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Enropeau interference. Thenations of Amer

 lea are equally sovereign and independent

 with those of Europe. They possess tn9

 same rights, independent from all foreign i'l-

 deposition, to make war. 10 conclude peace,

 and to regulate their internal affairs. The People of the United States cannot therefore z

 vlew with indifference attempts of Europe an powers to interfere with the independent action of the nations on this continent The

 American system Of government is entirely

 different from that of Europe. Jealousy

 among the different soyereigns of Europe,

 lest any one of them might become too pow

 erful for the rest has caused them pnxiously

 10 desire the establishment of what they 1 term the balance of power. Ie cannot be

 permitted 10 have any application to the N. Americen continent, and especially to the U.

 States. We must ever maintain llle princi- pie, that the people of this continent alone

 have tue right to decide their own destiny. Should any portion of them, constituting anin- 1 dependent State, propose to mite themselves

 with our conlcderacv. this will be a question

 for them and us 10 determine, without any

 foreign inerposlion.

 We can never consent that European pow

 CTS shall interfere to prevent such anion,

 because it nigh. disturb the "balance of

 power" which they may desire to maintain 1 upon this continent. Near quarter oi

 century ago, the principle was distinctly an-

 nounced to the world in the annual message

 of one of my predecessors, that ssihe Amerl-

 can continents, by the free and independent

 condition which they have assumed and

 maintain are heneforth not to be considered

 as subjects for future colonization by any

 European 2ower.o This principle will apply

 with greatly increased force, should any

 European power attempt to establish any

 new colony in North America. In tue exis

 ting circumstances of the world, the present

 is deemed a proper occasion to feiterate and

 re-aliirm ihe principle ayowed by Mir. Mon-

 roc. and ,o state my cordial concurrence in it's Wisdom and sound policy. The reasser-

 lion of this principle, especially i'll reference ,' to North America, is at this day but the pro-

 mitigation of d policy which no European f power should cherish the disposition to re- sist. Existing rights ef every European na- ton should be respected; but Il IS due alike to our safety and our interests, that the eili- cient protection of our laws should be ex- tended over our whole territorial limits, and , that it should be distinctly announced 10 the world us settletllpoley, thu, no future Euro pcan colony oI dominion shall, with our consent, be planted or established on any part of of the North American continent. question has recently arisen under the

 tenth article of the suhsisting treaty between . the U States and Prussia. By this article, , the Consuis of the two countries have the : right to sil us judges and arbitrators s'in such fl differences as may arise between the captains and crews of tie vessels belonging to the , pation whose interests are committed to their . charge, without the interference of the lo- , cal authorities, unless the conduct of the f crews or of the captains should disturb the

 order or tranquility of the country, or the 1 said Consuls should require their assistance

 to cause their decisions to be carried into et- 9 feet or snpported.n

 The Prussian consul at New Bedford, in June lS11, applied to Mir. Justice Story to

 carry into effect decision made by hlm be- r tween the captain and crew of the Prussiai

 ship Borusia; but the request was refused , on the ground that without previous leglsla- e lion by Congress, the judiciary did not pos ii sess the power to give effect to this artl-

 cle of the treaty. The Prussian govern- ment through their minister here, have com paned of this violation of the treaty, and I have asked the government oi the U States

 to adopt the necessary measures to prevent timilar violations hereafter Good faith to . Prussia, as well as to other nations witlI

 whom VIC have similar treaty stipulatons, : requires that these should be faithfully ob- T served have deemed it proper, therefore, ? to lay the subject before Congress, and to o recommend such legislation as may be ne-

 cessary to give effect to these treaty ebligd-

 lions.

 By virtue of an arrangement made between . the Spanish government and that oi the U. h States, ill December, 1891, American vessels. .- since the 29h April l832, have been admit ted 10 entry in the ports of Spain, including Il those of the Baearic and Canary islands,

 on payment of the same tonage duty of five I cents per ton, as though they had been Span- , ish vessels, and this whethe our vessels ar- l rive in Spain directly from the U. S or indi- recty from any other country. When Con- gress by the act of the 18th of July, S32, give effect 10 this arrangement between the I two governments, they confined the reduce

 lion of tonnage duty merely to Spanish yes sels ''coming from port in Spaln,o leaving the former discriminating duty to remain agains. such vessels coming from a port in a any other country. It is maniiestly unjust that, whilst American vessels, arriving in the ports of Spain from other countries, pay. no . more duty than Spanish vessels arriving in the ports of the U. States from other countries should be subjected 10 heavy discrming tom uage duties This is neither equality nor re- ciprocity, and is in violation of the arrange . ments concluded in December, 1881, be- tween the two countries The Spanish go-

 vernment have made repeated and earnest remonsrances against this inequality, and the favorable attention of Congress has been |, several times invoked to the subject by my predecessors. l recommend, as an act of justice to Spain, that this inequality be re- move by Congress, and that the dlscrlmlna-

 ting duties which have been levied under the act of the 18th of July, 1S32, on spanish

 vessels coming 10 the U. States from any for r eign country, be refunded. This recommen- dation does not embrace Spanish vessels ar Q irving in the U States from Cuba and Porto Y Rico, which will still remain subject to the , provisions of the act of June 30th, 1854, . concerning tonage duty on such vessels.

 By act of the 14th of July, 1882, coffee : was exempted from duty altogether. This