Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-12-15

United States have wisely and firm
lly refused to become propaganda
ofrepublicanism. It's the only gov
ernment suited to our condition bu
we have never sought to impose
on others; and we have consistantl,
followed the advice of Washington
to recommend it only by the careful
preservation and prudent use Of tn
blessing. During all the intervening
period the policy of European Pow
ers and of the United States has, OF
the whole, been harmonious. Twice
Indeed, rumors of the invasion o
some parts of America, in the inter
est of monarchy, have prevailed
twice my predecessors have had oc
casion to announce the views of thi
nation in respect to such interference
On both occasions the remonstranc,
lof the United States was respected
from q deep conviction, on the par
of European Governments, that tn,
system otnon-interference and mutua
abstinence from propagandism wa
the true rule for the two hemispheres
Since those times we have advanced
in wealth and power; but we retair
the same purpose to leave the ma
lions OF Europe to choose their OWL
dynasties and form their own systems
of government. t h g consistent
moderation may justly demand 6
corresponding m Iteration. We
should regard it as a great calamity
to ourselves, to the cause of gooC
government, and to the peace of the
world, should any European Power
challcnge the american people, as il
were, to the defense of republic
canism against foreign interference
We cannot foresee and are unwilling
to cinsider what opportunities might
present themselves, what combina,
tions might offer to protect ourselves
against designs inimical to our form
of government. The United States
desire to act in the future as they
have ever acted heretofore; they
never will be driven from that course
but by the aggression of European
Powers and we rely on the wisdom
and justice of tn ose Powers to
respect the sly tie m Of non-inter-
ference which has so long been sane
toned by time, and which, by its
good results, has approved itself to
both continents.
The correspondence between the
United States and France, in refer
ence to questions which have become.
subjects of discussion between the
two Governments, will, at a proper
time be laid before Congress.
When, on the organization of our
government, under the Constitution,
he President of the United States
delivered his inaugural address to
he two Houses of Congress he said
o them, and through them to the
country and to mankind, that "the
preservation Of the sacred fire Of
liberty and the destiny of the re-
publican model of government are
Justly considered as deeply, perhaps
rs finally staked on experiment in
to the American people. +"
And the House Of Representatives
answered Washington by the voice
If Madison: ave adore the invisi-
Die hand which has led the American
people through so many difficulties,
% cherish conscious responsibility
or the destiny ofrepublican liberty"
More than seventy-six years have
slided away since these words were
spoken; the United States have
passed through severer trials than
we're foreseen; and now, at this new
,poch in our existence as one nation,
With our Union purified by sorrows,
md Strengthened by conflict, an d
established by the virtue of t h e
people, the greatness Of the occasion
invites US once more to repeat, with
olemnity, the pledges of our fathers
o hold ourselves answerable before
'ur fellow-men for the success of the
form of government. Elk
'erience has proved its suficiency
n peace and in war; it has vindicat-
d its authority through dangers
nd Affections, and sudden and terri
lie emergencies, which would have
rushed any system that had been
ess firmly fixed in the heart of the
eople.
At the Inauguration of Washing
on the foreign relations of the coun-
ry were few, and its trade was re-
ressed by hostile regulations; now
IL the civilized nations of the globe L
-elcome our commerce, and their !
governments profess towards us Y
nifty. Then our country felt its v
-ay hesitatingly along an untried |
ath, with States so little bound to- o
ether by rapid means of communi- >
atoms as to be hardly known to r
ne another, and with historic ira :,
itions extending over very few