The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-06

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The charge daares accredited 10 our by that
OF Nicaragua addressed 10 the Secretary OF Stas the
3lst OF December, lS49
Il was under these circumstances that the senator from
llpois Mr.. DoUGLAsl made charge against the
floor OF the Senate on the l4ih day OF February last that
had suppressed Mr.. Hise's treaty What right had he
to say thai had suppressed treaty As senator he
ought 10 have KNOWN and il he attended 10 his duty,
and read the correspondence transmitted TO the Senate by
the President he did know, that il utterly untrue
for General Taylor himself informed The Senate that he
had declined sending 10 the Senate for ratification for
which have already given. II the senator
meant 10 say that had concealed the treaty, then his
equally destitute OF truth, for he knew
well that had sent that treaty TO Congress the 18th
day of july $780, and that IL among The published
documents when he made the statement
(Mr DOUGLAS here said he meant only that the treaty
had not been sent 10 the Senate for ratifcation)
The senator has been on many occasions engaged IN
making charges against the administration OF President
Taylor that this treaty was not submitted 10 the Senate
for ratification have read publications OF of his
stump speeches in regard TO tins reaiyhas be any
plant to make now 2 Dare be say that he would
under any possible circumstances have voted Tor that
treaty Would he desire TO send such treaty that
10 the Senate Tor ratification Would he rafy il He
say that he would and if be cannot, with what
show OF proprley did he arragn me or President Taylor
for dec lining to offer II 10 the Senate Tor ratification
When he INDUCED himself so freely at my expense
the lIth day OF February last did he not know that
neither Mr. Buchanan Mr. Polk had ever authorized
Mr.. Hise 10 make such a treaty tina, although Mr.
Hse stated in the treaty he had full powers 10 negotiate
it, yet he had such powers Did he not know that
NlT. treaty IN uIsoDeuieDce 10 blT
Buchanan's instrucons' Did he not know that Mr.
Hise made that treaty after his recall and after The APP
pointmen OF his successor Did he not know that the
treaty was utterly nadmissble the principles publicly
avowed and acted upon by Mr. Polk Did he not know
that the treaty violated PLAN principles OF constitutional
law, and overthrow the settled policy OF this government
since its ongin' Did he not know while he was dellv-
erng his speech here in the Senate, that this a
treaty the like OF which no man OF any party could
either rally approve?
In report OF the speech OF The senator from Illinois,
he me- he Ul
made by Mr. Squer with the State OF Nicaragua, and also
10 the Central American treaty concluded it'll Great Brit
ain on the l9th OF April, 1850 As both these treaties
negotiated on the principles of the resolution laid
down in the Senate the Sd of March. 1885, will take
this OCCASION OF answering his objections and correcting
OF his mssla emenls. In that speech The senator
that Great Britain could never have coonlzed any
part OF Central America In another part Of the same
speech he says that Great Britain had coonzed the bag
OF Islands, which be says lie in Central America and be-
long 10 the Stale OF Honduras in violation OF the Monroe
doctrine and The treaty negotiated by me with Mr.. Bull
wer. Both the statements cannot be correc-the one OF
the other be untrue and strange must have been
that obviousness which involved the senator in such
fiat contradiction OF himself Again, he says that had
instructed Mr. Squer 10 say 10 the government OF Mica
ragua that Mr. Hse had no authority 10 act. This is
another singular missiaement. There is not a word IN
my instructions 10 excuse The senator Tor making It,
had no idea that Mr. Hse had dsobeyed Mr. Buchanans
instructions when wrote the instructions Mr. Squer.
de had been directed 10 make no treaty with Nicaragua.
How could imagine that Mr. Hise bad acted upon pow.
ers which were never granted 10 him BY my predeces
tor knew, the ls OF May, ls4s. He equally well
knew, if be read the public documents, that Mr. Hise's
treaty was not made I'LL the 2lst day OF June thereafter
The senator prefers Mr. Hlse's treaty of the
monopoly of The right OF way; and his objection that
OF Mr. Squler s, that II opened the right OF way 10 all
nations upon the same terms, Did the senator object
10 the treaty negotiated in The time OF MIR Polk with
New Granada And is not that treaty liable 10 the
very same objection which he now makes against that
of Mr. Squier' Il is Mr.. Folks boast, in his message
transmitting the New Granada treaty. that the Panama
sa
The senator who has joined with few Others IN de-
nouneing The treaties with Nicaragua and Great Britain,
Tor making the Nicaragua passage free to all nations
the same terms" was never known to open his mouth
against the treaty which opened the Panama railroad 10
all nalions The treaty OF the 18th OF April 1885, pro-
vides for the neutrality OF the territory oil all the Central
American States, and for that the senator
dennis it. The treaty with New Granada, having in view
the obect-he protection OF an ner-oceanlc com
muncaon through the lsthmus OF Panama, and proyl-
ding Tor the neutrality OF the province OF Pansma-mees
with his ualihed appreciation The senator has taken
up his song against the treaty which guarantees the
ahty OF all the Central American republics and ber-
aies them from the dominion OF Great Britain. That
government had actually seized them and occupied them,
and yet his harp hung upon the willows from the day
when the treaty establishing the neutrality of Panama
went into operation I'LL the present ime and during the
whole succeeding period OF five years not murmur OF
dlsapprobation escaped his lips He complains that,
der the treaty negotiated by the administration OF General
Taylor could not fortiiy in Central America, while
the British ortify al Jamaica yet he has always
been perfectly satisfied with the treaty OF Mr. Polk which
uepflNes us OF lDe IN any OF lne prov
il oil Panama, while the British iorlfy in British
Guiana He is shocked that cannot annex the Central
American republics 10 the United States yet he himself
professe almost in The BREATH 10 be opposed 10 the
He cannot understand the why the
government OF Nicaragua refused 10 rauiy the treaty
made BY her commissioner, Senior Selys, with Mr.. Hlse
yet he has that treaty which oedes away the urs
dcton of The State and her public domain 10 enormous
extent and reduces her 10 complete stage oil vassaage
and because he cannot understand this, he attributes
her eiusa to rauty that treaty 10 the influence OF Mr.
SQuer and 10 my Instructions. He amuses US with the
assertion that the treaty OF the 18th OF April 1850, is
neEslon OF the Monroe doctrine in every particular yet
in the next breath he asserts that the treaty and the
Monroe doctrine so Identical that violation OF one
is a violation OF both And he urges as 10 make an Is
with the British government about the colony OF the
Bay Islands, which he says is striking inirsctlon of
very pretty quarrel as il stands He is great advocate
OF the Monroe doctrine yet refuses to vote Tor that doc
rne when asserted ia resolution presented by one OF
his own party
As he declared that his reason for opposing the treaty
OF the 10Th OF April 1850, its negstIon Of the
Monroe doctrine" propose 10 examine the history OF
that docRe, with a view TO show not only that bis
seron is unounded but that, while the policy indicated
by the treaty has been the established policy OF this gov
eminent for than twenty years the Monroe doctrine
has been established principle TO regulate the
action of this government, and has been epudiaed Of
an effort has been made in Congress TO sustain it,
In saying this, do not mean to be understood that the
executive branch OF the government has not recommend
ed il to Congress Tor effect attain special object,
nor do mean any President for doing but
the President does not constitute the government; and
that neither the President and Senate by
treaty, Congress, by any vote or resolution, have ever
sustained II.
Mr. Monroe's declaration was made Ia his seventh
annual message 10 Congress, on the ID Of December,
1873