Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-24
Debate in The senate.
THE MONROE DOCTRINES.

fine, as proposed by Mr. Cass. That gentle.
rnaa based his advocacy Of the messureon The
fact that Mr. Monroe in 1924 and Mr. Polk in
ls45 had announced tie doctrine contained IN
the resolution. and be deiuccd the right of tins
Government 10 make such proclamation,
from - principle of nations which always al
aped ilsclfto tie circumstances of the time
rs the right by discovery. unknown before.
csmeinto existence with the discovery Of \ mel.
lca To give any European nation the right
10 convert independent States Of America iBto
dependent colonies would be to involve this
nation. surrounded by such colonies. IN any
war which might take place in Europe In
sueh a war these COLONIES wonld OF course be
oome partizaus and the commerce und com
munealion Of the United States, from one pai
ofthe continent to The other. would become
embarrassed, derahged, ard destroyed. Tn
der these Circumstances. tie inherent right Of
sell.pro,ecuon authorized tbs declaration"
Mr. Cass referred 70 lie historical circum
stances attending and causing the promulga-
ton Of the doctrine, and 10 is approval by Mr.
Gaming, the then Prime Minister of the British
Government The propriety Oft casserlioo
ii this time, Ne Gass seemed To- consider, ari
-es from the fact that iis effect Is now dying
way. and that the politicians oi Europe are
fast coming to The beIiefih The United Srntes
DO no, intend ser ously To INSIST on il. Il be.
cams this nation.un5cr the circumstances, ho laid
10 declare that We do intend Il aud thai if Cuba
be seized upon, in defiance, We intend 10 resist
II by force. The declaration Of Mr. Monroe
and Mr. Poik had lain idlo IN tic Government
archives, and wanted The distinct continuation
and authority Of legislative sanction. 1t was
evident TO the world that experiments were
making on our iorbenrauec, and being Welded
toin some cases, events would G forced upon
the United States which il were better to an.
liepate
Mn. Butler said ,hat he desired simply 10
make an explanation. which perhaps was cal.
led for by the remarks just made He svmpa-
thzed with The Senator in many Of his patrio
tic declarations, and he did not know hui what
he nssened 10 many Of his doctrines But he
intended TO go into no oxeminalion Of the
whole subject nor TO follow the Senator in the
whole encyclopedia Of our foreign relations
Mr.. Monroes cabinet was composed of men
OF practical views; they were not nero dialec-
nc politicians, and that declaration, as he un-
derstood 1t, from the explanation gwen Of It by
Mr.. Calhoun, who was member Of that cab
met, AS Intended To meet practical issue
then presented-to meet what was considered
apraclical question touching institutions
aud rights. The allies oil Europe ailcr form
ing what was called the Holy Alliance, feeling
themselves powerful, were in the arrogance Of
their power, disposed To restore the Spanish
dominion In the American republics. They
ielt that our institutions, in their rapid growth,
were injurious 10 them, and they thought fit To
restore 10 their dominion Legitimacy nuddespo.
ism in those States. Castlereagh, who repre-
s".',el F"sa"I ,,,vto Mr. Canning, advis.
ing him oftlls determination, and that states.
man, thinking such would not be altogether
advantageous 10 Great Britain. and tending To
involve herin difficulties. Canning proposed
that II the United States would make a strong
declaration on the point that it would not per.
init such an act Grcat Britain would decline
the proposition. This declaration was then
made by Mr.. Monroe.
There was practical point To be met, and
they met it boldly. Our ioreiathers " ere men
OF strong purposes and not Of long advertise
ments: and he had generally found that those
performance. When there arose any practical
issue with England involving n question of
war lac did not believe was said by the Sen
ator from New Hampshirea few days ago.
that this Country would back out. When the
time arrived that We We're TO try title to Cuba
and England was one OF the parties, our pee.
pie will not be found behind hand in such a
trial. If Brother Jonathan for the next thirty
years shall go on in progress as he has during
the last, John Bull will not be found 10 be
much Of an obstacle in his way in his progress
westward. He did not understand tho Mon
roe doctrine as the Senator did. He under
stood it as applying solely to the attempt a.
bout to be made by The Holy AIliance to res
tore the Spanish dominion over the Central
American States.
:, mr. Iass said ii was intended to go further.
ne understood II to extend to any effor, to col
onise any part Of his continent
Mr. MD nut,er read part Of Mr. Calhoun's speech
Delivered IN the Senate some yearsa,o ~, III.
subject, in which it was hill T.. ~ ~ o'' '.l'