The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-11

Watching season, the sporting season, the thea |
trical season, the fashionable season and the |
political season, we shall certainly have our |
hands full from this time to Christmas.
The Political Conventions and the Monroe |
Doctrine.
The political conventions which have thus |
far been held In the Northern States have
brought forward all manner of platforms, with
a great variety of planks No two conventions
have taken hold of our internal affairs alike,
or coinclded with each other in the treatment
of the various questions touching the manage
ment of home matters. Some of the State
conventions of the republican party have
endorsed negro suffrage, others repudiated
It, and still others have ignored the question
entirely. Now and then republican con-
vention has approved the Presidents policy,
while others have voted down resolu-
tons sustaining his civil and military admin
istration. The same ia true Of the demo-
cratic conventions. They have taken all
sides of the same question The New Jersey de-
mocracy rehashed their old party claptrap, glori-
fed their cardinal principles and all the hum
bugs of the past, and endeavored to ring in an
endorsement Of portion Of Mr.. Johnson's pol
lev with a proviso; while in the State OF Maine
they approved the reconstruction policy OF the
administration in an unqualified manner. The
Pennsylvania democracy limped and stumbled
out qualified approval of Mr.. Johnson, but
had it appended to long rigmarole about past
rubbish, which spoiled all the good they did in
corporate in their platform. The democracy
of this State, on the other band, came up man
fully to their work; discarded the old and dead
issues, and took hold Of the living present ones
in the right form, and said what they had to say
in the right way. Thus we might go on emu
merating all the State conventions which have
been held, and find that no two have treated
the issues now presented in our internal af-
fairs in the same manner. There are as many
distinct and different platforms as there have
been conventions.
But with al this confusion and conflicting
sentiment on the course to be pursued In the
management of the questions within ourselves,
there is one thing upon which all these conven-
tions agree. Wherever State convention has
been held 1t matters not whether republican
or democratic, in Maine or Minnesota, in New
York or Ohio, in New Jersey or Michigan, in
Pennsylvania or Wisconsin, but one sentiment
has been manifested on the Monroe doctrine.
All parties and all classes agree upon this
point Democrats and republicans, politicians
and the people, are of one voice and one mind.
Everywhere resolutions are passed without the
slightest dissent approving that time honored
doctrine and declaring that the principle in
volved must be enforced and America lest ex-
clusively to Americans. The unanimity on this
question is significant. 1t is expressed in so
emphatic and unmistakable manner that no
public man or official in this country dare array
himself against it if he would. Whatever else
may have been the effect of the events Of the
past four years upon the minds of our people,
however charitable they may feel towards
our erring brethren in the South, and how
ever willing they may be to forget and
forgive their efforts to break up and destroy
the Union, there is no mistaking the fact
that the course of the European governments,
in attempting to establish monarchies on our
borders and provide empires for the royal
bloods of Europe on this continent, has aroused
the people of this country, renewed their devo-
ton to the Monroe doctrine and removed all
possibility of their forgiving the intrigues of
foreign Powers as long as they try to control
any of the republics on this side of the Allan
tic. This fact is SO apparent, from the action
son can mistake it, as we presume those man.
aging our foreign affairs at Washington and
abroad fully comprehend.
If Napoleon or the British government have
had any doubts heretofore in regard TO the
sentiment Of the people in this country on this
point, these doubts must by this time be
removed. The Emperor of the French must
see that every day and every hour which he
retains Macmillan in Mexico he increases the
animosiiy of our people and widens the breach
between the two nations. The English states
men cannot fail to comprehend that every
effort on their part TO interfere with the affairs
of this continent only operates detrimental to
them. II they are wise they will boldly seize
the opportunity of regaining the prestige
which that government has lost by reviving the
doctrine which their eminent statesman, Mr..
Canning, originated. and at once insist that
France, Spain and all other Powers shall
unite with them in its observance to the letter
and spirit In this course they have an oppor-
tunity to obtain the entire moral influence Of
this country. The remarks of President johnson
to the Minister from the Republic of Colombia,
as he was taking his departure from Washing
ton, were in unison with the sentiments of the
people of this country. Their voice from Maine
to Oregon Is that the Monroe doctrine must
and shall be maintained. Our people, how
ever, want no more of war; we have had enough
to last us for some time to come; but the