The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-12-07

regret to inform Won that Great Britain
declines the arbitrament, but on the other
hand invited us to the formation Of joint
commission to settle mutually, claims be-
tween the two countries, from which those
for Interpretations before mentioned be
excluded, the propositions in that very
unsatisfactory form has been declined.
The United States did present the subject
as an impeachment of the good faith of q
power which was protesting the most
friendly dispositions, but as involving
questions of public law of which the settle
ment is essential to the price of rations
and precuniary reparation to their injured
citizens would have followed incidentally
on a decision against Great Britain. Such
compensation was not their object, they
had higher motive, and it was i'm the in
terests of peace and justice to establish
important principles of international law.
The correspondence will be placed before
you the grosfnd Of which the British Min
lister rests his Justification is substantially
that the municipal law of a nation and the
domestic interpretations of that law are
the measure of its duty as a MURAL, and
feel bound to declare NV opinion before
you and before the world that that jl,stifi-
cation cannot be sustained before the tri-
hunal of nations; at the sametime do not
advsite to any present attempt at redress
by acts lie islation for the future friend
ship between the two countries, must rest
on the bases of mutual Justice. From the
moment Of the establishment OF our free
Constitution. the civilized world has been
convulsed by revelations i'm the interests
of Democracy or of monarchy. But
through all these resolutions the Urited
States have wisely AMI firmly refused to
propagandists frepublicanism. It is the
only government suited to our condition,
but We have never sought to impose it an
others; and we have consistently followed
the ADVICE of Washington. to recommend
it only by the careful preservation and
prudent use of the blessings during ell the
intervening periods. The policy OF Euro
pean powers to the rniter States, there
has on the whole been harmonious: twice,
indeed, rumors of the invasion of some
ports cf America, i'm the interests Of mon
archy have prevailed: twice, my prede-
cessors have had occasion to announce the
views Of this nation in respect to- such in
reference. On both occasions The remon-
STRANGE of the United States was respected
from a deep conviction on the part o I
European governments, that the system
Of non-interfererce and aaituar abstinence
-, ~ -
the two HennisphereS. Since those times
we hive advanced in wealth and power.
but we retain the same purpose to leave
the nation OF Europe 10 chOpe their own
dastinies and form their own system of
government. TElia consistent moderation
eraaor. We should regard IA a great cal
amitv to ourselves, to the carr,c of good
government and to the peace of the world
should any European power challenge the
American people az it we're 20 the defence
Of rnpuhlicanism against fnrpigif intnrfer-
"nce. We cannrt f,rnSor what nnp0rtuni-
{ les might present THERE'S" yes what COM
hinations might Offer to protect ourselves
Il gaiust designs in our form Of govern
ment. the United States d"sir" TO act IN
the future as they have ever acted hereto
Gore. They nev"r vii! be driven from that
course but by the aggression of European
powers. And we rely on the wisdom and
Justice of European powers, TO respect the
system Of non-intericrcnce which has to
long been sanctioned by time, and which.
by its good results Ras approved Gseif to
both Continents.
The correspondence hetwcent the Z. g.
md France in rcfeienceto questions which
have become subjects Of discussion be-
tween tn two governments, will nj "A prop
rr time be lad before Congress. When on
The organization % our government, the
President Of the L. =. delivered his Inaug
ural \ ldreSs to the TWO Houses Os Con
grrss. he said to them and through them
to the country and to mankind. that the
preservation of liberty and the destiny of
the Republican model Of government are
justly considered, as deeply perhaps. As
finally stated on the experiment intrustcd
to the American people,
More than IS years have glided by since
these word, WIRE spoken. The L. S. have
passed through more severe rcials than
WAS foreSepn and now Mt this new epoch in
our existence, as one nation. with our
Union purified by SORROWS and strength
ened by conflicts, are established by the
virtue of the people,.