Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-29
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sold Louisiana tn tho United States for eIgb Y
millions Of francs. and il lasted only from le
30th of November to the 20lh of December.
1903. The object of France in acquiring
Louisiana, was 10 re establish herself il The In.
terror of this country an object need not say
as meuacIng IN your North American posses
sions as TO the United States. Isit possible you
can think such possession Of Louisiana ior
such purpofe a sufficient ground on the part
of France for interfering with our relations
with Cubal May she, a European power.
without consulting us, obtain from Spain in
1900. cessiou Of half The hal,ltable portion Of
North America cesflon v hch threw her
for fifteen hundred miles on our western iron
tier, and not only shut us out from the Pacific
but cnabl, d her 10 close the Mississippi; and is
II so very unreasonable in 10 decline her IN
vitnion 10 bind ourselves for all time not 10
accept the cession of an island which lies with.
IN thirty five leagues Of our coast Does she
even derive her right thus to control our rela
tons with Cuha In 1853 from her twenty days
possession Of Louisiana in 1907 What CT
he clearer than lhat, whatever right accrued 10
her from that three weeks possession, (Which
wos mere ceremonial affair 10 give form IN
The transfer Of the province OF The u. States
must have passed us by that transfer, followed
by our actual possession and occupation for
hall century
You observe that "Lord Malmesbury and
NJ. Tnrgot put forward,as a reason for euteri
into the proposed compact, the attacks hch
had been made on the ishnd Of Cuba bv law
less hands Of adventures from the u. States,
and with the ayoWed design of taking posses
SION Of dat "Island," and TO This reason, you
adJ,-"Mr. Everett replies in these TERMS
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sion Of such a treaty, instead of putting stop
to these lowless proceedings, would give new
and powerful impulse to Them and this ar
gument you call not only uniounded but dis
quleling."
After acknowledging, rather coldy | think,
the conduct of the late President in disavowlng
and discouraging the lawess enterprises refer.
red 10, you reproachlully pronounce my re
mark Just cited "a melancholy avowal for the
chief of a free State'' aud YOU seem to int
mate, without expressly saying SO, that ii i'm.
plies, on the part Of the people of the United
States, an insensibiry 40 the value OF the
eternal laws of + ght and wrong, of peace and
friendship, and Of duty to our neghbor, " hith
ought To guide every Christian Nation" You
also take occasion, IN reference To the same
remark. to impress upon the people of the l..
vance oil international relations, which for cen.
turtles hqye been known to Europe by the
name OF the law OF nations. Among the com
mentators on that law (you con,inue) some Of
the most distinguished American citizens have
earneJ an cnviable reputation, and it is diff
cuit 10 suppose The United States would set the
example of abrogatng its most sacred pro
Visions"
in A
will think the intended force Of this rebuke
mitigaed, by the diplomatic reservation con
timed IN the last two lines. Let ms then en-
qnirr 70" moment if it is well deserve d.
The expeditions to which you alludc, as cal.
culated to excite the "reprobalion of every
civilized state" were discounlenanccd by the
President in every Constitut' onal and legal
way. The utmost vigilance was at all times
employed, but unhappIy for the adventures
Themselves, without effect In this there is
matter neither for wonder nor reproach Tie
territory of the United States is but little less
thnn the whole of Europe while ,heir popu-
Iatlon is not quite equal 10 that of the Unilcd
Kingdom, and their standing military force
small and scattered over an immensely exten-
sve frontier. Our government. like that Of
England. is one OF law; and there is great
similarity between the laws of the two coun
tries which prohibit military expeditions a
galnst the possessions of friendly powers In
Tact your Foreign enlistment act of 1919 was
admitted 10y Mr.. Canning To have been found.
ed an part on our neutrality law of the prece.
ding year. OF the two believe our laws are
The more stringent; but it is somewhat diff.
cult to enforce them in both countries.
These expeditions, got up in the U States
10y Spanish general and supposed to indicate
Ia" less disposition on the part of the Amer
lean people. comprised very small number
OF persons. some of whom were foreigners.
enjoying the same freedom of action in the L.
States. that refugees from every part of the
continent ENJOY in England. The same re-
proach which is cast upon us, for these exre
dftions is, at this moment. cast upon England
by the continental powers. Events whish
have occurred in London, since your dispatch
vas written, strikinsiy illustrate the difficulty
and the risk under constitutional governments.
OF preventing abuses OF that hospitality. which
1t is theprivllege and boast OF sue eovernments