Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-07
The United STATES aia IL

lions 10 ,'',tr,e t,Ious, out as inyolyinS most
IL nss y, pubic law, Of which the se,,i Cues
,bovs, 5su.ial 10 the peace of nations~,aeOl
oi,;|sS,, poeun,ary PREPARATION 10 their 4 Mt
decisions against Great Britain' uentaly On
pensation was not their nrin,a,.su ch IN
ihey had motive, ana n wns obs
teress OF peace and Justice 10 "st,I, leh 10,
portaht principles of International Ior,s 10,
correspondence win be placed h"S., The
Inc ground on which the British Ny (N
rests ms Justification Is, substantioI,0 5er
tue municipal law of a nation. md u 40
iheSuc interpretations OF thar law, 'N4
measure of its duty as u neutral. ,rIg NJ
pounu 10 declare my opinion bof9. lN
ana before the world, that that .ius,isoO.asoO
cannot be sustained before Ihe ,;it'1alO1
nations, Vt the same time Ia no ,'u .SAl Of
10 any present attempt At rrtrpss Nv. ""uN@
legislation. For the futur, finn5,,"'E Of
tween the two countries must res, sup ap l,
basis of mutual Justice. vi 'le
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
From the moment of the nStsLli,L,
our free Constitution, tho civilized ,r'
has been COnvulSed by revolutions wv HU4
terests Of democracy or Of m6norcSb1S uy To-
through all those revolutions tba Il, oN
States have wisely and firmly reiv.s.l oWtN
come propagandiSts of rcpubliclpi,r o.
the only government suited TO our cor,,aIsb
but we have never sought 10 imnosoi u,
others; and we have consistently Gn""'o9
the advice of Washington 90 recon,ua,i ~
only by the careful preservation and n,n3 "
use of the blessing. During all the intery,
ing period the policy of Europeap Pow
and OF the United States has, on theyyII
been harmonious. Twice, indeed, ruro.
Of the invasion Of some % ,... c., C." t;,narie,
the interest of monarchy have preyoil,
twice my predecessors have had occasion Il
49, 49,. views Of this nation IL re,.4.
to such Interference. Ot both CcCaSi~,
the remonSranCe of the United States Ma,
respected, from a deep conviction, on III
part of European Governments, thar the ,v
ten of nou-interterCncc and mutual Qbgs
ence from prOpagandiSm was the true N.
for the two hcmispheres. Since those tins
we have advanced in wealth. and power: Il
we retain the same purpose 10 leave The Il
tons Of Europe 10 ChOOSctheir own dvna,rs|
aud form their own system OF gOvernmer
This consistent moderation NAV Justly i
mand corresponding moderation ID
should regard il as a great calamity IN NV,
selves, TO the cause of good government NV
to the peace of the world, should aDy En-,
pean Power challenge the American DsoniI
as it were, to the defence Of repubTcsn rir1,
against foreign Interference Ne c8gpof
fOreSee and are unwilling 20 consider VIVA,
opportunities might present themselves
what combinations might offer to protpc
ourselves against designs inimical to ou,
form of government. The United State,
desire 10 act in the future rs they have acted
heretofore; they never will be driven frorI
that course but by the aggres sion of Eurl
pean Powers; and we rely on the wi>ior
and justice of those Powers 10 respect ia
| system Of nOn-interference which has 4
! long been sanctioned by time, and which, II
| its good results, has approved Itself to b0.
continents.
The correspondence between the United
| States and France, in reference to question:
| which have become subjects Of dSCusS0.
between the two Governments, will at d
| proper time, be laid before Congress.
OUR REPUBLICAN SYSTEM.
When, on the organization of Uur GqrI
| eminent, under the Constitution, the Pre
! ident of the United States delivered his al
| auguraladdrcsst to the two Houses ofCongred
! he said to them, and through them to I'D
country and to mankind, that the pre,a
| walton of the sacred fire of liberty and ID
| destiny ofthe republican model of goyerl
ment are justly consideredlas deeply, perhly|
as finally staked on the experiment enuC|
| ted to the American people" And d!
/ House of Representatives answered W&s|
| ington by the voice of Madison; "We adoH
4 the invisible hand which has led the Amer
| lean people, through so many dmicg1nes
| to cherish conscious responsibility lot tn
destiny of republican liberty More tha
seventy-six years have glided away sine
/ 81. .lr
| States have passed through Severer tlials tina
were foreseen land now, at this epoch In o.
| existence as one nation, with our Union p
rifed by sorrows, and strengthened by cll
tict, and established by the virtue oI
| people, the greatness of the occasion inUI
us once more to repeat, with solemnity /
pledges of our fathers to hold ourselves
sWerable before our fellOwmen for the i
cess of the republican form of governed
Experience has proved its sufficiency
| peace and in war it has yindiCated lis 4
thority through dangers and afflicted
and sudden and terrible emergencies. viii 4
would have crushed any system that A
been less firmly fixed in the heart OF Il
neople AT the Inauguration OF Wasbiurt
tha for, '"n relations of the country va
| few and lis tra,4" was repressed by host
! regulations now all ne CIVILIZED matte
/ of the globe, welcome our commerce
| their Governments profess towards rs am
| Then our country felt its way heSitatHv
along an untried path, With States so lit |
! bound together by rapid means of commI
| nicaton as to be hardly known to one Il
| other, and with historic traditions eXteD|
ing over very few years; now in.tercounI
| between the States is SIT and intimaGl
tio cN Pelts'i'e =, centuries has been cro"I
o ~, nv rev generations, and has cres@I
at intense, indestruCtbIe nationality. Ila
! our jurisdiction did not reach beyond
Improvement boundaries OF the terri@f
which had achieved independence; rFI
through Cessions of lands, first coloniza ]
Spain and France, the country has acQ1s
Il more complex character, and has t0l y
/ natural limits the chain of Lakes, the @
| of Mexico, and on the East and the va
the two great oceans.-Other nations vel
wasted by civil wars for ages before th
could establish for themselves the neCesstI
degree of unity; the latent conviction II
our form OF government is the best ed
| known to the world, has enabled us to emeg
| from civil war within four years, with |
complete vindication OF the constitutes
authority of the General Government, D
with our local liberties and State insta
tons unimpaired. The throngs of en-
grants that crowd to our shors are Wns
ses of the confidence Of all peoples in
! permanence. Here Is the great land Of
labor, where industry is blessed with u13
ampled rewards, and the bread of the Wli
lngman is sweetened by the conscious
that the cause of the c0uutr els his o.
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