The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-03
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Vl The discovery of America opeled world for the
,rous the adventurous, and the commercial spirit OF
pons colonies from Der leading nations established
.,agheut the whole extent Of this hemisphere Young
AM they needed and they received for many years
Az I'D ana the protection OF their parent States They
srnsd die while a part dependence of the system
~ emanated from until Of them originating ia
liter spirit formed OF sturdier elements and intrused
% her infancy with the germ Of civil and religious lib
NV sprunp up at TO the rank Of nation leading
10 ina. independence which she had herself achieved
From that day the tie was severed and the Atlantic
ro sysen,s-one OF balance Of power, the other Of
n,npity Of nterests-the former based upon jealous
,ooplsm the latter founded upon political brother
hood On The one hand there was motive the other
hs,e WAS principle. That motive WAS rivalry this prin-
4 seIgprotecton the weak, in the one fractions
IN the other they units
thur growth and position remained tor many
,o.rs unheeded for Europe was now, balancing"
ior.If A respite afforded her in 1924, IN opportn-
min 10 interfere in American affairs, and that interfer
snce drew from President Monroe declaration which
or,ed Europe for its boldness, broke up her Holy
Alliance and is still ringing in the Of her ambitious
otesnen This declaration or this doctrine as il is
propery called taught her that theneeforth America
closed 10 her insidous schemes 1t was the declare
lion of independence OF the whole continent Jeersons
WAS that of the thirteen colonies Of America 1t was the
assertion of its right to the exclusive control of its
destiny As such it was hailed by the Hispano- American
republics with most of them it has since become ax
oma But at the basis of this declaration Of this doc
ne as taught to Europe lies the principle Of sefprotec
don have alluded to-a principle born with the nation
altes Of America which has been uttered louder with
their progressive growth and which has BEEN it
be- applied to meet the eventual exigences of all time
That its application is again demanded by the precarous
condition Of Cuba is to me- selfcvident and whether
when applied il be called the Monroe the Pierce
doctrine is matter foreign to purpose. Mr. Mon
roe called upon to meet certain cascthe schemes
Of Europe through white colonization The present Exec
uye may find himself constrained TO oppose the much
more evil ones through black apprenticeship In that the
European system rejected in this the African should
be- with al its barharism and concomitant results
Spain has right augment by other than their natural
increase the black population Of her islands If she import
her blacks slaves she conrayenes her treaties; if APP
pence she recolonzcs Cuba If she conniyc the slave
trade such may be captured into apprentices
she admit apprentices to turn them into slaves she then
does BOTH and perpetrates wrongs for each of which
should be held responsible She be allowed to
form colony, and that the worst of colonies within her
colony eventually supcrsede and to be turned against
u.s. an "imperiam nperio' to become "imperium
perpos,.m" Our welfare peace and safety forbid
the thought Neither has she the right should she be wiz
ling destroy herself if by such destruction, also
Dispatch truly remarks has the right to burn his house,
next door to mine and leopard my In either case
the nation the individual should be bound, and
taken to immunity. And now we are
brought the great questions which passing events have
evoked for disposal Shall Spain be allowed to trade in
slavery against the spulaons of the quadruple conven-
ton and deuge her West India islands with ferocous A
while England armed with the treaty OF 1917, which
gives her the right of supervision and control all clan
destne mportatons, hangs over usCubans and Ameri-
nske Damocles sword the dread of their sudden lib
Grafton which means ruin to commerce. destruction to
interests and the oblteraon of in Cuba and
Porto Rco2 Shall she be allowed steal into the island
under the guise Of the apprentceshipsyste the same
Trojan horse Of her munihcent allythn all the Greeks
more wyso that in the night Of our confidence the mine
may be sprung upby them which, is to blast present as
w as future? Shall the capiaingeneral of Cuba be
suspected for ay length Of time of having decree for the
eventual ruin Of Cuba without its ectng such prerenpe
action viii palsy the hand that holds it in allegiance?
The enlightened, the free the powerful and generous
American people it behooves answer II they say
NO. that No may be heard through such Declaration
must give to continent the complement of its glory and
Independence. A. J. GONZALES.