New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-21

rent q, r>p,s.st:rs an arfrienIy disposition, ssd
that this confinsn. having be~ome re and m'epen-
Dent WAS no longer the sneject OF coiooiss.son =
European powers. Not ~ord IN any Of then n
rc'ereree TO resistance There is nothing satd ~ u;
and With great proprlety ass Il omitted. Reefs tnco
belonged 20 Isto Congress- Il Is for rs - say whether
shall resist not and 10 what ex'eo Bat suoh 70
rot the view taken by the presen. Chief Msgistrae.
He seems 10 bold these declarations as imposing
solemn duty him as Chef Magistrate 10 resist on al
OCCASIONS and rot only TO resist, but 20 Judge OF the
measure OF that resistance. lie tells us in this very
message ths, j. ro, 20 be PERMITTED in any eyeGt,
that apy power should occupy Yucatsr. Thai 10 Ian
GUS &c for 10 held not for the Chef Magistrate. AMI
conformity with thsi, he sends IN essase WITH
on, giving Us one particle Of evidence - TO t.ose
erea, political considerations which influence the
Cabinet Ne sislo0s stated on this noor n declaring
whether shall occupy the country OF nos ispeaS
il rot in the gay of state !. ony ~ mat
ter Of fac, dedacibl from tue message Itse, ana as
evincing ind ub edy great and dsogeroes mlscen-
cepton Of these ,elebrat DECLARATIONS BAT this 10
not al. He tells yol la the same message thst sne.o
declaration have become The settlei policy OF THIS
country What the declarations Declarations arc
not policy. snd cannot become settled policy. Ito
must that has become The settled policy OF tbs
oourtIy 10 resist what these decarston refer 10 and
to resist, il need he, by appeal 20 arms. IL this
the fact Has there been one instance in which thee
declarations have been carried ic,c effect by resist
ance II there ~. let il be pointed on, Have there
rot been innumerable instances N which they have
not been sppl,d Certainly. STU stronger; thss0
declarations under this broad Interpretation, wsro
6isavowed entirely three years M'erw@,d oy
tee vote of the Republican party, when the adnhis.
tratiop Of MIR. Adsms endaaNored TO carry them oos
practically by sending Ministers TO toe Congress at
rsnsms SIS viii be see by reading the debates and
the proceedings on the subject. And let me ssy-ir
il proper that should make the declaration on this
cocssor-tbat there has been entire revelation be-
the parties IN this country IN reference 20
our foreign RELATIONS. A. the common ~ nens ~ our
government snd down 10 a later eri,d-t VIII mark
t. the commence nept of Jscksous ainnistration-
the policy of the Republican parry vas 10 AVOID war
as long as war could be avoided, and TO resort "
every means 10 Gvert its calsnitlcs. The opposite
party, withou being war party, had not - decided
an aversion 70 war. The tang rs now reversei shd,
hence ! who have eniesvored - MAINTAIN the old
ground of the party have for years, on all questions
ecsd with our foI eign relations, been compelled
10 cooperate with gentlemen on the opposite AIDE, AMI
10 resist those in the mlds, Of whom stand. No; It
is not asi never has been the established policy Oh
the country And If IL should ever become so 70 the
wide extent 10 which these declarations have been in.
t.rpreted to CO. our peace would ever I've Disturbed;
the gates Of our Janus would ever stand open wars
would seer cease.
What the Pres dent has asserted in this 10 not
principle beor ging 10 these d.caton-; tsa prinrips
which, in his msconcePton, hs att'mpts Ia engrAt
upon them, but which has an entirely different mean
ing and tendency. The principle which las st tho
bottom Of his recommendation is-thst whsn any
power on ths continent becomes involved In Internal
warfare std the weaker side chooses To AXE 8ppI'ca-
ton 10 for support bound to give them snip
port for fear the offer of the soyegDty OF the connty
may be made TO some other power AMI accepted IL
goes infinitely and dangerously beyond Mr. Monroes
Il. caTstiop. IL puts il in the power OF other countries
on this continent to make party 10 all their Sarss
and hence say II this broad Interpretation be given
TO these declarations shall forever be involved in
wars