The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-06-05
President Iohnson's Foreign Poiicy-
The Canning Monroe Dcctr;nc

ne 'ehci ana rlnSi'Sh l"Urn&lS
watch with attention the indications Of
President johnson's policy in relatlou
to the Southern States, and wonder a.
great deal what will be Gone with -.
rebels. No doubt they feel au even
deeper interest in the poss; oi
his foreign policy, and wcuId he better
pleased to know what he proposes to
do IN relation to those European Go
vernments that have, in the progress
OF this war, ia! such heavy scores
cllalked up against them in this coun-
try. What, Tor instance, does he pro
pose to.say to England in relation TO
the Alabama, and bow high does he
rate the damage done by ner that is
justly chargea5le to Greet Britain.
What are his ideas in relation to tn.
proclamation Of neutrality which told
all the disordcrlv elements OF English
society that the United States was, in
the estimate Of her Maisstv's Govern-
meut, on Il level with an insurrec,c,l?
Above all, what will he have to say
! to France in relation to Mexico!
| w hat are his views on the Cauuin..
Monroe doctrine?
On THIS latter subject there have
already been several Cabinet meetings,
and 'hough, perhaps, the plan OF action
! has not Yet been definitely settled, i; is
Whispered that the subj will be
! formally determined before many days.
1t is even whispered TIA. The plelitui
nary steps VIII be taken hv Air.
SaHyar,!, though ;Aat s.nt,cnau wl4
retire from the Cr!iu-G u:ior. lie
summer j. o.er. We canmot lei. o,.r
| Earopcan friends exactly how the
freSidp"t proposes to open this sub
Icct; but we can tell them how it vii!
be done # the President acts rs tue
people of this country desire 70 see
llm act. lie will then, at once notify
the Emperor Napoleon to withdraw
rom Mexico every man III the pav .!
1fance. TO re!ino'.i>h al once all p,,r-
pose OF interference III nc ;.,iirs a. anY
American State. lie v.ll, at the <;.,::c
|. unc, send commission 10 lInc;au.:
and invite Tie British Government 70
act IL concert with Us on thi, roin;,
]Hst as Mr.. Gaming i:vit j the C,.;e,!
states 20 90 iland III hard with E.u
!"nt! on tho sar.c point. And IS he
lends ;Ae repreSe... ..tivcs Of the Unitcc!
states to those two Governments, !o
VIII, at the same time, make a whole.
some display, in the European waters,
OF squadron Of twenty iron clad
ships, uader the Oi1 $. la,aander Wee
Admiral t'arragu,
Such is, we say, what th4 i's den;
VIII do il lie act, up 10 the present
sentimenS Of :he people We can
safely advise him to ucA conlss. Il
Is one IN which The peo9'. viii sus:s.
h:na 70 HE utmost .i:ait 6: tue l..;io"al
power. For this ;'iaci.lc Of or
national policy that torh ; the inter.
ventloA Of European t'ovornsIen;e in
the affairs Of tbs continent IS one tI..t
has grown with or growth. 1t is the
corrclaliye OF that olicr iLea vYsgl
by Washington, that We ourselves
should keep free from Enrope4a com
pIlca:lons. The two SO together, aud
as we will keep oat Of Guro:,e, -
Europe snail keep al home, SO ,ar Is
this continent goes. I've or three
Governments may manage E4rcpo al
their viii, and keep thc balance 0!
power if they please. We are tire
balance Of power tl,is side the A.tlan...c.
1t may bo we'll enough also for those
European Governments 10 r2-as"an~e
the nlaps of Asia aHd o; \.r,ca, ana
TO give law 70 all the people pctwecn