New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-06
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followed incidentally a decision against Great Brit
ain sucb saon not their primary object.
rbey had higher motive and t was In the inteI ess OF
neace ard Justice 20 establish important principles OF
ntnrnoioDaI law The correspondence will he placed
ha,re Won The ground which the British Minister
rests his Justification is, substantially that the muhic
nal law OF n nation and the domestic interpfettoso
bat law are tho measure OF its duty as neutral; ana
seI hound 10 declare my opinion, before you ana De
fore the world that that jlSthealon cannot DO sus
t1jnod before the tribunal OF naiions Al ne SAINT uo
W. NOT advise TO any present attempt NJ redress ny
al lp,isniion For the future. friendship between
The two countries must rest on the basis OF mutaa JUS
tice. A., ..,u.tr,o,t % o,r sroe
Constellation Tho civilized world hes been CONFUSED ny
,cyoln long in The interests Of democracy OF Oh mon
oreLv. INF through all those revolutions the Cnteu
States have wisely and firmly refused 10 pecoo p,1s
,,nndiots OF repub,cansn. lt is the only government
suited a. our condition; but we have never SOUGHT ~
impose il ON others; and We have consistently loo"su
ths advice Of Washington to reconineha IL onI Wy ,o
careful preservation and prudent use OF the blessing
Daring all the intervening period the p0ney OF Euro
pcan Powers and of the United States tne Vnoe
been harmonious. Twice, Indeed rumors OF tns inva
sion of some parts of America IN the interest oi Hoh
nrev have prevailed; twice my predecessors hi'c nau
occaslon 20 announce the views OF ts nation IN rpce
such interference On Goth Occasions inc ahce
of the United States respected, from ueep cor
yotio1 ON the part OF European Governments that 'nc
system OF nOnnteference and mutual aDslnence ,ioh
pl opagand4m was the true rule ior tue TWO mem h
ispieres. Since those times we nave an
yanced in wealth and power; Dnt we
retain the same purpose to leave the nations OF Eoe
10 choose their own dynasties and form their own s!
tens o. government ms consistent mooeT IA Ji
Justly demand q corresponding moderation we snoulu
regard 1t as great calamity TO Ourselves 10 INC chus1
OF good government and To the peace oil the WoiIu
shorld nny European Power challenge tbe AMeicuh
neoulr IA il were 30 the defense Of republicanism
against foreign interference. We cannot foiesee hu
are unwilling to consider what opportunities misns
present themselves. what combinations might onsi W
nfoec Ourselves agans, designs iBimichI 10 our ioim
OF government. The United States desire 10 ACT IN to
future "a thew have ever acted heretooro they never
VIII be driven from that course but by INC hs9resso
of European Powers. and We rely on inc WISDOM anu
Justice of those Powers - respect tho system Oh on
interference which has 80 long been sanctioned oy oe
and which by rs good results has approved HSei W
The correspondence between the United States and
France in reference Ia questions which nave peeo.lc
subjects oi discussion between tic t"o ho'ernmeh's'
ali nj me proneF time be- laid before Congress.
