The New York herald., 1865-02-27

stable government at home, all their efforts and
sacrifices would instantly bs turned towards .
| vigorous and relentless enforcement of Prince
Henry's darling theory
Two stars keep not their courses In sphere,
Nor can one England brook the double reign
VI harry rercy and the Prince Of WaeA
These hcs and these passions tho "Geru-
slams" OF Carthage appeared as utterly to over
look as the French Emperor seems to be over
looking, or ignoring, similar facts and similar
passions in the present day with regard to our
selves Finding the Romans involved In sue
cession OF civil wars and domestic troubles, tho
Carthagenians first seized upon Sardinia, after
fierce struggle, and subsequently upon Syra-
cuse, in both Of which fruitful islands they es-
tablished friendly governments and most
wealthy colonies-Rome the while looking on
grimly, but as yet without power to interfere.
AT Observation-Disclosures Of her civil
troubles, and probably regarding, as we shall
soon, foreign war - offering the best means
for rsuniting her lately belligerent component
parts-the Roman republic, about two hundred
and sixty years before the commencement Of
the Christian era, gave ear to the cry Of tho
Aessinians, upon whose soil the Carthagenians
were attempting . fresh violation Of tho
Monroe doctrine" War was at once declared
with all proper pomp, and pushed with every
energy of the Roman people. In q year
Syracuse was rescued from beneath the
shadow Of foreign domination; the Romans,
heretofore without navy, built an
enormous feet; and, in the twenty year
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after the Carthagenians had been defeated in a
heavy sea fight by the Romans, under Vice
Admiral Lutalius Catulus, the "Gerusians" of
Carthage 'gave q receipt for the maize," SO to
speak-acknowledged the "Monroe doctrine"
Of the Roman republic in its full integrity,
withdrew from all islands and territories on
the European side Of the Mediterranean, re-
leased all Roman prisoners without ransom,
and finally paid very handsome sum towards
defraying the expenses of this war for the
vindication of the orbit of Roman power-or
the Monroe doctrine" of the present day.
The second Punic war had similar origin,
and was waged on the Roman side for the vim
dication of the selfsame principle. The Car
thagenians and their mercenaries, under Han
eastern coast of Spain, and consequently
on that side of the Mediterranean which
the Romans claimed to be within the
exclusive orbit Of their empire. 1.-TWO stars
hold not their courses in one spheres" nor, in
the case of two great and progressive nationali-
ties, can one infringe upon the circuit or orbit
of the other without leading to inevitable and
tr,,fh bar
the Carthagenian wise men of old nor the French
Emperor at the present day have shown any
ability to rcalize. The second Punic war,
commenced at Sagunum, lasted for sixteen
years, with varying iortanes-twO OF the great
eat generals the world has ever seen, Hannibal,
on behalf of the "Carsbagenans and conquest"
and Scipio Africanus, shouting the battle cry Of
"Rome and the Monroe doctrine" being op-
posed to each other up to the battle Of Zama,
in which the cohorts of the "Gerusians" went
heavily to the ground. Carthage was then
stripped of all her navy, except ten triremes, or
first class vessels Of war; was deprived OF every
inch OF her foreign territory, and was compelled
to pay heavy tribute for some years towards
defraying the expenses of her c0nqueror
The third Punic war was short, sharp and
decisive. The "Gerusians" of Carthage appar-
emily could not or would not learn wisdom
from the past, but still kept intermeddling at
every opportunity with affairs and with terri
tories which clearly foil within the orbit or
grand circle Of the progress of the Roman EN-
pire. AT length went forth the dread decree,
Carthage dclenia csi, or Carthage is to be blot
ted out-an order terribly and brutally exc
cuted by Major General Scipio Kmilianus on
behalf Of the Romans, tho walls and houses
of the city being razed to their very founda-
tons, and all of Africa that once owned the
sway of Carthage becoming thenceiorth an
noxcd rs Roman province. Such was the
fate. in ancient times, of the country which
would not respect the "Monroa doctrine" of a
growing and powerful repubic-that doctrine,
in a word, which forbds any foreign Power to
intrnde itself within the orbit of another, If it
be wished 10 avoid collisions
In these days of steam the Atlantic is no
more to our navics than was the Mediterranean
to the galeys and triremes of the ancient Poni
and Qsiriies of Africa and Italy. The so-called
"Monroe doctrine" is not anew-fanglcd Ameri-
can discovery or claim, but an eternal princi-
pie essential to the preservation of peace be-
tween all progressive nations. We must, at any
cost, keep the orbit through which our star Of
empire has to move, free from all foreign OBJ
structons or interference. With peace re-estab-
lished ut home, we shall need employment for
several hundred thousand soldiers, drawn from
both armies, who have accepted the military
calling as the profession Of their lives. We
cannot with honor, and we cannot with safety,
permit the erection of vast French colony on
our Southern frontier-for TO that Maximuian's
empire amounts and to nothing more-and 1t
is now for the French Emperor to say, knowing
how unstable in France are the elements be-