Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-01-03
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

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But concediug, for Arguments sake, the
doctrine of secession, and admitting that
the State of South Carolina is now upor
your coast, foreign Power, absolved from
all connection with the Federal Govern
ment, out of the Union: what then E
There ,oas doctrine inculcated in 1928
by Mr.. Monroe, that this Government
keeping in view the safety of the people
and the eristance of our institution, roulo
permit no European Power to plant any
more colonies on this continent. Now
suppose Mot South Carolina is outside
Of the Contederaey and this Goyernmesl
Is in possession Of the fact that she Il
forming an alliance vith a foreign Pow.
ers-with France, with England, with
Russia, with Austria, or with all the prin-
ciple Powers of Europe; that there is to
be great naval station established there
an immense rendezvous for their army,
with view Of making advances upon the
rest of these States: let me ask the Sen.
ate, let men ask the country, if they dare
permit as Under andin compliance with
the great law Of self preservation, zoe dare
not let her do it; and If she were a sover-
eign Power to-day, outside of the Con-
tederaey, and wos forming an alliance that
We deemed inimical to our Institutions, and
the existence of our Government, se should
hare right to conquer and hold as a
proviace.
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THE MEXICAN WAR.
After having expended sl2O,OO0,oOO
in the war, after having lost many of our
bravest and most gallant men; after hav-
ing paid sl5,O0O,OOO,OOO to Mexico for
the territory, and admitted it in the Union
as State, now that the people of Calfor-
MIA have got into the Confederacy and can
stand alone, according to this modern doc
trine, your Government was just made to
let them in, and then let them step out
Is not the conclusion illogical! Is it not
absurd to say that, now that California is
in, she, on her own volition-without re-
gard to the consideration paid for her !;
without regard to the policy which dictated
her acquisition by the United States-can
walk out and bid you defance9 Is it not
an absurdiIy, if you take the reason and
object Of Government?
TEXAS.
But we need not stop here; let us 60 to
Texas. Texas was engaged in revolution
with Mexico. She succeeded in the aaeer-
tion and establishment of her independence,
and she became sovereign aud independent
Power outside Of this Union. She applied
for admission, and she was admitted into
this family of States. After she was in,
she was oppressed by the debts of her war
which resulted in her separation from Mex
leo; she was larrassed bv Indians upon
her border; aud in 1850, by way of relief
to Texas, what did We do? There was an
extent of territory that lies north, if my
memory serve right, embracing what is
now called the territory of New Mexico.
Texas had it not in her power to protect
the citizens that were there. 1t was dead
limb, paralyzed, liIeless. The Federal Gov
ernment came along as kind physician,
saying, ave will take this dead lirlb from
your body and vitalize it, by giving protec
tion the people, and Incorporating it into
territorial government, and in addition
to that we will give you 81 200, 900, and
you may retain your own public lands"
and the other States were taxed in COM
mon to pay the $lO,OOO,OOO. Now, after
all this is done, Texas, sorsooth, upon
her own volition, is to say, 81 will walk
out of this Union?" Were there no other
parties to that compact! We are told the
compact is reciprocal. Did we take in Cali
fornia, did We take in Texas, Just to bene-
fit them9 No; but to add to this great
family of States; and it is apparent, from
the fact of their coming in, that the com
pact is reciprocal; and having entered into
the compact, they have no right to with
out The consent of the remaining States.
LOUISIANA.
The Senator in like manner referred to
the State of Lousiana-lhe money the na-
ton paid for her-the battles fought for her
and remarked:
And now after all this; after the mon
ey has been paid; after the free navigation
of the river has been obtained-not for the
the benefit of Louisiana alone, but for her in
common with all Sates-Louisiana says to
the other States, awe will 90 out of this
CoDferacy: we do not care if you did fight
our battles; we do not care if you did ac-
quire the free navigation of this river from
France; we will 60 out if we think pro-
per, and constitute an independent Power,
and bid defiance TO the other States" 1t
is an absurdity; it is a contradiction; it
is illogical; it is not deducible from the
structure of the Government itself.
So sensitive have been the people Of my
State upon the free navigation OF that riv-
er, Mississippi that as far back as 1906,
now sixty four years ago. iu their bill of
rights, before they passed under the juris-
dlction of the United States, they de-
clared:
"Tbat an equal participation of the free
navigation of the Mississippi is one of the
inherant rights of the citizens of this State
it cannot, therefore, be conceded to any
prince, potentate, Power, person, or per.
sons whatever"
This shows the estimate that the people
fixed on this stream sixty-four years ago
and now we are told, if Louisiana does go
out, il is not her intention it this time to
tax the people above. Who can I'll what
may be the intention of Louisiana hereaf-
| teri Are wa willinO to Mace the rivhts 6