The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-18

anu mAmiesuy wrong m sAun& Ue me MONROE uociafa-
ton ever abandoned in the United States before Mr.
John "A. Clayton WIS appointed Secretary Of S,atc.
When the resolutions Of Mr. Allen, Of Ohio. be-
fore the Senate in 1885, Mr. Clayton endeavored TO show
that Mr. Polk had, while member OF Congress, during the
discussion on the Panama MISSION abandoned the Monroe
declaration The statement promptly exposed At the
time in the linton, and we annex to this article that
which contained the exposure Now the Republic quotes
from the speech Of Mr. Buchanan and Of other members
Of the democratic party, and from the editorials in the
Richmond Enquirer on the Panama mission 10 prove thai
the Monroe declaration was abandoned In 1896 In both
instances the declaration Of Mr. Monroe was falsely
stated order to induce Tie belief that Il Sas involosd in
the Panama mission; and these remarks which applied
to that mission alone made to apply 10 the dscaya
lion also. But the principles of the Monroe declaration
not involved, is pretended in the Panama mis-
sion and Of the argument Of Mr. Clayton and Of
the Republic is utterly un,enabe The message OF Pres
dent Monroe Of 1923 affirmed that any attempt Of The Holy
Alliance, Of any power but that OF SPAIN TO subugale
the revolted Spanish provinces on this continent would
be regarded act unfrendy to the United States and
that the continent of America was no longer open to
European colonization That declaration was made in
message to Congress in 1873 and while neither Mr.
Monroe nor any Of his regarded il as binding
IN the sense in which compact treaty stipulation
is binding, yet he and most OF his successors announced
their discrimination to adhere to il In their official inter-
course with foreign nations a. an AMERICAN PRINrIpLE
Of International law No one ever commended that the
declaration was mperativey binding every case and
TO be enforced by the Executive without the action of
Congress and we cannot but look with coniemp upon
the effort which Mr. Clayton and The Republic have made
to induce the belief. by mere play upon words, that
members Of the democratic party in 1885, in saying that
the declaration was not binding in the mode and manner
Mr. Adams urged. 10 justify his sending Mr. Sergeant,
&c.. TO Panama without law, intended to convey the
idea that it should be abandoned Mr. Clayton knows
as well as we do that this is untrue, he knows
that the whole American people sustained the dec
laration in 1928, and that the opponents Of the
Panama mission in 1926 contended merely, that the
President himself could not ACT that declaration was
part Of treaty Of alliance, and that II was not ex.
pedent or wise to make any such treaty OF alliance in
1885, but to lei the declaration remain as il stood to be
applied when it applicable, and to be adhered to
when necessary. without any treaties of alliance The
South American republics entered into treaties with each
other before their independence acknowledged by
any European nation. by which they stipulated to send
plenipo,enaries TO Panama. in the republic OF Colombia,
who should form CoKoREss with powers analogous to
those which were exercised by our Congress of the
confederation during the revolutionary war; Our gov
eminent invited to send representatives to that Con.
gress and Mr. Adams, after approving the objects of
the Panama Congress, said. in his message Of December
20, ieaol
n co~fds~o that <s vu meet the Appreciation
Of the EkAots Richard @. Asdsrsom Of Ken
seky smd Jsh~ Sgsa~f of spaxis be ENJOYS tx
pruxf
NATIONS at Pa~assa and William b. Rochsssev
Of NcS York, TO be Secretary TO hs missiow.
II was an Assembly OF Nations" by their "mnisters
plenipotentary" which to meet at Panama. accord.
ing to Mr. Adams and its objects were set forth as fol-
lows by Mr. Hayne, who quoted from the Official Ga.
zsts of Colombia. in whose territory the Congress was
to convene:
l. To form solemn compact, kags<. by which the
Sais whose present. will be bound 10
units In prosecuting the against their enemy
old Spain. against any other power which shall
Spain In her hostile designs, any oth0i ths
fstuds Of az ssemy.
O. To draw up and publish manifesto setting forth 10
the world the justice Of their cause, and the relations they
desire TO hold with other Christian powers.
.. To form q convention of navigation and commerce
applicsb the coniedented States and to their allies
To consider the expediency OF eobnisg the fess of
the rspvbe TO free the islands Of Puerto Rico and Cuba
from the yoke Of Span and in such case what contingent
~
TSfaks for yosiag prosecution of hs ,cay
at sea, asd on tho Of Spais
To determine whether these measures shall also be
extended 70 the Canary and Philippine islands.
To take into confederation the means OF making effect,
ua the declaration OF the President Of tho United States
rssei~s s~y w0or dsss~ Of Jo,sig~ yo.esr 20 colo
sfss gofios Of this coins~f, aad aiso M gea~s of re-
su~g oil i~iofvsscs from strcsd NTH hs domesfie con
cUss Of The AwUicas govsru~s~fs. ff
To seie BY common consent the principles OF those
rights Of nations which In their couroverbc
o. To deieminc what footing shall be placed the DO
ca and commercial relations Of those portions OF our
hemisphere which have obtained shall obtain their in
but whdss has not been rccoe
nised by any American European power a. sas for
ss~y years fhs With Hayfi.
Such were the objects of the Panama Congress, and
the democratic party wisely opposed the effort Of Mr.
Adams to force US into eonfsdsraey with the South
American republics. The Mexican minister and the Co.
lomban minister represented that the United States would
not be expected TO take part in that Congress- unless
where the principles Of the Monroe declaration were in
volved. But these assurances were rightly held as
worthless They could NOT prevent the United States
from appealing party to the proposed consdaey Of
American States, TO Be represented by the Paaama Con-
gress. and being held d party TO the war between
Spain and her rsvotsd provinces There no provision
in constitution which authorizes this confederacy 10
enter q On un into any other eonfederacy whatever
But Mr. Adams was q fedealist, and he claimed The
power 70 execute The Monroe declaration a. II Il were
law Of Con~rpsa mr. fr~sfv ss;nnlat< r.. ~oct~a.a