Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-06-24

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or independence. The object of ma
king their value thus entirely con-
tingent upon the action ofthis Gov
ernment is subject for serious re-
fection. In determining the course
to be adopted on the demand thus
made for recognition of belligeren-
cy, the liberal and peaceful princi-
Piles adopted by the Father of his
Country and the eminet statesmen OF
his day, followed by succeeding
Chief Magistrates and the men of
their day, may furnish safe guide
to those of US now charged with the
direction and control of the public
safety. From 1913 to 1915 the dom
inant thought of our statesmen was
to keep the United States out of
wars, which were devasting Europe.
The discussion of measures of neu-
trality begins with the State papers
of Mr.. Jefferson when he was Secre-
tary of State. He shows that they
were measures Of national right as
we'll of national duty: that misgui-
ded individuals can not be favored
in making war according to their
own caprice, passions and interest,
or foreign sympathy ;that the agents
of foreign Governments, recognized
or unrecognized, can not be permit
ted to abuse our hospitality by
usurping the functions Of enlisting
or equipping military or naval forces
within our territory. Washington
inaugurated the policy of nutrality
and Of absolute separation from all
foreign entangling alliances, which
resulted, in 1894, in the first NUM-
/, cipal enactment for the observance
of neutrality. The duty of opposit-
ion to fillbustering has been admit
ted by every President. 1t has been
one of the constant cares of the
Government of the United States TO
prevent piratical expeditions against
J the feeble South American Repub-
l lies from leaving our shores. In nc
country are men wanting for any
l enterprise that holes out promise OF
/ adventure or gain. In the early days
: of our national existence the whole
e continent of America outside of the
: United States and all its islands
$ were colonial dependents upor
European powers. The revolutions
: which, from 1910, spread almos
It simultaneously through the Spanisl
American Continent colonies, result
4 ed in the establishment of new
d States, like ourselves, of European
q origin, and interested in excluding
), European politics and questions o
q dynasty and the balance of powe
! from further influence in the New
: World. The American policy 0
neutrality, important before, be
). comes doubly so from the fact tha
l it became applicable to the new re
u public, as we'll as to the mothe
l. country. 1t then devolves upon Il
le to determine the great internationa
S question, at what time, and unde
e what circumstances, to recognize
q new power as entitled to a plac
l. among the family of nations,a as we
e. as the preliminary questions of tn
a attitude to be observed by this Go,
o1 ernment toward the insurrectionar
II party, pending the contest.
n Mr.. Monroe concisely eNpresse
OF the ruee which has controlled th
S action of this Government with re
OF erence to a country pending il
t. struggle, by saying as soon as th
ie Government assumed such stead
1e and consistent form as to make til
D. success of the province probable
lie the rights to which they were ell
ut titled by the laws of nations as equ
TO parties to a civil war were extende
OF to them. The strict adherence
ed this rule of public policy has bee
II one of the highest honors of Anne
" ican craftsmanship, and has secure
n to this Government the confident
st of the feeble powers of this cont
OF nent, and which inclined them
elr rely upon it's friendship in the a
st sence of all signs of conquest, ar
n to look to the United States for e,
ge ample and moral protection.
lr. has given to this a Government
IL position of prominence and infiuen'
z which it should not abdicate, b
en- which imposes upon it the mo
RS delicate duties Of right and hone
Sc regarding the American questio
OF whether those questions affect tt
n emancipated colonies or coloni
n still subject to European dominic
'st The question of belligerency
'e- one of fact not to be decided
eh sympathies for OF prejudices again
lst either party. TIE relation betwet
le, the present state of the insurgen
lal must amount in fact to war in tt
or International law. Fighting, ,thous
AZ fierce and protrs cted does not alol
constitute war. There must be m
he itary force acting in accordan
NJ with the rules and customs of wa
cir flags of truce, cartels, exchange
ps priso ners, &c. and to justify re
of ognition Of belligerency, there mu
nd be, above all, de .facto political q
ba ganization of the Insurgents, sui
IN cient, in character and resources,
we constitute, if left to itself, a Sta
ice among the nations, capable Of di
of charging the duties Of a State, al
all meeting the just responsibilities
lad may incur as such toward other po
ers in the discharge of its nation
re- duties ss~E
Lde Applying the best informati'
ap- which have been able to gath
ng whether from official or unoffic
in sources, including very exaggerat
ON statements which each party Civ
or to all that NAV preiudice the onr