The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-27

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tain our own principle not to depart from It,
=" Madison said:
o The professions we have matte to these Sou
4 American ncighbors our sympathics with the
liberties and independence, the deep lntcre
T. we have In the most friendly relations WI
/, them, and the consequences threatened ny
y command of their resources by the great powc
: confcdGrated against the rights and reforms
which we have given so conspicuous and pc
Y suasiyc example, All unite IN calling FOR our q
forts TO defeat the mcdtaicd crusade
1t needs moi the citation of thes
great names of our history to show tn
. meaning of tho doctrine on its appli
cability to this case, for il is perfect
plain to any one who can read. But
is true that there was a serious quail
fcation of it afterwards by Presiden
John Quincy Adams, who had beel
Monroes secretary of state, and ii i
his later utterancc that the present ola,
Tories are disingenuously quoting a
proof that Monroe's message did no
mean what it plainly said. Adams il
1928, while trying to secure from tn,
senate confirmation of his recess ap
pointment of delegates to the Panama
congress, argued that the idea sough,
and announced two years since b,
my predecessor was mcrelyfan agree.
ment that each American nation
should guard by its own means
against the establishment of any future
European colony within its borders
IA pitiful absurdity. Of course, and
only illustrating the straits to which
Adams was reduced to carry his point
The lower house of this same congress
from which Adams was trying to get
some sort of support, passed the follow
ing resolution:
That the United States ought not to become Il
party with the Spanish. American republics, or
either of them, to any joint declaration for the
purpose of preventing interference by any of
the European powers with their independence
or form of government, or To any compact for
the purpose of preventing colonization upon the
continents of America, but should be left free
to act in any crisis In such a manner as their
feelings and friendship towards those republics
and AS their own honor and policy may at the
time dictate
The subject was one of long and
bitter debate. which resulted in this
practical reputation of the dot trine.
b on and Calhoun were among the
leading assailants of the president and
they made speeches which are literally
quoted from. But the reason of the OPP
position. which Tories don't quote, was
frankly avowcd by Benton. and it was
that these South American republics
had abolished slavery.
Five nations he said, who have already put
the black man on an equality with the white, |
not only in their constitution but in real life. !
Five nations who have atlthis moment tat least |
some of them.) black generals in their army and |
mu alto senator's in their congress
Our slave holders didn't propose to !
sit in council and advise with any |
such men, or in effect to have any
Monroe doctrine relations with them.
But the resolution then adopted
caves practically the only congress
'ional recordion the subject 4 virtual
equalization of the doctrine, and makes
III the more necessary u verdict from
he country.
IN the purlcy material or strategic
lew Secretary Olney has well pointed
nut what it would mean to open South
america to lodgmcnt and conquest by
europe with her systems of militarism
nd ratification tsuch as England has
established at Nova Scotia and ,
british Columbia on every side Of us.
1t would compel us, in mere self
efcnsc 10 follow suit with devia
on Of part of our energies away
ON the paths of peace and prosperity ;,
at have been making a record uncy
npled IN all histoy Especially would y
be Il serious matter for great Euro
an power to get control of all Ven :,
ucla overlooks the Caribbean sea .;
d any inter oceanic canal. l.,
But in the larger and the humani. in
,ian view, would it be melancholy to in
rest IA future in Spanish America r.
at is so full, as: Mr.. Blaine we'll said 81
his address of welcome to thu Pan II,
aerican congress, OF great and in oo
ring possibilities. Here are some IN
the great problems Of the human 81,
e to be worked out, Here, as we nm
ly believe. is to he demonstrated los
capacity of all God $ people to tit ;e
mselves for self government. Here on
e been at work some of the highest rio
aled and noblest hearted men the me-,
Id ever saw. as they proved when dol
y abolished slavery as soon as they
] their own freedom. Here has been
served, through revolution and pee
iculty and ENHANCEMENT almost in fee
even amid the profound sio
Ignorance and disorder. devotion ing
he ideas of liberty that canot fail, hes
wed to work out its own destiny to priI
e most beneficent results. The Gag
in American republics began their rigl
X of self government like children sole
lout the centuries of training that Wi
fitted our forefathers for it. Their is Il
ems all contained at first the rigl
onous union of church and state. on
constant struggle of their politics OF d
been to get rid of this union. they Stat
now nearly all done SC, every year dist
are becoming more stable and ably
ordered and the race antagonisms 4 "
have been 81 great II blight are hibi
opearing, grand men like the late that
ident Jourcz of Mexico are de- O''''
ling among their native Indians Pr
they are, with Mexico in the have