when on the organization ol ouf Oo'ernmcht' uAuci
the Constitution the President Of the ohilea oH''cs
delivered his Inaugural address 10 inc t"o nose, We
Congress be said 10 tnem, and thro6sh them 10 We
country and To- MANKIND aat the preservation OF thc
sacred hrc oi liberty and the desthy ~ the FupyDclh
model of government arc justly coiisd.Ien ~ 1872
nrhaus as finally staked the experiment ,ntrused
| To he American people And the House ol i'fPIc,
| sentatiyos answered Washington BY The VOICE OF
Madison; We adore the Invisible hsnd MhIcn ni'
led the American people, through so many u!cu'ies,
IN cherish 4 conscious responsibility Tor the uesily
! of republican liberty" More than seyenis'sx years
lave glldsd away since these Wo'oS "eFe stoAuon'
|
than V ere foFeseen; aad nov, a. this new 'P"ci
In our e. nee - one nation, with our a.oI pufheh
by sorrows and strengthened by con'ct alu os'.,o'
shcd by the virtue OF the people, the greatness ~ ~
I occasion invites W once more 70 Iep'ai' wan Z"
lemn.ty. tie pledges Of onr inthers 10 heu our
| selves answcrible before ieiloW'men Tor the
srccces IL The rrrnbhean iorm VI Royernmen' IApe
reuce has proved It's sgcicGcy IN peace ana IN war;
II has yndicated rs snhoTity through dangeis, ana
atctlns AMI sudden aud terrible emergencies WLleH
would have crushed any system that hud been Iess
frr,ly s IS In the heart Of the pcoph AT the lnlugu'
ration at Washington tie foreign relations OF the
country wrgc few and its trade VAS r.perseu oy MOI
ur REGULATIONS; now al tho civilized nations Of the
.iohe welcome orr cOmmsrcc and their GOycrnmepts
/ probes toward "a amy. Then our country iet us
way r,staturly along an unttcd pain WIN STATES ~
f.s bound together b. rapid means al communication
n 10 it hardly known 20 another and with historic
traditions extending over very few years now inicF'
course between tho States Is swim and iEtima,e the
fence OF centuries has been crowded into lew
ecrefpns and has created intense, indestFuctlble
SatiouuItv Then our Jurisdiction did not reach be-
which had achieved independence; now. through ces'
sons Of lands first colonHed by spain aud France the
country has acquired moro complex character and
las ior It's natural limits the chain ot Lakes the Gull
iof Mexico and ON the east aud west the
I two great oceans. Other nations were wasted by
civil for ages before they could establish ioi
Themselves tie necessary degree oil unity tac
latent conviction that our form Of government IL the
hsf ever known 10 the world has enabled rs Ia emerge
FROM civil war within four wears. with complete win.
dicnou u the constitutional authority of the General
Government ard with local libeocs and State in.
sftniious unimpiired The throngs OF emgrants that
crowd shores witnesses ~ the confidence OF
all peoples In pormancnee Here - tho great land
Of free labor where industry is blessed with uneXam
| pied rewards, and tho bread OF the worklngman Is
swcctoned by the consciousness that the cause OF the
country els his own cause. his own safety, his own
dignity" Here every enjoys the FREQ Uf his
faculties aud the choice of activity natgra. right
Here under tie combined influence OF IA fruitful soil,
genial climos. and happy institutions. population has
Increased nitccn-iod within century. Here. through
the easy Development OF bonndcss resources wealth
has increased with two.fod greater rapidity than
numbers. 30 that we have become secure against the
financial vcissitudcs Of other countries and alike In
business and IN opinion. are secentercd and truly in
dependent Here more and more care Is given 10
prov idc education FOR every one born soil. Here
ri zion. released from political connection with the
Cry Government. refuses 20 subserve the craft OF
statesmen, and becomes in it, independence. the spirit
nal life II tho people. Here liberation is extended TO
every opinion in the quiet certainty that truth needs
mind goes forth uushacked in the pursuit Of science 10
collect stores OF knowledge and acquire an evcr.in-
creasng mastery over the forces OF nature Here the
NATIONAL nS CONAN %u''cc anu t,, 1e' a IN nUn'
citizens, beyond the OCCUPANTS OF any other
part Of the earth. constitute in reality al
ment and that oim OF government, by the confession
Of European statesmen, gives power OF which no
other form is capable because IL Incorporates every
man with the State and arouses everything that be-
longs 10 the SOUL
Where in rast history does a parallel exist TO the
public happiness which is within the reach OF Tie people
ul Tue tbtcu Sltsf Whcic III any part OF the globe
institutions bc found suited TO their habits or so
entitled 10 their love their free COnstut on
Every OF them. then. In whatever par Of the land
lac has his home must wish its perpctuty. Who OF
them will not acknowledge. in the words of Wash.
ingtoa. that every step by which the people of the
United States have advanced to the character OF
dependent nation. Ia have been distinguished BY
some token OF Proyident!al agcncyf' Who will not
join with e in the prayer that the Invisible hand which
has led US through The clouds that gooned around our
path. will 10 guide us onward 10 perfect restoration
of haternal affection. that OF this day may be able