The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-05-10

ture in the exterior policy Of President Pierce's
Administration. We hope SO, for it will be
: step in maintenance of the Monroe doctrine,
at once sure, peaceful, and full of good results
From the Journal of Commerce.
z The Monroe DOctrine-Policy of the
- Administration.
The annexed letter from our Washington
: correspondent, ought not to be correct, and we
Z hope it is not. 1t would be consummate folly
in our government, to undertake to set itself
np as the exclusive conservator Of the Ameri-
can Continent Equally foolish would it be to
attempt any sort of monopoly over the chan
nels of communication across the Isthmus. If
oceans are the highway of nations, the chan.
nelss of communication between one ocean and
another, are scarcely less so. 1fhovever any
4 one nation has a superior claim over other ma.
fions in the construction and use of.such means.
of communication, one fundamental basis Of
that claim must be the greatness of the com.
merce of that nation. 1t will not bs denied
that ia this respecttbe claim of Great Britain
,sisdGily equal to our. own. Her naval power
also gives her distinguished claim to The joicts
/ use, protection and control of those channels
& Of communication which, from their position,
would, in case of war, be necessarily at the
mercy ;ofthe strongest naval power. and there:
fore it was liberal in her, as we}las honorable,
TO forego, by a solemn treaty, any advantages
/: which she might be supposed nthat ground to
possess, and Ito enter into joint arrangement
with US for the mutual protection and enjoy
ment of whatever channel of Communication
might be opened by either party between the
two oceans. Sel6shness not unfrequently pun:
ishes ITSELF Hitherto the United States have
commonly steered clear of that dangerous rock,
but we are getting proud and giddy, and there
) is no knowing to what infatuation we may yet
be left. An illustrious example Of liberal
policy on our part, and of its happy. fruits is
seen in the free use of the California gold
mines by all people and kindreds, from which,.
( by a contrary course, our government might,
have drawn considerable revenue, but the
general result would. have been far less advan-
tageous to the nation than it is at present.
Fortunately the Clayton Bulwer Treaty is in
full force, and is likely to continue so. This.
renders the gasconading of politicians and
newspapers as harmless as it is disgusting
Snch Treaty, for such c purpose, between the
two largest maritime powers in the world, is
eminently appropriate and wise, and, will be?
mutually beneficial. Ofcourse We do not know.
exactly what is the object of the Washington
Union in making show of opposition to,it,
especially at this late day, but on the supposi-
tion that the object is. to gain strength for the
Administration and the Democratic party, we
are decidedly of opinion that the attempt will
prove failure. - - :,
Correspondence of dte journal Of Commerce
'WAsHINeToH, April %.
The Administration have adopted, in con.
formity with the principles of the Inaugural
address, new line of policy towards foreign
nations, in regard to the affairs of the Ameri!
can Continent" They have determined to en-
forcs the Monroe doctrine with vengeance,
T extending it far beyond what has been held to
be the doctrine of Mr.. Monroe, by his modern
or contemporary interpreters.
It may be believed, but it is not, of course,
J, certain, that the policy of the present admins.
iration will discountenance any treaty with any
power, American or European, that may re.
cognize the right of any European government
to Interfere with, either in friendly or hostile
manner, the concerns of Central America or
any other States of the taAmerican Continent"
Henceforth, therefore, there are to be no more
meditationsin Central American affairs, to which
Great Britain shall be, with our consent q
marty. There are to beno more partnerships
Setween us and Great Britain in the use, or in
the protection, of any inter oceanic communi-
cation.
The Clayton Bulwer treaty is to be got rid
of as soon as convenient, or, in fact possible.
The Joint mediation proposed by Great Bfi-
tain for the purpose of reconciling the Difficult.
ties pending between the Central American
States, is rejected. The Envoy of the United
States to Central America is to be charged
! with the duty of dissuading those States from
any foreign alliances, and Of encouraging them
70 look to the United States alone for counsel,
aid. and protection. lnfne, an American con.
tinental policy is now distinctly to be declared
and enforced.
While Mr.. Borland shall exhibit these views
n Central America, Mr. Buchanan will enforce
them at St. James's. This will be the boldest
and most important step ever taken by this
government in regard to its general interna.
tional policy. ~
While ali alliances with foreign powers as
20 this continent, are to be stunned, entangle-
: ments with them will be also necessarily avof.
ded.
No treaty will be made that will recognize
.nv cooperation with Great Britain, or any
European power, in any inter.oceanic transit.
mt the Clayton BuIwer treaty dot s provide
.t..t the Tinted States and Great Britain shall
soually enjoy the privileges of the Tehuante-
,sr Nicaragua, or any other inter oceanic tran.