The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-26
Lord stanley on the Monroe Doctrine and
the Prospects OF Peace.

Lord Stanley eldest Of Earl Derby, in addressing
his constituents Mt Kings Lynn the st inst,
mentcd as follows American matters
II there were any quarter OF The globe In which we
might entertain apprehcnsons Of disturbance II WAS
not Europe rather the other side Of the Atlantic
He did not think II was possible TO deny that among the
American peopleandhe he spoke of the people rather than
OF the recommendations had BEEN during the last two
three years, a feeling which not OF entire
dialty They expected more sympathy from us in their
civil than they received We profcsscd 10 sock only
for neutrality and undoubtedly what they desired and
expected was warm sympathy and moral support Opn-
ions, however, were greatly divided ~ Lheanu ulon tne
Arm n war, and the sympathy which Tie Americans
expected they did not receive. This undoubtedly had
caused fnomentary feeling OF irritation and
and In addition 10 this there was also TINS
fact borne in mind that the two natiDns, however
friendly they might be. rivals IN trade nnd mari
time power and he afraid II hal always been the
case among men and among nations that where there
good deal Of rivalry there would always be little
icalougv nut Whatever hi ings miglt have been said
either upon our side of the Atlantic upon the Amcri
can, he entertained no apprchensions uat they would
lead to serious results. He had good deal Of faith
both In the good OF the Americans and In our
own The Americans had had enough OF fiehtng; they
had had for the first time in their national existence
n real and serious experience of what meant
and what cost with GG0o 600 600 Of debt with
four millions of white inhah ants diseontented
and dissatisfied after thcr subjugiiion they inevitably
be- with -four millions Of negroes turned loose upon
society who for long time To would be rather
source Of trouble than ol strength; with all the social
and political system of oncthird Of tho Union tn be
organized he torght they had quite enough upon their
hands % render them ndsposcd 10 involve themselves
In any unnecessary quarrel Even II this not So
America we're not allaycd, be did not think that we
should be the objects Of attack There was " the Amer
cans chose to avail themselves OF H. uey raj and fe
cure Qfdgercroc Jcioen NJ American iHme' and
nc g1uefnmeni i Fraacc Tic Monroe doctrine, ruling
principle laid down by American statesmen, had for
the last twenty five years become integral part or
thoir public policy and thcy would not permit, II they
could prevent H. any sovereignty dependency TO be
craicd by any European Power upon the Nor American
cont ncnL In the face Of this well known and we'll un-
derftood rule Of American policy, tho government or
France taking advantage Of the chronic state Of ds
tuTbance cgsting ia Mexico had established nominally
indeed hn empire under Austrian prince, bIt really q
government which was a dependency upon frncc
7hero dirfef ca0Nllgs md farce ~
dns udt5n W ne tssb ~ 0no1cri osd " a. sinricfas
bad aoi yy n ~ pre1cH fiy. dceptd Ne ch1t
iea0s md ressatf t,f ni M ~ F6rtc oH oHH',V
0sy rsrc p re .eily diTosd " B0 ter N mitch Wsy
might po.edy h1U. sfe cause toT complain cfa 1ngeT-
nv ~ rnv Maiy y cngrg, a quar'sls gtt ~ ~
aag I b4ars inafsr U 10 ~ clusei bg te Adl1Wg, or
/ sa sfgR tuDtes n neutrality Hp1l ot' pqr. Cicar,
near iic was confident hofc eaa nothing botvoen Tho
American government and o1r which dd noi aimt Of u
friendly ctlemcnt, and lf this and " ~ Europe
thore vas it appcurcd 20 him, reasonable oouse 10
auDrshoui q war, ne Thought % limo to consider
whether the scale upon which we now maintained our
arasncnis was rot larger tien permanently neces