The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-15
THE REPUBLIC

llnat IL was eApedlent 10 tne
do not intend to sanction any departure from the
settled policy of this Government that, in extend
ing our commercial relations with foreign nations,
we should have with them little political connex
ion as possible; and that should preserve peace,
commerce, and friendship with all nations, and
form entangling alliances with none. tits, there
fore, the opinion of this House that the Govern
ment OF the United States ought not To be repre-
sented at the Congress pt Panama, except IN a
diplomatic character, nor ought they To form any
alliance, offensive or defensive, negotiate
'specting such an alliance, with all or any of the
Spanish American republics; nor ought they to
become parties with them, or either OF them, To
any joint declaration for the purpose of prevent
ing the interference of any OF the European Pow
crs with their independence or form Of govern
ment, or to any compact for the purpose of pre-
venting colonization upon the continent of Amer
lea; but that the people of the United States
should be left free to act, in any crisis, in such
manner their feelings Of friendship towards
these republics, and rs their own honor and policy
may at the time dictate"
This proposition was accepted by Mr..
McLANE, and adopted by the House, on
the 10th of April, 1926, by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams of Pennsyl-
vania, Alexander of Virginia, Alexander
OF Tennessee, Allen Of Tennessee, Aston,
Anderson, Angel, Armstrong, Ashley,
Bartlett, Barbour Philip P. of Virginia,
Bassett, B,ylies, Blair, Boone, Bradley,
Bryan, Buchanan, Cam6releng, Campbell,
Carson, Galley, Cassidy, Claiborne, Cooke,
Conner, Crump, Davenport, Deitz, Ed
wards of North Carolina, Findlay of Penn
sylvania, Findlay Of Ohio, Floyd, Forsyth,
Garrison, Gist, Govan, Hamilton Tof South
Carolina, Harris, Harvey, Haynes, Hemp
hill, Henry, Hines, Hoffman, Halcombe,
Holmes, Houston, Mgham, Isacks, Jen-
nings of Ia, Johnson of N. Y, Jas. John
son, Kellogg, Kerr, Kremer, Lecompte,
Lincoln, Long, Mangum, Marable, Mar
tin, Mccoy, .NcDutie, Mexican, Mckee,
.McLane of Del, Mcneil, John Mitchell,
Mitchell Of Tenn, Moore of Kentucky,
Moore of Alabama, Orr, Owen, Peter,
Plumer, Polk, Rives, Saunders, Sawyer,
Scott, Smith, Sill, Smith, Stevenson OF
Pennsylvania, Taylor Of Virginia, Thomp-
son of Georgia, Thompson of Ohio, Trez-
want, Tucker Of South Carolina, Van
Horne, Verplanck, Ward, Weems, Wick
life Charles Henry Wilson, Wilson Of
Ohio, Young-99.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams of New York,
Allen of Massachusetts,, Archer, Bailey,
Badger, Baldwin, Barley, Barker of Con-
necticut, Barney, Beecher, Brent, Brown,
Ruckner, Burleigh, Burgess, Clarke, Con-
dict, Cook, Crowninshield, Dorsey, Dray-
ton, Dwight, Eastman, Edwards of Penn
sylvania, Estill, EUerett Edward, Fos-
dick, Garnsey, Gurley, Hasbrouck, Hay
den, Healy, Herrick, Hugunin, Humphrey,
Ingersoll, Johnson of Va, Francis John
son, Kidder, Lathrop, Lawrence, Little,
Letchv, Livingston, Locke, Mallary, Mar
kell, Markey, Martindale, Marvin of NY,
Mattocks, Mclean of Ohio, Mercer, Mer-
win of Connecticut, .MetcaBe, Miller of
New York, Miner, James S. Mitchell,
Newton, O'Brien, Pearce, Porter, Powell,
Reed, Rose, Ross, Sands, Sloane, Sprague,
HorrS, Strong, Swan, Taliaferro, Tatnall,
Test, Thompson of Pennsylvania, Tom
linson, Trimble, Tucker of n. j., Van Rens-
selaer, Vance, Varnum, Vinton, Wales,
Webster, Whipple, White, Whittemore,
WhittleSey, Williams, James Wilson, Wood
of New York, Wright John c., Wurts-
80.
A glance at the yeas and nays, some
of which we have marked in italics, will
serve to show that, with few excep-
tons, the elite Of the Jackson members, as
well as the rank and file, voted for Mr.. b.
CHANAN's proposition, while the friends OF
Mr.. ADAMs's administration as generally
voted against if. We must ask of the
reader TO read the foregoing carefully, and
then proceed with us to hear Mr.. BU-
CHANAN further on the Monroe declara-
ton.
"In the summer Of 1923, says he, the Holy Ali.
ancc at the request of Spain, were called upon t.
assist in subjugating what she pleased TO call
her revoltcd colonies. The most serious apprc.
tensions we're then entertained, that an un-
holy crusade was TO be proclaimed against the
cause Of liberty and republican government
wherever they existed, over the whole earth. In
this alarming posture Of affairs, did we give any
pledge to foreign nationsS Did we commit tho
faith of the country to all, any of the Southern
republics, Certainly not We maintained tho
same independent position which VIC had always
occupied with foreign nations. The celebrated
message of Mr.. MoSRoE, of December ID, 1923
announced to the Holy Alliance and TO the world
that we could not view With indifference the hos
tile nterpostion Of any European power agains
the independence Of the southern republics; bu
would consider such attempt as dangerous e
our own peace and safety. This declaration wa
echoed by millions Of frcemen. 1t was received
9 with enthusiasm in every part of the Union
anstoeed he purpose for rhich IL ,cds ntendsd, am
q the danger ohich then threatened The Southern reptJ
lies has SINCE passed array This declaration con
tanned no pledge to any foreign government