Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-12-24
NM MONROE DOCTRINE.

JOHN NJ. CLAYTON, l.. 5.
HENRY LNTTON BULWER, y. s.. .
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The National Inteihgcncer Of Saturday has
a long and elaborate history of the Monroe
Doctrine concluding thus:
We have thus endeavored to lay before our
readers a faithful history of much mooted
topic in American politics. Let us briefly
recapituate the points we have, as we think,
established beyond successful controversy.
/. That the Monroe declaration of 1928, in
both its phases, had its origin in the changed
relations and new responsibilities imposed on
the several States Of the American Continents
arising especially from the emancipation Of
the Spanish Colonies. and rendering it condu-
Give to the interest of all that the American
Continents should not be subject to future
colonization by any European power as waste
and unoccupied territory and that no for
cign State or States should be allowed to
intervene in the domestic affairs of any Amer
lean people for the purpose of suppressing
republican Institutions.
2 That the Monroe declaration, in so far
it related TO the threatened Intervention Of
the Holy Alliance in the concerns of the
Spanish American States. was intended to.
meet particular contingency of events, and
therefore passed away with the occasion that
called it 70 tn.
3. That the Monroe doctrine. in so fa7 as
it relates to the colonization of the American
Continent by any European Power was not
intended to bind the United States to guard
the territory Of the New World from such
/ occupation by European States but 'c1s
/ intended to indicate as an important principle
/ of American public policy, that " each State
I should guard by its own means against the
establishment OF any future European colony
within the jurisdiction of its flag. That is,
I the American Continents were no longer held
open to colonization as derelict territory, ca
pable Of occupation by right OF discovery and
/ settlement
l. That tho Monroe Doctrine was not in
any proper sense "a pledge aud as such
was especially discarded by the Democratic
party.
The current Interpretation of the Monroe
doctrine" has therefore. no foundation in the
truth of history; and if defended at all
must be defended on its intrinsic merits. as a
! proposition wholly distinct and different from
that which was conceived by it's author or
affirmed by its first promulgator, whose dos-
tiny it has been to give his honorcd name TO
IA principle for which he never contcnded.
"OLD Buck. The Democratic party Of
this State, with that excellent taste for which
they are notorious. carried, in procession in
/ Concord, in the autumn Of 1856, the head
and horns Of an animal which they labelled
"Old Buck - meaning thereby that they were
/ about choosing President who would deal
with his foes as the animal is wont, the head
and horns Of which were then, with such del
cate taste, displayed upon pole
Well their "Old Buck" has been in the
Presidency going on two years, and has driv-
en- his head and horns into those who elected
him in an altogether more loose and ferocious
manner than they barganed for, or than was
dreamed OF in their philosophy. They, with
out doubt. in 1856 took this "Old Buck to
be a very friendly. coy, matronly member Of
his species, of whom it would be very easy to
obtain all that was wanted he Illuminating
all day in the White House, chewing the cud
of contentment: leaving the Young Bucks of
the party to cut up their didoes at pleasure.
But, according to all accounts, it is very far
from this. Old Buck not only will not do
what the Young Bucks desire, but is bent on
doing just what will most dispease them, if
so be he can ascertain their wishes.
We are inclined to believe from what leaks
out of the Democratic camp, that they never
lldh al luCuulUtul VI whom LutN were 50 ut
terly weary as this "Old Buck" alias James
Buchanan typifed by the head and horns Of
which mention was made above, carried in
the procession here with such delicate TASTE
in 1856. lie has buttel and kicked his party,
on all favorable occasions, from the inaugu-
ration to this day; and always working by
contraries, has, unawares, rendered the Re
publican party some service. One of his most
amiable attributes seems to be the propensity
to do just that to which his political friends
are most ayerse and now when they desire
to accomplish an object, they go to "Old
Buck and ply him with cross-purposes, and
thus sometimes accomplish their designs,
1t is hoped this "Old Buck" will butt, kick,
and toss his owners on his horns for the com
ing two years as much as in the past and if
that punishment is not adequate to drive out
of them the wretched propensity Of heralding
in their Presidential candidates by vulgar
terms, nothing will prevent them from re-
peating such folly, not to say indecency. N.
H. Statesman.