The southern press., 1851-12-16

md views of tn Il alliance. Ientreat you to mark
veil, gentlemen, not oaly the forced introduc.
ion of monarchica governments, but In general
he interference Of foreign powers IN the contest
TOR independence of the Spanish colonies, was
declared sufficient motive for the United States
protect the natural right Of those nations 10
iispose Of themselves.
beg leave to desire you to remember that
his declaration of President Monroe was not
My approved and conf fined BY the people Of
he United States, bnt that Great Britain itself
Timed Me United States ia the declaration Of this
decision and this policy.
further recall to your memory the instruc.
tons given in 1926 TO your ENJOYS to tue Con-
gress of Panama, Richard Anderson and John
Sergeant, where il Is clearly stated that the
United States would have opposed with their
whole force, the Interference Of continental
powers with that struggle forfndependence
II is true that this declaration to go even to
war, to protect the Independence of foreign
States against foreign interference, was not only
restricted to the continent of Amcri.a, but Prcsi
dent Monroe declares in his mse-age that the
United States can have no concern in European
struggles, being distant and separated from Eu-
rope by the great A lantic ocean.
Bat beg leave to remark that this indiffer.
ence to European concerns is again matter, not
Of principle but of temporary erigency--the mo
tives of which have, by the lapse of time, entirely
disappeared--so much that the balance has even
turned to the opposite side
President Monroe mentions distance as mo.
i've of the above-stated distinction. Well, since
the prodigous development of your Fulton's
glorious invention, distance is blotted out of the
dictionary--or rather replaced by the word time
Distance is no more calculated by miles, but by
hours. And being so, Europe is OF course less
distant from you than the greater part of the
American continent. But, let even the word
distance be taken in its nominal sense, Europe
y nearer TO you than the greatest part of the
American continent, yea, even nearer than per-
haps some parts of Your own territory.
President Monroe's second motive is, that you
are separated from Europe by the Atlantic
Now, at the present tilne and in the present con-
dition of navigation, the Atlantic is no separa
ton, but rather a connecting benefit, the ficili-
Eating source of that commercial intercourse
which brings the interests of Europe home to
you, connecting you with it with every tie of
moral as well as material interest
1t is chiefly in New York that feel induced
to speak SO, because New York is by innumera-
bic ties connected with Europe, more connected
IMAM several parts OF Europe lLseif.
1t is the agricultural interest of this great
country, which chiefly wants an outlet and
market. Now it is far more Europe than the
American continent to which you have to look,
in that respect. This very circumstance canpot
allow you TO remain Indifferent to the fate Of
freedom on the European continent, because, be
sure. gentlemen, and let me have spoken this
chiefly to the gentlemen OF trade, should abso-
Int in urn In mill II
make every possible obstacle to the commercial
intercourse of republican America, because CON-
mercial intercourse is the most powerful locomo
tue Of principles; Ond be sure the victory ofab-
solutism on the European continent will in no
quarter have ne more injurious national conse-
quences than in the vast extent Of your agricul-
tural and commercial interests.
Then, why moi prevent it, while yet there is
possibility 10 do so with none, or comparative
mall acrifice., rather than To abide that fatal
catastrophe, and 10 mourn the immense sacrifice
1t would then cost?
Even in political considerations now a-days
you have stronger motives to feel Interested in
he fate OF Europe, than even in the fate Of the
central or southern parts of America. What
ever may happen in the institutions of these
psrts, you are too powerful to see your own To-
situations Effected by it. But let Europe be.
come ahsoiutisticai, Us without the restoration
{ Hungary to is Independence, and the free
ION Of Italy 50 strongly connected with Hun.
gar , TO be sure il willard your children will
ee those words. which your national govern
mept spoke in 1927, fulfilled on larger scale
than they were meant, that "ihe GbS0luiiSm n
Europe YiH MOI be dppeased until euery resiigs 81
hHmdH trefdra had been obiiterated here" And
oh! do not rely too fondly upon your power
II is great, TO be sure. You have not 10 fear
whatever single Pc yer on earth; but look Ia
history. Ancient Rome has fallen, and mighty
empires have vanished from earth. Let not the.
enemies 70 freedom grow TOO strong. Victvri
aus over Europe, and then united, they would
be too strong even f.r you And be sure, they
nate you with an internal hatred. They must
hate yiu even more than me. They con.
>der you NJ their most dangerous opponents.
Ab-ouiism cannot TRANQUILITY sleep while the
republican p inciple has such a mighty repre-
sentative a. your country is.
Yes. gentlemen, IL was the fear from the Do.
iitcal reaction Of hbsolutislic principles, which
induced your great statesmen-thal princiIle
~hich they professed for Central and Southern
America, not 10 extend to Europe also, and by
20 means the publicly avowed feeble motives
Every manifestation of your public life out OF
these times, shows that am right 10 say so.-
Europe's nations were, about 1923, in such
degraded situation that indeed you must have
felt anxious not 10 come into any political con.
tact sith that pestilential atmosphere of Europe.
when, Ms Mr. Clay said IN 1918, in mis- speech
about the emancipation Of South America, "Pa.
rvs was transferred TO 80. Petersburg"
But scarcely has, within year later, the
Greek nation come in its contest 10 an impor.
iant standing. which gave you hope that the spir
Il Of freedom Is waking again, and at once YOU
abandoned your principle Of political indiiier.
ence r . Europe. You know how your Gays
and ,ur Websters spoke, as If really they were
speaking To- my very case. You know how
your citizens acted in behalf Of that struggle foi
liberty. in that part OF Europe. which is more
distant than Hungary; aud again, when Poland
fell, you know what spirit pervaded the United
Sts,es.
~ have shown you how Wsshington's doc.
trine OF perfect neutrality 10 your foreign rcls-
tons has by-aDdby changed into the declaration
to oppose, with all your forces, absolutisticsl
Europe, In interfering with the independence or
republican institutions Of Central and Southern