Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-13
Gae American war IA viewed from
Abroad.
Eros y, Lo,sea LinSs, Nsv. -
r9E MONROE DOCTRINE As REG AIDED BY ENG
LAND AND SPAIN.

TdE MONROE DOCTRINE As RE1 AkDED bf Emu
LAND AND SPAIN.
Sire, ,he struggle between Spaia and her rebsloui
e1a..ss fllly q 4 ous, stomp Ao os'n "daf 70
.s,srs bg i5re- 4 hs spp'oHoes Of FAC % HcVsS
OUR tAs NJ Ne all Of a. the trrth, more or
l,.s converted 10 he doctrine OF manifest destiny
NJ Wci hl been called into eIisIencs TO redress the
balance o. the Oh add the Cd had, not unnsturaiy
G.s i,ssf spslsed from any attempt 70 redress tue
bItpca Of toe New Ths cll0ssL power Of the United
$ ..te. egershaio~ing Canada on the the North aud
~. co ana the States Of the Gulf o. the South, so
si-is dYings! 90 itsslf the disposition OF all matters
o. the eoan.lt OF America that is seemed useless 70
ilJ.r+ege 9th communities destined, sooner or Later 70
.bs,-p-ioa Ia the VAS add EroHiog Republic. II We
SAst>d convincing proof that the tide had turned ana
that We are entsruE course OF neU and unforeseen
Oyeuss, hud in tbs fact that the tnree rOSe'
Gao Dosssss the coast OF Elrops iumsdiltev 0pP1
sss 20 America have entered into convention when
biad. than a, a. cut aud send joint tNPeaiuon
Tor lao purpose of demanding from The repuohc OF
Aaviso ploYs sfeaeioas prot elton for the persons
aud Uropsr,iss OF their suGj'c's, AS well ss me iu
fiusut Of al ObgId)u contracted towards Insm -
Knowing the very ed resources OF which the anIhor-
iiss of tne Republic OF XicJ can dispose the chronie
auarehy Which hs lorg visited that unhappy country,
tls ateTnA ions of pun5sr Nhcl have wasted US He
aud he exceedingly pecAriOui positions OF whenever
faction NAY for Ii, nonsn bs predominant We do no.
believe that these otces 60 TO meet any very iormuaos
.yobs.nats opDo-iion We DO not expect that the Al
lies arc about 70 AgSn the exploits OF herman
y
and the heIictn authorities knoN thst IN case OF resist
snee they are bu the precursors OF oroe which would
gslder resistance absurd We cannot dOuot that the
eroops OF the three nations 20 TO dictate ther own
terms and that whatever those terms may De- tney must
cf necessity be complied Sth. The msi1 Difficulty may
s-v D,,siby be found TO oonsis. in finding govern
Iasnt .iih shch negotiate aud which VII remain III
power llg enough TO perform the Articles OF tue eAy
Il adosd W we're % apply the principle which Is nrS
80 On behalf Of the United States that We have no rsnt
=. NJ ahYnrIH frna
t-aas ersef W should BE- without an excuse Tor our
,yr.i'ton fer en- government: has uniformly repuaia
ted he acts is predecessor ard TIE peaceIul cS'h
h.s 1s.a al erusteiy the vici OF both.
Ils case h0ssyer ~ 50 extreme tha. Ne cannot coz
.,rs 10 ~ goy-rasd by such criterion. Mexico has
lssted - Is ia as she trea' oEn ciaE'ns, ana what
vrss can possibly said OF hNrf WeHant IN tis case
eomsthinS uoIs than the pgiveS OF CT Eea' sonethi
more than the PRIVILEGES VI tne most favored naon Os
Er.o1 al .ho come ia contact Nith ies bands OF re-
Iaos-irss robbers plultered sud murdered alike.
Tlsrs ave 80 rstonB VII Jh will regard this eEped-
ton wi.l ye.y 1G.r5nt focLcgI Sp4ia VIII na'n'Hu!
zee N L. sc1a tt proof that she israplily reganiog
the cN ave occ1 &C upicd In the front rank amid the
=, ssrso. El-eoe Size "a admitted a confederate by
two .ss whcl aspire 70 o0nSrol the destini OF zoe
world She must also iGcl peculiar pleasure IN behold
the EosiaVl Of toe cOlOay which llng on It's ale
gi.1cs 10 her f,gy wears ago. aud c1mplring II win
bar Toe SpAniih nation seems almost % rene" its
youth while the apparently vigorous aud prosperous
s-l5ny hss flen into than serVile decrepgude-
'ns stes oil she Ausrie U1on on the oiner hanu,
cannot but veg the presence OF the troops OF h1gan1
Fsn,ee and soeia on the continent OF North America
vsh feelings Of modification and dis'r5s England, so
i,-g lee ured with the Monroe doctrine, sud Spain,
s9ss fircst possession In the new world AneIiSA mas
toIo1.o,k,i 81 % about 20 become her own, have an
nsicsd ire ia.satoa Q: doing themselves justice by arm
Intervention, without ssekiog the appreciation OF the
Jared S,ge7 Il IL true thal tns Convention reserves
she United Safes the liberty OF joining With the thne
Itr1psln plser5 and that sort oil apology - onsrsd
,r mis- courss by the suggestion that 1t the Convention
,,re 40: Immediately eooclu1ed is object might t'il
enough day. Sill h can hardly Do concealed thAtt
u, ;etesae disorders ard wasting 10 mutual d,s rucon
ss strength Shrh consolidated IN support oil
t,.r tO-ssn policy the Unilet States occupy less I'm
pesal position than in the days Of their union and thir
s.r-n.A 20 uugenerous advantage has been or viii be
..sa Q! s bit t ia impossible not TO feel that great
ration j. see re sHice ilse And that considering the
sOfuess % time 1heA has elapsed and the small amouut
q hooi5sei sao !. has undergone Its sndeaTors nave
>sa e,osGsd ~ish VeEy cDosd erssls auoans OF sue