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will be taken in hand without delay. Mr.. Web
ster will remain at Marshfield for some weeks,
during which he will give his attention to the
existing difficulties. Documents, maps, &C.,
relating to the subject. have been ordered from
Washington Mr.. Champion, the British min.
ister, will visit Marshfeld to day or to morrow"
For the Southern Press.
Intervention OF England In tho Affairs Of
America.
During the administration of President Mon
roe, a memorable declaration was made, an
nouncing the future policy Of the United States
in relation to Intervention in the internal affairs
Of the independent republican States Of this
continent by any European power That de-
caralion set forth, That the United States
should consider any attempt on the part of the
European powers to extend their peculiar poIiti
cal system to the American continent az dan.
gerous to their peace and prosperity. With the
existing colonies or dependencies Of any Euro
pean power, they had not interfered and should
not interfere but with the governments whose
independence they bad recognized they could
not view any interference for the purpose of
Expressing or controlling in any manner their
destiny, in any other light than as manifesto
ton of an unfriendly disposition towards the
United States. To what extent these interfer-
ences might be carried on the same principle,
was question in which all independent powers
were deeply interested, and none more so than
the United States"
Under the administration of Mr.. John Quincy
Adams, plan was conceived which in my
opinion was eminently worthy of great states
man. 1t was to combine all the Independent
States of this continent not in an alliance often
sive and defensive, but in one great comprehen-
sive system of commercial policy, as we'll as in
the maintenance of a position independent of all
European interference with their domestic con-
Germs under any pretence whatever. For this
purpose general Congress, in which the United
States, and most, if not all the other American
States were represented, assembled at Panama
for the consideration of these important subjects.
But it will be recollected that Mr.. Adams,
though he received less vote Of the people
than General Jackson, his opponent, was chosen
President of the United States by coalition of
his friends with those of Mr.. Clay in Congress-.
The choice was not approved by majority of
the people, and majority of the Senate was
opposed TO him. When therefore the bill for
the support of the civil list, containing an ap.
preparation for the outfit and salary of minis
ter to the congress of Panama came before the
Senate, il was a signal for assaing the policy
of the administration, and denouncing it without
measure, not only as absurd, but impractcable.
Whatever may have been the arguments brought
to bear against it, it was essentially an opposi-
ton to Mr.. Adsms personally. Many very able
men exerted all their talents and eloquence, all
the powers of ridicule sarcasm, and argument
against the idea of an American confederation,
as they deemed it, and which they asserted
would involve the United States in perpetual
interferences not only with the policy of Europe,
but the States of this continent. The appro-
priation was denied, the minister recalled, and
the congress of Panama separated without any
action whatever.
0L Will HI uuo uclSTcHCo W tho HIku uu'
thorities arrayed against it on this occasion,
cannot but think the period is at hand, when it
will be seen that something like resort to the
principle announced by President Monroe, and
the policy adopted by President Adams, will be
found necessary to counteract that of England,
which is every day developing itself more clearly
in central America, and at Montevideo, and
Buenos Ayres. 1t is evident that power is aim
ing if not to acquire dominion, at lenst to estab
Ii=h an influence in two of the most important
positions on this continent, which, if attained,
will be highly dangerous to the independence of
a large portion Of it, and especially injurious to
the commercial interests of the United States
both in peace and war.
All Americans comprehend the vast import
ance of preserving Central America independ-
ent of any great European maratime power,
since the acquisition of California, and therefore
! shall not here dwell on the subject. But the
bearing of British Intervention in the quarrels
of Brazil and the Argentine, and Oriental repub-
lies, has not, 80 far IS know, been 80 distinctly
brought to their notice. Not OF in thousand
probably knows what they have been fighting
about for almost half century. The Rio de
La Plata, though not so large as the Amazon,
is by far the most important river in South
America. BY consulting the map it will be seen
that its great branches, the Araguay and Para
quay, pervade vast and immensely rich coun-
try and furnish the only routes for the transpor-
tation of it, products. They are the natural
outlets of large portion Of Brazil, Bolivia. and
Peru, and afford field for the finest line Of
steam navigation in the world. The posses.