New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-04


Il they improve their opportunity TO do us
wrong or subject us to ndiguities, let us only press
IN the more determinedly our war for the |
Union. 30 that by it's conclusion, it may the |
sooner be in order to call them to account. |
Even if they, or either Of them, were to pro-
coed to the incredible extremity of forcing open
one of the blockaded ports and loading thence a
merchant feet with cotton, let us go steadily for
ward with the business in hand, and chase the
armed traitors into Texas by New Years if
possible. The moment VIC shall have captured
Southern port, we shall open it ourselves; ana
if the war is pressed on as it should be, we
shall leave Europe little to do or to desire In the
premises.
Great Britain of course objects to our treating
the jeff. Davis privateers as pirates; but, since
che admits tnat she has no right to NEEDLE IN
the premises, we will simply note her protest and
20 on with our own business in our own way.
She cannot permit the fitting out of those prlva-
teers in her harbors, in view Of the stand taken
by the Government of Washington against the fit
ting out in our pOrts of French priVateers against
her under the auspices of Citizen Genet. Nor
can she allow those privateers to bring their cap
lures into her ports for condemnation and sale;
for ttat would be contrary to comfy, to prece-
dent. and to the existing Law Of Nations. But
in fact, there need be little trouble about Seces'
sion prizes, if prigateers are not allowed 10 DC
fitted out elsewhere than in TIE ports OF the IN
sureent States, for our blockadlng fleet Will
make short work of all that issue from those
porte. Let us, then, resolve that Great Britain
and France shall have no plausible pretext Tor
interfering in our domestic quarrel, aud that we
will press tos to the earliest possible conclusion,
aud the sympathies of the Governments VIII soon
be on our side. as those of their People now
are. Western Europe wants cheap Cotton in
regular and unrestricted supply, aud if abe be-
lieved that the way to this lay through the
prompt and thorough triumph of the Union, she
would seek it in that direction.
There remains then, the chance of COL
lison with Spaio--or rather of diplomatic cool
ness and Misunderstanding from her recent
remuneration" of Dominica. That was rnpa-
cious aud foolish act, though not nearly 70
uniustifable as our own kindred appropriation Of
Texas. Had we ever treated the Dominican
Republic with common decency-had wc even
formally recognized its existence-we might now
with reason interpose an energetic protest against
the new Spanish bundcr; as it ia, how can we
Dominica, 80 far Us appears on tho surface
has chosen 10 merge her independent existence
in return to colonial dependence on Span;
and Spain has responded TO her desire. In order
10 fix a plausible quarrel on Spain, We must a,.
slnie tina, all this was n swludle-that Span
bought President Santana outright, made things
pleasant for bis official satellites, and 80, backing
their purchase By an imposing display of mil
tary aud naval force reestablished her dominion
| over her ancient colony. Suppose, now, that
this is the deeper and truer account OF the pro-
cediDg what right have nee 10 Interfere Do
| minca lies fur from our border, and twenty
| times nearer TO an important and neadiast pos
session of Spain: admit that the Government OF
Her Most Catholic Majesty has grasped what
it Tad no right 20, what is that TO as Suppose
France were in Ike ma0ner to recover HaJti,
how could We interpose Would we not say
NAV not Spain now sey--"I II you regarded this
" aheuated colony of mine o. an independent re-
"pubc, why did You not recognize her exist
" ence Why not establish diplomatic relations
81 with her You are estoppod from uttering a
9 complaint, from interposing remonstrahcc, by
o'your own persistent policy y
"Ah but there is the Monroe doctrines what
{. do you do With thu ?" We propose to do
nothing with il. lust as OH lave done ever since
there was Monroe doctrine. n. 10 WHAT .dr'
MOnrOe-thot ia, We presume, Dir. John tuinc!
Adams-saw fit actually to say with regard h
future European colonization on this continent,
we let it pass for whatever it may be worth;
but the Monroe doctrine Of the bar-rOOms aud
the street.-the vulgar notion that we are con-.
United by Mr.. Monroes language to make war
on any Europeon power that sees Fl to acquire
additional territory in this hemisphere--ls @
compound of Buncombe and bullying that no
statesman can seriously suggest as canon VI
public Law, nor even OF American policy. Does
aoy hum1n being imagine that if France should
DO SO foolish thing as to take possession of
Patagonia forty its coasts aud cOlonze
its least inhOs gitable valleys, we should there.
tore mako war upon herr Nay: should
Brazil see fit TO raunte herself to Portugal, should
we thereby be justified in making war upon the
new poweri Or, if New.Granada and Yenezu.
eIa-Jes, and even Nicaragua-tired of eternal
distraction, insecurity, poverty, impotence--were
freely aud solemnly to unite their destinies with
those of some great European Power, who be-
lieves that we saOuld be required to oppose, or
justified in opposing, that union at the coat Of a
terrIb . war DO let us talk sense, and not make
ourselves the Isbmoelites Of Christendom. Every