Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-22


, would regard any attempt to extenC
that system among them as an act
! unfriendly to the United States.
"From that day to this the Ameri.
can people have always and unani'
mously supported and approved the
Monroe doctrine. They needed no
reasoning to prove that it was vital to
their safety"
RECOGNITION OF TEXAS.
The report then takes up the recog-
milton of Texas and quotes at length
from the executive and congressional
utteraDces preceding that action.
The report says:
president Andrew Jackson, in his
Texas message Of December 81, 1886,
SAID:
In the preamble to the resolution
of the house Of represent ltives it is
distinctly intimated that the exped-
iency of recognizing the independence
of Texas should be left to the decision
of congress. In this view, on the
ground of expediency, am disposed
to concur, and do not, therefore, cen
slider it necessary to express any
opinion as to the strict constitutional
right of the executive either apart
from or in conjunction with the sem
ate, over the subject.
'It isstO be presumed that on no
future occasion will a dispute arise,
as none has heretofore occurred be-
tween the executive and the legisla-
tiye as to the exercise of the power of
recognition, 1t will always be con-
sidered consistent with the spirit of
the constitution, and more safe that
il should be exercised, when prob |
ably leading to war, with previous |
understanding with that body by |
whom war alone can be declared, and |
by whom all the provisions for sus-
tanning its perils must be furnished.
BY it's submission to congress, which |
in one of its branches the |
states of this union, and in the other |
the people of the United States, there |
may be reasonable ground to appre-
hend so grave a consequence would
certainly afford the fullest satis-
faction to our country and perfect |
to'our country and per-
feet guarantee to all other nations of
the justice and prudence of the
measures which might be adopted.
"The initiative thus asserted by
congress and conceded by President
Jackson to congress in the case Of the
case of the recognition of Texas, was
in the case of Hungary by
President Taylor, who authorized his
agent to invite the revolutionary
government of Hungary to send to the
United States diplomatic representa-
tive, since the president entertained
no doubt that in such case at the next
of congress 'her independence
would be speedily recognized by that
body.
Until now, no further question has
been raised in regard to the powers of
congress. The cases of Hayti and
Santo Domingo are passed over as
governed by peculiar influences.
SIN every instance the only ques-
tion that has disturbed the inteIven-
ng powers" the report continues
has regarded neither the right nor
,he policy so much as the time and
node of action. The only difference
between European and American
practice was that the Uuited States
aimed at the moderating or restrict
ng, the extreme license Of European
and this was the differ
,nce which brought the United States
nearly into collision with Europe in
S61 and 1862.
RECOGNITION OF THE con-
FEDERACY.
Lords PalmersdOn and, Russell /;
md the Emperor Napoleon and his
minister's entertained no doubt of
heir right to intervene even before
ur civil war had actually commenced
nd accordingly recognized the in
states ss belligerents in May,
S6l, although no legal question had
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