Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-02-08
For the RrrrnLrc.,.
The United states and nIexico.


The United states and NIeXicO.
Il would be q useless task for us at thslate date,
to undertake argument in favor of the Monroe
doctrine, for to offer such argument would be sim
ply to paint the lilly and gild refined gold That
doctrine was carefully conceived and deliberately
announced to the world; has long been held as one
ofthe cardinal points in the political faith Of the
American people; and ii would be q very bold pol.
itisisn who would set himself in opposition to
a creed widely spread and go universally beliey-
ed in BY the people Of this country. We believe
tina, none OF our public men have any idea or in
tention Of so doing; but we fear that some Of .aem
are not sufficiently impressed by the extreme ne
cessites Of the present. OCCASION ID so while our
brother republicans in Mexico are suffering direc,
distress. while warfare there i, being conducted
against them up>n the most savage principles,
while Msxics's best and truest patriots are daily
being f>dIly murdered. for no other crime than
LOVING their county and fighting its battles; these
| politicians would try to make believe that al
We need to do is TO wait, and allew the Monroe
doctrine to assert ITSELF or the republicans in
Mexico to ASSERT il for US; but We, the contra
ry. believe that there 10 great dan2sr-ifws wait
too loLg-that liberty and the Liberal cause in
Mexico may be completely crushed out: for We
have scarcely right to hope that people, weak
ened by their former dissensions and long
continued struggles against the Church faction
comparatively without arms and munitions of war;
| fighting in many instances with those primitive
weapons, bows and arrows, should be able TO make
good their independence against the Austrian
Arch duke. backed by his army Of highly dscp-
lined and well armed mercenaiies. and by the
most powerful Empire the face Of the earth
and should she Juarsz Government be thus finally
driven out, the United States would find them
selves in . most awkward position in which to en-
force their avorite doctrine; for il they could not
or would not interfere in Mexico while the Re
publican Government was in existence then. wha
preteXt can they find for doing when the EN-
pire shall have become the Government Of Mexico
both ''de faeto and de lure" But aside from al
this. the United States owe q debt of gratitude t.
the republicans il Mexico which nothing but oul
utmost sympathy and generous assistance can dis
charge. The Empire in Mexico is nothing but
part and parcel OF our own Southern rebellion, (fo
but for that rebellion Napoleon would have never
dared to undertake TO plant a dcsP ti'm upon ou
borders, aud MAMMALIAN WIS sent TO Mexico b,
him With the score, intention Of making q diver
zion in favor of the Southern Confcderaey snc
with the-since avoucd--purpose of Offering ;
cheek to the growth of the United States and I,
! tie progress of those Republican institutions
|, which he above all men has reason TO fear)
So the Liberals in Mexico have been as trul
fighting our battles in opposing and frustrating tn
designs Of Macmillan and his French Ally, as
their armies had been fighting. Iide by side, on tn
same battle field With our own. They have too
, been buoyci up an uraged in their unrqus
contest with despotsm by our long continued .
sersions that would q How no foreign interior
on this Continent. and by our tacit assurance
that we waited only for the close of our own civi
wa TO afford them the most effective assistance.
We hope then, that our Congress and Govern
ment will promptly deris- such mea.ur . as vii
result in Maximilians leaving Mexico; FOR we ON
it to Mexico and to our own honor to prove mos
concusirsy that We make no lying or decsitfu
proms .. LINCOLN.