The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-25

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Mexico and the Monroe DOsEFine.
II the people Of this country are dis
posed 70 engage IN 2 crusade for the
purpose OF keeping decrepit Republics
n Mexico or elsewhere upon their legs,
we yresume that nothing but an erpey-
frzsnhlm eraas viii satisfy them asto the
expectancy or non-expediencyof such
az enterprise
But il Is we'll that we should all dis
tictly understand how far the tradi-
lions snd principles Of our national
policy bears out in this direction, and
that We should give up invoking
the sanction of the Monroe Doctrine
iOr q state of public feeling, and for
projects Of public action, wholly ire
ooncilable with the feeling which
prompted the original publication of
that doctrine, and wholly a~ntsgO1istic
y The course which il proclaimed as
our chosen pathway Of national duty.
A brief review OF the circumstances
which attended the insertion in PresiS
dent Monroes annual message TO Cons
gress ~ December 1923, Of the now
nmous passage which is constantly re
lerred to IS the Monroe Doctrine, I"
must satisfy every candid mind that
she principles IL lays down are wholly
mappiicable 70 the purposes TO which
they are continually twisted by glib ora-
tors sad careless writers. The yesr 1923
witnessed The invasion Of Spain by q
French army under the Duke Of Angou-
lgga
This invasion was made IN the name Of
Ferdinand MI, and in completely with
,hs Holy Alliance, for the purpose
OF suppressing the constitutions claims
of the Spanish COTtes. IN s speech
nom the throne, Louis XVIII, OF
France, justified this use Of the French
arms by laying down what the then
Chancellor OF the British Excheqner,
Mr Robinson, did not hesitate 10 de-
noun-e IN the British Parlisme Mt as
the m0nstrous principle that tree gov
C-uments are mere waste paper, unless
they proceed from the mouth OF kings"
the s0yereigns OF Russia, Prussia and
Austria, predominsting in that combi-
nation Of the powers for the overthrow
~ Napoleon, Which Alexander, OF Rus
Ea, baptized as the Holy Alliance"
entirely conceded with the restored
French Bourbon IN this 'mOnslrOus
principle. They had already applied
It ia the case OF Italy; and they were
earnestly anxious to see itapplied with
equal success in Spain. they gave
TO Louis XVIII their cordial sympathy
snd support and in a Congress of the
Alliance, called at Verona, in 1922,
shey had endeavored to secure the rs
sent OF Great Britain to a united action,
for the purpose Of expressing all re.
BIstance 20 the will OF Ferdinand VII,
frat in European Spain, and then IN
the revolted Spanish colonies of the
New World.
nut the Great Britain Of 1923 and
George Canning, WIS not the Great
Britain OF 1898 and William Pitt a
twenty years war growing out Of her
interference to preserve monarchy IN
france, had taught British statesmen
whatIth had failed to teach French Bour.
hons aud Continental princes. The
British Government positively refused
10 accede 10 the projects Of the allies.
Solicited, upon this, by the Spanish
Constitutional party 70 lend aid To them
ia their desperate struggle for liberty,
GREAT Britain equally declined 10 com
ply with these ~entreaties. She remop-
strated, indeed, and in strong terms
with the Bourbon Government Of
France upon its course, but her newly.
adopted national policy Of non inter.
ference compelled her 4 abstain with
an equal care from complications with
either side, and was perfectly express-
ed by MI Canning in m eloquent speech
on the affairs Of spain. in Gods
name, exclaimed the British Minister
LET them try what experiments In no
Htical science they will An that
Streat British has done on this occas
30 hss been not 10 disturb the course
"l political experiment, bnt 10 endesyor
90 avert the calamity Of war. In nnr-
suance OF these efforts Mr.. Gaming in
an interview with the Efinister Of The
United States, Mr. Rush, urged upon
our envoy b Importance TO America
AZ well ss England, Of some demonstrn
ton which should reinforce the ~
peals Of Great Britain against the a..
tervenuonist policy OF Ter allie. Nv
showing that the United States svTnnc-
ihlssd with England, and would taka
strong action against Inst policy. II 81.
tempted to be enforced against psp,sb
America
Mr. Rush reported the suesest;,.ns 81
NJ Canning 70 Secretary OF STATE
M 'ohn Quincy Adams, ky whom
they were warmly approved and recon-
menoed 70 the President Al No,-oo
Accordingly, IN his next messoro ~
Monroe inserted the foBowipS -
graph written by ME Adams e.
siluding % the Suppression. unde- -
suspioes Of the Allied Powers - -
popular movement IN SrSin m, 49,
q wss made by Mr. Aders
We owe IT. therefore TO rsnSor ~
tie smioahle RELATIONS existi0r ~
tween the United Ststes szd he SfEaa
Powers 10 declare thsA ya sbonl5 -
aoer any attempt OF their mart 80
teno tier system 70 auy portion 80
ms hemisphere "a DANGEROUS 70 -
peace ana safely Disclaimlno 49,
any wDh 10 disturb "existnr c@olo,sos
M Hrope N America. Mr. ADAM 81.
serted that IN respect 20 Ameries,
Ntsies whose independence had ~
acknowledged by the United States
any h~terposltion for the purnose ~
depressing them or c~ontrollinc n
any other manner, their destiny Nv an~
AnoPean Powers" could only -
viewed by US as the manissstatio,.r
an untnendly disposition toward -
United States"
The a~llusi0n 10 existipe coi0
maae IN THIS passage was intended bx
NJ AhANs' as We learn from the mr.
Yate annals Of the t~ransAetiou. 10 o..
stall any possible attempt op he 800
Of England herself 10 extend H. -
Atlantic dominion, and when The R-~
sidents declaration came up Fcr co..eS
deratiOD IN the British Parlisna,t ~
GAMING who used il effeetnaiIv IN -
cordance with the ideas which Lad A.
originally 10 suggest il. was Al some
pains o express his dissent FINN -
pretsnsions involved in that sllusion
These ~preiensions, however. h will
be seen, were negative, not Affirmative
a the whole passage was, and w.
weant 70 he. 10 asserted 40 right 81.
re United States 70 extend or eVen ~
s1staip Republican institutions beyon5
- owu borders, but simply denied tbr
s;.bt Of she Boly Alliance 20 p~ropae-se
,5s doctrine Of toe divine right Of kInes