The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-12-27
WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. a5rd, 1895.
Such a wave of enthusiastic patriot
ism as has greeted President Cleve
lands message notifying Greet Britain
that the Monroe Doctrine is not a
historical myth, but a tangible policy
that the United States is prepared to
maintain by force of arms, has not
been seen by the present generation.
The White House has been flooded
with messages by wire and mail from all
sections of the country, containing not
only congratulations, but offers of by
thousands from organizations Of troops
veterans, both Union and Confederate.
Congress forgot its past ant&gonism
towards the President, and gave him
the authority to appoint commission
to investigate and report the true
boundary between Venezuela and
British Guiana, and appropriated the
money to pay It's expenses, and to
show Great Britain that no bluff was
being made. A bill has beer intro
duced in both branches Of Congress
appropriating 500, 100000, to be
Immediately available, tor strength
ening the military armament on our
sea-coast and the Canadian frontier.
Congress, like the President, fully
recognizes the tendency of European
governments TO make light of the
Monroe Doctrine, and is determined
to let them learn differently, ifittakes
war to teach them the lesson.
Whatever may be the opinion of
the people as to President Clevelard's
past acts, it is universally believed
that his Monroe Doctrine message
will be known in history as the second
Declaration of Independence.
Secretary Olney is also getting high
commentator from all quarters.
His mastery communication to Lord
Salisbury is justly regarded as the
hest Interpretation of the Monroe
Doctrine ever printed, one which
should be used as text book in
every school in the United States
1t has placed him at one bound in
the front rank,of American Statesmen,
and was never excelled by anything
written by his great predecessor in
the office of Secretary of State, Dan
iel Webster. it has alsc caused hiz
name to be frequently mentioned as
the democratic candidate for Presi-
dent next year.
Rumors have already reached
Washington Of the intention If English
hnanciers to frighten the administra-
ton by attempting to bring on
money panic by unloading American
securities held by them. Those
rumors cause no uneasiness here; such
action would be more costly TO the
British than war would be. The
silver men in Congress would welcome
sucn a move on the part Of the British,
as they believe it would result in the
United States setting up an independ-
ent financial policy of its own. This
country has too many resources, which
its patriotic citizens would place at
the disposal Of the government, to be
frightened by such rumors.
Senator Hill has introduced a bill
in the Senate, to repeal the law which
prohibits those who served in the
Confederate army and navy, from
holding commissions in the u. S. army
or navy, and he will push it when
Congress reassembles, January 3rd,
after the holiday recess.
On the republican side of the House
there are some new clowns, but Bou-
telle, of Maine, easily holds his own
at the clown business. He attempted
to rescue Cannon, Of ILL.,, from the
drubbing he was getting at the hands
of Ex-Speaker Crisp, in connection
with the republican plan of having