The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-22
CITY OF WASHINGTON.


of our remarks called forth by its covert and unpalrloc
attempt 10 array public sentiment against the Monroe
declaration, 80 that Mr. Clayton may be permitted with.
out awakening public Indignation, to yield to the rdcu
ous and unfounded preiensons OF Great Britain the
Mosquito coast and At the mouth Of the San Juan de
Nicaragua We have no doubt that the articles to which
we aude were prepared under the auspices OF Mr. Clay
ton himself; for they but an enlargement OF his
speech on Mr. Aliens resolutions OF 1916. Mr. Clayton
them as senator voted against the resolutions point
of order and while he thus enabled TO stand
mtted on the principles contained in those resolutions he
took occasion 10 make dsngenuous assault upon the
Monroe declaration, BY an effort to prove that the demo.
cratic party had opposed that declaration in opposing the
Panama mission in 1926, when John Quincy Adams was
President The RepuJiiei endeavorng to do now what
Mr. Clayton endeavored do three years ago and both
the Republic and the Secretary Of Stale have perverted
the established facts Of the case, order 10 make il ap
pear that prominent and leading in the United States
have ceased TO deny the right Of Great Britain Of any
other European monachical government, to plant colo
MES on the American continent This attempt is made,
too, when an important negotiation is pending between
the United States and Great Britain, which will turn
upon that very pointthe right Of European monarchies
to plant colonies in America and coming does from
those in the confidence OF the administration the
Secretary Of State and the organ Of the Presden must
excite the disgust Of every patriotic citizen The excuse
for such dangerous and unpatrolc conduct will not avail
Mr. Clayton nor his organ On this occasion The course
Of the Secretary Of State the Oregon negotiation, when
he was the advocate Of British interests and his conduct du
ring the Mexican war; when he and his coaduto gave aid
and comfort to the public enemy, have not been forgotten
forgiven; and now, when he and those in his conf
dence falsely tell the people Of the country, and proclaim
to the British government, that the Monroe declaration
has been repudiated and abandoned by the leading
bers OF that party which controls the Senaeone branch
Of the treaty making powef-heir designs are plain aud
apparent Mr. Clayton's duty is not, unfortunately,
prescribed by the conduct Of the democratic leaders
Of 1896; and no matter how he endeayors 10 cover
up his motives by plausible and deceptive excuses.
the people will look 10 the tendency Of his acts,
and Of the acts Of those in his counsels; and they
will not be blinded to the fact that he and his tempo
ary organ are doing all they weaken the Monroe
declaration by nsdious statements, and by perveng the
public records so that they may pave the way for The
abandonment Of our rights in Nicaragua to the unbound
ed pretsnsions Of Great Britain The excuse that the
Secretary Of State only desires to show that the position
which the Union has taken is inconsistent with that ia
ken by its senior editor, and by other members Of the
democratic party, while he does not desire to weaken the
Monroe declaration, is too shallow to deceive school
boy. The Union is making every effort il can make to
maintain that declaration and to maintain along with that
declaration the treaty rights which have acquired in
Nicaragua and at the mouth Of the San Juan de Ncsa
qua. menaced as they by British arrogance aud
patton II is clear therefore, that il Mr. Clayton and the
Republic wished to maintain that declaration and to en-
force those rights and to resist British and
patton they would not tax "the cunning OF their right
hands opeert the history Of former transactions, order
to assa US and weaken our Efforts utyetihey have done
They have perverted In order 10 weaken the Monroe
declaration and orgeul Of the relation which they bear
to the government and to the people, and unmindfu
Of their duties citizens, they Strengthening the
hands OF Great Britain while negotiations pending,
involving the gravest and the most important interests
involving even our national honor-while their conduct
cannot but have the effect OF defence of the British
government. But nothing else could be expected from
men who sustained the public enemy while war was
raging, and who have subsequently, acknowledged their
reasonable feelings by stigmatzins foreign SYM
pahzes those who would no, rally around Mr. Clayton
in personal quarrel about ,rhe Of diplomatic etiquette
We have stated that Mr.. Clayton and the Republic
belief that the Monroe declaration has already been aban
doned by that party which controls the action Of the
Senate They have endeavored to make il appear that
the principles Of the Monroe declaration OF 1879 were
involved in the Panama mission Of 1895 and after doing
.o they have cited the speeches Of leading members
against that mission being in opposition to the decla
ration We cannot but call such conduct wiIu per-
version Of the public records, and that too. for
patriotic purpose; for read. even casually,
the records connected with the Panama Congress, with.
out perceiving that Il not connected with the Mon.
roe declaration. No one can even read casually the
speeches from which the RspubGs makes its extracts
without seeing that their authors in opposing the Psna
ma mission. did not mean to yield up, in any
ner abandon, the Monroe declaration. And yet the
Republic endeavors to peryer those extracts into evil
dence that they absolutely abandon that declaration.
We exposed this conduct in our paper OF Sunday
last; but we were forced to omit specific mention OF
some circumstances which are not unimportant The
Republic in its effort confound the principles Of the
Monroe declaration with the objects Of the Panama mis-.
son. so as to strengthen Great Britain during the pending
negotiations remembers to forget to explain that declare.
ton 10 its readers for explanation Of that declaration
would have exposed the trick which Il was attempting TO
palm of upon the public. After Mexico and the South
American republics had declared their Independence and
had proved their ability maintain themselves agains,
the power Of SPAIN the Spanish government endeavore
TO prevail upon the Holy Alliance Of Europe to aid her in