The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-30

United States has no cause n no uesiie
to enter into conflict with any power vi
earth. and we rest in confidence that no
nnwpr desires to attack us. With the
nations of the western hemisphere we
should cultivate closer relations, ana 'of
our common prosperity and advance
ment we should induce them all TO JON
with us in an agreement that IOI tne
future all international troubles IN North
or South America should be adjusted py
impartial arbitration and not by arms.
This project was a part OF the hxed
policy of President Gartield's admins
tration, and it should IN my judgment
be renewed. Its accomplishment on
this continent would ~fayorably aIect
the nations beyond the sea and thus CON
tribute at no distant date TO the uDlVer,
sal acceptance of the philanthroplc and
Christian principle of arbitration. The
effect even Of suggesting for the Spanish
American states has been most happy,
and has increased the confidence OF
those people in our friendly disposition
1t fell to my lot as secretary OF state, IN
June, 1881, to quiet apprehenslons IN
the republic of Mexico by giving the as
surance in an official dispatch that there
is no desire in the United States for ter
~ritorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The bounda-
ries of the two republics nave been es-
tablished in conformity with the Dest
iurisdictional interests Of both. Ihe
line of demarkation is no merely con-
v%enience, it is more; it separates the
Spanish-American people from a Saxon
American people; it divides one great
nation from another with distinct and
natural affinity. We seek the conquest
OF peace. We desire to extend u com
merce, and in an especial degree, with
our friends and neighbors on this con-
tinent.
We have not improved relations
with Spanish America as we should and
as we might have done. For more than
d generation The sympathy OF these
countries has been allowed to urlit
away from us. We should now make
every effort to gain their friendship.
Our trade with LntnI Is already largt.
During the last year our exchanges i'll
the Western Hemisphere have amount
| ed to $3.50, UOO, OOO-nearly one-tourth OF
our entire foreign 10 lAose
| who may be- disposed to underrate the
value of our TRACE with The countries oI
| North and South America IL may be
we'll TO state that their production Is
nearly S5U, DOC, QUO, and that III proper
! ton 10 Tie aggregate numbers We import
nearly double as much from them as we
do from Europe, out the result or the
| whole anoun of the trade is III Il high
| degree unsatisfactory. The imports
during the past year exceeded S225 ,UO0,-
600 while The exports were less han
Sl25, DOC, 900, showing Il balance against
us for more Than 500, W., OOO, but the
money does not go 10 Spanish America.
VIZ send large sums to Europe III coin
or its equivalent, to pay manufacturers
fnr + ~, .r,nd. wbiol, fIa,r Sanj tx Sn.piS
America. We are paynlasters Tor this
enormous amount annually TO European
factors-an amount which Is d serious
defect in every financial depression upon
our resources or specie. Cannot This
condition OF traue, III "a great part, be
changed? cannot the market Tor our
products be greatly enlarged? We have
made a beginning OF our effort to M
prove trade relations with Mexico and
we should not be content until similar
mutually advantageous arrangements
have been successfully made with every
nation of North and South America.
While the great powers OF Europe
are steadily charging their colonla
domination in Asia and Africa it is the
especial province Of this country to inn
prove and expand its trade with the
nations OF America. Nc field promises
~ AAASi ANo INN A00 oSSA So1I fCIOo
SO little. Our foreign policy should be
an American policy i'll the broadest
sense, and the most comprehensive
sense-a policy of peace and friendship
OF commercial enlargement. The name
Of American, which belongs to us in our
national capacity, must always exact
the just pride or patriotism. Citizen
ship of the republic must be the panoply
ana safeguard Of him who wears it.
The American citizen, rich or poor, /
native or naturalized, white or colored,
must everywhere, walk secure in his
personal and civil rights. The republic
should never accept a lesser duty. 1t
can never assume d nobler one than the
protection of the humblest man who
owes it loyalty-protection at home and
protection which shall follow him abroad
i'll whatever land he may go upon u /
lawful Grand.
[ recognize, not without regret, the
necessity OF speaking OF two sections Of
our country. But the regret diminishes
when / see that the elements which
separated them are fast disappearing.
Prejudices have yielded and are Yielding,
while a growing cordiality warns the
Southern and the Northern heart alike. |
Can any one doubt that between the
sections confidence and esteem are more
marked than at any period in the sixty
years preceding the election of President
Lincoln? This is the result in part of
time and in part of republican princi-
pies, applied under the favorable CON !
ditions of uniformity. It would be a
great calamity to change these inf1u-
ences under which southern
wealths are learning to vindicate civil
rights and adapting themselves to the
condition of political. tranquility and