The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-31

UutNCll VA tlO observation-disclosures s"nN
WHICH, therefEe dsgelyesin rodpcpesiderpb!e.
degree, upon the foreign Suites associated with
them in close relations of geographical vicinity
or Of commercial intercourse.
. SachN p60Ta systematically Hleislt1atipn OF.
the Uhited States with respect to the republics
sf.lEexioo and Of Central Amerieasr-Notwth-
standing, however, the relative remotcness Of
the European States ffrJhnaAA hhefica, hcts of the
caaoasly5 ii. tthgir Intercourse Nth Spanish
Americafnl,ssR i iicss.s IT,. Great Britain htasIIe-
deatcdlYI been CONSTRAINED to recur tosn,easures
IT force, for the protection of British interests
in those countries. ,Ff4nSce found II necessary
t. aattaek s ,tAs /; fastls Of sap1'an O. U ~ a, aaa
to obtain redress Of wronA Frenchn,en
in Mexico. eYnTfig IA WIr.S
What is memorable in 9cct in the
conduct and policy Of the jim ,tes is, that
while it would be as'easy for\ annex and
absorb new territories in AND as it is for
European States to do this ina a.Qr Africa,
and while, tif done by u.s., it might be justified
as well, on the alleged ground of the advantage
which would accrue tlerefroin to the territories
annexed and absorbed, yet we have abstalncd
from doing it, in obedience. to considerations Of
right notices. thangof policy; and that, while
the courageous mid selfreliant. spirit Of our
PEOPLE prompts them to hardy enterprises, and
they occasionally yield to. the. temptation Of
taking part in the troubles Of countries near at
hand, where they know how potential their in
ftence, moral and material, ! must be- the
American Government has uniformly aud
steadily resisted all attempts of individuals in
the United States to undertake armed aggrcs-
sion against friendly Spanish American Re
publics. 5a1 .,' ..ti s19.a. a. ..2-4.
While The, present incumbent Of the Execu-
tive office has been in discharge of its duties,
he has never failed to exert all the authority
in him vested to 'repress such enterprises, be
cause they are in violation Of tic law of the
land. which the constitution requires him to
execute faithfully; because they are contrary
to the policy of the Government and because
to permit them would be a departure from
good faith towards those American Republics
in amity with. us, which are entitled to. and
will never cease to enjoy, in their calamities,
the cordial sympathy, and in their prosperity
the efficient good will Of the Government and
of the people Of the United States. m, -s .su,
10 say that our laws inethis respect arc
sometimes violated, or successfully evaded, is
only 10 say what is true of all laws in all coln-
tries, but not more so in the United States
than imsany one whatever of the countries OF
Europe. Suffice it to repeat that the laws OF
the United States, prohibiting all foreign mill
tary cnlistments or expeditions within our ter
ritory, have been executed with impartial good
faith, and so Gar as the nature of things per-
mits, as well in repression Of private persons
as of the official agents Of other Governments,
both Of Europe and America. N.N1} 0..mg'T
Among The Central American Republics to
which modern events have impaired most
prominence, is that Of Nicaragua, by reason of
its particular position on the lsthmus. Citizens
of the United States have established in its
territory q regular interoceanic transit route,
secoGa ohiy m ull''Iy ana value 10 inc one
previously tSa'.ishen III 'ne territory VI NV
utafaaa. ne conullloh ol y lelFasua wouip'
y is pel,eNea' nave peeh much more prosperous
'ha', !. nus eeeh' ou1 LOT inc occupation oi is
ohly rAt'annc port by a lofe'sh power, ana o,
me als'nrnlns aN'hori'y Sc. up anu sustained
ny INC same power IN q portion OF us tefrilory.
ny means on wlllch ls oo'Nes''c sovereignty
was impaired us pnnlc 'a'as were wi'nhe'a
rom se'l'ehheh', a1a u was aepflNed Oh all inc
'hhIl'I'iie lescilae "inen II. Mu'.u olnerMlse
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at IFS Provisional President,
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