The southern press., 1852-04-17

ana IL became Important W HeIi w NAYS -
sponsible government to deal with; but Eng
land had alliances upon tie continent which
disturbed and embarrassed her not little, il
deliberations on the South American question
and it was while England was hating thus be
tween her allies and her interests, that the gov
eminent of the United States proclaimed to thu
world, that there should be no Intervention by
any foreign power, in the contest betweeI
Spain and her colonies on this continent.
refer, sir, of course, to the celebrated message
of President Monroe, at the December session
Of 1928
II had been made known to the government il
a manner presently to be stated, that the allied
powers of Europe had it in serious contempla
ton to come to the aid of Spain in reducing te
submission her revolted colonies in America
and the President seized the occasion to make
1t known that no such interference would be toll
Grated on this continent
Iquote from the message:
Extract from President JMonroe's Message, Deem
Der Cd, 1923.
i ave owe it. therefore, to candor, and to the
amicable relations existing between the United
States and those powers, to declare that We
should consider any attempt on their part to
extend their system to any portion OF thi.
hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety
| With the existing colonies or dependencies Of
! any European power we have not interfered
and shall not interfere. But with the govern.
ments who have declared their Independence,
and maintained it, and whose independence we
have, on great consideration and on just prlnci-
| pies, acknowledged, we could not view any in.
tsrpostion for the purpose of expressing them,
or controlling in any other light than as the man.
ifestations of any unfriendy disposition towards
the United States.
! g In the war between those new governments
and Spain, we declared our neutrality at the
! time of their recognition, and TO this we have
adhered, and shall continue to adhere, provided
no change shall occur which, in the judgment OF
the competent authorities of this government,
shall make corresponding change on the part
of the United States Indispensable to their
security.
"Our policy in regard to Europe, which was
adopted at an early stage of the wars which have
so long agitated that quarter OF the globe,
nevertheless remains the same, which is, not to
interfere in the internal concerns or any of its
powers.
{" But in regard to these continents, circnm-
| stances are eminently and conspicuously differ
ent. 1t is impossible that the allied powers
should extend their political system to any por-
ton Of either continent, without endangerng
our peace and happiness, nor can any one be-
eve that our Southern brethren, if left to them
selves, would adopt it of their own accord.
at is equally impossible, therefore, that we
should behold such interpostion in any form
with indifference"
The ground upon which President Monroe
seen, that. the allied powers could not extend
fhair pnlifoal OF Ton tn an nnrtinn af the
tnent Of America ,oithoM endangering our
peace and happiness. That was the distinct, in
dependent, aud sole ground on which he just-
fed this ostensible departure from the estab
lished policy of the country. IL was boldly and
wisely done, and was sustained by the American
people. This declaration went upon the princ-
pie, that whilst this government dsclaimed all
right TO interfere in controversies between for.
eigu powers, yet such disclaimer was obviously
limited to controversies which could not affect
our own people; when by any such controversy
q different aspect was presented-the safety aud
interest of our country became our sole guide.
II becomes interesting, and will be illustra.
tive, to ascertain how this celebrated declaration
was brought about The Senator from Louisi
ana has brought 10 the attention of the Senate
conference which had taken place short time
previously in London, between MIR. Rush, our
then minister at the Court Of ST. James, and the
British secretary for foreign affairs. The view
taken by the honorable Senator was, that Mr.
Rush had been charged by his government to
negotiate with England on the subject of the
recognition of South American independence.
Speaking of Mr. Rush's interviews with Mr..
Canning, &c. the Senator says:
Among the important negotiations intrusted
to bis skill and management, was that Of oh
tanning from England a recognition of indie.
pendence for the Spanish colonies. He APP
preached the subject with inexpressible adroit-
ness and 5elicacy, and soon brought the British
minister TO his views by suggesting declaration
of the principles upon which that independence
should be indicated"
IL construe the Senator Alright, and he meant
10 say that our minister had been charged by his
government 10 sound the British cabinet on the
policy Of "a Joint dec laration OF the principles
upon which that independence should be vindi
Gated" I concede, il il were so, that IL would
have formed a striking departure from our pre-
vious policy Of retaining from all political con.
nection with any foreign power. The Senator
refers for this, 10 the very interesting book sub.
sequently published, by the minister, on his
amined the work, and do not find that the min.
neg ociate at all, or for any purpose, upon the
subject Of South American independence.
Mr.. Rush was the minister Of the United
States, resident in England, where he had been
for some years. and in this connection, says, that
he had recently, before that time, received dis.
patches from home, committing to him five sew.
ersI subjects, upon which he was TO open nego.
Citations with the government Of England and
he received, with those dispatches, specific and
minute instructions upon every point. lie
states what those subjects were. The first re
lated 10 commercial intercourse between the
United States and the British colonies in Am.
erica; the second, to the suppression Of the
slave trade; the third, 10 the unsettled boun.
Diary between the two countries; the fourth,
to the admission Of consuls Of the United
States into the commercial ports Of England
and the fifth, 10 the fisheries Of Newfoundland;
every one being utterly alien TO anything con-
nected with the recognition Of South American
independence. Nor do find anywhere, that he
had been commissioned by his government to
hold any conference whatever, with the govern
ment Of Great Britain on that subject lie says