The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-01-26
Correspondence of the Charleston
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WAsHINGToN, Jan. 10.
General Cass, to-day, made his intend
ed speech on his resolutions, which em-
body the Monroe doctrine, and his views
OF the proper policy of the United States
IN relation to Cuba. Ills speech was well
considered, and was the result of much
reflection upon the subjects of which he
spoke, and particularly the Monroe doc
trlne. Gen. Cass' views may be, in the
main, correct, but his Interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine will be deferred from by
many.
Judge Butler replied to him to day, and
for the purpose chiefly, of showing that
the Monroe doct.i was of practical
character, and declared for the purpose of
meeting great emergency in restoring
the safety of this Republic, and all other
Republics throughout America; and that
1t was not intended to commit the coun.
try, as Gen. Cass suppose, to war upon
the occurrence of every instance of a
transitory occupation by Great Britain, or
any other power of some unimportant
place on this Continent.
Mr.. Butler produced Mr.. Calhoun's re-
marks on this subject as made on several
occasions in the Senate. Mr.. Calhoun was
of Mr.. Monroe's cabinet, and was neces
sarily acquainted with the views of the
administration in agreeing to that declar-
alton. The facts were briefly these: The
holy alliance was supposed to contemplate
the project of reducing the rebellious
Spanish colonies in America to subiection.
and, perhaps, of re-establishing monarch
lal institutions, everywhere, on the Amcri-
can continent. Mr.. Canning, the saga
eious minister of foreign affairs in Eng
land, wished some pretext for keep;no
England aloof from the Holy Alliance,
and he proprosed to the Government of
the United States through Mr.. Rusk, that
this Government should make a declara-
ton of its purpose to maintain and defend
the freedom and independence of the
Spanish American Republic, in opposition
to any attempt from foreign powers, to
bring them again under Spanish domin-
ion. Provided with such declaration.
Mr.. Canning intended to say to the Holv
Alliance, that England could not unite in
any general pledge which might bring her
into collision with the United States. All
this was done. We made the declaration
through the message Of 1922, in a cener-
al manner, against the recolonizatiop of
my part Of America by foreign powers.
SO the Monroe declaration meant some
hing. 1t had in view the defence of this
country against u combination of Euro |
bean powers. The era has never occurred
n which our safety has been hazarded bv
European powers, singly or combined.-
When the era shall arrive, the doctrine
will neither need an interpreter nor an ad-
1ocate among politicians. But the use
made of the Monroe doctrine has been TO
apply it to the petty squabbles, between
he British and the local authorities. in
Central Americ.
The Senate passed the bill TO. day, from
he House, appropriating fifty thousand
lollars for the execution Of an equestrian
statue Of Washington in bronze, to be
placed in the public grounds. Thus this
bill has passed both Houses without de-
bate, and with acclamation; and this
and unanimity of action is
caused solely by the impression made on
Congress by Mr.. Mills remarkable success
in the Jackson statue. OF course Mr..
Mills will be Immediately engaged to COM
mence the Washington statue.
The House passed to-day the bill to
prohibit the issue OF notes of less de-
than FIVE dollars in this District
The bill is objected to as impracticable on
account of its completely and the severity
Of its penalties.
1t is said that the trial Of DR.. Gardiaer
will now take place, now that sufficiant
evidence against him has been obtained,
and sufficient time has been allowed him
to prepare for his defence. The Commits
sieH report as Mr.. Sloeum did, that there
is no silver mine in the district indicated
by Dr, Gardiner as the locality of his
miHe. 1t does not appear that DR.. G.,
who went to Mexico at the same time with
the Commission, and returned with them
as far as Havana, even offered to show the
Comnissiou where there was any mine
which he had claimed as his mine, and
from which he had alleged that he had
been expelled by military force.