The Monroe Doctrine...

Item # 708289

December 10, 1823

MASSACHUSETTS SPY & WORCESTER ADVERTISER, Dec. 10, 1823 Pages 2 and 3 contain the "MESSAGE" being James Monroe's annual address to Congress.
Part of his message contains the historic language warning European powers not to get involved in any affairs in the western hemisphere. Notable within this text, near the beginning is "...as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers...”.
This directive became known as the Monroe Doctrine and served as the cornerstone for American foreign policy for most of the 19th century. The message, takes over 5 columns, is signed in type: James Monroe.
Four pages, very nice condition.