The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-02-11
Torritsrial Acquisition.


Mr.. Cass sometime since introduced
ia,o the Senate resolutions affirming the
Monroe and Polk doctrine, that no Euro
poun nation would be henceforih allowed
10 colonizs any potion Of the American
Continent, and that we would moi permit
.he ownership of Cuba to pass from Spain
10 any other Power than the United
States.
This was called out by the recent
establishment, by Grea, Britain, of the
Colony Of the Bay Islands in Honduras;
which was esteemed by the Senate a
violation of the treaty siipula;ions made
in the Clayion-BuIver treaty with that
power, ratified by the Senate during
Gsn. Taylor's Administration. Secret
admissions we're however added by Mr.
Clay,on, which seem TO involve the whole
matter in difficulty, and for which no
actual necessity appears TO have existed.
Mcssis. Cas-, Chase, Downs, and other
Senators declare their ignorance Of the
compact, and hence Mr.. Cass's resolu-
tions.
There has been warm debate. II does
not seem, however, that the principle OF
the resolutions are objected 10 by pny,
or that they are in any way Objectionable,
except in this ,ha, they appear TO be
practically limited 10 Cuba alone, and
not to have practical application 10 the
whole Continent.
mfr. Hale proposed anresoluiIon in
relation to Canada, in similar terms to
Mr.. Cass's resolution relative 10 Cuba.
Whatever may have been Mr.. Hale's
motive the proposition is an important
one. The whole Of our Congressional
Legislation towards the Canadas is ILL
beEal, and calculated to ALLEVIATE their
feelings from iIe United States, TO which
ihcir tendency would otherwise be 10
gravitate, were il no. for the fepulsion Of
our commercial system towards them.
Il is impossible but that Canada shall
ultimately seek and find separation
from England, and that at no distant day.
Even The constant hostility Of the United
States government, $50 sirikingly mani
tested towards her efforts in 1888 and '39)
cannot always prevent this; and when
SHE has achieved that in dependence, her
geographical position, her commercial
interests, her similarity Of origin, laws
and language, and coniigniiy 10 the
United States along fourteen hundted
miles Of frontier, will, If not forced into
an unnatural and impolhic hostility,
cause her 10 seek annexation 10 this
Republic. Why then should orr people
in preference seek the annexation Of
foreign elements vastly inferior to the
Anglo-Saxon Stock? Why should we
be ready TO peril The peace of the Re-
public for the possession Of an Island
which in the natural course Of events
must be ours, and remain utterly indifer.
ent 10 a more important possession?
] We want Cuba, and Mr.. Cass's declara-
iion, that this Republic cannot permit
that Island TO pass from tSe possession
of Spain into The hands Of any othcr
power but our own, is right, and is al
this time required. II is necessary 10
tho safety Of great part Of odr COM
merce. but we would like to see the
United STATES Senate look also TO the
endangered commerce of the North.
War with England, a mltter of more
il it ever should come, than
with any other existing power, would
find our whole northern frontier, CON-
merce and people, wholly wlthou, ade-
quate protection, over SO extended
frontier, and Il is the duty of our govern
meat 50 TO shape their Intercourse with ,
ie Caaadas, aud with The Ehole British
possessions, shst instead Of hostile
ssrJer that country nigh. he made. 10 /
be event 0! war with England, the battle /: