Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-02
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we most bitterly ,despise and hate-sS'RQogII
which also we almost exclusively owed our
late danger of national destruction and
RUM For without that fatal golden apa
pie of discord," the Mexican possession of
Texas and her other territories" we
should not have had our war of Rebellion
| It NAV be very true-it is very true17
that neither France nor Austria has any
business in Mexico. But the answer is very
pIaih--@ no more haze toep! Because our
government was established for the good
of our own people. 1t was neither given
| to us to propagandize Liberty amongst the
| Mexicans and Hottentots, nor Christianity
| to the Saracenss of Jerusalem, nor the
Chinese at Pekin. And, If monarchs have
no more sense nor principle, than so to have,
used and use their peoples money and lives,
let us Republicans, at least, set for both
| the peoples and their monarchs-the higher
| example Of administering onr own affairs,
honestly, humanely, and wisely, and in ac-
eordance, too, with blessing and re-
| straint they have not--a Constitution. seI
| That France took advantage of our weak
ness in, planting her seeds Of Latin despot-
| ism in Mexico, is also very true. Neither
| was this act very chivalric, or fair friend
| ly. But iG is, nevertheless, only what hu-
man nature always has done and always
will do. 1t is exactly what we have done,
and what this same class sofcrusading prop.
agandists, VIGOROUSLY, are waiting TO DO
| now with Great Britain. More than that
| It is exactly what we deserved. We had
abased, demeaned, weakened our national
power. Our power deserved the contempt
of all other nations, except Mexico. Now
| that we are strong, are we to atflict or
| punish other nations with wars because
| we were weak or contemptible? or be-
cause they had ntlie sense to see us as we
were, and the human nature to treat us
as we deserved? But the truth Isl,
weak or strong. we had and have, no
business with mextco or France In this af2
fair. AS to any poiGt of honor, therefore,
| it is as baseless as this doctrine, of which
| it is fit part. flour statesmen of 1870, or
our politicians of 1854 (for theage Of Amer
lean craftsmanship has passed) have made
| an untenable point OF interest or honor, the
sooner we abandon it now, in our pride of
| strength, the more beconlngly and decor
ously we shall act. This conduct will also
be more consistent with that calm, consci-
Gus sense of power which BELTS strong,
brave people, trusting ourselves and fear,
ling none others. 1t Is only the vain and
weak who should parade and fluster at
every constructive injury or imaginary In
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i If thens these, our fellow-eitizens, mean
war, we have only had too much of that for
the preservation of our wealth and happi-
liness, or the safety of our own republican
institutions. A more certain and PATENT
right plan of becOming1 1 monarchy ourselves
could neither bedevised norimagined, than
j for us to go towar with Europe, and the
rest of mankind, In behalf of the repa6hcdn-.
j ism, Of Merico. In that case, treason will
i have done its worst. A standingarmy and
a continuance and confirmation Of this ir-s
Irresponsible executive military power,
1.-THE very horror these Optimists Affect
i to resist and overthrow throughout,
the world "a aDespotism. y And, II
lit mean only menace and bluster,
we have already done too much of that,
i either for our credit abroad Oh self-respeet
4 az home, Besides, the deed may go beyond
1.-The purpose. & France Is not nation TO be
4 much or long menaced and bullied. She Is
\ easy to be seduced into wars--not very
easily allured again to peace. One OF the
bravest, most chiyalrlc and sensitive OF all
people, not even the memory Of her Beau
marchais, Rochambeau and lafay cite, apr
of our Franklin, Adannses, and Washington
1.-THE traditions Of the men and deessof
i 1776,-can make her, in,quietude,s vng en-
dure our arrogant champlonshiS Of santa
Hanna, Miram0n and Juarez, with their
motley, ansrchic principles and doipgsof
Ithis era. X srs css s4Htsissfo. snisia71
It is not perhsps strans6 that in lszo Mr.; Monroe,
4 and our fathersof that age, should haye mad nlgn
n ideas Of South Ama1can Independence, and tne
Il universal spread Of free pripciplossyc lHoiiyap
seemed q Washintt0n them. But, with, our adyan.-
ages Of having sesn in the einterin their ~
81 s passing strange that any Of should olings or az
II feet 10 cling 20 that delus0n. lifetime 9t nnex-
| c6batnabie, ruinous and aignominiona taiiures,
i Throughout al these rRepublbjss ous ny e aamons
ish us Of it5futilityl II isas If some Old kngntoE
ii Malta should now ariset0 urge upon US tfan ItneA
II march 10 jerusalem, :" surely. n he would tnolt,
the bones Of our ong not TO Dc kept N & sno
DESIGNATING custody of inhdelsf tress ou n.ne MY
y crusadep Mr. Monroe was, d0ubtlesssR Xery. g0oqsl
n sensible horasf pl fAahioned sort 81 y tresiaept,
n according to the measure Of his ~ may pe
II possible that he really was absurd enough hs
doctrine Of States Rights and strict consruetiou 70
havo claimed this national power 70 establish and
usurp the Office of HniveEsal YstRnrse t2 Az The
orphan Republionin the world: However that may
n be- there once was and statesman, whom We
NJ can trusk IeOrga Washington-the only really and
truly gfandy great man who ever hed that seat
has taught ID doctrine, worth his teaching and q
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