The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-09-01
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.


AS. there are soma reasons for believing that
the Monroe doctrine may, at no distant day, be
pushed INTO great prominence by events on our
Southern frontier, it may not be unlnterestlng
to notice the inception of the principle and Its
condition at this time, so far as the action OF
the party in power is concerned. President
Monroe IN his message of December 2a, 1923,
thus stated the doctrine, which now bears his
name
with the existing colonies or dependencies
Of any European power we have not intertered
Bot with the governments who have declared
tbeirindepcndence and maintained it, and whose
independence we have on great consideration
aud on ju5t principles acknowledged, we could
not view any inierpositjon for the purpose OF
depressing them, o, controlling in any other
manner their destiny, by any European power,
in any ether light than as a manifestation OF
an untreGdly disposition toward the United
States"
Passing over the period between the year
1928 and 18GI-a period full OF instances in
which this doctrine was defended by the De-
mocracy of the country from the attacks OF the
an'i-D Democratic eiement-We come 10 the 4th
Of April, 1864, when the following resolution,
reported from the Commttee on Foreign Reia-
tons, was unanimously adopted by the House
of REPRESENTATIVES Of the United States, one
hundred and uine member3 being present, and
everv member voting yes:
'Rcsoiged, That The Congress, of the United
States are unwilling by silence to leave the
nations of the world under the impression that
they are Indifferent spectators Of the deplorable
events now transpir:ng in the republic OF Mex
ice; therefore they think it fit to declare that 1t
does not accord with the people OF the United
States 10 acknowledge a monarchlcal govern
ment erected on the RUNS OF any republican
Eovernment in America under the auspices Of
any European power.
This was followed or the 8th of June Of the
same year by the passage Of the annexed res
olution by the Republican Convention in Baltl-
mole, the body that nominated Abraham Lin
coin and Andrew Johnson:
"Hes2lJed, Thai Ne approve the position ta-
ken by the government that the people OF the
United States can never regard with lndlffer-
ence the attempt Of any European power TO
overthrow by force, or supplant by fraud, the
insr,fatlous o. any republican government on
the Western continent. Prolonged applause
And that they will view with extreme jealousy
as menacing to the peace and independence Of
this our country, the efforts Of any such power
to obtain new foothoIds tJT monarChical govern
nen,5 sustained by foreign military force in
near proximity to the United States Long
and continued applause"
In the Senate Of the United States, on the
18Th Of January, 1865, the diplomatic appro-
p ration bill being under consideration, Mr..
Wade. Of Ohio, moved TO amend by inserting
before the word Mexico the words OF "the
reE.blic of." lie said there were two govern
rneats in Mexico. We could recognize none
bnt the ~repubIic" We could have nothing 20
do with the empire. The amendment Of Mr.
Wade was adopted without debate, and the Dip
lomaic appropriation bill was then passed On
the Goth OF the same month the House concur
red in the Sena.e's amendment to the diplomat
ic appropriation bill, and the bill was passed,
This is the present position of the Republican
party in relation 70 the Monroe doctrine Tho
Republicans are indirectly committed to it by
the openly expressed opinions of their leaders.
At the laying of the cornerstone Of the Protes-
tant Orphan Asylum in Washington, Mr. Har-
Ian, Secretary OF the Interior, said in his ad-
dress
" Iltll liG EEtiIGll- Dbl l4gN oO AliCLluty ~
our prosperity. sprung to arms in defense Of the
Turkish nationality, we all applauded; but
when they attempt to crush feeble MeXico we
despse their want of generous gallantry, and
wish it might be tho will OF God in the order OF
His providence, that this great republic OF ours
should be called upon to protect her feeble Sis
ter republic"
To this may be added the following remarks
made by General Banks in New Orleans on the
Attn of July, 1864
This question we have to meet The earii-
er acquisitions Of European powers On this con-
tinent we respected and would continue TO res
pect; but toothold gained by taking advantage
Of cur domestic troubles we would not respect,
for now European successes on this continent
would be destructive to our liberties. He held
that the future of the American continent was
for Americans. A strange, if not hostile, flag
is on our borders, and, if necessary, must be
driven away"
So much for the position of the Republican
Darty. Yet all this time the Hon. Montgomery
Blair declares that Secretaries Seward and
Stanton have been in alliance with Napoleon TO
secure the triumph of the very thing against
which their party has protested. Should such
men be trusted with the interests and honor oi
the nation ?-.fgs.
ezy'You are very handsome" said gentle,
man to lady.
'.Ah!" said the lady, $50 you would say II
you did not think So"
'.And so you would think, answered he
''though | should not say So
/ GA prudent man advised his drunken ser
want to put by his money for a rainy day Ii
few weeks the master inquired how much O
/ his wages he had saved.
"Fai;h, none at ALL said he, 1T rained yes
terday, and it all went"
egGood feeling is thing worth cultvatine
ut this time, but it will, if we only attend t.
our own proper aaails, grow up and houris