New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-21
Nstu:nprk DAILY Gribn,rs
THE BRITISH IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
MR.. CALHOUN ON THE MUNROE DOCTRINE.
Fr3n hi. Speech the proposed Occupation Of Yueatan
delivered in the Senate May Is, lSiS


FIRM his the proposed Occupation Of Yucstan,
delivered in the Senate May Is, lSiS
The President in his Message, recommends TO Con-
gress to adopt tuch measures as they may deem ex'
pedent to prevent in the fret place, fucatan from
becoming colony of any European Power; and in
the next place. to prevent the white inhabitants of
that territory from being exterminated or expelled
In support Of the former recommends
ton he states that tue Govern nent Of lucatan has
off, red to the Governments Of Great Britain, Spain,
and the United States, the dominion over the country
in order to obtain aid. The President also informs
the Senate that, unless We grant aid. some other
Power will and that ultimately 1t may assert It's do
minon and sovereignty over the terntory-a result
which, he info would be in couraveniion of the
declaration If Dir. Monroe, and which must on no ac-
count be permitted.
propose to show that the case Of Yucatan. even
as stated by the President himself does not come
within tie declarations OF Mr.. Monroe and that they
do not furnish the slightest support to the measure re-
ported by the Committee.
In the m, ssage referred to that of 1928 Mr.. Mon
roe makes three distinct declarations. The drst, aud
by far the most important announces that the United
States would regard any attempt the part Of the
the Allied Powers to extend their system to this coun-
try as dangerous to our peace and safety. To show
that the case of Yucatan does not come within this
declaration all that will be necessary is TO explain who
we're the Allied Powers, the object of their ali lance,
and the circumstances which the decar alton itself
was made. The Allied Powers were the four great
continental Observation-Disclosures, Prussia Austria and
France. Shortly after the overthrow of Bonaparte,
s pEf a INTO w sn %ss to SUSTAIN a and
tend monsrchcal principles as far as possible, and to
oppress and put down popular institutions. England,
in the early stages Of the Alliance favored it, The
members of the Alliance held several Congresses, at
tended either by themselves or their ambassadors aud
undertook 10 regulate the affairs OF all Europe and
actually ntertered IN the afaus OF SPAN Tor the pur'
pose Of putting down poi ular doctrines In its pro-
gress the Alliance turned its eyes to this continent in
order to aid Spain in regaLing her sovereignty over
her revolted provinces. AT this stage England be-
came alarmed. Mr.. Canning was then Prime Minis
ter lie informed Mr.. Rush of the project, and gave
70 him at the same time the assurance that,
if sustained by the United Ststes, Great Britain
would resist. Mr.. Rush immediately communI,
Gated this to our Government. IL was received
here with ioyi for so great was the power OF
the Alliance that We did not feel ourselves safe
from it's interpretations. Indeed il was antcip ited al
most as q certain result, that the interference took
place with the Governments Of South America, the
Alliance would ultimately extend its Interference ~
ourselves I remember the reception of the dispatch
from Mr. Rush distinctly if all the circumstances
had occurred Yesterday. | well recollect the great
satisfaction with which was received by the Cabi-
net. II came late in the year-not long before the
meeting Of Congress. As was usual with Mr.. Mon
roe great occasions the papers sent around 10
each men Der Of the Cabinet, that each might be
duly apprised of all the circumst ,nces, and be pre-
pared to give his opinion. The Cabinet met. IL de-
liberated. There was long aud careful consultations
ana the result WAS, the declaration which have just
| announced. All this has passed away. That very
movement on the part Of England sustained by this
declsrstion. gave blow to the celebrated Alliance
from which il never recovered. From that time TOR.
ward it gradually decsyed, till ii utterly persisted.
The late revolutions in Europe have put end 10 all
its work, and nothing remains Of ell that it ever did,
Now, by what ingenuity of argument, ~ what force
of sophistry can it be shown that this declaration
comprehends the case Of YucatsA when the events
which called it forth have passed away forever
And yet the President has quoted that very declara
ton in support Of his recommendation, bat IN manner
changing entirely ts meaning, by separating II from
the context it stood in the message aud which re-
ferfed il to the Allied Powers and placing it IN con-
nection with portion of his message which made IL
refer 10 Great Britain, Spain other European pow
ers. Tie change has made the declaration so neon
sistent and absurd that had been made by Mr. Nom
roe il stands in the Presidents Message, II would
have been the subject Of the severe annadverson
and ridcoe instead of receiving as did, the appro,
baton and spplause Of the whole country II would
have placed England i'll the false position OF acting
aganst and with the Holy Alliance IN reference TO
| the Spanish American Republics; and il would also
have placed Us in the position OF opposing spaI 10 he
Efforts 10 recover her dominion over those Sats; ana
final y would have involved the aosnrduy VI assert
ing that the attempt Of any European Stfe 10 eAeed
its system OF government to tbs continent the sAu'
est as well as the greatest, would endanSer the peace
| ard safety Of our country -,
Tie next declaration was, that we woud regard the
nterporition Of any European power 70 oppress the
governments Of thie coItlr eut which had recently
recognized independent 70 control their Destiny
in Any manner whatever, maniiesting an uniren ny
1 DISPOSITION lOHdlu tLlcu
ton sso belongs TO the history Of that day' gre"
out Of ths state # circumstances, ana may oe
considered sppepisge to the declaration 70 wheh
have just alluded. BY the governments on ms con-
tnenf which We Rad recognized, were meant tue re-
pubhcs which had grown up after having tnro"n Oh
the yoke Of SPAIN They had ast emerged from tner
protraeted revolutionary struggles They had hardly
yet reached poiLt Of eodv and ID that tender stage
| The Aduinstra ION Of Mr. Monroe thought II proper
not OILY to make tina. general declaration 10 reference
10 the Holy Alliance, bat TO make more specnc one
sg amt the interference Of any European power In
order 10 coultenance snd encourage these Souhs re-
| pubEcs far could with property lhi-, IHe
tie ether belonging 10 the events OF the time mas
passed away with them. Bat suppose tni- Tot 20 De
tie case ssk docs the ot Gctsn come WITHIN
| this declaration HIS there been any interpo,rl)n
in the affairs a. lactsn Oh the part Of AM European
power, with the ctasn Of expressing heI or ehsnsiag
her destiny. II rot, hox the Gaze OF ic'sn Dc
| com ;rehenocd IN this dsc'srs,iOni
But, i, may be ssid, although the case OF iaeatan
ia net expressly oomprelenced IN the decisra 70, YET
il s 80 by implication, /, is meditated oy Eugised
for after all that il the Government which IS mean
| in the message, under the general term European
| POWERS" The message Indicated that England neai-
iaes such interference and the Chairman OF the Com
] uit,ee " E9reigs N.sti9ga distinctly Ayes IaH