The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-20

THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
.WEDNEsDAy, January 49,, 1883.
SENATE.
MIR FOOT presented The Credentials f the Hon
SIS. PHELPs, Senator appointed BY. the Governor
of Vermont 10 fill the vacancy occasiened by the
death of the Hon. WILLIAM VrAAM% Mr. HhslPs
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a report from.
the War Department, II ansmtting the report OF
the board Of officers pposrssd g stsm,ne 'ns
site for the military hospital"
Also, a report from the Treasury Department
enclosing Communication fromth director Of
the mint. gggEeg s.vEF5Tss{sF rrrzr7
efrv1 = THE AMIsRAD cAss.c ga T,z7
A message was received from the President en-
closing copies of notes received from the Spanish
minister relative To the claims Of Spanish sub
jects arising out OF the Amistad case.
Referred and orderedao be printed.
Mr.. HAMLIN reported1a bill to giant new re-
gister to British barque, now owned in Boston,
which was considered and passed. / A2O9OHFT i
aai MIR. HAhiLIN reported the following resolution,
which wac considered and agreed toS it2tp7isroo
Resolred That the Secretary of the Treasury be
required TO have prepared anda subtnitteddto the
Senate OF its next session general revenue law,
with the view of superseding all exissing,laws. on
provisions fur regulating the E. relgh and domestic
commerce of the u nited States ia aAmeriean and
foreign vessels; ihe assessing and collecting of the
duties connected with the same, Including lees Of
all kinds, tonnage duys and hight money; the re
gistering, enrolling, md hcensingl of yessels the
number, duties, and eraeiu ments OF custonarhouse
officers and employ les of every kind; the, lev ying
and remission OF penal ties. fnese and iorfeiures;
the seryioe OF the revenue marine in all its details,
and providing generally for tbe due performance
of all the duties of every description connected
,xifh thn in n its hror cnoo
cd details, including alt the requisite official forms
to be observed IN the transaction OF CUSTOM house
business. ed % 5ac .In39G1 % zesf,zoEst do1i
Resolved further sTbat in the prepar alton of che
said revenue code orr iawy is shall DC distinctly
shown THAT the provisions of xistin e. laws
M hichare retnned; what, foanyp portion of said
existing liws that omitted, and hat new pro-
visions additions are made. ;abra6 ayiaw;
..-.- Military 4 ADEmy AppRop aiATloS nil .. TO
zeF MIR. HUNTER reported back House bill makins.
appropriat iens for the support of the military
academy at West Point, with an amendment !
1.-The bin was, considered, the amendment was
agreed to, and hezbll passed. iGo,'- gav bo4co
'oi SEQ 5IH THE MON RcE DOCTRINE. arn .s~2o Is
.- The senase then proceeded TO the consideration
of hf. CAss's JOINT resolutlon reafnrming the
u Mr.. MASON said hat il mig ht become his duty,
before this resolution came to vote, to speak at
Iencth upon the merits of the sublecty bat ne now
simply desired to speak upon one point which ne
thong bit was inisiner pr ted by the Senator from
Michigan. He desired to speak OF MIR. .Moproe's
al anpIie5 % the aff,fs Of Spanish America alone
He desired to show thatit was directed To theaf
fairs of SPANISH America, ard being asserted for
specific object did effect the object intended, and
had not laid idlein he archives fthe nation and
that the principle asserted by Mr.. Monroe could
not be resuscitated BY the American Government
, unless the same contingencies should arise. He
understood the Senator from Michigan yesterday
a. understanding TIA. the declaration of M. Mon
roe was in some manner epmplicated with like
r. movement on the part Of Great Britain. 80 ,,s
Ifbe message oI Mr. Monroe was mis- qnnnal
message to Con gress Of December, 1923, in which
he of course reviewed the whois Of our foreign re
lations.- And in speaking of the cohdition Of the
South American indepe ndept republics, he in That
conuexon, and in that connexion alone, made
that celebrated DECLARATION in March, 1922, Mr.
