Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-13
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abandonment Of the Monroe Doc
tFine."
The Cincinnati Gazette, which seems
to be greatly exercised over the alleged
abandonment Of the Monroe Doctrine
by the Administration, and the Times Of
this city, which copies from, and ampii-
Ges the charges Of, the G0zstte, are very
severe on Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward
for what is termed their "subserviehcy'
and "cowardice" in this mates.
We deny the main charge, that the
President and Secretary of State have
abandoned the Monroe Doctrine To
sustain this denial, we quote from the
correspondence between Mr. Seward and
Mr. Dayton, Minister to France, which
was called out by the House resolution
asking Mr.. Lincoln for said correspond
ence. (Tbe dispatches we have already
given in full.) The italics here are our
own:
Says Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton, under
date Of APriI7, GA:
SIR herewith send you = copy Of
a resolution which passed the House Of
Representatives on the 9TH inst By 3
/ unanimous cote, and which declares The
opposftioH Of that body TO recognition
Of monarchy in Mexico. l.
| il hardly necessary, after shat have
heretofore written with perfect candor
for the information Of France, 10 say
that this resolution truly interrrets ne
unanimous sentiment Of The people Of
| The United States In regard 70 MerieO.
He then goes on to say that it IS an
other question whether the United States
would express themselves in the form
adopted by the House, and treats it al
an executive question, the decision o.
which belongs conslitutionally to the
President lie also calls attention Il
the fact that the declaration Of the House
is in the form Of joint resolution which
before it becomes legislative act, mus
be coneurred in by the Senate, and ap
proved BY the President, or in case o
bis dissent, passed by two-thirds vot,
10 each house over his objections. III
also remarks that the House resolution
was not passed on any suggestions Of The
executive department
And then be says, while the Presi
dent receives the declaration Of th'
House Of Representatives With the pro
found respect 70 which IL is entitled
as an exposition OF its views upon grav'
and important subject, he directs you Il
inform the Government OF France tina
be does not at present contemplate an,
departure from the policy which thi
Government has hitherto pursued in re-
gard TO the war which exists between
France and Mexico. e Tn
French Government would be season
ably appyised Of any change Of polIe
upon this subject which the Presiden
might at any future time think prope
TO adopt
la an official interview between Nj
! Dayton and NJ. Droayn d LHuys, tn
French Minister Of Foreign Affairs, tn
French Minister complained Of tbs pas
sage Of the House resolution. Mr. Da,
ton replied as follows, and his langusg
was afterwards fully endorsed by Ml
Seward:
81 replied that the re,
! olutions embodied nothing raore that
had been constantly held out 10 tb
j French Government from the beginning
b that [ had always represented to th
Government here that any acsion upo
!. their part interfering with the form I
3. Government Of Mexico would be locke
: upon with dissatisfaction in our country
: and they could not expect us 20 be i
haste to acknowledge monaTchial Cor
! eminent built upon the foundation Of
? Republic which was our next neighbor
that had reason to believe Yeu (Ml
1 Sewsrd) had held the same language {
the French Minister in the United States
e This allegation he did not seem {
o deny
h We see no backing down an,
! abandonment" here. The language 0
J, the dispatch and the conversation say
as plainly as diplomatic languages eve
does, 1--WE disapprove of your course; "
are not ready atpreseat, to check you i
your war on republican Mexico, bu
5. when we get this war OF our hands, they
7 will be change Of policy. Of whie
/, you shall be seasonably appraised. Thi
IN is fair Interpretation, and il the Nor
= roe Doctrine is abandoned, We came
: see it in that light
a, "old Abe" has got Us nearly throug
as the Shareholders Rebellion; the job e.
!. ont for him for his next term
the viudication Of the Monroe Do
y trine, the liberation Of oppressed :
J. publies, and ",he extension of the area
freedom When he is reelected Il
rebels will sueeumb Then Maximiha
can be attended to in safety, and not b
fore. The President aud Secretary d
serve praise and not censure for avoidir
= !. a foreign war while this gigantic rebe
/. lion is in progress and demanding all OF
efforts for its suppression.
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