The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-02

necessity for making them was taeit homage 10 the
great principle OF Neutrality-suspicious.. Iii true that the
tensions on this head than recognised as Just either
then or These pretcnsions alarmed the friends OF
human liberty all over the world, and created great
TO Mr. Monroes celebrated declaration to which shall
presently refer more particularly. Great Britain loo,
protested against these claims, which were viewed as
yeniion Of other powers in the Affairs Of Naples as vo
aton OF the law Of nations, which she laid down upon
this subject as have before stated She refused to at
the sanction Of certain OF the great powers Of Europe
nterfered in the affairs of Spain, Great Britain declared ii
70 be nracton OF national law and just for war
both in England and this country, lest the holy alliance
should claim the right interpreting in the contest be-
tween Spain and her colonies. Both governments pro-
action was the establishment OF the non-nterventoh
principle upon rmer basis than il had rested upon
before. This achievement was the great glory of Mr.
spect and gratitude OF the friends OF liberty wherever
they were found. The establishment OF this principle is
the great bulwark aud security Of the right OF man to
ALL Now, sir, how earnestly did we hope that it would
be respected in the late French Tevolutonl How uni
yersally was i said that the hope for the success Of
non.intervention OF surrounding powers! Sir we have
had very recent and interesting instance OF the danger
and oensveness OF such preensions on the part OF one
recent difference between Great Britain and Spain grew out
Of despatch from Lord Palmerston to the Duke of
s as and al sa
And yet this was not public act Of the English minis
ter but private letter Of advice to the Spanish govern
sa q more ee Y s e Us se
intrusion and insult The Duke Of Sotomayor, in let
ter to Mr.. Bulwer, asks how the British government
10 The Irish, more kindly to lis Asac subjects and less
stringent in its coercive at home-referring
probably e those made and designed for the suppression
upon the ground that il friendly letter Of advice,
designed for the government only, and justified BY the
fact that his had rendered services to Spain,
sist that government again, should there be ne.
cessity for it. Mr.. President, | believe il is the
universal sense of mankind that the admission Of the
Of man to segoyernment and the existence Of ndepend
ence in nation. Who that is familiar with the feel
ngs OF that period forget the anxiety with which
Mr. Monroes celebrated declarations, or the importance
which we attached tonl epreparetourseves to main
tain the principle upon this continent according to our
nvarable practice towards the other nations OF the
earth, and were willing to stake all upon the issue And
yet here, in our own Senate, there is proposition in
direct opposition to that great principle which at that
In 1929 Mr. Monroe announced the foreign policy Of the
United States in such terms as these:
in the of European powers In matters relating to
we have never taken any part 70, does i com
eandor and the acable relations existing between the
United States and those powers to declare that we should
consider attempt their part 70 extend their system to
any portion this hemsphee dangerous to our
and safety" with the existing colonies and dspsnden,
shall interfere. But with the which have
their and T. ana whose
cples acknowledged, we could not view any nterposi-
sn o aa
any other light than as the manifestation Of an unfriendy
disposition towards the United States"
Again, he says;
4 N. -. IL.
rope is still unsettled or this important fact stronger
proof be adduced than that the allied powers should
.Pe on y hs
fairs OF Spain To what such interposton may be
independent powers, whose governments differ from theirs
are nteresiedaeysn those most remote and surely none
which have 50 long agitaed tina, Of the globe
misrwai eowcsrs Of aay Of It, pogsto consider gov
4, a. ss SI' for us TO Gull
These extracts, Mr. President. are sufficient to show
that the great object OF Mr. Monroes declarations TO
protest against any departure from the principle OF non
S. ohss n1oa his
principle from the institution OF government to that
period Such sir, has been the wise and considerable
81 our MSe our
with the OF mankind for the greater portion oil
national existence, which has challenged the respect Of
prospered Nay mores r. il has been our glory to have
contributed something towards procuring Of the adj
vanages Of the principle Of non-interventon to other
nations OF the earth; and in doing So have added TO
the securities for the right OF self.government in man.
But invoked 10 reverse this wise policy, and
overthrow as far rs declarations do So this great
principle OF international law; and what il strange we
are invoked TO do under the pretence OF showing sym
thy for down uodden humanity and indignation atthe
violation of popular rights Sir what greater injury could
we nfict upon the OF popular rights in system
like the European-where arbitrary governments are the
rule, and free governments the excepion-han to over
throw the principle Of non-inerventoni What new
line OF foreign policy could adopt 90 likely TO endanger
peace to set the precedent Of ourselves inter-
ering in the domestic Affairs OF others What greater out
rage could offer to the right Of people TO govern them
selves than to the direction OF Affairs in countries
connected with rs politically or physically and over
Where the authority 10 be found for such inteer
ence cannot divinecertainly not in the laws Of
TONS or in any OF the maxims upon which we have here
ofore practsed hear much said about the public opn
ion Of the world and some talk OF the punishment OF
those who sin against H. fear there 10 some vague idea
lurking in the popular mind and insensbly influencing
men TO regard this public opinion Of the world a.
positive political force upon which II 10 allowable for par
ticular governments 10 act. have heard reference
made TO certain very beautiful remarks Of from
Massachusetts, upon the influence of public opinion upon
this very Hungarian struggle and II to have been
supposed II was necessary consequences OF such views
to carry out this public opinion OF the world In egsa
tive action Mr. President, sir, struck with those
remarks; they were bcautul--and just az beautiful IN
the sense in which they were probably designed.
But the public opinion Of which he spoke was not
70 be executed by political o. physical but bya moral