Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-10-13


threw bier Cor fifteen hundred miles on our
western frontier, aud not only shut US out
from the Pacific, but cuabled her to close
The Mississippi, aud is /, so very uureasona-
BILE ia us To- decline her invitation Co biud
ourselves for all time not 10 accept tho ces-
sion OF an island which lies within thirty
I've leagues Of oar coastl D1es she even
derive her right thus 60 control our relations
with Cuba 90 1853 from her twenty days
possession o. Louisiana 10 1903 What
can be clearer than that, whatever right ac-
crucd TO her from that three weeks posses
sion, (Which was mere ceremonial affair
tu give form to The transfer OF the province
to the Umted States. must have passed to
US 10y that transfer, followed by our actual
possession and occupation ior half ccutg-
n.y.
You observe ,bai =" Lord Mnlmeshnry
aud NJ. Turgoi put forward as reason far
entering into the proposed compact, the at
tacks which had been made on the island
( OF Cuba hy lawless bands OF adventures
from The United States, and wiki The ayow-
ed design Of taking possession of that Is
land and To this reason sou add" Mr.
Everett replies % these terms ;" The
President Is convinced that the conclusion
of such treaty, instead of pu,ue a stop to
these lawie,s proceedings, wonld give
new aud powerful Impulse % them" amt
Gins argument you call not unly unbound
ed blt disqlioung.'
Amer acknowledging, rather codly !
think. iHe conduct OF the laie President IN
disayowng snd discouraging the laWless en-
iterprlses referred 90, YOU rCprnaciully pro-
Ut rt I.f
choly aSoUa ilr the chiei of free State; -
and yuu seem TO intimate, without express
", saying tia % tWpues cn tbe part of Tie
United STATES, au lueelsll.hty SO tho vi-
nc of Use eternal laws ol u1W aHd wran &,
Of peace aad friendship, and 81 doly TO our
ucighbor, which ougal io guide every
Ctrrimn Auiou" lou also Take occas-
lHn, 90 reference % thc Same remlrk, in itl-
press upon tuc people ID The United States
90 the uuhly oi those rules Coz ihe oh,crv-
ance ot nlcrualunh relations, which lor
ccutuues have been known TO Europe hy
toe name % the lass Of nuuns Among
ine Commentators on rlat lass yon coDlu-
ue) some oi d most distinguished Ameu-
eau citizens hWc earned au eu'able rcpu-
launn aud u Is difficult 10 suppose the Uui-
cd states would sci The example of abTogit-
nag MS most sacred provisions"
suppose no one "a Europe or America
wilt think the intended force of this febuke
mugued, by the diplomatic reservation
contained ia tie last Two lines, Lei as
then inquire for moment II il Is well de-
served.
The expeditions 60 which yon aludc al
calculated o. excite the "repFoba.iop of ev.
cry civilized sille,' were discoun'enced by
tie President IA every Constitutional and
legal way. The utmost vigilance was at all
tunes employed, hui unhappy tor ihe adj
yeniareIs themselves, without elect La
this there IS wauef neither lor wonder nor
reproach. he territory 81 the uniied
States Is but lltle less than the whole OF Eu-
ropes Nhle tter population is not quue
equal to that 0i tae Lnued Kingdom, and
their standing miitay force small. ard
scattered over an Immensely extensive from
TIER Oar goVcrnmcn', ike that OF Eng
land, Is one cd law and there is great
similarity between she laws of tae two
countries which prohibit military cXpedl-
tous against iDe possessions % friendly
powers Ina Tact your Foreign Enlistment
act of 1919 was admitted by Mr. Canning
10 have been founded m part, on our neu-
tfaty laws oil IL preceding year OF the
Two, / believe our laws are the more slru-
gest; bus d IS somewhat difficult 20 enforce
them Ia both countries.
These expeditions got up 10 The United