The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-10

habits of colonial supineness and de:
psndence upon European monarchiai
powers.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
While the United States have, on all
occasions, professed a decided unwil-
| lingness that any part of this con-
tinent, or of its adjacent islands, shall
| be made u theatre for Il new establish
ment of monarchical power, too lille has
been done by the United States on The
! other hand, TO attach the communities
| by which we are surrounded to our
own country, or to lend even a moral
support to the efforts they are SO reso-
luteIy and so constantly making to se-
cure republican institutions for them
selves. 1t is, indeed, a question of grave
consideration whether our recent and
present example is not calculated to
check the growth and expansion of free
principles, and make those communt-
lies distrust, if not dread, govern
ment which at will consigns to militia
nv domination States that are Integral
parts OF our federal Union; and while
ready to resist any attempts by other
nations TO extend to this hemisphere
the monnrchical institutions OF Europe,
assumes to establish over II large pOr-
ton of its people, u rule more absolute,
harsh, and tyrannical, than any known
to the civilized powers. The acquisi-
ton of Alaska was made with the view
of extending national Jurisdiction and
republican principles III the American
hemisphere.
Believing that further step could
be taken in the same direction,
last year entered into a treaty
the purchase OF the islands of St.
Thomas and st. John on the best terms
then attainable, and with the express
consent OF the people of those islands.
This treaty still remains under Consid-
Grafton in the Senate. A new conven-
ton has been entered into with Den
mark, extending the time fixed for the
final ratification of the original treaty.
A comprehensive national policy would
seem to sanction the acquisition and
incorporation into our Federal Union
of the several adjacent continental and
inSulRr communities as rapidly AS il
can be done peacefully, lawfully and
Iice. faith or honor. Foreign possession
or control of those communities has
hitherto hindered the growth and i'm
paired the influence Ofthe United States.
Chronic revolution and anarchy there
are equally Injurious. Each one
of them when firmly established as an
Independent Republic, or when incor-
pOrated into the United States, would
be IA new source of strength and power.
Conforming my administration to
these principles, have on no occasion
lent support or tolOration TO unlawful
expeditions set on foot upon the plea of
republican Propagandism,O r of national
extension or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The
necessity, however, of REFRESHING such
unlawful movements clearly indicates
the duty which rests upon us OF adapt
ing our legislative action to the new
circumstances Of a decline of European
nlonarchicAl power and influence, and
the increase of American republican
ideas, interests, and SymDathies Ii
cannot he long before /: will become
necessary for this Government to lend
some effective aid TO the solution of the
political and social problems which are
continually kept before the world by
the two Republics of the Island of ST.
Domingo, and which are now disclosing
themselves more distinctly than hereto
fore in the Island of Cuba. The sub.
ject is commended to your COnsidera-
ton with all the more earnestness be-
cause ] am satisfied that the time has
arrived when even so direct u proceed
ing rs proposition for an annexation
of the two Republics of the Island OIL
st. Domingo would not onty receive
the consent of the people interested, bnt
would also give satisfaction to all other
foreign nations. l am aware that
upon the question OF further extending
our possessions it is apprehenIed by |
some that our political system cannot |
successfully be applied to an aren more
extended than our continents; but the |
is rapidly gaining ground |
in the American mind that with
the increase facilities for intercommu-
between oil portions OF the
earth, the principles OF fec Govern
ment &c embraced in our constitution.
il faithfully maintained and carried out
would prove of sufficient strength and
breadth 20 comprehend within their
sphere and influence the civilized ma
tons of the world.
The attention OF the Senate and Of
Congress is again respectfully Invited
to the treaty for the establishment of n
reciprocity with the Haw-
allan Kingdom, entered into last year
and already ratified by that Govern
mont. The attitude OF the UnitetI
States towards these Islands is not very
different from that in which they stOod
towards the West Indies. 1t is known
and felt by the Hawaiian Government
and people that their Government and
are feeble and precarfous.
that the United States being SO near a
1eigh6or would be unwilling to see the
Island pass under foreign control.
Their prosperity Is continually dis.
.urbed by explorations and alarms OIL
political proceedings, as
we'll from the United States as from for.
.iGn powers. a reciprocity treaty,
while 1t could not materially diminish
he revenues of the United States, would
pc guaranty of the good will and
of all nations until The
people of the Island shall, of them
selves at no distant day, Voluntarily
apply for admission into the Union.
The Emperor of Russia has ac-
,eded to the treaty negotiated here
N January last for the security of
rade marks in the interest oil
and commerce. have
invited his attention to the importance
easy and practicable. fair and equal
-egulatiOn Of the vast fisheries in the
North Pacific Ocean.
The two treaties between the United
States and Italy for the regulation OF
he Consular powers and the extradi-
ION OF criminals, negotiated and rati-
led here during the last session of Com
<Eess, have been accepted and cOntirm-I
ID by the Italian Government,
A liberal consular convention, which
las been negotiated, with Belgium, will
Do submitted to the Senate. The very
important treaties which were nepoti-
tied between the United States and
North Germany and Bavaria, for the
lights OF naturalized citizens, have
leen duly ratified and exchanged. and
tmtlar treaties have been entered into
With the Kingdom of Belgium and
nuEtemonrg and with the Grand
onGhies or baden and Hesse DARN
tadt- hope soon to be able to sub
mt equally satisfactory conventions OF
ne same character, now in the course
II negotiation, between the govern
nents OF Spain, Italy aud the Ottoman
empire.
Examination of claims against the
United States by the Hudson Bay Com