The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-06

ships, manned by British suI,;s.is wv"
prepared for receiving British ,rma,..,
sailed from the ports of Great Ri, -
make war on the American commar.a
under the shelter of a commission g.
the lnsurgent States. These sbins ha,,
ing once escaped from British norris ewar
afterwards entered them in every NO.
OF the world, 10 refit, aud TO renew To-.
depredations The consequences of this
conduct were most disastrous to the
States then in rebellion, increasing thu,
desolation and misery by the prolonga
ton of our civil contest, 1t had. NOR
over, the effect to drive the America
flag from the sea, and TO transfer much
OF our shipping and commerce TO the yerr
Power whose subjects had created tbs
necessity of such change.
These events took place before | wss
called to the administration of the Cor
eminent The sincere desire for peao.
by which / am animated led me 10 A.
prove the proposal already made, to snf
NIT the questions which had thus ara
between the countries and the arbjr,,
ton These questions are of such M
ment that they have commanded the Al
tention of the great powers, and are 50
interviewer With the peace and Interest,
of every one OF them as to have eusnraS
all impartial decision. / regret TO inform
you that Great Britain declined the ar.
bitrament but, on the other hand. invit.
ed us To the formation of "A Joint commis.
sion TO settle mutual claims between IN,
two countries, from which those for IN,
depredations before mentioned should Iva
excluded The proposition, in that very
unsatisfactory manner, has been do.
clined.
The United States did not present th,
subject as an impeachment of the Qeod
faith of a Power which was PROCESSING
the most friendly dispositions, but AZ
involving questions of public law, OF
which the settlement is essential 10 the
peace OF nations and, though pecunia.
ry reparation to their injured citizens
would have followed incidentally ON a
decision against Great Britain, such com.
pensation was not their primary object
They had higher motive, and II WAS in
thelnterests OF peace and justice TO e.
tablish important principles of interua
tional law. The correspondence will I've
placed before yOu. The ground on which
the British Minister rests his justification
is, substantially, that the municipal law
of nation, and the domestic interpre
tations OF that law, aud the measures Of
its duty as neutral and feel bound 10
declare my opinion before You and before
the world, that that justification cannot
be sustained before the tribunal of ma.
tions At the same time do not advise
to any present attempt at redress by acts
of legislation. For the future. friend
ship between thet two countries must rest
on the basis of mutual justice
From the moment of the establishment
of our free Constitution, the civilized
world has been cOnvulsed by rev olutlous
i'm the interests of democracy ~ of mon.
archy; but through all those REVOLUTIONS
the United States have wisely and hrm.
" refused 10 become propagaudlsts OF
republicanism. 1t is the only govern.
ment suited TO our condition; but We
have never sought to impose 1t on others;
and we have consistently followed tho
advice of Washington 10 recommend il
only by the careful preservation aud
prudent use of the blessing. During all
| the 'hS VI ~
ropean Powers and of the United States
has, on the whole, been harmonious
Twice, indeed, rumors vi the inyaslOhOl
some parts of South America, IN tue To-
terest of monarchy, have prevailed; two
my predc Cessors have had occasion 90 AZ
uounce the views OF tins nation IN n
spect 10 such interference. On both &C
casions the remonstrance Of the United
States was respected, from "a deep con
viction, on the part of European Gov
ernments, That the system Of nOn-inteT
ference and mutual abstinence iron
prOpagandism was the true rule for the
two hemispheres. Since those times We
have advanced in wealth and power
but We retain the same pur-
pose TO leave the nations Ol Eu'
rope TO chose their own systems of gov.
ernment This consistent moderation
may Justly demand corresponding
moderation We should regard & a.
great calamity 10 ourselves 10 the cause
of good government, aud TO the peace Of
the world, should any European fower
challenge the American people, ~ II
were. 10 the defense of Iepubicanisn
against foreign interference. We cannot
foresee and are unwilling to CONSIDER
what opportunities may present them
selves. what combinations might on"
TO protect ourselves against de'isp'N
imicaI 10 our form OF governmeui Il"
United States desire 10 act III the IuIO's
as they have ever acted heretofore IVY
never will be driven from ina cur"
hut by the aggression Of European VOW
ers, and we rely on the wlsdom an' D''
ticc of those Powers 10 Tr7p'' tn' "oH
interference which has berh - Vnt
sanctioned by time, and when 70! W
good results. has approved it''ii 7" ''''
continents. ,....s
The correspondence between inc 'h''04
states and France, III reference !" t.
tions which have become snbJects"i dl'
cUssion between the two Government"
will, at the proper time, be Iiln o''''s
Congress -..,
When. on the organization o. our "y'
ernDeut. under the Constitution. 'N
! President of the United states dellN'''
his inaugural address 10 the Two hoD'D'
Of Congress, he said u them, ana ihi'Eg'
them TO the country and mank nc ina
1.-THE preservation Oi tue sacI'd me %
liberty and the destiny ot the IepuDi'c1g
model government are Justly considers
as deeply, perhaps as finally taken =.
the experiment entrusted ~ tue h"''
can people" Aud the Hoa5e OF h'P,'
sentatives answered Wasbington Nv 70,
voice of Madison, we adore tue lhNis'O'
| I..d ..I;,b no.. IeI tho American peJpt-