The New York herald., 1866-09-28
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Secretary Stewards Exposition al D- prin-
cipic. ard -a.saiposrnt American No.-fn-
ion IN Chile.

lfrom the London Post, sept. l2.I
The despatch which hss lately been addressed by MIR.
sevsr 10 the Amefiesn Minister SAINT Well de-
serving oe attention. for the explicit manner in which u
deaf With subject which has hitherto been shroaded
IN oecurity We mean the policy Of the govern
of The United states in relation 10 qsrres which
may stse between European Powers aud any OF th,
pgbics " either ~ tlo American continents The re-
between spain and Chile rice in is iDcep-
contradictory suTmises To the possible
con.l. of the CABINET ~ Washington and IL now
appears even the Prcsden, Of the Chilean republic and
his advisers formed extrayngant anc,paiions Of tho
support Which they would receive from the United
satfs ~ the event "f the spanish government having
recourse h0Stc measures The celobn'ed doctrnc,
whch take from thn President who first
ennun ia,cd t and which Ia very ambiguous
terms declares thai Tile Intervention ~ European
Powers ii the rQca ant,rs Of American SaicY cannot
bc permitted, might very easy lcad persons even more
apaf than the naidbers 81 the Chilean government
conclude that attempt by Spain 20 c0efoc 6y force
OF arms -outn American rernblic, would provoke tn
hostnity o the government Of the United states The
sitciIess, however, shh which the attcr preserved
neutrality curing the OF the late war, dispced
~ the representatives oi the American government IN
chile yer, eiesriy explains the grounds which that
government abstanrd from intervention. We do not
know whether will be received with satiSaction at
santiago but this side of the Atlantic, nj least, u
viii be regarded furnishing a siscsmaniike exp0s
ton oi NOS aufss y soR-iatorsHtos which iln
posed not only by the laws Of nations bat Jy sr y
s1oiirs ssf-,,,sf States which may unhapplly be
caed upon 20 witness The gusrcls oi their friends aud
sier.
The wsrs which may arise between any Of the Anne.
iican republics and European Power admit, according
ella Such may Dc dictated By pure ambition,
the desire ~ conquest the wish 10 substitute for the
existing form % government another more consonant
with The tastes of the attacking Power, they may
their origin 10 any one Of those thousands Of cxccp
tional which create breaches between friendly
PowcW Between those two classes the Minister for
Foreign AnAirs draws very important Distinction aud,
wblls, admitting fbs, a 0r the former Kind would
inevitably neessstate the Intervention OF the United
states he takes aston 10 point out that IN one CT the
later description the course adopted by his government
would be- ol complete neutrahty. Dsnl-sing for
the moment tho cons icraiion of the grounds on which
he deems the intervention o the United states neccss
thtrd by waged with some ambitious or pois al
object assnst American republic BY European
Power, Viii tbs brat lnslane0 notice those
whieh hs instihes tie neutrality of bs govern.
ment 10 such ~ that which has within the past
twese months been wagsd between spain aud Chile
However much the government of the Cnited
Sales may admire republics ana however great the sac
face heY may ~ prepared to make IN order 10 pre-
sorye them from 0ysr0n. thoy d. not refuse 70 admit
Ihn, III quarrel be'ween = republic aud q monarchy the
iormcr msy ~ IN ihr and The later may be fully
iusflued n employing force u convince ~ Of ne error
Mr. seward desrasrh N aiao remarkable for the
hestaitng tone in which n leeraies the Monroe doc.
,rue aod illustrates the practical appi cation of the pol
Nv which u df,ses H. on the one band, the govern
rnent "a the nel States viii Intervene any quar-.
rrs sucn ~ have described they will, all
sions ce, themselves oDhgcd 10 inefpose II the object
" tho a4presste Power - exfingulsh republic and
illustration given ~ Nr seward IL not very
happy sne, bcfahse far, A. least a. the world IL
araro 20 v..4ba intervention took place on the
part Of the AnIerctn government, bot 4 serves
~ weil A. 4nv other aemonsifsie what Mr. seward
usaans whep se SAYS there IN which the United
s'a'ea would ~ b. 'sn,ens 70 terrain nsar.L Is
ef.4r ~ pa4orsaH Td~sr % alter ersffrg psissoag
,af fafsyrs ana sisb auenps the government VI
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