The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-08-26
Mexico and The Monroe Doctrine

the crimes for which they are the penalty.
Mexico and The Monroe Doctrine.
When our fore-fathers came to this Continent,
they found Mexico inhabited by people who
had made considerable progress in civilization.
Their system ofagricultnre and internal improve
ment was good.s Some of the arts and sciences
had attained good degree of perfection among
them. Their system of religion, though rude
and idolatrous, was not barbarous. Their ar
chitecture was of a high ORDER and s'the Halls
ofthe Montezumas, as their royal palaces were,
called, were famous for their splendor as late as
the war of 1913. But the ancient glory of Mex
leo has departed, Dragged and torn by civil
factions, cursed with ambitious and unscrupu-
lous leaders, for the last half-century her fertile
plains have been one grand field Of civil comno-
ton, outrage and bloodsheds In ten years her
government has been overthrow "a half-dozen
times, and so unsteady is her politics, that the
people scarcely know from day to-day who is
their ruler The Liberal party yielded to- the
Priestparty the Priest party to Republicanism
Rcpublicanism to Imperialism, and during all
these changes, there has been no cessation Of war
and bloodshed. A few years ago, England,
France and Spain united in an expedition to
take charge of the Mexican government to COM
| pei the payment Of certain claim which they
held against it. England and Spain soon saw
that the object of the French Emperor was to
take permanent charge of the throne, and pru-
| IDENTIFY withdraw Napoleon went ahead, pro-
| claimed Macmillan Of Austria Emperor of Next
CO, and supported his authority with thirty
thousand French troops. !.
Juarez the Constitutional President of MEXICO,
has been trying tomaintain himself and the lib
critics of his countrymen, with a handful of fol-
lowers. But his little army, lacking organiza-
ton and equipment, has been driven from post
| to post, the leading cities and fortified places
have yielded to the French veterans, and his
Government is as fugitive and precarious as was
| that of Jeff Davis in his latter days. asd 81
We naturally feel sympathy for neighboring
people, who are having "a foreign government
forced upon them against their wishes, and are
gradually seeing their dearest privileges taken
from them. But more than this. We cannot
see European Monarchy established upon our
shores, so near our own borders, without a feel
| ing Of apprehension Tits contrary to onr'Dem-
ocratic IDEAS 1t is contrary to the policy of our
| government announced by President Monroe in
his message of December 2, 1925. This is known
as THE Monroe Doctrine and is given in in the
following words: loisnnlafjb SIN .beferf9.
ssWifh the existing colonies or dependencies
! of any European power we have not nteriered,
| and shall not interfere. But. with, the govern
ments who have declared their independence, and
maintained it. and whose independence we have
on great consideration and on just principles az
knowledged, we could not view any interpos-
ton for the purpose of expressing them, or con-
trolling in any other manner their destiny by
any European power, in any other lightthan as
manifestation of an unfriendly disposition tow
ard the United States.oH liw gaA no b9iai0,
1t is certain that large majority of our peo-
pie deeply sympathize with the oppressed Next
cans. Many think our government should give
them the necessary military aid to drive Maxi
milan and his invaders from our coast. The
course of the French Emperor during our late civ
il contest has embittered the people against him.
There is settled conviction in the minds of our
people that Macmillan must not and will not
be allowed, firmly to establish himself on the
Mexican throne. Now that the Rebellion is put
down, we have the means and the leisure to at
tend to these insoent INVADERS What course
our Government will pursue ia the matter re-
mains to be seen. 1t will probably endeavorl to
avoid any resort to force, but if we mean to
maintain the ttMonroe0 Doctrine" Macmillan
had better seek a throne elsewhere. Tyranny
and oppression cannot long flourish on this Con-
tineut and if he persists in his effort, be may
yetmeeta usurper's death. assd 9gaB a991dal