Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-19
rnr MONROE pocrHrxs.
france I'm Mexico.
Extract from speech BY the Hon. Montgomery Blal
delivered a. Hsgsrstown, Ma, Jaly II

be present ruler 0i france nas efnioited,
throughout our late struggle for existence. a
most unideudy spirit. and availed himself OF
our emergencies 70 invade our sister republic OF
Mexico. suOveri her government. and establish
there military desposisn, under the nominal
bead Of an Austrian prince Would the crowned
heads Of Europe submit quietly 70 similar inter
vsntlon or our part 10 establish the republican
system in Hungary, Italy, or any other Euro
pean country where revolutionary movements
have arisen from time TO timef We know that
such an act part would combine every one
OF then against us a. al sggressor. seeking TO
overthrow their regal gorernments--fhe political
system o. that continent /. the invasion OF
Mexico By France. ia the interests OF absoIu.sm,
any less al act OF hostility toward the United
States, and . var on the republican system OF
thisi Certainly not. The proposition 10
too obvious 20 require argument or au-
thority to support il. This is the gis, Of the
Monroe doctrine, as the manifesto made 10 pre-
serve ourselves against this mode Of subverting
our popular institutions has been called, ever
since President Monroe declared his purpose 60
resist such design when preached by the Holy
Alliance in 1923. He states the proposition 20
which have alluded. in this language: The
political system of the Allied powers i essen
italy different in this respect from that OF Amer.
| lea And to the defense Of our own which has
been achieved BY tho loss of 80 much blood and
treasure, and matured by the wisdom Of their
mos. enlightened citizens, and under which we
have enjoyed unexampled felicity. this whole
nation - devoted We owe H. therefore, 10 can
dor and to the amcable relations existing be
tween the United States aud those Powers, TO
declare that we should consider any attempt on
their part TO extend their system 20 any portion
OF this hemisphere as dangerous 70 our peace and
safety"
Again. in 1924, he said: ut is impossible for
the European Governments TO interfere in their
concerns. (the affairs of neighbors), espe
cially those alluded to their systems of govern
ment) which are vital, without affecting US In
deed. the motive which might iaduce such inter
| ference In the present state OF the war between
the parties, if a war it may be called. would sp-
pear TO be equally applicable to Ne" Could
| language be framed more appropriate 10 portray
the designs OF the French Government in their
| Intervention in Mexico. and the feeling u: our
people in regard to it!-and the representatives,
of the people, in the session before the last,
adopted declaration Of the same purport. even
az the risk of bringing French recognition and
open alliance TO the rebels while our contest was
at the highest There il 10 blinking the fact.
that the French war Oh Mexico the En-
perOF's contingent in aid OF tie rebellion against
free govern ment, and the rebellion ha. not ended
while French bayonets maintain a despOtism
there.
Do propose, then, to send our veterans to put
it down at once7 1 do not. | believe it will
not be necessary. But, il is necessary. to pre-
ven, war. that he French Emperor should be no
longer deceived as to the feelings Of the Ameri
can people in regard 10 his position there We
need not say what we are able 10 do He has
seen that we are able to hold the territory. which
our fathers bequesthed to u We should make
IL manifest, also, in becoming manner that
we mean TO mautain the Government, which
they framed for US, aud the principles which they
asserted as necessary TO preserve Inserted,
too. when they were. Comparatively feeble
power, in defiance Of the aliej powers OF the
whole continent Of Europe.
| The course Of our Foreign Secretary ana War
! Secretary will warrant the French Emperor 10
asserting that the policy ne has adopted to en
graft French power or the institutions OF this
continent. which cut down To mske = stock
for IT'S support, IS approved by our Government.
See how both our State and War Departments
| have been subordinate 10 Nspoleon's policy
| Our House of Representatives re echoed the
voice of the Convention that nominated Lincoln
and johnson as candidates, pledged, II elected TO
the Presidency, 10 reassert aud maintain even in
the midst OF the rebellion, the Monroe Doctrine,
as protest against the Invasion of France to
overthrow the republican system established as
| that of our cOntinent taken from the type OF
that of tho United States The State Depart
ment instantly dispatched disclaimer 70 the
Emperor of the French, through our Minister at
Paris, containing the assurance that the opinion
Of the House was not that of the Government,
ana giving him to understand that the Executive
would not coz operate with the House The Wal
Office confirmed this n,imstion Of the State De
paHment Immediately. by is action. An order
was entered against the expectation of arms
which were essential 20 enable the Mexicans 10
defend themselves, while the French were allowed
forage aud transportation, which were ali they
wanted. We had equal right TO stop the
means of supply. which were essential TO main
tain the Emperor's army in Mexico as TO STOP
the export OF arms lest they might fall into the
hands of the invaded Republicans, who. thus
disarmed, we're ompelled to submit to an enemy
that came accoutered with the best the armorcs
OF Europe could furnish The Mexican. sought
and might have obtained, but for this order, the
| arms exported from Europe, and rejected by oul
army not equal to the Springfield gun; but
our War Secretary, in complaisance to France
played the part of the dog in the manger. anC
denied the contractors and merchants the righ
to reexport what he had refused 10 receive. Thi:
, lnterdict was continued even TO the last OF une
for so late were the refuse arms purchased BY
the Mexican agents in San Francisco withheld
although President Johnson ordered it's remova
, within one week after bis accession TO power
: Nevertheless, the revocation was not communi
Gated 10 our officers in that quarter, and henc,
the Mexican arms were seized, aud continue 81
to DE held even now
But the Emperor OF the French is not left (
infer the acquiescence of orr Government in hi.
| policy in reference TO this continent trOm even
these pregnant facts He has il coupled with 4
justification in the handwriting of our Minister
under the authority of our Secretary of State
|, Louis Napoleon's Minister OF State VI Rouher
read to the French Legislative body this extrac
from an official communication OF our Minister
Mr BigelOw, containing an assurace of our sub
mission to the establishment OF his Mexican En-
> pre, with view 10 disarm opposition to il from
the representatives of the French people and iC
quiet their discOntents The Monteur, tn,
|. Government official paper of France reports Mr.
Bigelow's words thus: " We Jour Government
do not like. of course, 10 see monarchy estab
lished 10 Mexico. We prefer. of course repub
institutions: but respect the will OF ia,
people; We can understand how Mexico, that wal
for long time ruled by monafchical govern
ment, would like 10 return TO that form OF gov
, ernment, and we would not 60 TO war for 10,
sake OF a form OF govern
Now. hero il not only acquiescence agains
our inelinatoEs TO the conspiracy which seeks
the surrender Of Mexico a the prey of tn,
French aud Austrian potentates, but asst gus a,
reasons Tor it fssehoods, which are made TO civ,
Il the appearance OF submission TO an honest
Democratic principle While all the world know:
that Republican institutions were put down in
Mexico by French bayonets. neither the party OF
, Miramon nor Jusrez, At war FOR the Presidency
consenting To surrender their form OF govern