The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-03

4 Under the Bridge, May 18th, ls4S.
4 M
Xaeassn--Hhe ssac-sisn. i
The civil war in Yacsian is settled. La Pa
tria Of New Orleans and the Government a
sshington, have receiye,I information to thi
eff.s,t ssis azf
Thefhdhns have dictat ID terms 10 the whites
Jaeinto Pat, their leader, h, represented as crue
and yindictye, and some papers declare that hs
means only TO luH his opponents. Some details
given, look as If this version was correct. Ba
we hope, and think. froia the best lights W,
have, that the civil war is over, and that peac,
will now reign in Ypcatan.
From the nature Of the compromise made, 4
is very evident that the Indians have been In,
oppressed party, in times past. Tits pretty evil
dent, too, that they know what their rights are
and mean 10 maintain them.
But the question most important 10 as, Is tie
position debated in the Senate Of the United
States. What is our duty as regards the nation !,
Of this COnIinent1 What did Mr.. Monroe me an
when he made his famous declaratiOnl Mr.
CALHOUN replies to the iint question, and in
forms us as to the second. We think his reason
ing conclusive, and, therefore, presen; synop.
sis of it:
He said that the President, in his mes
sage, recommended certain measures: lsi.
To prevent lueatan from falling into the
hands Of an European power; ard I'd. For
the protection Of the white population from
the Indians. On the first proposition, he
states that Hucatan has declared the, unless
we furnish the aid, some European power
will do 50; and that the So taking possession
by Great Britain, or any other power, will
be in contravenlion Of the doctrine OF MIR.
Monroe. In pursuance OF this, the com
mittee on foreign relations have reported a
bill, TO carry out the views Of the ExeclL
i've.
In the hrSt instance, he then proceeded to
10 show that the case did not come within
the declaration OF Mr.. Monroe, nor for that
reason furnish any sufficient ground for the
bill from the committee. The declaration
OF Mr. Monroe, he said, referred 10 the pro.
eeedings of the allied powers in Europe,
down Tepublicanian--which, in their pro
,EeSs. had finally extended to this continent
in design TO assist Spain in putting down
her reyolled colonies. Al this point Eng
land had inteTlereo against these movements,
and MIR. Monroe's declaration, after mature
deliberatiOn, had also been put forth.
The circumstances then existing, have
since, he said. entirely disappeared; and in
the present state of Europe, all sanger Of
interference with the affairs Of this cont
nent, has disappeared alse. No European
government had inlerfered with Yucatan,
with view Of depressing her people, or
changing her form of government from q
republic to a monarchy, and in this respect
also, did not come within the character OF
Mr.. Monroe's declarations. as this was the
state Of things contemplated BY him.
Ii appears from the correspondence, he
said, that arms and ammunition might be
obtained from the Balize cheap and in abun-
dance, that England had not looked upon
Yuca.an as an independent government,
but as n part Of Mexico. And the Presi
cent himself does not charge England with
granting supplies-he merely says that En-
gland may furnish supplies il we do not.
According to the President himself, the in
reference Of England would be merely for
the purpose OF preserving the white popula-
ton from determination, not with the inten-
ton to change the form Of government
Therefore, even from the declarations Of
the President himself, there is nothing to
bring the case within the declarations Of
Mr.. Monroe.
In regard to the term colonization en-
braced in those declarations Of Mr.. Mon
roe, the circumstances also were different
then and now; and the tenn 'colonize' in
MIR. Monroe's declaration had no applica-
lion TO the present case. Yucatsn, by the
alleged intended interference, would become
not a colony but province OF England.
MIR. Monroe's declarai;en was, that these
colonies. having established and maintained
their Independence, were no longer subject
to colonization. The intentions on this sub
ect, OF Mr.. Monroe and OF his cautious
cabinet. had been entirely Inexperienced.
This had been merely TO announce to the
civilized world in what light we should re-
gard any attempt Of the allied powers to IN
Ierlere with the free institutions which had
been established on this continent. And
bis (Mr. Calhoun's) object now was, 10 sci
the views Of that Cabinet, Of which he was
the only surviving member, right, before the
country and the world.
The message Of the present Executive
the broad Interpretation gwen TO Mr.. Mon.
rDe's declarations-had been totally disa
vowed three years after the declarations pu
forth by MFR. Monroe. II had been declar-
ed that the policy Of this ccontry is to AVOID
war 50 long as it possibly could be avoided
and il was in this light that he (Mr. c.
had uniformly acted. Ii had never been The
policy Of this government TO 60 to war
There was no principle laid down in these
declarations that rendered il necessary fol
US to go to war 10 prevent any EuIopear
power from rendering assisan 10 any 9th
er power on this continent.
There are cases OF inierposilion whica h
would resist at The hazard Of war. III
would instance Cuba. Ithad been The pol
icy Of all administrations b, let Cuba alone
and that she shall not pass from the hand
Of Spain into the hands OF any other Eairo