Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-02-01

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is filed, when it can do no possible good
to any body on earth. The thing is done;
the mat er is settled. He has been used
just as much as you want to use him, and
he will be thrown aside. In fact, he is
thrown aside already, though he does not
know it.
Now, sir, wish to say few words in
regard to the doctrines of the message.
In the first place, the President has a
great deal to say about Central America,
as if that were the engrossing subject
with the people at this time. l tell the
President that there is central place in
the United States-net Central America,
Central United States-called Kansas,
about which the people Of this country
are thinking vastly more at this time than
they are about Central America, down IN
the land of fillibusters; and it seems to
me that the President of the United
States would have discharged just as ap-
propriately his constitutional functions, if
he had favored US a little with that, in
stead Of consuming so much space upon
Central America, outside of the United
States. / do not wish to enter the list
with the distinguished Senators who have
spoken on this message-the Senator
from Delaware, Mr.. Clayton, the Sen
tor from Michigan, Mr.. Cass, and my
friend from New York, Mr.. Seward
because if were to do so, though there
would be 10 foundation for such charge
in fact, public rumor would at once say
that l was ambitious to put myself for
ward as the lieutenant of company of
gentlemen who occupy distinguished po-
sitions before the country. 1t is for this
reason that l touch9n Central America
with great cautisnSand great difidence.
/ Central America, sir, is an agitating sub
iect just at this time, and it is seized up
on by those agitators who do not think il
prudent to take hold of subject which
viii really agitate the people. They care
nothing about Central America-not a
straw; the whole thing is a humbug, ex-
/ ploded long ago.
l wish, however, 10 state, for the bene-
fit of the Senate and the country, for a
moment, what the whole of this grand
Monroe doctrine really is. Does the
country know that it is entirely of Brit
ish origin? This doctrine, which the dem
ocraic party of the present day, SO call
ed, are going to elevate and put promi-
nently before the country as a great
question, was a position taken by Mr.
Monroe at the suggestion of the British
Cabinet; and he did not take 1t until the
British Cabinet told him they would
stand up to him if he did takeit. Imake
this statement on the authority of Mr.
Calhoun, formerly Senator on this fool
from the State of South Carolina, who
made this distinct declaration, on the fool
of the Senate, on the 18th day of Nav
1913. Gentlemen who are DESTROYS Of
finding this statement in full may find il
in the nineteenth volume of the Con.
gressional Globe, being the appendix fol
the first session of the Thirtieth Congress
He made some remarks on the 18th day
Of May, 1913, in which he gave the orr
gin Of the Monroe doctrine.
He said, that after the Allied Power.
had overthrown Bonaparte, and reinsta
ted the Bourbons on the throne of T France
England was rather an unwilling ally.-
The Holy Alliance, so called, then tool
it into their heads, having conquered Bo
naparte, and established the doctrines o
despotism in the Old World, to turn thei
eyes to this hemisphere, and put dow
public sentiment in South America
When the Holy Alliance took that view
England hesitated, and intimated TO Mr.
Rush, who was then Minister of thi
country to Great Britain, that if the Uni
ted States would take a position, and def,
the Allies if they should undertake sucl
measures, Great Britain would sustain
our Government in it. l will read tn
very words of Mr.. Calhoun. He said
Canning was then Prime Minister
> He informed Mr. Rush of the project,
and gave to him at the same time the as
surance that, if sustained by the Unite
States, Great Britain would resist. Nj
Rush Immediately communicated this {
our Government. 1t was received her
with joy-for so great was the power {
l the Alliance, that even we did not fe,
ourselves safe from its interpositions.-
Indeed, it was anticipated almost as eel
l tain result, that if the interference too
: place with the Governments of Sout
r America, the Alliance would ultimatel
extend its interference to ourselves.
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