The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-20
THE MONROE DOCTRINE. .
4 Bold and Patriotic Manifesto at
That Time.
SOME INTERESTING HISTORICAL DATA
Causes Which Called f'r tho Expression
Of the Sent men,- The Holy Alliance
Of Four Great Powers.
cOnsidering the srcat power then exer.

considering the great power then exer-
cised over the whole OF Europe by the
allied monarchs and the submission
everywhere yielded to them even In
many instances by England herself. tn 8
declaration on the part OF the United
States, then comparatively weak power
physically, by Mr. Monroe, was n bold,
patriotic manifestation. and the spirit
which dictated It will ever he highly APP
preciated. as It was at the time. even
in Europe. by all the liberal classes 1t
strengthened England In her opposition
TO European Intervention, and fastened
her recognition OF the Independence OF
the Spanish American calonies.
The meaning of this declaration was
very plain. Some OF the colonies founded
by Spain on this continent had declared
themselves Independent and had thus lar
| successfully maintained their in .epend-
eace. The Unlled States having reclg-
nzed their independence, there wag real
son to believe that the allied powers con-
tenipiatcd interference between those in
uependent governments and SPAN, ac-
cOrdlng to the system of intervention
Mhicn they mad proclaimed III EUROPE.
an. just carried out with 80 mucn sue
cess against tus Intervention the GOV
tinmrnt Of the United States N gnt H. 81
dieu bound To intervene. Nothing wa
S'II "'N't tHe Nh'ttu suites HpaunoNlnE
tie Hrbll any Wuicn II Hau nltncrtO OLE
served Dot" cen SPAN amt her rpoelllc US
tuioiues. II SPAN Wouid - onquer tueu
- '"'sn' ~ y. put tHt Chlteu STA .pN
the assistance Of the allied powers. wuo
were NcHt' not otilS on sGs! hIu.hS am
l'utasa NV tpaolute inpnarchical g2Vera-
irnt IN Europe. but a.ao on introduc.ug
mat form of government into the New
N.Gti4 ny lhelr system or interVeuupu-
Itis VAS tne We" M. Jefferson tooN
IN MS fFIly To AIR Mon
'htH7iiEH hHh ustil submitted 10 him. 1ic
IN iIeh7tH nlulseli az loil9Ws.
tolia honestly, Therefore. join IN The
~ .i'Lh.t4h pVol osed IuaJ we ann not "a
Vle acquisition OF any or those spanish
NNlt ii'aN POSSESSIONS mat we WI not
rduSemrni between them and ths moth =
country That We WI oppose with n !
our means the iorclule intcrppsition q
amy other power as auxiliary, stlpcndury
or under aay otncr form or pretext, and
most tspe ially their transfer to any
ether power by conquest cesson or ac-
QUESTION DO any ctner way
10 IeuLe no .uuut on the true construc-
non oi me Monroe declaration, and TO
40 away even win false impress!ons
which had even 'hcn BEGUN to prevail
Nlih some. the House OF Represe ntatves
ln ago passed. thr iploWilis resolutions:
THAT Tue uitt. states ought not to be
come a pariy With '1e Spanlsh-Amerlcan
E'puhlc7. az either of them, 90 any joint
rD inr4tion Tor me puruos, or prcVentid..
Interference by any ot the European pow
&uN eiumcut or 90 any compact for the pur-
pose OF preventing colonization upon thu
Olttiuents of America. hut that lnD peo-
pie OF the United states should be left
iec 20 act iu any crisis tn such a manner
as their feelings of friendship toward
these republics ard ns their own honor
ami policy may mt the tne dictate"
in other words tho Uoited States should
not boz fe.,crsd bv any doctrine or pr
erannmc but lo5l free 10 act as the occn-
siou nigh. REQUIRE Mr. Calhoun one of
tho advisers ri MIR. Monroe, and who took