The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-17

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No person can be more deeply sensible than myself
Of the danger of entangling alliances with any foreign
nation That we should avoid such alliances has be-
come a maxim Of our policy consecrated by the most
venerated names which adorn our history, and sanc-
toned by the unanimous voice Of the American people
Our own experience has taught the wisdom of this
maxim in the only instance-thst of the guaranty to
France of her American possessons-in which have
ever entered into such alliance IT, therefore, the
very peculiar Of the present do not
greatly impair if not altogether destroy the force of
this objection then we ought not to enter the stp
ulation, whatever may be its advantages The general
considerations which have induced me to transmit the
treaty to the Senate for their advice may be summed
up in the following PARTICULARS
l. The treaty does not propose to guaranty terrific
ry to foreign nation in which the United States will
have no common interest with that nation. On the
:, Interested
the subject Of this guaranty than New Granada her.
self, or any other country.
2 The guaranty does not extend to the territories
of New Granada generally but is confined to the sim
gle province Of the sthmus of Panama where shall
acquire by the treaty common and soextensve right
Of passage with herself.
g. 1t will constitute no alliance for any political OBJ
ject but for purely commercial purpose in which all
the navigating nations of the world have common in
terest
4. In entering into the mutual guarantees proposed
by the 35th article Of the treaty neither the
ment OF New Granada nor that of the United States
has any narrow or exclusive views The ultimate OBJ
ect presented by the Senate of the nited
their resolution to which have already referred is to
secure to all nations the free and equal right
the sthmus II the United States as the chief of
the American nations, should first become party to
this guaranty it cannot be doubted-indeed, it Is
fdently expected by the government of New Granada
that similar guarantees will be given that republic
by Great Britain and France Should the proposition
thus rendered be rejected we may deprive the United
States of the just influence which its accept
ance might secure to them, and confer the glory
and benefits of being first among the nations
in concluding such an ARRANGEMENT upon the
government either of Great Britain or France
That either Of these governments would embrace the
offer cannot well be doubted because there does not
appear to be any other eectual of securing
all nations the advantages of this important
but the guaranty Of great commercial that the
isthmus shall be neutral territory The interests of
the world at stake are so important that the security
of this passage between the two be suf-
fered to depend upon the revolutions which
may arise among different nations.
Besides such guaranty is almost indispensable to
the construction of a railroad canal across the ter
rtory Neither sovereign States individuals would
expend their capital in the construction of these
pensve works, without some such security for their
investments
The guaranty of the sovereignty of Now Ora
NADIA over the isthnius Is natural consequence
Of the guaranty Of its neutrality and there
does not seem to be any other practc able mode of
curing the neutrality of this territory New Granada
would not consent to yield up this province in order
that it might become q neutral State and If she
should it is not sufficiently popuous wealthy to
tablish and maintain Independent sovereignty But
civil must exist there in order protect
the works which shall be constructed New Granada is
power which will not excite the jealousy any nation
If Great Britain France the United States held the
sovereignty the isthmus other nations might ap
prehend that in Of the government would
close up the passage against the enemy but no such
fears ever be entertained in regard to New Ora
NADIA
This treaty removes the heavy discriminating duties
against us in the ports of New Granada which have
nearly destroyed commerce and navigation with
that republic and which have been in vain endea-
voring to abolish for the last twenty years.
Senate to the 18th article of the treaty which pro-
hbits prvatcering in of between the two re-
publics; and also to the additional article which ma
tionalizes all vessels Of the parties which shall be
provided by the respective governments with pate mt
issued according to its laws and in this particular
goes farther than any Of our former treaties.
JAMES X. POLK.
WAsHiSGToS, Feb 10, 1S47.