The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-26
THE DAILY UNION.

spain TO put down the spirit Of liberty and an
austrian army TO Italy for the same purpose; and
which watches and wards off the very hrst insnets
OF human nature 10 melorals its social and political
condition.
IL Is the assumption Of power which enables
h'e great nations of Europe-they are quintup!e at
pissehi-to govern Just much of the world as
WI" not or cannot resist their eupdity and ambition
ana 70 Introduce new principles at their pleasure
anu 70 their profit, into the code Of nations. To
thal The slave trade 10 piracy by virtue of
iheir proclamation, and that Oh cir cruisers may
sweep the ocean, seiGng vessels and crews, and
earsoes, and committing them to that great vortex
"hieh has swallowed up such a vast amount of our
property, and issued so many DEGREES against our
rents-a court OF admiralty and, by-and-by, will
ehaoe them 10 proclaim II not resisted that the cot
tohrade shall be piracy, that the tobacco trade
shai DC piracy, or that anything else shall lie pi-
iaey which ministers to power and interest, and
does not minister 10 theirs.
Inc question is not as to the specific language or
Pioposion OF this resolution, but 10 It's consider
auoh. That measure III carried commits the Senate
to nothing. The Committee of Foreign Affairs; and
.his BODY subsequently, may make such modihca-
uohs as theY please; and ultimately the whole mat
Ter may be rejected, Certainly this process ensures
caution, and safe guarantee that the subject will
DC ma'ureiy considered, and wisely decided. Il
ought not To be overlooked that this subject is spee
any recommended TO our attention by the President
IL Is not gratuitousy introduced by tho honorable
senator from Ohio though he had clear right so to
inuoduse IL, and in my opinion would have done
wisely had he done SO, IL II had not been pre-
senied TO The attention Of Congress by higher au-
thonty.
| understand the measure proposed by the senator
rom ONO IL protest against the establishment Of
new and dangerous principle, affecting ourselves
and win US, the other independent nations inhab-
ing THIS coosinenL IL does not necessarily involve
any question ofwar. Such a protest is q common
mode OF DFOCelufs in h.
IL Is the exclusion OF a conclusion. Il is saving TO
inc worm, thnt the government making the protest
uoes not recognise certain claim or principle and
does not intend TO be bound by it, IL commits such
government to no specific course ofacton. II mere
expresses It's dissent, leaving TO future circum-
stances its conduct should the protest be found in
efheient Such know TO be the views of the sen.
stor rom ohioi and II the phraseology Of the reso
iutlons may appear TO some senator's to carry the
government too far II is easy TO adapt il 10
sense OF the senae upon the subject That is a rea-
son Tor consideration, but not for rejection. We
are young, but we are every day becoming stronger
as we become older. Time is dealing well BY us
what we now want ID To prevent any future pre-
tence that, ~ our aequlescence we have recognised
this new-fangled doctrine OF interference Lei
Ms say to the world, We have no lot nor
part IN IT, But we need not say that we shall
this year or next year adopt this or that course
Of action, If there is any attempt practically
10 apply the doctrine. Sufficient unto the day Il
the evil thereof" Let IL suffice to US 10 decide when
the time for decision comes; and then, if we are
committed by nothing but a protest, we NAV sit
stu honoraoiy, taking no part in the transaction or
we may place ourselves between Europe and Amer
lea, and commit this great question to the issue Of
warand TO that issue II will finally il not aban-
doned-and be resisted in the words OF the Presi-
dents message, stronger than the language used by
the member from Ohio In his resolutions lat any
and at all hazards"
haue ali ILL IA
France and England arc now interfering to their
hearts content. Their conduct upon the La Plata
Is among the most outrageous acts OF modern times
IL J understand their professions, they wage war
against Buenos Ayres because Buenos Ayres is at
war with Monterideo- They are fighting for peace;
doing EVIL that good may come. But what right
have they TO Interfere in the quarrel between two
independent nations, except as the friend Of both,
and IN the interest Of BOTH They come not, how
ever, with the olive branch, but with fleets and ar
mics They carry on open war; they preach cru
SADIE OF philanthropy from the quarterdecks Of ships
OF The line, and from the midst Of regiments of sol.
diers. Now all this is fimsy veil to conceal far
other designs designs Of commercial and political
nscendancy upon the immense and productive coun-
tries OF that great river. They seek the estab-
lshment OF balance of power, which shall es-
tabish their own power, and enable them to hold in
suolechon one OF the most magnificent regions upon
the face of the earth To give proper weight and So
lemnityto any measure upon this great question
under consideration, requires the action of Congress
The declaration Of the President will be as barren
as was that Of Mr.. Monroe unless adopted by the
national legislature. The President is the organ of
communication with other governments. But the
establishment Of great line Of policy calls into ac-
uon powers not committed to him, and which can
only be exercised by the representatives of the
States and the representatives of the people assem-
bled in Congress.
Mr.. President, we shall lose nothing a, home or
Or pfer htyoo IL.
tanning an American policy-a policy decisive in its
spirit moderate IN Its tone, and Just in its objects
proclaimed and supported firmly, but temperutely.
Providence has placed US at the head of the family
OF nations upon this continent. We have passed
safely through the great revolutionary trial from n
colonial to an independent condition. We entered
upon 1t with great advantages. The PRINCIPLES Of
true freedom were brought by our foreathers TO the
New World, and when the struggle for indepen-
dence commenced, it found us not only ready for
the issue, but ripe for the blessings self government
But the colonies of Spanish descent had not served
as we had done, the apprenticeship of liberty; and
when they were suddenly called to dissolve their
original political connexion, and to reconstruct their
civil institutions, they encountered difficulties which
seemed at times to threaten the overthrow of all their
hopes Their state transition is not yet fully over but
they will struggle on till their work is crowned with
success. In the meantime it is equally our policy
and our duty to preserve the continent as free from,
European influence as is compatible with the &C.
knowledged principles of the laws of nations. The
community OF states inhabiting it have interests of
their own independent of the peculiar state of things
which is established in Europe. There is here no
question touching the joint rights Of others--none
OF interfering with the colonial possessions of the
European Powers-none of denying their right to es-
tablish all the relations of peace they please with
this continent, nor Of changing these to relations of
war when they think just cause Of war exists fol-
lowed, in that case, by all the rights which state
OF hosthes brings with it. But it is question of
applying to America an artificial system built up in
Europe within the last century and half, which
the most careless observer Of history well knows
has neither diminished the number nor the extent
of wars, nor Increased the stability Of independent
states, nor promoted the happiness of mankind. A
system of power built up in reality for the mante-
nance Of monarchical institutions, under the guise of
maintaining necessary political equilibrium. Now,
sir, hope we shall be satisfied with our own good
things, without preaching any system of political
propagandism. If other people prefer monarcbical
to republican institutions, so be it. We have
no right to quarrel with their decision, how
ever much we may differ from their views.