The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-05-04
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shows that the United States felt it
their duty to abstain from all inter
ference whatever between the parent
country and her colonies, although
those colonies were at our very
door; and he very strongly and
lucidly shows, that the recognition of
the independence of these colonies
was no interference; for if Spain
could again reduce them, she would
be allowed to do 80 without any
hindrance on our part. England
had not at that time, recognized the
independence of the South American
republics; but she stood toward
them, Notwithstanding. in relations
of very close connection. n very
large commerce, it appears, had
grown up between England aud
South America. The people of
England had embarked large sums
of money in the mining interests of
that country, SO that the attention of
England was strongly attracted to
that quarter and it became important
to her, to have responsible gov
ernmcnt to deal with; but England
had alliances upon the continent
which disturbed and embarrassed
her not little, in deliberations on
the South American question; and it
was while England was haltins thus
between her allies and her interests,
that the government Of the United
States proclaimed to the wolld, that
there should be no intervention by
any foreign power, III the contest be-
tween Spain and her colonies on this
continent. refer, sir, oil course, to
the celebrated message Of President
Monroe, at the December session
Of 1923.
s 1t had been made R,.Hwn to the
government in manner pycse.lly
70 he stated, that the allied powers
u, Europe had it i'll serious contcm,
p!ation to come to the aid of Spain in
reducing to submission her rcvnltcd
colonies i'll America; and the Prcsi-
~ uc''' sc'z1u '''c occaS'''' |" make 1t
kno",' '''at no s"cl' interference
"o"'o W 'o'eta'c" Oh '''is co''al'el.l'
quote from the message:
Extract from President jNonyoe's s
1Isssa1e. Dece,,bc,. 81 1929
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ropcan power We Nave not interfcr.
ed, and shall not interfere But
with the governments who have de.
clared their indepcndcncc, and main.
tanned it. and whose ;u,lcncndoncc
we have on Great consideration and
Oh Just principles, acknowledged, we
could not view amy mtcrposition fer
the purpose OF depressing them, or
controlling i'll any other light than as
the manifestations of any unficudly
disposition towards the United States.
"ln tic war between those new
governments and Spain, we declared
our neutrality at the time of their re-
coghltlon, and to this we have ad,
hered, and shall continue to adhere,
provided 10 change shall occur which
IN the judgment of the competent
authorities OF tins government, shall
make corresponding change on the
part OF the United States mdlSpcnsa
bic to their security.
"Our policy in regard to Europe
which was adopted at an early stage
Of the wars which have so long agita
ted that quarter Of the globe, never
thc!ess remains the same, which is.
| not to- interfere in the internal con