandof Cnbar with hostile intent. The "a
copy OF a wemorandnm ora conyersatio1
on the subject between the Charge de eoa
Affairs Other Britannia Majesty and tho
Acting Secretary Of State, and of a sub-ril
sequent note Of the former to the depart
ment ofSta.e, aiea hetewiih submitted..as
together with a copy Of note &c tbe Ac.gsl
Ting Secretary of State TO the Minister q
nfths French RepubIce, and ofthe feplyas
oftiie latter, onthe same subject. Tbsss'ti
papers viii acquaini you Wilt the ground q
.ofahis in.erposition Of the Two leading "A
commercial powers Of EdropS, and with hxe
tho appfehensions, which this Goseru- -psi
nent could not fail to entertain, that
such interposilion,,i II carried into effect, "a
|mightled 10 abdsses,u lderogation of4he
maritime rights ofthe United Sta,es.aalllsls ?
The maritime fighlso The United States :
a are founded on d iitdi, secure, ana we'll =