Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-02

said territory, and that hence "the application Of
colonial principles of exclusion" as Mr.. Adams
elsewhere says in the same paper above quoted,
could not be admitted as belonging henceforth to
any European nation" The flag of the new Re-
publics, with that Of other recognised Powers in
the New World, in covering their own soil, covered
the whole surface Of the American continents, and
protected them from further occupation and settle
ment by European Governments, as waste and
derelict territory. Nothing was affirmed in exclu-
sion of the right of European Powers to acquire
territory on this continent by purchase conquest
Mr. Adams being thus the author of this branch
of the Monroe Doctrine" and being the Premier
of the Administration which announced the prin-
cipe of non.intervention embodied in the same
message Of Mr.. Monroe in 1928, let us see how
he expounded the whole doctrine when, as Pre-
sident of the United States he was called to give
force and application.
1t is known that the Panama Congress" fills
large space in the debates of the National Lesisa-
ture during the session of 1855. This Congress
was called by the Spanish h-Amercan States to con-
slider many topics of proposed discussion, among
which the seventh in the series was announced to
be as follows:
"7. To take into consideration the means of making
ectuat the dec aration Of the President of the United
States respecting erOr design Of Foreign Po,osr to
cotonize any psr,n Of this Coane and also the
Of resisting all interference from abroad with the domestic
concerns of the American Governments.'
Thus it will be seen that he "Monroe Doc
rinc" in both Of its phases was to be taken into
consideration" by the Panama Congress- and was
brought directly before our Government in the in
vitations requesting it to participate in the deliber
ations of this Amphictyonic Council, as it was not
inappropriately called at the time. The man who
had first broaohed the doctrine was now in the Pre-
sdential chair, and thus literally in position which
enabled him to expound it by authority and to in
vest it With all the dignity which his paternity of
the principle would naturally incline him to ascribe
to it. 1t is well known that he favored the propo
sion that the United States should be represented
in the Panama Council of the Spanish-American
Republics, and urged it upon the attention of Con-
gress in Message addressed to the Senate, under
date of December 26, 1925. After enumerating
the Of policy which could be properly dis
cussed by such Congress, and in which the Uni
ted States had interest, the President proceeds
to speak respecting the future colonization of the
American Continents iu the following terms, which
abundantly illustrate and explain the true meaning
Of the Monroe Doctrine" understood by its real
framer and author. We quote from the Message
An agreement bet,ceen all the parties represented the
meeting, THAT EACH WILL GUARD, BY IT'S OWN MEANS,
against the establishment Of any future European colony
ioithn its Borders may be found adpisabe. THIS WAS
MORE THAN TWO YEARS SINCE, ANNOUNCED by MY
PREDECESSOR TO THE WORLD principle resulting
from the emancipation Of both the american Continents
may be dreioped to the Southern nations that
they nM oil feetaa an essential appendage to their IN
dependence"
Here, then, we have the Monroe Doctrine" un-
mistakaby fixed, settled, and defined, SO far as it
relates TO the colonization of the American Cont
nents. We have no disposition to deny that it is an
"eternal principle" for it will be observed that
according to the exposition of its author it means
that each State of the American Continent should
maintain the integrity of its territory "by its own
MEANS" and thus excludes the idea Of any guaran-
tee or pledge made in the interest Of other States
by our Government.
We might here leave the subject sufficiently
elucidated by this explicit language of President
Adams. 1t would be easy to cite the authority of
all the names summoned by the Independent, and
record their testimony against its view of the So
called Monroe Doctrine.
But as it particularly includes HENRY CLAY in its
number of recognised authorities and that states
man, while filing the place Of Secretary of State
under President Adams gave to this topic full
exposition in despatch under date of March 25,
1926, addressed to Mr.. Poiusett our Minister in
Mexico, we cannot abstain from quoting his exact
words. They are as follows:
you will bring 10 the notice Of the Mexican Govern
ment the Message OF the late President Of the United
States 10 their Congress the I'd December 1923,
sertng certain important principles Of nter-connents
law in the relations Of Europe and America The first
principle asserted in that Message that the American
Continents not henceorth to be considered SUBJECTS
for future colonization by any European Power In the
maintenance OF that principle oil the Independent Govern
ments Of America have an interest but that Of the United
have existed three centuries sgo at later period
when all this continent was under European subecton
for the establishment Of q rule, founded priority Of
discovery and occupation for appotonng among the Pow
OF Europe parts Of this continent be ad
mitted applicable to its present condition There
disposition to disturb the colonial they may
exist Of any Of the European Powers but is against
the establishment Of European colonies upon this
tnert that the prncpe s directed The countries in
which any such new establishments might be attempted
open to the enterprise and Of all Anne
rcsDs And the justice proprety cannot be recognised
Of arbitrarily limiting and crcumscrbiog that enterprise