Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-02-14

i "gerant-Old Spain aud the Southern Re
: 'publics OF this Continent"
s Contrast Mr.. Polk in 1925 with Presi
s dent Polk in 1916. Then, il was a tota
departure from our policy to send Minis
! ters merely to iain in the deliberations o
/ a Congress OF South American Republics
but now, it is our settled policy not onl !
: to deliberate on their affairs, but to fgh
their battles, and TO carry on, with our
men and means, any wars they may en-
: gage in with the nations OF Europe
What gross inconsistency OF conduct
! What n total abandonment OF leading
principle Of our national policy, without
the maniness even TO acknowledge the a.
abandonment, and the adoption of an op.
posite course Of policy.
Again The debate arose on resou.
ton by the friends of the Adams admins
tra,ion,- -that it was expedient to appro-
pirate funds t6delray the expenses Of The
Ministers to the Congress at Panama
and we have the amendments proposed to
this resolution by the democratic party,
through Louis McLane, our distinguished
Minister, at this time, at the Court Of Sc
James, and another distinguished demo.
Graf of that day, Mr. Rives Of Virginia.
Mr.. McLane moved this amendment:
sit being understood, as the opinion Of
"thls House, that, as i. has always been,
1.-THE settled policy Of this Govern ment,
lin extending our commercial relations, 10
"have with them as little political con-
"nexon as possible, to preserve peace,
commerce and friendship with all ma
'tlons, and TO form entanging alliances
"wlth none; the Ministers, who may be
''sent, shall itend at the said Congress
''In diplomatic character merely; and
- shall not he authorized 10 discuss, consid.
''er or consult upon any proposition of al
Glance, offensive or defensive between
this country and any OF the Spanish
American Governments, or any slipula-
'tIon, compact or declaration, binding the |
States in any way or TO any eX-
tent, to resist interference from abroad |
with the domestic concerns of The alore-
SAID Governments; or any measure,
which shall commit the present or future
neutral rights or duties Of these United
States, either as may regard European
nations, or between the several States Of
Mexico and South America"
And Mr., Ryes moved to amend Mr..
icLanes's amendment, by inserting the
GLOWING, after the words "aoresaid
government where those words occur:
"Or any compact or engagement, by
which The United States shall be pledged I
TO the Spanish American States, TO main
tain by Iorce the principle, tina, no part t
OF the American Continent is hencefor- t
ward subject 10 Colonization by any Eu- !
ropean power" r
Here then we have the true democratic e
reed, (and let me add whig creed t 90, &C I
ordlng 10 my recolection) in 1926. The
contained in the resolution Of
lr. Polk and the amendments Of Mr.. Nc S
ane and Mr.. Rves, was acknowledged !
nd sustained by every democrat in Con. n
ress and out OF Congress, as the true n
olicy Of the u. S. And this course Of a
olcy has been pursued by this govern a
lent, from that period 10 this, during the b
administrations OF Gen. Jackson, Mr.. h
an Buren,, Gen. Harrison and Mr.. Tyler. h
ct in the face Of these facts, we are told s.
lat the policy OF this Government has d
cen just the reverse, since l823-delb- II
rately told this, by leading democratic d
ena,or III his place. But the decisive q
sbuke which the Senate gave him, in the "
rompt rejection Of his resolutions, show 81
wv he and his resolutions are estimated al
Y that body. a:
Our object has been not TO discuss the U
erlts Of this policy, but solely to shew
hat it has been, and to shew that Presi tn
mt Polk and Senator Allen have missta- |
d it. Having accomplished this, we tn
ink 10 the satisfaction of every reader, III
e take leave Of the subject. m
r. CRlTTENDEN'S PROPOSITIONS lie
GEOGRAPHICALLY IMPORTANT. I'm