The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-07

IN 'he Union OF "Wednesday last we noticed al some
length both our own foreign policy Of the last four
years ana The present state OF things in other govern
on als continent rendering the reahrmance OF The
Monroe doctrine announced in the recent resolutions
OF Gen Cass altogether timely and udeious the present
nomeht In thus view. and among other topics, we al
laded very briefly TO the reported French move
menls at Sonora and SANTANA, not being themselves
OF momenous character at this tme but as indicating
state OF things in those regions which should put our
government on It's guard against foreign designs and ag
gessons in quarters much exposed 10 foreign intrigue
or attack We carefully reained from assuming that the
movement in Sonora had the counenance or sanction Of
Inc French Emperor; and we made declaration as
to the extent Of the alleged movement of the French
forces al SANTANA, which movement whatever il may
turn out 10 be- regarded doubtless taken in pursu
ance OF Instructions from the French government. Our
only point was that both these AFFAIRS However they may
have been exaggerated by the reports OF them first
ceived and credited in this country, clearly of
character 10 awaken the attention OF and
TO combine with other and more important in
king proper and seasonable reatrmance OF ancient
policy against European aggression colonization
this continent
The National nteAgeneer OF yesterday opposes to this
view of these affairs previous statement that the
French movement in Sonora appears to have been in its
result failure, and cites in the connexion re-
statement that no actual seizure OF SANTANA has yet
been made by the French force there We think
there is now some reason 10 believe that the So
nora movement, whether failure not in its re-
suit not wholly unknown TO discountenanced by
the French government; and wait for further ad-
vices from SANTANA before be satisfied that
nothing has been done or projected there TO which
government ought not 10 object. But, the
admission that the Inteliigencers view OF the trivial
character of both these shall turn out to be
correct still there is nothing like inconsistency in the
references we have made to them in connexon with
General Casss resolutions because the very circulation,
and belief for tme of the of such movements
enough to show state Of things in those quarters which
our government ought not wholly to disregard, in
siderng the expediency of an announcement Of it's
general policy to the affairs Of this continent Had
the resolutions approved by been directed exclu
sively or expressly against the Sonora and SANTANA
movements, then the point made by the Intelligeneer
might have had some application to the case. But
the reverse Of this is the fact The resolutions make
no reference those events, and the terms in which
they couched would sl be altogether proper and ju
dicious, even il no Frenchman had been at
Sonora SANTANA; while, il any such events
ported to have occurred at those points have in fact taken
place. or have been projected then. beyoni doubt they
present Just so much additional and special for
demonstration al this time, Of the fixed policy of
government
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