The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-26
politifal.
From, the ". Y. Journal " Commerce.
49, Iu,.rs.rence-M Monroe's DOctriH

Non-Interference-Mr. momoe's Docuihe.
The Philadelphia Inquirer states that the Mosquito
Coast question will bring To Issue the doctrine o
pes;dent Monroe Ii says truly that this doctrin,
nod heen oreasserted directly or indirectly, by al
most every President OF the United States who has
succeeded him. and that II has never called tortl
= protest or even a dissent, from any Of the gov
srpments of the old world. Ii would be rather ex.
traordnary if the assertion OF this principle should
bring as into collision with Great Britain, who, Il
Is believed, encouraged our Government TO make
this declaration in 1923, TO arrest the designs OF e
HOLY Washington Union.
We are surprised that the Union should endorse
a statement SO entirely unfounded as that the mon
roe nom colonization doctrine mas never . ~
forth a protest even a dissent, from any Vi ''o
Governments of the old world. Equally untrue
:, ~ \, roat Rritain encourag ed our Government
m make such a declaration. Undoubtedly she en-
couraged our Government 10 decia'I aSai . 'hc
extension of the political system 81 me no1y hatd1e
TO any part of the United states ous W
:. the American continents are hence
forth not 10 be considered subjects Tor future col
oni xation BIZ any European po,oer, was quite dii-
f-rent thing and took the British government, as
well as other European nations, by surprise says
Mr. Rush in his Residence at the Court OF Lon
don ~ 45s:) 1.-The first of these declarations
was probably expected by England, and well re-
ceived" ''The second declaration was unexpected
and not acquiesced in" On the I'd OF January,
1894 which must have been almost Immediately
after the receipt of Monroe's message in England
the same having been delivered to Congress only
one month previous--Mr. Rush had an interview
with Mr. Canning, at the request of the latter,
which is thus described by Mr. Rush, p. At:
1.-The Presidents message having arrived since
our last interview, he referred to that part OF IT
which holds out the principle that the United States
will henceforth object to any OF the powers oil Eu-
rope establishing colonies on either OF the cont,
nents of America. If had instructions, he wished
me TO state the precise nature and extent OF this
principle. He had not before been aware of II.
Suppose for example, that Captain Parry's exPe-
dition had ended. or that any new BRUSH expedi-
ton were to end in the discovery OF land proxlmate
10 either part of the American continent, north or
south. would the United States object to Britain
planting colony therea ] said that when such a
case arose il might be considered; that had no In,
structons on the principle since 1t was proclaimed
in the message, but would be prepared to support
il when the negotiation came on He then SAID
that he would be under the necessity OF addressing
me an official note the subject, prior TO writing
10 their ambassador St Petersburg, or else decline
ioining us in the negotiations with Russia relauye
To the northwest coast, as we had proposed Inc
latter (not TO Join us) was the course winch ne
would prefer not desiring TO bring this part oil the
message into discussion at present, as England
must necessarily object to it:
Thus il appears that so far from Mr. Monroe
non colonization doctrine having 81 never called
forth protest. or even a dissent, from any OF the
governments of the old world" il did call forth
the decided Interpretation OF Mr. canning lneh
prime minister Of England, at the earliest availa-
BE moment On page 473, Mr.. Rush speaks OF the
doctrine or principle as 90 against which Eng
land protested in limine; and on the same page ne
remarks that az by all [hel could learn since the
message arrived, Russia also dlssented from ihe
principle" No European nation, we venture 10
say, ever acquiesced In II.