Monroe bad in special message to Congress, in
voked its attention, in the most solemn manner, to
recognise the independence oil these South Anne
Tican, republics. IL was done Congress had re-
sponded TO the message Of, the President, and pro
gision was made for the appointment Of diplomatic
representatives to them. Al that time the govern.
5nent Of Hoain held in sort Of tuteage by the
Cortes who had prescribed certain constitutional
provisions respecting the king, The United States
acted az the pioneer. In The recognition OF those
Spanish republics, and in respect to this doctrine
acted alone, and in no way in cohGexion with
Great Britain 500 fn1 .
Mr. Rush had several inlaryiews With Mr. Can
ming upon matters contained in his Instructions.
Z and after they had been disposed of, he transient
"a Iy remarked TO Mr. Canning upon the state of af
~ fairs in Spain This remark Led to farther CONVEX
asations, bat which were wholly fo.ejgnto the sub
iects treated OF in the Instructions al Mr.. Rush.
During them, DIr. Canning asked Mr.. Rush if il
was not t3Rqe for the two governments to make a
concerted dscl aration with respect to Spanish
America, against ;he intention Of the Holy ALI
ance to restore the dorGinion of Spain. He read
from Mr., Rush book and {rspl English. work
by Mr. Sfapiefon, show ing that Nr. Canning ORR
ginated and inyiteo this concerted action Ly the
two governmental Mr. Rush answered that be
had p, - in thp wOnid
10 unite in such an arrang CEMENT On the condition
that England would Immediately fscog nsse the in
dependence of the South American republics. The
position Of England was a delicate one. Spain
was urging her allies on the continent to aid her
in resubjug eating these colonies tCosnnleroaire
iatiOns had sprung up betwe these repqbIics
and Great Britain which forbade her Joining with
the alliance, while at the same time recognition
of their Independence BY England would lead to
war between her and the aIieseC Mr. Canning
could not recognise their independence under these
circumstances, and the subject Immediately
dropped This, he thought, sufficiently proved
that the United States had never departed from
the established policy Of forming no entangiing
alliances with European powers Mr.. Rush sta ed
that he made the offer to assent 70 the proposed
arren cement with the express understanding that
his Governm ent was free 30 dsavows his acts'i j
s,roIn limited k nowfedge of diplomatic affairs,
b1t sons knowledge Of human transact ons9 be
had come ~ the conclusion that ii there he any
principle more portantt TO be observed than an
other, il was, that ~ making declarations to be
r. cIarations ought TO be made with great dehbera-
ton, crc umspection, and care; tSi7d no man or
body of men should take the important step OF ex
tending suchideclarationa beyond their legitiats
scope, 80 ,;f.c[I7 r., g-;5-t,r.2 x ,...+
This declaration, made By Mr.. Monroe, was
s Eaade with great care and deiiberation in Ian
xuage 40 we'll as manner, and was.iptepded to
apply to ff,e contemplated Intervention by the
Holy Alliance in the affairs Of Spanish America,
andto that speeife object alone. He read from a
debate in the Englsh House Of Commons that
Lord Brougham stated that the Emperor Of Russia
had promised that, if the King Of Spain would
b, him by the Cortesaha World aid him in recovering
the possession of his tfansatiagtic colonies Louis
XVIII. was then on the throne of France, and
spain was calling upon her allies 70 restore the
allssarcby to its legitimate powers and its Aferiy
can possessions Mr.. Rush communicated the result
Of his interviews with Mr.. Canning ~ the United
States in Ausaat, 1923. lathe December ioliow
ing Mr.. Monroe sldde his declaration in clear,
careful, and circnnspecs language and manner.
ss He read the portion Of the message to show that
it protested against The restoration by the Euro
spean powers Of sheir aystem Of sys-i
tegvV ch recognised no free insttutione, nor any
form of government hut Legitimacy, and which