The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-05
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WM. CAMERON q CO., Publishers.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 5, 1850.
Gov. Anderson. of ohiO-The Mon

Gov. Anderson OF OhlO-Ihe MOn-
roe Doctrine, etc.
The following extract from the mes
sage OF Gov. Anderson, Of Ohio, con-
tains ali he said on the subject of the
Monroe Doctrine, Mexican Imbroglo
etc
The facts disclosed in, and inferable
from, this correspondence, seem to JUS
,ify that supposition of those purposes
in the uses of the Union Volunteers.
And recent events appear still more
strongly TO invoke our attention to the
danger Of another and very different
war Inasmuch as OHIO would be called
upon, in that case, to spend again her
full share, and more than her full share,
of her best blood and treasure, in this
new and gigantic enterprise, | desire
for the more general, obvious reasons,
as well IS for those specially indicated
TO ask your attention also to this grave
matter With all the admonitions from
war and its dread consequences, (per-
sonal, economical, political, social, NOR
81, and National and with all the
enchanting allurements to peace and
peaceful industries, in all their mani
fold uses and blessings, we are now
loudly and vehemently exhorted TO
shut our eyes and turn our hearts
agsinst these delights and to plunge
headlong into the new and inscruta bic
expenses, dangers, and horrors Of an
other great and prolonged war And
for what? To maintain the Monroe
Doctrine and to uphold our honor
| What the Monroe Doctrine" exactly
is we have never agreed among our
selves It's origin is doubtful Its pur
pose was uncertain. Its means are,
to this day, unspecifed One thing Is
very certain, however. lt is, in the
mouths of its present advocates, very
different in all these regards from that
intended by Great Britain, when, for
purposes of her own, she suggested it,
OF by Mr. Monroe and his Cabinet when
they borrowed it from Mr.. Canning
Another is also most clear. It is wholly
Incompatible with that other, the fan
dRmental doctrine which the Father of
his Countrywide very Moses in our ear
| ly wilderness bequeated to us, as last
Legacy, and as perpetual rule of our
1 National action, viz: to " beware Of all
entangling alliances
But the question which really con-
Germs US now is, not what its history or
lie claptrap lame might imply it to
he, but what it is in It's own simple ma
ture And, as it seems to be now trans
lated, it is a proposition for our Cow
ernment, entirely without invitation,
to elect itself into q sort of parent or
| guardian, for the whole family or
batch Of Spanish-American Republics
| and peoples on this entire Continent,
and to protect them, by arms, or men
ace of arms, against real or Imaginary
conspiracy by all the crowned heads Of
Europe
Our first inquiry ought to be whether,
| in the nature Of the thing, or by its
word or spirit, our Constitution has in
It's original terms, or by any amendment
or implication of either, at all endowed
our national Government with any
such function of guardianship over all
the imbeciles Of the continent, or the
globe2 1t is true, this Is = domes-
TIC question wholly between ourselves
the people and its government Its
not for Europe to make this point Of
| objection. But as one of the people,
and without present argument, de-
| mand the warrant for this doctrine, or
measure.
A second natural inquiry is: 10 what
| good end can this intrusion and usUrp-
alton Gomez 1t is said 10 be the sacred
cause of Republicanism, against the
accursed principle of Monarchy. Well,
do not yield to any in my devotion
to the cause Of Republicanism-real
Republicanism. But Just because
honor the genuine principle above all
things, do scorn and despise its coun-
terfeit and sham pretenses2 And the
facts are, that Mexico has never been,
and can never be, a Repub!ic-unless
her people will accommodate US by be-
ing born again-aud OF entirely differ
ent parentage. She, with all her sister
Republics Of South America, has
been, from the beginning, uninterrupt~
edly, a most violent, bloody, incendi-
ary, disgraceful Anarchy. In forty odd
years of independence and Liberty
she has undergone, it is calculated,
more than two hundred public revolu-
tions-all Of them of force, and most OF
them bloody. She mas continually in
juFed all the nations with which she
held communications; has ruthless
ly ruined and oppressed her Own peo-
ple and government-if government it
can be called which govern nothing
and nobody-and has brought disgrace,
alike upon the sacred name of Repub-
lican Liberty and of human nature.
Saw what we will-do what we may, in
this affair-a certain amount Of intelli
gence and virtue is indispensable to a
Republican form of government and ii
is a simple SANDER upon that great
cause to pretend that the Mexicans, OF
any such people, are fit for our form OF
government 1t is, besides, vain
thing for US to attempt to hold them
up in this, their free right of mutual
slaughter and of general ruin. AS in
dividusl philanthropists, it were as wise
for us TO spend our money and shed oul
blood for the abstract right of an empty
, meal bag to stand alone. For the rest
if they were worth our going to wal
Z Tor, they would not need our help II
war. At their distance from Europe
and amid their other circumstances o
advantage, they could easily repel al
: France and Austria, much more th,
corporals guard which has subiugateC
. them. Only compare what they hav'
done in this, their var, with the deed
: of our own rebels and traitors in our
real men, though they we're following
in the example OF Mexican conspirac,
and civil wars We may thereby dis
cover the inutiGty Of taxing and draft
, ! ing our people in their wars.
Perhaps, however, it may be allegeC
that we need, or may need, their terri
tory. 1t must be a profound ignoranc
of that country which would desire 1t
annexation, with OF without its popula
ton of hybrid fanatics and barbarian
upon it. Without them, Mexico is
, land infinitely oyerpraised as to II
- natural resources and capabilities
Verv rich in minerals and preciou
metals il surely is but let il not b
forgotten that few acres OF our owl
fertile, arabic lands are Of more wortl
and Colds worth, too-than all th
mines OF GolcOnda, while most Of their
for want Of rains, can only be cultivate
from irTigating bitches and then, q
rich or desirable as it may be, We hav
;. more than enough, and better, Of TIA
!. same sort, now IN our possession.
What We want Is gold IN c0mmerc,
+, not in Mexican mines II matters nc
&! what nation or people digs or stamps il
D, We are sure 10 get and keep our bi
3 share of it, unless, indeed, we forsak
our honest industry and betake our
selves to general freebooting for golC
or universal crussding for Liberty LC
loose in commercial circulation, it mu,
become the property Of the worll
chiefly through American channels. !
The mines, il is Ike the poets gems
in the dark, unfathomed caves {
- ocean "A oontIngency-a possibility
3 myth. lt is a lifeless form Of du
- ore-an imaginary wealth-dark his
den in the womb Of sterile nature, an
awaiting the touch of the Prometheus (
peaceful industry 70 waken 1t int
life And We have no population no
- surplus energy to waste in that sdveI
y ture. II IS latent power. paralyze
,. by the terrOrs and ruins of RsvoiutiOl