The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-26

Ling that Mr.. Clayton In recent conversation with him
Loessed the opinion that THE STAND TAKEN BY Mr.
tnNRoE AGAINST EUROPEAN COLONIZATION
EAs UNTENABLE. AND EXPRESSLY STATED
kHAT HE SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO EsTAB
fisH OR DEFEND SUCH A POSITION"
And mark this statement has NOT yet been denied b,
M Clayton. or by any reputable authority in his be
half!
And Mr. Squier, the wing charge to Nicaragua, is re-
dated by the same papers for referring approvisgy to
4. Monroe declaration in his reception speech.
What we ask the American people to think OF all
H. We sincerely hoped TO see an end OF this attempt
ae with the peopleto play and sport with their pa
iOtc impulses-to humbug them--when the promised
tcs Of the Iatslligsnesr should appear Hence. for
,.l days past we have refrained from making these
a,sons the chief topic Of discussion in our paper
n we are disappointed The Inteiiigeneers review and
,nce is repetition Of what has been said in the Re-
.u-sad with as little wit. and 1--WE may be pardon
The H,bsrneism) increase Of feebleness Can il be
hal Mr. Clayton undertakes the intelligence, and SO
dervalues the patriotism and virtue Of his country
m as to hope they will be satisfied with such conduct
as severest reproof we could give him would be to
note upon him some Of his own speeches in Congress
cases Of culpaby, fanced, pretended to be fancied
. him against democratic administrations.
Falling as we do, to find in the ntsligeneer anything
satisfactory character, only resort TO the best
,hs that are afforded from other quarters as to the
Iolcy Of The administration on these questions.
Among the on dts in this city, (and which we see no.
csd in northern whg paper) is, that the admnistra-
on do not intend to take any decisive step in this mat
but to submit il to Congress without any recommend
kion
Another report lie, that Mr. Clayton has avowed his
termination not to interfere with the preensions or
aims Of Great Britain to Mosquito, except SO far as
hsy may obs,ruct our privilege Of building canal and
Even to acquiesce in the claim il Great Britain will aid in
constructing the canal for the use Of the commercial
world, and on condition that government is to have
|ny srolusiUe right to its use.
We hope this last report is not true. We trust il it is,
That the Senate Of the United States will promptly refuse to
ncton such an act OF perfdy our sister republic Of
Nicaragua Our arrangements with her were concluded
aried out Shall we, after these declarations so made,
spudate them, Nay, shall we do worse, and perfdi-
usy make coalition with her despoiler Great Brittany
.sanst her Mr.. Clayton may urge that we do not
want the Exclusive right to navigate the Oceanic canal
Admit il is not necessary TO That right belongs to
Nicaragua It is hers alone Neither the United States
nor Great Britain has any just pretence of right to it,
Of interfering with it, except by her voluntary assent
That the United States may maintain the Monroe decla-
aon without reference to this right, is another ques-
ton, and no one can doubt that we can do gbfully
The exclusive right to the use Of the Oceanic canal
with Nicaragua, was offered to the United States by
IL nod
with it, thus derived. had prospect OF constrainng
Great Britain 10 do justice TO Nicaragua in reference to
Mosquito. She would only have been allowed equal
participation in the use OF the thoroughfare with all
other nations on Just terms, and the United States could
nave insisted upon the abandonment of the pretence
Mosquito as sine qua non. We have some fear that
al this advantage has been thrown away by Mr.. Clay.
On He has probably repudiaied the Hise arrange
nent and sent Mr.. Squier 10 make new and diff.
een one, and now repudiates and seeks to disgrace
him too, under the apprehension that his reception
Speech maintaining the Monroe platform, may excite the
wrath OF John Bull. He will not, forsooth, take tbs
trciuspe right, because, peadventure, Lord Palmer.
ton might become offended! He abandons and de.
nounces the Monroe platform because Lord Palmerstor
does not like it; and be goes into diplomatic Tournament
With The British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who ha
proved TO be one OF the most nmica TO this country OF thu
English statesmen Of the present era, with capital
argument to induce him not to exclude from Mosquito
except that by uniting. may jointly sinds Nicaragua
Out OF the canal for US and out Of the Mosquito coast 70
Great Britain We do not hesitate to say, that with tn
free assent Of Nicaragua fairly obtainednot cheated
Of her by fois prsenoss- 10 see the eommsrea
use Of this canal free to the whole world and do
desire any superior control over except to secure jus
ice from Grea, Britain to Nicaragua by coercing her
yield up her pretence Of right claimed under the Mosquito
Indian she calls king and except ALSO Grea
Britain from establishing military or naval station
from which, in case Of war, she could annoy bot
sides OF this continent till we had destroyed il.
The idea that we are not bound to interfere and carr
out the doctrines of Mr.. Monroes declaration.
bounced and sustained by Mr. Polk, and bound as we
BY faith to sister republics pghted by that decla
aton, by proper regard for our safety and intel
esis, is great error both as TO principle and polio,
We shall hereafter give views this branch Of thes
questions more at large; and they are but opinions Q
some Of the wisest and best men Of all paes borrowe
from authentic sources We shall also hereafter e1
pose tie mpudent pretenson SET up by the Intelligence
by authority, for Messrs Clayton Co., Of having Of
'aned the benefits Of commercial reciprocity under h
recent alterations Of the British navigation laws.
The press s beginning to speculate upon the organzi
ton Of the next House Of Representatives Will not III
democrafs have n majority i--vhom will thev RIM q