Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-10-27

what that boz
i,y would have sduissdf The Uou l( w H. / !,
majority Of two thirds, would not only have
advised but would. al once. have consenfed to |
the treaty. and thus have compelled this whg !
administration to have done their manifest du.
ty IN the premises, SO that the treaty might
have been concluded and ratified. and those
lovely islands would now have been prosper
ing, and their inhabitants rejoicing under the
broad egis of the Stars and Stripes. The Pres.
ident, unquestionably had a conciousncss that
such would have been the result and there.
fore frightened, as his party always have been
at the acquisition of territory, he withheld the
treaty, from the Senate.
In speaking upon this question. have been
frequently asked. why did not the President
sign the treaty, and recommend to the Senate
the acceptance of the cession of the Isiand2--
What reason does the administration give for
rejecting their cession2 To which question !
can only answer: have no positive knowl
edge, but can draw tolcrable correct in.
ference. think. from my knowledge Of the
federal instincts and selfish propensitiss of the
whis party. and their uniform opposition to
our extension of our territory.
When called upon for information upon this
subject. last winter, by Senator Weller. Of my
State, the President declined sending the in.
formation to the Senate because, in his opiaioa,
it was incompatible with the pnblic interests
The old and long accredited organ of the whig
party at Washington, the lnteligencer. un.
.lrr>tand, places the rejection of the Islands
upon the ground, that their acquisition might
di.please France. l may here remark, by way
of paren,hesis tdat there is still an unsettled
dispute between the French government and
that Of the Sandwich Islands, and, no doubt
one object the Islands government had in
view in making the offer Of peaceful ccssion
to the United States was to get rid of the un
just exactions Of the French and the consequent
possible seizure. by them, Of the Islands, aud
the probable subsequent French domination,
will such reasonsas the abovc,upon question
manifestly so vital to our present and prospec-
tive national interests. satisfy the the Ameri.
can people? If so. have greatly mistaken
the character of my countrymen for sagacity
undaunled courage.
There is no Disgusting tbehisorical fact, that
the wing party lack faith in tire principle uf
self government for extended territory aud
have opposed every sing cacqu~iion we have
thus far made. They get frightened when you
talk of extending the "area Of freedom"--
adding more territory to our glorious confrdc
racy; but let England purpose a joint treaty in
reference to the transit across Central America
by which the European right to interfere in
American affairs is admitted, and advantag
resulting exclusively to our position are sur,
rendered, and the Monroe doctrine thus entire
ly yielded up. and you find this whis admin,
seizing upon it with avidity
1t is high time, then, we had change, from
a whig to democratic administration, when
such practices and such hold back. anti-Amcr.
lean and anti progressive doctrines are acted
upon and advocated by the men and party in
power. With General Frank Pierce AS The
democratic President elect of these United
States, the Sandwich Islands may ye. be
ours.
The present President and would.be Emper
or of France, has been too much employed IN
his own perilous relations at home, to attend
to, and push the old French claims against Tho
Island, and fortunately for us, will be so ca,
Pioyed for some time to come. The 4th o
March may yet arrive and find the matter still
open. The election of the democratic nomine,
is our and the Islanders only hope; for tha
whig candidate General Scott is. and Coz thu
last fifteen or twenty years has been, fulIJ
identified with, aud conmittrl
back whig psxfxl
While taI1' l
maritime powers, who pevSS L. l.| 49,
ty slip for extending and perpetuating theil
power and influence, are planning and intrigu
ing for the possession Of those Islands. They
understand their importance and the command
ing influence they are to possess, in the future
history of the Pacifc-see to it, then, that in
November next, you restore the ascendency Of
democratic principles and measures in the Ad
mnistration of the government, by the election
of our able and worthy standard bearers, and
you will put an end to these intrigues OF for.
eign powers, and prepare the way for making
the Sandwich Islands. American territory, 10
the advantage of that people, and to the honor
and glory Of this Republic.
IL The barque Cornelia, which was boarded
by the Cuban authorities at Havana, and had
her mails seized and taken ashore, arrived at
New York on the 9Th. The Captain states
that the passengers seized on board the Corne-
Ia and taken ashore, were disposed Of in the