The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-16

punishment every offender against the laws pro-
vding for the perform Of our obligations TO
the other powers of the world. And hereby learn
all those toho haze engaged in these criminal enter
prisss, u persisted in, that, 'chaieuer may be the
condition 10 ,Ohieh they may be reduced, they must
not expect The inteJerenes q this Government, in
any form, their behalf, but DiH be LIFT rsproaehsd
by sUsry rirtuou. Jso,o citizen, to be dealt ,ciM
cording to the policy aud justice Of that government
sO1oss dominions they hare in defiance Of The kn0ton
ioshss and efforts Of their oDn Government, and
,oihout the shado,o Of Justification excuse, nya-
| riousiy invaded.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
the 2lSt day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, and
the sixty third Of the independence of the United
States. Nj. VAN buren,.
BY the President:
JOHN FoRsYTH. Secretary of State.
We have other DEMOCRATIC authority, that
ought to be respected by the gentlemen who
congregate at Jackson Hall. We believe that
MIR. Justice CATRoN, Judge Of General JACK
SONS appointment, has taken view of this
very case coincident with that of Mr.. FILL
MORE, and confirming the views of Mr.. VAN
buren, and his advisers Mr. Justice Nc
LEAN, (who also received his commission from
General JAcKsoN,) in his charge to the grand
jury in the United States circuit court at Co
lumbus, Ohio, went beyond the language Of the
proclamation, and beyond the policy therein in
dica,ed We cite from the charge to which we
refer:
"Our citizens, in the invasion of Cuba, put at
equal defiance the laws of their country and the
laws of nations. They were covered by no flag;
6 bxy >;n,o al hy,
general law. They placed themselves beyond
the pale of civilization, and in doing SO became pi
rates and outlaws They invaded nation who
wero protected from outrage and injustice by the
solemn guaranty of q treaty-a treaty in which
our national honor deeply concerned. No
nation could be bound by more solemn or higher
| obligation than our Government ia bound to main
| tain the most friendly relations with Spain.
"And the expedition was directed against an un
offending people-a people who were content
with their government, and not DESTROYS OF
change. Neither in the landing of the invading
| army, nor in its progress through the country,
| was there found traitor to the Cuban govern
ment. This is most extraordinary fact. 1t
could scarcely be realized by the invasion of any
other country under similar circumstances. The
libcrating army found no one willing to be libe
rated. They were everywhere received and
cruelties were perpetrated by the invaders on in
| dividuals. 1t is believed there none. But
| their way marked with blood-bood shed in
skrmishes and in more general engagements
There never was an invasion among civilized ma
tions more atrocious and less excusabe."
But the browning authority on the principles
of international law involved in the present dis
cussion, for an Eighth of January celebration
| at Jackson Hall, is General JACKSON himself,
| who thus announced them in the judgment of
the court-martial in the case of ARBUTHNoT and
AMBRIsTER:
at 10 an established principle of the la,os Of
| tions that any indiuidu0l Of nation making
againsf the citi1sns of another nation, they being at
peace, forfeit hiss allegiance and becomes an out
las and pirate.''
In the year 1894 the American people, act
ing through their representatives, at the eX-
press instance of General WASHINGTON, passed
law for the preservation Of their neutral rela
tons, and to prevent the carrying on of hostile
expeditions from their shores against "the ter
ritories or dominions of any foreign prince or
State" with which they were at peace.
| In this policy the American people perse-
vered, and pu, down the attempts of GENET,
of BURR, and of MIRANDA, to embroil thsm in
| the domestic troubles of foreign States.
In the year 1918, on the recommendation of
Mr.. MONROE, still additional guarantees were
adopted for this non-interference. The seventh
section of the act of 1874, among other things,
was extended in its provisions so as TO meet the
case of ANY colony, district, OF people" with
which the United States were at peace. This
provision was adopted to meet the case Of the
South American colonies, districts, or people,
then struggling for their independence.
In the year 1888 additional Legislation was
thought necessary, and was adopted at the re-
commendation of Mr.. VAN buren,, at the time
Of our troubles on the northern frontier, when
the Canadas were in a state Of partial nsur-
rection. Mr. FILLMORE has not departed from
the policy thus early adopted and consistently
pursued. He has been willing to walk in the old
ways.
1t is for this that his policy has been con-
demned and denounced, and it is to change this
policy, and introduce one more consistent with
the spirit of the progressive Democracy" that
the American people are now alleged 10 be so
| licitous to change their administration.