Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-13


The President failed to notice some questions
in his recent message which will not escape pub
lie attention and remark. Ia the commence.
ment Of the message he states that "the condi
ton OF our foreign affairs Is reasonably saiisfsc
tory" Since the commencement of the rebel
lion neighboriDg State has changed the char
acter Of her Institutions through foreign inter
venfiou. Ia violation Of our traditional policy In
that regard. The only reference that Mr. LILY
coLs makes to this changed condition Of Affairs
is In the ioIlo~Ing paragraph:
"Mexico continues to be theatss CT civil var
while our political relations with that country
have undergone change. ze have. a the
sane time. maintained nestsaaty between the
beIligerents,
MkxIMLLiAs establishes a monarchy through
the aid Of Freaca gold aud bayonets. vet the
President says with the utmost complacency that
our political relations with that country have
undergone 10 change. and congratulalss
.k1mseh that. while foreign powers which have no
sympathy with our government have encouraged
and aided foreign power in subiugaiing a
neighboring republic. he has at the same time.
e-s and the beseiged To this violation Of the
Monroe doctrine, even the Baltraosc Cow ention
which dominated Mr. LIxcoax for re election,
entered its protest. That body. in the series Of
resolutions il adopted a. a platform. gave the
following expression upon Mexican affairs.
That we approve Of the position taken by the
government that the people OF the Uhitei States
uarer reUarded Nth indiNatan~ tha at,ornt "a
any European power to overthrow by force. or 10
supplant by fraud the Institutions of any repnb-
lican form OF government o. The W estern cont
nent. and that they view With extreme jealousy
menacng 10 the peace and Independence oil
this our country. ths efforts of any such power
70 obtain new footholds for monarehial govern.
ments. sustained BY a foreign military force. in
near proximity 70 the United States
l. il rot evident that our government. taking
INTO consideration the brief aud unsatisfactory
manner in which the President disposes Of this
vitality interesting question TO u "a n nation. re
CARDS with indifference the attempt oil
European powers TO overthrow by force
or TO supplant by fraud. the institutions Of
srepnblican State upon our Southwestern Dor
ders1 The very condition of affairs has arisen
which the Baltimore convention professed to look
upon as mepaeing To the peace and ndepen-
denee of this our country" yet there is no pro
test against this attempt OF foreign power &c
obtain new foothods for monarchia govern
ments in proximity to the United Skates
l. there an understanding between Fraaee al,
the administration in regard to the occupancy o.
Mexico by the former In wha. position doe
this backing down from the repeatedly avowe,
policy Of this government place US with foreign
nations? Can il be oiher~se than most humili
ating7
There Is ahotEes emission ia the messag,
which will not escape attention. Ia discussing
the condition Of our foreign relations. the Presi
dent passes by the great powers of Europe
France. England. &c, with studied indifference
those governments and our OWE which shoul'
have beea presented BY the Chief Magistrate
n his annual communication upou the state o
the nation. Why the silencel Are our affair
with those governments in such critical condi
ton a 10 require this precaution on the part o
Pres,deotf And why is IL, alao. that there il II.
reference to our recen. troubles with Brazil
When the message Is carefully considered, il
failure to allude to many interesting topics. es
pecally those to which we have referred canno
fail 10 strike the people a. having deeper 81.
niieance than what is said upon the subject
which are presented aud discussed