The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-04
COL. MOsBY on TIRE wAE MESSAGE.

cendent importance.
COL. MOsBY on THE wAE MESSAGE.
The famous partisan leader. Colonel
John S. Mosby. has written the follow
ing letter to the San Francisco Call upon
Mr.. Cleveland's war message:
heartily condemn the message of
President Cleveland and the action OF
Congress / look upon the whole thing
as pure demagogism, practiced Just 10
get the votes OF the irish, and each
party Is endeavoring TO Guido the other
IN demagogism. THESE people VINO are
hugrahng Tor the Monroe doctrine don't
know what 10 is
George Canning, a former Prime Min
lister 10 England, Is the real author OF
the Monroe doctrine. in 40 Lhsiahu
was fighting the Holy Alliance, Whicn
had issued "A circular announcing a cru
SADIE against free institutions All over
the world. At the insugauon OF MI.
Canning. President Monroe embodied a
declaration in his message 10
Congress that any attempt On
the part of the Holy Alliance
20 carry out its designs OH this continent
would be considered as an unfriendly act
toward the Government of the United
States.
But the Holy Alliance has long ago been
dissolved and there is 10 such danger
now menacing cur institutions ihe
Holy Alliance had proclaimed its pur-
pose 10 establish absolute Governments
all over the world. and TO suppress any
uprisings i'm favor of popular institutions,
and it was against the Holy Alliance
that President Monroe Illuminated ms
now famous proclamation.
II is perfectly absurd 10 announce that
81 England should take possession or q
little strip of territory on the Orinoco, IL
would be a menace 10 our institutions
when England already has Canada, on
our northern frontier and Jamaica ana
Trinidad I'm the Gulf Of Mexico. IL would
be no more menace to us than II she
were TO take possession Of gold nelds
in Africa.
What constitutes n menace is ques-
ton of fact. and. not of law.
My. Calhoun was IN President Monroe
Cabinet at the time when this declara-
ton was made. and If any one VIII read
his speech on the Nucatan quest ne
will see how utterly President Cleveland
has perverted and misinierpreted Mir.
Nionroe's message. The United States
had about 100000 people az that tiie'
and now has about 100000, and no
ueve that the occupation Of this ltue
strip Of territory on the Ornoco by Ing
land can endanger the United si"tes.
am utterly opposed TO war with ing
land. because II war comes. am gong
10 war for my country. These people
who are now most loudly clamorins loi
war have not the least idea of lighting
but want 70 send somebody else TO 40
the fighting.
Secretary Olneys dispatch 10 LORD
Salisbury is utterly nonsensical re
tells Salisbury that Europeans, meaning
Of course. Enslishmen, are devoted 10
monarchical forms Of government, ana
that Americans are devoted 10 seli-goN-
eminent. as if there was any inconsis-
tencv between a constitutional monarchy
IKE England. and government OF
as If the English people were less de-
voted TO self-government than the Amer
leans He also tells Salisbury that the
DAYS Of the Crusades are over.
If cleveland. by his laundering sue
cerds I'm getting us into a war with Great
Britain about a little strip OF territory
away down i'm South America, IN "hioh
we have not the slightest interest IL
win be the most ridiculous and fuiNotic
crusade that was ever un0eFtaheH -aI
moro so than those that had Tor thelr
object
chre
Colonel Mosby is an able lawyer ana
ono of he best-informed men we have.
His letter is full of correct history sound
principle. and public law. He is per-
fectlv justified in saying that no man
outside Of lunatic asylum cTn beEeve
that the occupation of this little strip
Of territory on the Orinoco by England
can endangor the United States He Is
also perfectly right in MS contention that
the Monroe doctrine had in contempla-
ton case where COM
binatlon Of despotic sovereisns were
attempting to overthrow our Institutions
and only that case. That Americans VIII
come 70 understand this after while
we doubt not.