The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-16

the constant hospitality OF the British naval commanders
at that station.
Thus the democratic administration of jefferson ia
voable il TO the extension OF the American area
held that ID national duty TO keep the public faith
and vigorously punish violations of the neutrality laws
Miranda himself though evidently straining point,
wrote from Washington to of his friends, December
a. 1905 TO the administration Their tscit appro
baton and good wishes evidently for us, and they do
not difficulty that prevent the citizens OF tho
United States in attending sending supplies for this OBJ
ect provided the public laws should not be openly viola
ted Probably Madison admitted in full the great right Of
right purchase military stores but the
declaration jefferson makes TO Madison fords the idea
that any other encouragement than good wishes for the
of the people of South America in their struggles
for liberty held out The first inaugural OF Madison
has the following pregnant passage ns
Induging no passions which trespass the rights
and repose other nations II has been the true glory Of
the United States to cultivate peace by observing Justice
and to cntite themselves to the respect Of the nations OF
by fulfilling their neutral obligations with the most
scrupulous impariaty II there be candor in the world.
the truth of these assertions will not be questioned
A retrospect of the democratic policy In Jefersons
day, TO foreign nations shows scrupulous respect
TO the public faith in connection with comprehensive
regard to national interests No one OF the states
of that day has left record sounder views of inter
national law than has Jefferson and alive
to the stern duty which, in the OF events, might lv
demanded by the great law Of national sefpreservaon
remarkable instance of his sagacity which do not
rccoect to have noticed In cabinet paper.
dated July H. $780, on the conduct which the United
States should observe towards Great Britain and Spain.
in they sought conquess southern quarter
He would say to them that 1--WE should view with
uneasness any attempt of either power to seize the
possessions of tho other frontier consider
safety interested in due balance between our
neghbors = and Jefferson is particular to have under
stood that this declaration should apply to future
quests in South A,aeyica well North America SO
far sighted this ustrous man Here is forcshad
owed the Monroe principle. Here, too is the principle
OF the declaration which government made, about
1920 to all the European courts that this country could
not with indifference Cuba go out of the hands Spain
into the hands Of another foreign power.
Such the policy Of the republican statesmen who
opposed ibusteng schemes of conquest and entangng
alliances In marked coincidence with this policy is that
of President Buchanans recent message. As 1t was in
the cases Of Genet and Miranda it is in the
Wakerpublic sympathy especially in one quarter Of
the Union, is largely with the adventurer But when
the American intellect fairly and fully grasps the cose
quences to national honor of the wanton violations
laws and the gross disregard of the laws of
nations which such expeditions involve, the good sense
Of the people will completely drop Walker as did
Genet and Miranda while the message of President Blu
chanan just to the policy Of American progress and also
to the principles of the supremacy of law will he uni
vcrsally admitted to be true exponent of American
honor and public faith