New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-17

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making war according 10 their own caprice
k1onoienaA kinAanna1Ap fnno6
that the agents Of foreign governments, 70
scogni1ed or unrecognized, een not be per
mitted to abuse our hospitality by usurpinf
military or naval forces within oar territory
Washington inaugurated the policy OF neu-
teality apd of sbsolute separation from al
6feign entangling alliances, which resulted
in 1894, in the first municipal enactment fol
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. .;s a I,sI;.ls1is +. ess'
been one Of the Constant care
ef the govsrnmeas---in the United
Rs ssSssass sa PPsSaSs
from leaving our shores. In NO country are
out promise ii al alSss 81 gsin. ID Tia
early days Of our national existence the
whole continent Of America outside OF the
United States, cad xili its is3aade, were
colonial dependents uponE European powers.
The !evolptionjsts from 1slQ spread slmos'
simultaneously thFough'tAo spanish Amefl'
can continent. Colonies resulted IN tne
establishment of new States, like ourselves.
Of Rnropesn origin, and ehenee theQusstion
Of dynasty and balance of power FROM further
influence in the New word.
TheAmerican policy Of the neutrality. i'm:
portant before, becomes doubly so from the
fact that it became appiicxbie TO the new re.
public as we'll % to- the mother country. II
then devolves upon Us to determine the
great international question. at what time
Z new power q entitled 10 place among
the family of nations, as 1eEll as the prelim-
mary question of the attitude to be observed
By thislgoHernm6nt howard the sjinsufrec.
tionary party pending the contest. Mr..
Monroe concisely expressed the rule which
hsSlco0trolAel the SctioIi of this nFernmeut
With reference to q country pending its
struggle. by saying mat asr soon Us the gov
ernment assumed snpA . steady and consis-
tent form as to make the success OF the
province probable, that the rights to which
equal parties to civil war were extended to
them. The strict sdhsrerce 70 this rule OF
public pQlicy,h4s bpeH Q1asef the highest
honors 81 American stitelmSds6ip. and has
secured e this goysrpNent Re GonAdsnes
which, lnclines them TO rely upon it, friend.
ship ID. the absence of an siRH3 Of .eonques:,
and TO look to the United States fof an ex-
ample 6nd moral pr6tecticn. IT has given
and Of fnduence which Il should n6t ssbdi-
cgte,, out which simn1p6Sess upon II the most
delicase' duties Of figM sud. honor regard
iugs usw QuestioS, Ahsgheft Hose questions
aasos eukAnclp1ked' acolonies Stalssubject to
EuRopgun dofSanfea5 stcsouaA esss .sss0zz
-1he4usstiua oeteilie efeney ispue'of TACT,
net zoe declded by tympsthiesf0 eepfe-
judi6o egaiu1e either pea<y. . esTel14tons
between the present stat0of1hG tusutgeats
muet snapunt in fact to War; In Close inter.
national law, fghtings though fierce and
protracted,s does not AloDer c0nstitute war.
There must be, Diitaryl forces acting in ae..
c0rdanoe with the sruless and customs of
war, flags of TRUCE. carte2s, exchange Of
prisoners, etc., and to justify q recogniy
zion of delinquency there must be above all
y De factOS political vorgspizstion Of. the
insuIgents sufficient in character and re-
Bources to constitute. if lefs To- ITSELF ri
State among the nations, capable OF dis
charging the duties of . State, and Meeting
The just responsibilities 1t may incur IS such
howard other powers IN the discharge Of it's
national duties. szssallr9a sac Qiltm fsfs
Applying the best Information which Il
have sbeen sble to gather, whether from
official or unofficial sources, including the
very exaggerated statements which each,
party. gives to all that may prejudice the
5pposite, or give credit to its own sideiOf the
question, am unable to see in the present
of the contest in Cuba those ele-
nents which are requisite TO constitute
in the sense of International,
aw. The Insurgents hold no town or city,
md a have no established seat of govern
nent. ies.T ls9l:;leY gn!votHs- LIZ. s&t "a