The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-12-14
oEo 8 ERtEe VOL III, No. ~
SsrsRMs--ae,O0 talAdv.nce. :

did not present the 'iuijrct as an inn
parchment of the good faith of power
which was protesting ihc most friendly
lreiatisns, but as involving questions Of
public law, of which the settis,nent is
essential to tho peace Of nations, and
though pecuniary reparaiion to the in.
ljured citizens would have followed in
Iciden,ally on a decision against Great
Britain, such compensation was not
their primary object. They had q
higher motive, and it was in the inter.
csts of peace and Justice to establish
important principles Of international
law! The correspondence will be laid
before you. I cyr7aFa X
The ground uron which the Britiah
minister rests his justification is, sub.
stantiallY, that the municipal laws of
a nation, and the domestic isterprsla
tion of those laws, are The measure of
its duty as neutral; and | feel sbou,,tl
to declare my opinion, before yon. and
before the world, that that justi6cati n
canaot be sustained before the tribal.
nal of nations A. the same time. | ,io
not advise to any present attempt .t
redress by acts OF legislation; for the
future friendship between the the tn D.
countries must rest cn the basis Of m l.
'tual justice. From the moment of Il e.
establishment Of our free constitrtio,,.
the civilized world has been cvnvu.se.i
by revolutions in the interest of d..
mocracy, or monarchy; bnt throup',
all those revolutions, the Upited States
has wisely and firnly refused to becom ,.
propagatltists of republicanism. 1t i.
the only government suited to our con ::
ditInff but we have nexer thought t.
impose it on others and have consistently
followed the advice os Washington, to
rec mr,end it only by the careful prss-
efva'ion and ptadent use og the bless
inss, during attths intervening period.
= The policy OF the eEuropeaD powers,
and of the United States, has, on tho
whole, been Harmonious: Twice. in.
deed, runners Of the ihvasions of some
parts of America in the intres,s ,ot
have prevailed. Twice nv
predecessors have had occasion 10 an.
nounce the views of this naricn,A in re-
spect to sheh irIterfere,ice On both
occasions the reinonstrance Of the u. S.
was respect, from deep conviction on
he part OF European governments that
The system ot non interference and
nutal abstiDnce from propagandism
vas the true rule for the two h, mis-
'hers. Since those times we have ad,
'anced in wealth and power, bu, we re-
aimed the ss,ne purpose to leave the
1ations OF Europe to choose their
'wu system of government. This con-,
'lstent moderation may justly demand.
corresponding moderation. We si,o'd.
'egard 1t as a great calamity to ourselves
"t'sS-- -nPs'ae' e.: s-sss,5 irar.. r..rnrpap. a,sato
people as it were, TO the defense tf
.epublicanism against foreign interfer-
.nce. We cannot toresee, and are un-'
willing to consider: what opportunities
might present themseivcs-what, COM
oinat,on might Offer to proceedeur.elves
against designs ihilhical to our form Of
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The United States desire to act in
the future AS they have ever acted here.
tofore. They never will be driven from
that course, bG. by the aggression of
European power and we rely ON the
wisdom and justice Of those powers to
respect the system Of nou.interferenee'
which has so long been sanctioned by
time, and, by its good results, has ap>
proved itself to Both continents.
1t appears frorn' tEeireport Of the
Secreta ary Of the Navy that while at the
Of the present year
there were in commission $50 vessels
of all classes and descriptions, armed
with 5000 guns, and manned by $1,000
men. The number Of vessels ut pre-
sent in commission is III. with $50
guns, and 1928 men hy this prompt
reduction of the.naval forces. -.'.-a' -
The expenses Of the Government
have, been largely diminished, and .
number Of vessels purchased for naval
purposes from the merchant marine
have been returned to the peaceful
pursuits Of commerce. Since the sup>
preston of active hostihties, our for.
eign squadrons have been re. establish
ed, and consist Of vessels much more
efficient than those employed on simi-
lar services. . -.
Previous to the rebellion, the sug-
gestion for the enlargement ofthe navy =
yards, and especially for the establish :
ment Of one in fresh va er for iron
clad vessels is deserving of considera- +
ton, az is also the rec recommendation for
different location-more = ample
grourd. for the Naval Academy. !
The thropgs Of emieran;s that crowd ;
to our shores, are witnesses OF the con-
6dence Of all PEOPLE in our pre-emin encs.
Here is the great land of free labor,
where industry is blessed with unex.
ampled rewards aud the bread Of the
working man ia sweetened by the con-
seriousness that the cause Of the country
is his own cause, his own safety, and
lis own dignity. Here under the com
bined influence OF fruitful suil, genial
cline aud happy institutions, pupula-
ton has increased fifteen fold within =
century. Here, through the easy de-
velopmeut OF the bonndless resources
wealth has increased with two fol2
greater rapidity than numbers,so that
we have become secure against"'the
! financial vicissitudes. OF other countries,
and alike in business and in opinion
are self. .eontrol.ed and truly indcpetd-
ent; here more and more care is given
TO provide education far. every one. borg
Oh our soil here religion relieved fIo.a
political connection with the civil gov
\ ..c,,, tho cran