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THE COUNTRYMAN.
The Mon rob Doctrine.—From
time to time, in the past two years,
we have called the attention ot the
country to a point upon which the
people of both sections could unite,
without any compromise of the dig
nity of either^—a point upon which
the men of the north, and the men of
the south could meet, and join hands
in the biotherhood of a glorious cause,
and forget, in a new and noble emu
lation, all the bitterness, and heart
burnings of the past; and we have
also pointed out a practical channel
in which the great military spirit, now
rife, could be turned to tho advantage
of the country at large, and in which
there would be ample employment
for the armies that would be left in
existence, by a sudden peace. The
point upon which north, and south
can come together, is the Mouroo doc
trine—one of the grand ideas that
the south contributed to the common
greatuess of the republic ; and the
noble argument that will give employ r
ment to our armies is the enforcement
of that doctrine, on the whole extent
of this continent, against England,
France, and Spain.
Though we were, at one time, the
only sheet to urge this, we are glad
to see that the policy has more ad
vocates, now, and that it seems to
commend itself as the one idea ot
American policy, for tho future, to
men of all parties, and to men of the
most diverse views, on other subjects.
Democrats, and republicans—the ex
tremists of the north—join hands, on
this question, and the Richmond edi
tors glance at it as a possible fact.
The Albany Atlas & Argus recom
mends that the southern generals
should ignore, entirely, the bogus
Richmond government, and march,
with our own brave men, to carry out
this programme ; and it also recom
mends that we should treat diroctly
with the southern generals, for this
purpose. It advocates this as a glo
rious American policy, and as tho on
ly safe plan to avoid still more dan
gerous European complication, on this
continent, than those that now mou-
ace us. This article is quoted as ‘the
political future,’ by the New York
Daily Times. The Tribune looks
hopefully to the overthrow of foreign
power, in Mexico, and expects that
that nation will 'soon again be a rc-
public, ruled by her own sons, and
part of a grand alliance of American
republics.’ The Richmond Enquirer
considers it not improbable that Na
poleon will be startled, some day, by
this very union of the north, and
south, for the avowed purpose of the
enforcement of the Mdnroe doctrine.
It thinks that even if the people re
tain a bitterness of sectional hate,
the armies will fight generously, side
by side, for this purpose.
People alienated as the northern
and southern people have been, can
come together again, and have done
so, frequently ; but, for that purpose,
they must have, as a rallying point,
some grand, arid common cause. This
is the cause, above all others, for the
purpose. Fighting under the same
flag, the hearts of the men will, once
more, recur to tho old traditions of oui
nationality, and the southerner will
give vent on the enorny to the bitter
spirit that every southerner feels a-
gainst powers that have played fast
and loose with southern iuterests, in
this quarrel, while the northerner will
fight in a not less fierce spirit, against
the nations that have added so many
years to the war, and that have seiz
ed the occasion to heap so many in
sults on us, as a people. Fighting in
such spirit, the war would consolidate
our nationality, and make us more
really one people than ever. And
what would be the effect of such a
war in Europe ? It would revolution
ize that continent. Our success in
Mexico would tumble down the im
perial dynasty in France,-like a house
of cards. ♦
Our banner on the other side the
St. Lawrence, would be the dawn of
a new day to the English people.
The British government would go in
to the hands of the Bright and Cobden
party, and the British constitution,
stunted and kept stationary for cen
turies, would grow up to the spirit of
the age, in a day. The tread of in
fantry, in the island of Cuba, would
shake Spain to the centro. The peo
ple would be up everywhere, and the
old political oppressions, and oppress
ors— tho enemies of freedom, every
where—would go down. Sic sertiper
tyrannis.—New York Herald, Jan.
nth.
Sale, ok Autographs.—“At an
antiquarian sale, in Washington city,
an.autograph letter of Lafayette, to
Mr. Madison, was sold for $16.50 ;
the signature of Napoleon Bonaparte
brought $8.50 ; a letter from William
Henry Harrison brought $5.50 ; John
Hancock’s autograph, $6.50; Von
Humbolt’s autograph, $4.75 ; a letter
from Andrew Jackson, $6 ; a letter
iroin Thomas Jefferson, to Lafayette,
$9 ; Thomas Jefferson’s address to the
Tammany Society, $5.50 r the auto
graph of Toussaint L’Ouverturo,
$5.50.”
Senatobia, Feb. G.—-“Northern
papers of the 3rd are received.
The New York Tribune has a lea
der on the secret alliance, under the
auspices of the Pope, entered into be
tween France, Spain, and Austria, to
recognize tho confederacy, after the
4th of March, on the ground that
Lincoln was not voted for by the
southern states.
Saulsbury presented* a petition to
the senate, from Colorado Jewett, for
the recognition of the confederacy,
sotting forth that tho Blair, and Sin
gleton mission was a failure; t'hat
Spain, France, Austbia, and the Pop©
had combined to recognize the con
federacy ; to that end, France and
Austria had entered upon a division
of Mexico, with a view of acquiring
California ; that tho issuo between
the north, and south was indepenri*
ence, or extermination ; that the south
was not crushed ; that, by her spirit,
she had shown her ability to pun-
chase independence . from Europe ;
that, by the declaration of Sherman,
the war had hardly commenced ;
therefore, he urged immediate recog
nition.
Tfie further reading of the petition
was interrupted. .
Gen. Sickles has been sent to Cali
fornia, to watch French movements
in Sonora.
Congress passed resolutions reject
ing the electoral votes ot Tennessee.
Louisiana, and tho other states still
in rebellion.
The confederates have recently
captured, and burned two steamers, at
White Oak, on Arkansas river. Three
others escaped, badly crippled. They
were loaded with supplies for Fort
Smith.
Danville, Elizabethtown, and other
points in Kentucky, have lately been
visited by guerillas, under the com*
rtmnd of Clark, Jones, and QuantrelL
The European news is to the 2ist,
The Liverpool Post says an exten
sive order for confederate clothing
has recently been executed, in Liver
pool ; twenty thousand uniforms for
the rebel artillery have been made.
The Pope’s encyclical letter is
causing great excitement in France.
The Washington National Intelli
gencer says no man should be deceiv
ed iuto the idea that the war is over,
but all be animated to put forth mili
tary preparations with increased vig
or.
Our commissioners .reached Anna
polis, on tlie 31st.
Gold closed in New York, on the
31st, at 206J.”