Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-27
HlC II N OND, VA.
monday Morning, November 20, 1919,
THE MONROE DECLARATION.

= The Washington Republic has recently tu,m
mated long and terrible articles, which have Re,
II eagerly caugh, up by the Wing press here, d
d signed to show thallhe Democratic party, in no
a urging Tie poll OF maintaining The dsclararic
oil MT. Monroe, are running in the teeth OF II
course pursued by the same party while ]. G.
Adams celebrated Panama Mission was urd,
discussion. President Polk ard the Senior Eli
tor OF The Union have been assailed with peculis
flercen'ss for alleged inconsistency on his qucs
lion. We regret that We have moi room for N
powerful and conclusive articles OF The Unto,
which, while defending itself, carries the wa
into The enemy's country. 1t shows that there
a marked difference between The two cases, an
that The Democrats, in resisting the Panama
Mission, by NJ means designed 10 weaken III
energy and force tf The Monroe declara,io,
/! agaiIs' allowing n-.~t.>." .oivm'LuiIun on I'M
continent.
Mr.. Adams, without consulting Congress, no
John Sergeant OF Pennsylvania, as "Envoy,
Exu aordinary and Ministers Plenipolenliaries ,o
the Assembly of Nations" al Panama-and the
otjecis OF such Assembly oil Nations" we're sci
forth as follows by Mr.. Hayne OF South Caro-
lima, who quoted from the Official Gazeue OF CO.
lomoa, 10 whose territory The Congress OF Ma
lions was 10 convene:
!. 10 form SOLEMN compact OF league by
which The States whose representatives are pre>
sent. will be boutl 10 unite in prosecuting The
war against their common enemy, old Spain, or
n hpP nhi NhS hIll Spa in
IN her hts:ie designs, or any otae piss assume the
altitude Of an enemy.
q 10 draw up and publish manifesto setting
forth 10 The world the justice of their cause, and
The relations they desire 10 hod with other Chris.
tain powers,
z To form convention OF navigation and
commerce, applicable 10 lne contedefated States,
AID 10 their allies
a. TO C nsiter the eYpediency ct combining the
forces OF tn: republics, TO Tree the Islands oil Pu-
er'o and Cuba rom The yoEe Of Spain, and in
such Case, what contingent each ought 10 contri-
bnie Tor this end.
5. To TAKE measa es for 3o,xi.s in a prog Gu
lion of The trar at sea, and On the coast Of Sprn.
. To determine whether these measures shall
also be extended 10 The Canary and Philippine
islands.
To take into consider alton the means OF ma
king efec,ual The declaration Vi The President u
the United States, respecting any alterior design
Of JTsign popsr to colonize any portion of th,s
continent. and also The means of resisting all in
ftrence from abroad " III the d0nlestis concerns
OF tn .7meftcan goperhments
3 10 settle, by commUn consent, the princls
pies II those reh's of nations which are in their
nature contIcverib!e.
y To determine Oh what loolins shall be
placed The the political and commercial relations
Of those portions OF cur hemisphere which have
obtained, or shall obtain, their independence, but
whose independence has not been recognised by
any American CT European power, az for many
gears he case ,vua Hayt:.
The Democratic party properly resis:ed this
effort OF MIR. Adams 10 force US into conf. dera>
ey with the South American Republics "a cons
summation no where warranted by The Consli,u-
tom and most wisely 1--WE quote from the Union
"iened to Inc President til. authority 10 CRATE OF
his own will the Panama mission, and 10 enter
into the nh'ipaiions which that mission imposed
uu US. II went further, and properly refused 10
have any agency in permitting the Monroe de-
claralion t. be construed BY other nations q! Pasa-
ma, and in giving 10 Colombia, Mexico and
Central America, The right 10 say aulhorta,ivrly
vha. tha, declaration meant, and what the
States should DO ia order 10 maintain H."
Mr. Monroe, recommendation 10 consider The
interference OF The Holy Alliance with the
nations vi America 10y "opposing" or "coE>
rolling" .h.m) "as the manifestation of an
unfrie5dly disposition towards The United
fully accomplished, as was urged by the
Democratic speakers aud presses against the
Quiyolic Panama Mission. But that recon-
mendaton is a very different thing from the
Monroe declaration in regard to European CAL
oni=ation in America, which was made during
tie negotiations between The United States and
the Russian Government, relative TO the rights
| of The two nations on the northwestern coas, o.
America. Tat declaration was not weakened b.
the discussion on the Panama Mission. The lead
crs of he Democratic patty were then opposed Il
The United States giving to aoy foreign patton
by treaty sipulations, the right 10 dictate TO US
the lime or the mode OF maintaining that dec
| laIation, which, they argued, should be KEEP
entirely under our own control II will, there
| fore, be seen hat the vitality of The principle
involved 10 the Nicaragua question, is preserve
10 lis full force as handed down by Mr. Monro;
and j, will be for tho people Of the United State.
through their Congress, TO soy whether it shal
now be abandoned in faTor Of Great Britain
ridiculous and base'ess protcc!orSh'p of The WOO
ly headed Mosquito King.
In reading the labored articles of the Reput
lie, we see in them much, calculated 10 encoul
age The Ambitious graspings OF Great Britain
lc- new territorial and commercial advantages
Though The peexl Of the imported organ
The Regency is 10 convict The Democratic part
Of inconsistency, The tone and senlimen
of the article are inevitably calculated
make Great Britain believe, that a larg
portion of our population are opposed
maintaining Mr. Monroe's declaration, an
TO prepare the hearts OF The people" for Il
: Reeency's abandonment OF a principle, whit
has been declared Pout'sae: by Mr. Squie
their own diplomatic appoiulee. His bold al
manly language 10 Nicaragua met with CO
dial response from her government, and upon II
strength OF the hopes, elected by his promise
she copsummaled important measures in our 1
var In what attitude shall we stand as natio
ii our government relrea. from The position
:, ito own diplomatic AGENT
i We greatly lear that The course Of the R
public (probably Indicating The views Of M
{ Cisylvn) will have an unfortunate influence
d complicaIins and exacerbalin2 The conIover'
between The Two countries. The lowered tor
:. OF the British press by the last steamer, rais
,, expectations Of a pacific adjustment. 1t is trr
the London Times INDUCES such decided la
= euase as the following:
i A, pr, sent, therefore,. VIC are Justified in n
: ga,ding This Transaction between The Nicar
!, guar republic and Mr.. Sqnier as an insenio
], a,,mp on The part II inat STAT. OF Cenir
IS America o place itself under The protecting j
aueuce Of the Unnd States, and this policy h
: probably been forced upon il BY The harsh pr
ceedings Of Great Britain. There can be
- Lm.,,. fhat Ihr nro;PctQra,e Of Me-