Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-25
The Monroe Observation-Disclosures es of
the Democracy.

Monroe doctrine, rs 10 the agencies and events
in whiohii originated. Like Senator Butler
who fortified his position by quoting the opin.
ion Of Mr.. Calhoun Mr.. Mason maintains that
tho position taken by President Monroe was
designed 10 be local, special and temporary
He desired to speak Of Mr.. Monroo's message
as asserting principle intended 10 be applied
10 the affairs Of Spanish America alone. lie
desired 10 show that It was directed to The at.
fairs Of Spanish America, and being asserted
for specific object, did effect the object in-
tended and had not lain idle in the archives
# The nation; and tha, the principle asserted
by Mr.. Monroe could not be rcsuscitated by
the American Government unless the some
contingencies should arise"
The message Of Mr. Monroe was his annual
message 10 Congress # December, 1923. in
which he. Of course, reviewed the whole Of
our foreign relations. And ia speaking of the
condition of the South American independent
republics. he, in that conncxion and IN thar
conneson alone, made that celebrated dcclara-
lion. In March. 1852. Mr. Monroe had in
special message TO Congress, invoked It's ut
tenton in the most solemn manner, to rccog-
MISC the independence Of these South Amefl-
can republics. Ii was done. Cnngress had
responded 10 the message Of the Presidont,a and
provision was made for the appointment oi
diplomatic representatives, 10 them At lhnt
time the government of Span wns held IN a sort
OF tutelage by The Cores, who had prescribed
certain constitutional provisions respecting til,
king. The United Statcs acted ms The pioneer
in the recognition OF those Spanish republics.
and IN respect 10 this doctrine acted alone, and
IN no way in connexion with Great Britain
Mr. Mason entered into n statement to prove
that the United States acted alone in proclaim
ing the doctrine set forth in Mr. Monroe's lucs
sage-although conversations were had be.
tween Mr. Rush, the American Minister to
Great Britain and Mr. Canning. the Premier
of that Government. No alliance was entered
into, because Of the onWilliogncss of Great
Britain, at that time. to acknowledge the indie
pendence Of the South American Republics
This, he thought, sufficiently proved that the
United States had never departed from tho Is
tablished policy of forming no entanging ol.
onces with European powers. Mr. Rush
stated that he mndc tho offer 10 assent 10 the
proposed Arrangement with the express under.
standing that his Government was free to
disavow his act
This declaration, made by Mr. Monroe, was
made with great care and deliberalion IN Ian
guage as well us manner, and was intended to
apply 70 the contemplated Intervention 10y the
Holy Alliance in the affairs of Spanish Amer.
nd e. A.. | Il I
from debate in the English House Of Com
mons that Lord Brougham stated that the En-.
peror ofRussa had promised that, if the King
of Spain would throw off the Constitution
which was imposed on him 10y the Cortes, he
would aid him in recovering the possession oil
his trans atlantic colonies Louis XVIII was
then on the throne of France, and Spain wa,
calling upon her allies to restore the monarch,
TO its American possessions. MIR. Rush com
municated the result of his interviews witt
Mr. Canning TO the United States, in August
1923. In the December following Mr. Monro
made his declaration in clear, careful, and cir
cumspect language and manner.
He read the portion of the message 10 show
that it protested against the restoration by tn,
European powers Of their system of govern
ment--a system which recognised no free in
stitutions, nor any form of government but
legitimacy, and which required them all as a
band to uphold legitimate monarchy in all its
functions. Ii was against this system that Mr.
Monroe protested There was then imminent
danger that Europe would aid Spain in the
recovery OF the republics whose independence
had been recognised by the United States -
England knew il it were attempted to be car
ried out she would have to resist ii; but as yet
had moi moved. The United States took III,
initiative step, and tookit singIy. 1t was aim
ed at that Intervention proposed by the alice
powers, and at that alone In 1923, in De
cember, Spain made formal application I,
Russia and Austria to aid her to do this yer,
thing, against which the Government of tn,
United States had protested. She asked the
aid to uphold good order and legitimacy, en-
dangered by the progress of free institutions ii
America. This application was based upor
the principle that these powers were pledged
10 uphold and support each other
Inc message OF Mr.. Monroe effected the OBJ
Jeet 1t was intended to accomplish 1t avert.
ed the intervention by the Holy Alliance. and
the invitation of Spain was declined. Inls24