Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-09
SECOND edition.
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GOVERNMENT sECURIrIEs.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE MEETING


On Saturday night last there was meeting
of Elijah Pograms at the Cooper Institute,
New York, at which speeches were spouted
and letters read, all aimed at the American
Eagle, and intended to incIte that unhappy
bird 10 whet its beak and spread its pinions
and soar and keep soaring, ready for pounce
in behalf of the Monroe Doctrine, so called,
whenever and wherever that somewha. OBJ
scure piece Of faith should seem to be pooh
peod by any European power. 1t is under
stood that the latent purpose Of the meeting
was TO engineer the sale of Mexican bonds, a
large lot of which have been issued with but
little demand, and those concerned in the
movement seem to have played their game so
well as to rope in quite a number of tolerably
prominent individuals to either address the
meeting in person or through letters endorsing
its purpose.
Mr.. VIM. q. Bryant, who presided, said we
had come to discourage the interference of
European princes in the affairs of sister
American republic" Congressman Van Horn
writes, s'if monarchy be established in Next
co, we shall be untrue to our duty. and will
receive the execration of the lovers of freedom
throughout the world" Mr.. Van Horn is more
Monroeish than Monroe himself, for the latter
tolerated monarchy in Mexico, and Itur-
bide came TO the throne just about the time
MIR. Montgomery Blair wanted San outspoken
expression" because European Insolence had
eliminated in the late attack upon Chill. He
was sure the Mexican expedition was odious
TO the French people, who loved their country
and the first Napoleon, who also loved us
He thought we should demonstrate and even
"resort TO force to check the Emperor in his
mad career" Senator Nesmith declared that
Louis Napoleon had ssstolen into Mexico He
thought our Government should yindicate the
Monroe doctrine. even by the lannon's mouth
Mr.. ). j. Randall, of Pennsylvania, wrote that
he was prepared to use all Constit utional
means to carry it INTO practical force and effect
and assume any responsibility which may
arise therefrom.' Mr.. Kasson. of Iowa, thinks
we had best give Europe a little time to think
the matter over, meanwhile making our prep
arations complete. "Then. If Justice, honor
and respect for American principles do not re-
tract the interference already initiated by Eu-
rope, let the blows fall, in the name of
God and Liberty, until the interfering
flags shall have been swept from the
two oceans that embrace our continent
Speaker Colfax wrote that he had sno hesIta-
ton in expressing his warmest sympathies
with the struggling and unconquered Liberals
of Mexico, and his faith that both President
and Congress will so act and speak, that the
whole world will understand and appreciate
the deep interest we feel in the permanency
the uanqulliZation, and the consequent pros
perity of our neighboring Republic Senator
Conness thought the time was opportune, and
was in favor of plain language toward Euro.
pean powers. Robert Dale Owen loves peace,
but he is sure that we can never remain at
peace with European despot next door, He
is equally sure that firm language will make
the despot aforesaid move to a more congenial
haf har will ba
United States speak out boldly. MT Horace
Maynard thought il was high time that the Mon
roe doctrine was 'authoritatively asserted
Mr.. Theodore Z. Tomlinson said that we on CHIT
to cry aloud TO all the world 1--WE do not in
terfere with You, and it is necessary for our
preservation that we allow no monarehies
upon the continent OF America" Mr.. Tomlin.
son wosld appear to favor war upon Brazil,
to force her to adopt republican form of gov
eminent; and also to regulate the mode of gov.
eminent generally for South American States,
without regard to the wishes of the people
The Gillian Embas sador stated the case more
cautiously In saying that the idea was ssnothing
more or less than that, as 1 hope to hear Pres
ident johnson say, no European power shall
be permitted to erect a monarchical system
among the republics Of the New World" The
Hon. 5. s. Cox closed the meeting. He paid a
tribute TO the late Henry Winter Davis, who
was to have been the leading speaker of the oc-
casion, and then advocated with great yehe-
mence the celebrated doctrine under con slider
alton. MIR. Cox wanted also another Panama
Congress to "put all the republics of this con-
unent under the protecting agis of the United
States
The resolutions Offered by Z. G.. Squier, of
Central American notoriety) Were Of the most
uuculent description, and if their propositions
were made the policy Of the Government. we
should speedily be called upon to duplicate
our billions of debt and million of soldier
graves, The country just now needs recupe-
ration after one of the most exhausting wars In
the world, and The people have not the slight
est idea Of undertaking just yet the expensive
experiment OF policing the entire American
continent They prefer to rest awhile before
tackling on with the next war" contenting
themselves meantime with ad vsing Maximil-
liam, as prudential measure, to "get out of
that grass" and indulgng a quiet belief that
the more we don't go TO war just yet, the more
We replenish our treasury and granaries after
cool, undemonstratfve sort of way-the more
Maximillan will be open to conviction that Oh
the whole the climate of Mexico don't agree
with his constitution.