The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-21

Central America.
/ So contidirp is the public in the declarations O
editors, that but few readers take the trouble t.
sxaenine for themselves the authorities cited il
newspaper articles. Nearly fifty years ago,
British ambassador made the remark that :" tn
Americans were newspaper educated rabble
Deprived Of it's sarcasm, there is much truth in tn
observation. In no country are newspapers 8
generally circulated-in none are readers so de
pendent on them for information. The rapdity Q
life forces men to take much at second hand henc
the reliance on papers hence, too, the duty o
editors to place the truth before their readers.
BY means Of the Press, a very erroneous Opinion
prevails, as to the declaration Of Mr.. Monroe, il
regard to European interference with the affair
OF this continent. And he is daily quoted, a
asserting the doctrine that the United States won
consider any interference with the American Gov
ernments, by the European Powers, as just cause
Of war. No such conclusion can be fairly drawn
from his message. In his annual message for The
year 1923, he spoke Of the Holy Alliance, and the
probability that an effort might be made to extend
its principles to the revoted colonies of Spain on
this Continent. He makes use Of the following
! language:
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are of necessity more Immediately connected, and
by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened
and impartial observers. The political system oil
the allied powers is essentially different in this res
pect from that Of America This difference proceeds
from that which exists In their respective Govern
ments. And to the defence Of our own, which has
been achieved by the loss Of so much blood and
treasure, and matured by the wisdom Of their mos
enlightened citizens, and under which we have
enjoyed unexamped felicity, this whole nation is
devoted. We owe it, therefore, to caAdor, and to
the amicabe relations existing between the U nited
States and those powers, declare that we SHOULD
consider any attempt on their part to extend the
system to any portion Of this hemisphere, as dan
gerous to peace and safety. With the existing
colonies or dependencies Of any European power
we have not interiered, and shall not interfere
But with the Governments who have declared the
Independence, and Maintained it, and whose indie
pendence we have, on great consideration and or
just principles, acknowledged we could not view
any interposition for the purpose of depressing
them, or controlling in any other manner thel
destiny, by any European power, in any other gh
than as the manifestation Of an unfrendly dspos
ton toward the United States.'
The position he then assumed was one in which
be was sustained by the American people, and one
which will bear the scrutiny of reason, and the
test of time. Despotism and republicansm are
antagonistic principles. We were willing to leave
them to be controlled by the circumstances of each
people, but when other powers attempted to force
the one against the wishes of people in our own
neghborhood, this republic would not stand .amely
by, and see blow struck at own institutions
But the Holy Alliance did not interfere The re-
volted colonies have become acknowledged govern
ments They are not under our pupilage. We
have refused to commit ourselves to any "entang
ling alliances" The warning of Washington il
still regarded.
The Panama Mission was one of the strong ar.
gumen,s against the administration of John Quincy
Adams. The people refused to sanction the pro-
position of being represented in Congress oil
American States.
The idea that the United States will undertake
to prevent the European powers, from an inter-
terence with the affairs Of other independent DOW
ers, simply because they are on this continent, is
simply preposterous. 1t would be piece of AFRO
gance, which the civilization of the age will not
tolerate. But il this is the American doctrine. whv
did we allow France and Great Britain, to put
down the otherwise interminable war on the La
Plata? No, all that the United States can, or
ought to do. will be to prevent the destruction of
any republic, merely because it is a republic.
The treaty negotiated between Nicaragua, Great
Britain and the United States, is supposed by
many to be a concession of the Monroe ecaraton.
reference to that itself, shows how unfou nded is
the charge. Great Britain and the United States
pledge each other to non-nterference. They bint
themselves to carry out the principle, so much in.
sisted on by the people of this country. Thai
treaty may have been broken; but the provisions