The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-10

that OF the South.
OF course, w DO not pretend to say, nor even
aspire TO know, precisely on what basis the
Southern States will be restored to all their tor
mer rights and privileges; but we are confident
that the work will be not only seasonably done
but well done. Every interest and everv section
imperativelY requires restoration of fraternity
and lasting peace; and every condition of that
restoration whereon the majority in Congress IS
likely TO insist will be found as esseDt tia and as
benehcent to the South as to the North.
Thomas Jefferson and the Monroe Doctrine.
From he World
We observe'that the Times and the Tribune in
their comments on the meeting of Saturday
evening, try to let down the public feeling. and
TO induce their readers to regard the overthrow
of the Mexican republic by French bayonets as a
trivial matter. Unless we intend to acquiesce in
what has been done, this is sinister course;
but, happily, it is not likely to be approved by
the American people. Mexico being our nearest
neighbor, the practical suspension of diplomatic
relations is an inconvenience which ought not to
be prolonged without necessity. II we are going
TO acquiesce, MaXimilian ought to be recognized:
but If we are resolved never TO enter into dIplo-
matte relations with him, it is of the first impor-
tance that we keep up the spirit of strenuous
remonstrance, and hasten his expulsion by every
expedient means.
Every government, no matter what its origin,
acquires utfority and stability by mere dura-
tion. If Napoleon the Third had been detlrored,
within the rrst two years after his coronation,
mucQ larger party would have given their aid
than would cooperate in such an at empt now
when the lapse of time has steadied his throne.
No political community wishes to live IN state
OF perpetual disturbance; and If MaXimiGan
should remain several years longer in his pre-
sent position, the Mexican people would gra
dually bring themselves to acqulesce in his rule.
The persistent activity OF party hostile to him
Will depend on the encouragement they receive
from the United States. We owe it equally to
! the Mexican people and TO ourselves either to
recognize the empire and put an end 10 false
hopes, or else to cause it to be understood that
no such recognition VIII ever be conceded unless
! as the consequence oil a war.
! The columns OF the Times faithfully reflect the
insidious lolicy OF Mr. Seward. Its purpose IS
| to circumvent the popular determination which
! it dares not meet, by pretennlng that the empire
will cTumble to pieces OF ITSELF and thus staving
off action TILL the lapse OF time shall have given
| the new Government a presCrlptiye right tn con-
| tlnuance. II is by this sort OF "masterly mac
tivtyn that Ilr. Seward intended TO give, and,
! haG President Lincoln lived, would have given
stability TO the French-Austrian throne.
The bolder friends OF MaXimlau adopt diff
J ferent kind of tactics. They 20 into historical
! III, estigations to show that the Monroe Doctrlne
! was not intended TO have any such application
as that now given it; asserting that was merely
! o temporary eXpedient, adopted by British s1g-
! gestion, to meet particular emergency; and
that it ought to have died with the occasion that
! called ii forth. So far as the Monroe Doctrine
! was a British inspiration, this is no doubt true;
! but II is q mere surface view OF its American
! SIDE The American Government availed itself
! OF that occasion to declare to the world deter
mination it had previously matured. lhe Mon
roe Doctrine struck its roots deep only because
! it expressed q policy which 1T was equally in
cumbent on us to adopt, had that particular oc-
CasiOn never emerged.
MIR. Jefferson, the most sagacious Of our states
meD, was the original auther OF this policy. He had
] fho IN f fbo ,fr,ifi q
(tor Jefferson was as truly genius in politics as
| Shakespeare in poetry, or Raphael in art), that,
! in the course OF political development the duty
! would devolve upon us of being the protector,
on this continent, OF the independence OF ma
tons. BY Cne OF those prophetic glImpses which
occur only to minds of the first order, he con-
ceived the policy which we call the Monroe
| Doctrine from the moment that the South Ameri-
can colonies made their first effort 10 throw Off
the yoke of Spain. Fifteen years before Monroes
famous Message, while Jefferson himself was yet
President, he declared his sentiments as follows,
in a letter TO Governor Claiborne OF Louisiana
! WASHINGTON, October 90, 1SOS-The truth is that
the patriots OF Spain have no warmer trlenGs than
the Administration OF the United states; but it IS
our duty 10 say nothing, and to do nothing for or
against either. If they succeed, we shall be well
satisfied TO see cuba and Mexico remain in their
present dependence; but very unwilling 10 see them
in that OF either France England, politically or
or commercially. We consider their interests and
ours as the same and that the object CT both must
be to exclude all European influence from this
hemisphere. We wish to avoid the necessity of going
to TIL our revenue shall be entirely liberated
from deDt. Then 1t will suffice for War without
creating new Oebt or taxes. these are sentiments
winch would wish you to express to any proper
characters either OF these two countries and par
tcularly that we have nothing more at heart than
their iIiendshlp.
BY observing the date it will be seen that this
letter was written many years before the Holy
Tor, as Jefferson called it, the Helish) Alliance
had been dreamt Of Quite independently OF the
designs of that famous conspiracy OF sovereigns,
and with a prophetic perception of the duties
which would result from our situation, Mr.. JET
ferson had come to the conclusion that European
influence must be excluded from this hemisphere
| While Mexico was a submissive colony OF Spain,
he saw that If her allegiance should be broken,
it would be our duty to prevent her falling into
political or commercial dependence on either
France or England The declarations OF this
letter are the Monroe Doctrine in the sense in
which we now assert it,; 1t is the doctrine in the
nakedness of nature, before it had been dressed
IN the swaddling clothes furnished by Mr.. Can
ming.
When Mr., Canning made his proposal, Oul
Government looked upon it as an opportune
occasion tor declaring to the world policy
which it HAD long meditated. Mr.. Monroe, as
well as Madison and so many other able men
was disciple # Jefferson, and already under
stood his general ideas on this Interesting sub
iect. Canning's proposal therefore met warm
welcome. Mr.. Calhoun, then a member of the
Cabinet, said, in speech many years after
wards when he had become the only survivor
OF that Administrations
l remember the reception of the despatch from
, Mr., Rush as distinctly as II all the circumstances
had occurred Yesterday. / we'll Fecollect the grea
satisfaction with which 1t was received by the CaDi
net. 1t came late IN the year-not long before Tn
meeting OF Congress. AS was usual with Mr.. monroe
upon great occasions the papers were sent round q
each member OF the Cabinet, so tnat each might b
duly apprsed Of all the circumstances, and be pre-
pared 10 give his opinion
j But on this occasion, which the counsels o
) Jefferson had taught him 70 regard as great