The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-09
THE UNION.


PHILADEIPHIA. January 4, 1850.
Since had the pleasure Of addressing you before the
meeting OF Congress- thai part OF the Presidents message
been read with Disappointment and sorrow.
All the hopes still lingering in the mind that It would
be shown that our foreign interests IN Central America
Cuba or the Rey Affair." &c had moi been sacrihced com
promised, neglected have been crushed our BY the ons-
sion OF the President TO give information or rather,
as il appears his studousy avoiding TO do so making
the theme still more repulsye 10 the American mind by
the msy attempt 10 throw veil the policy pursued
administering TO error by soenng down the topics, and
giving up our interests 10 puslanmous COZ OF iardy
prudence, which will learn no lessons but from mis-
| fortune.
The question may be and is often asked II the acts
OF the Secretary IN their inception and results have been
such as TO show him TO be BIT trustee or champion OF
foreign interests why not narraie adopt and defend
them in the message manfuy? No satisfactory re-
spouse eoming the question Is generally followed oy the
obseryaonhe neglect TO do so may be fairly construed
into their want of defeDsble character: in fine, the
weak point Of the administration.
0ne thing is clear have lost the control OF the great
oceanic avenue, when we might have secured under
the Hise treaty. This cannot well be denied Neither
il well be that this is OF atdg0nie character.
between the United States and England, having nolded
IN its control much OF our future greatness and success
commercially; while to England il is to her future
supremacy in the east. from the relative position OF the
two countresmore particularly 50 at this period and
since the American people have arrived Ia force upon the
Pacific shores OF this continent fronting they do the
ancient and valuable theatres Of the OF the
world.
England is fully aware. as was Columbus. and all the
great navgaors OF the mperistahs fact that the Euro
pean MUST WEST ARRIVE THE EAST INDIA SEATS
OF COMMERCE! The discovery OF America was owing 10
that idea
This is the secret OF the British outlay OF thirty millions
of dollars to discover northwest passage around the
American contnentof her long and persevering efforts
to obtain foohold the Spanish MAN. and to draw
her influence around the Panama ishmus This we have
already attempted 10 show regreng that present
Secretary has let pass the opportunity to that i'm
portani position to the United States the Atlantic side
and since we have quite recently England making
bold and nnscrupmous, not TO say hazardous seizure
the Pacific side OF the isthmus.
| have said hazardous, but presume that word may
be dropped; for although this act the part of Great
Britain, preceded by cession TO us, OF which she
Engand had notice, il is said all this may be explained
away in the negotiations to be opened now conduct
ing. particularly If proceeded with in the "a la Clay
ton" improved mode commanding with ousts paper
with displays OF diplomatic squaring of-spitting
in Great Brains obtaining than her rights even
than her pretensons unreal they are and the
United States being ieff IN the vocdtiUe
On reading The report OF the Secretary OF the Navy,
find, at the period OF time the seizure of the Tigre
Island occurred the United States had line of battle
ships, razee and some five more men ofwar in the
Pacific, presenting marked contrast to what occurred
under the auspices of the late administration, when Cali
fornia was on the carpet. and Mr.. Bull contemplated
rough stealing in that quarter and promptly
frustrated by much inferior force.
/ On this interesting subject should like to 60 into
details opportunity offering, and TO say something
on the "dec" in the report of the Secretary OF the
Treasury appearing somewhat startling TO hear that
the United States treasury had suffered bankruptcy,
occasoned by the Mexican war, more than year after
its final close! A. 60.