The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-19
No 1856
HE REPU BLIC.
CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION. J1E
TCssDAy, January IS, 1858.

i ARRESTS IN WASHINGTON. CITY, 5f.
Mr.. BADGER introduced bill abolishng thu
/ Columbia. 5i
After some remarks by Mr.. UNDERWOOD il
favor Of the bill, it was referred to the COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary. stl9 ~
/ CLARK MIL LIS.
/ Mr.. BADGER introduced joint resolution ap
propriating S 1000 to defray liabilities incurred
| By Clark Mile in the execution of the equestrian
statue Of General jackson, lately erected in Wash
ington City. Referred.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WASHINGTON
Mr.. SHIELDS reported back the House bill ap
proPriating $4,000, to be used by the Executive
in having executed by Clark Mills a colossa
equestrian statue of Washington.
Mr.; S. said this bill had passed the House unani
nously, and he hoped it would pass the Senate il
| the same manner. The bill was then onsidered
and was passed unanimously. a#
EzpEY's ooNIcAL vEsTILAroR.
| Mr. MANGUM submitted a resolution, which
| was agreed to, directing ain inquiry to he pro
priety of purchasing for the use of the navy Els
| pey's conical ventilator. ~ a, ~.
FUNERAL EXPENSES. .e.s....
On motion by Mr.. FOOT, Es PSI. f.
Resoved, That there be paid under the direction
OF the Committee to Audit and Control the Contin
gent Expenses of the Senate to Mrs Sarah I'm.
ham, sum equal to that usually expended on sim
| lar occasions. 5t e, a...s-s'ls : .E tr t
| sTANsBpRY's REPORT OF THE woRLD's FAIR.
! Mr.. PEARCE submitted the following resoIu.
| ton, which was referred to the Committee on
| Printing: an --,... -
| ResolUed. That the report of Charles F. STAINS
bury, on the Industrial Exhibition held at London
| in 1851, communicated to the Senate on the 18th
instant by the Secretary of the Interior be printed
| and that two thousand extra copies thereof be
printed for the use of the Senate. .. q %,
| CLAIMS AGAINST HAYTI.
Mr.. SOULE submitted the following resolution
| which was agreed to- .t
Resoped, That the President be requested, if not
incompatible with the public interests, to commit
nicate to the Senate all the information on file in
| the State Department relative to the claims OF
American citizens against Hayti not embraced in
the reports that subject heretofore made by the
Secretary of State at the third session of the 9th
Congress; and also all the correspondence of the
Especial agent who cent out in lS49 to cxa mime
and report upon the condition of the Island of St.
Domingo, in reference either to the said claims
upon Hayt or TO the various applications made BY
| the Dominican Republic TO the Government of the
Un ted States for the pacifcatior of said island
. NICARAGUA MINISTER. -
Mr. BRooKE's resolution, calling for the reasons
inducing the President to suspend official relations
with MIR. Marcoleta, the Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Government of
Nicaragua, was withdra wn with view to it's being
offered in Executive session. . .-. :
| ouBA-THE MONROE DOCTRINE
! The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr
CAs.'s joint resolutions, reafirming the Monroe
doctrine, and applying it to Cuba. 80
/ Mr.. CASS said that two Presdents-Mr. Mon
| roe in 1924, and MIR Polk in lS45-had announced
the doctrine contained in the resolution, and had
I given good reasons Why it should be adopted. He
would not now repeat those reasons; they were
| familiar to ALL This declaration, as made hereto
fore, was but Executive protest against the re
colonization by any European power of any part
| of the American continent. The right of this
Government to adopt such policy was one result
| ing from principle of nations, which always
| adapted itself to the circumstances of the time
| as the right by discovery, unknown before, came
/ into existence with the discovery of America To
give any European nation the right to convert in
dependent States of America into depe ndent colo
/ MES, would be to involve this nation surrounded
by such colonies, in any war which might take
1 place in Europe. In such these colonies
would of course become partsans, and the com
merce and communication of the United States,
from one part OF the continent to the other would
| become embarrassed, deranged, and destroyed.
Under these circumstances the inherent right of
self protection authorized this declaration
| He referred to the correspondence and CONVEX
sations between Mr. Rush and Mr.. Canning on
this subject in which the latter said that Great
Britain could not view with indifference any of the
American States taken possession of by European
powers Great Britain was right in thus viewing
the matter, though at the time engaged in con-
venton which was to place this whole matter in
the hands of European nations When Mr.. Mon
| roe, MIR. Polk, and Mr. Canning avowed them
could well afford to abide the sneers and SCOTS
everlastingly thrown upon them. If the course
recommended by Mr. Canning thirty years ago
just then, the for ii had become strong
er 1t was asked why repeat the declaration
| now There was no doubt but the annunciatio
of the doctrine by MIR. Monroe had produced an
effect relating to the Spanish American States; yet
we could not deny that its effect is dying
away and that the politicians of Europe are fast
coming TO the beliefthat the United States do not
intend seriously to insist on it. 1t becomes this
nation, under the circumstances, to declare that
we do intend it, and that if Cuba be seized upon,
in defiance of that declaration, intend to resist
it by force. The declarations of Mr.. Monroe and
Mr. Polk had laid idle in the Government archives,
and wanted the distinct confirmation and autho
| rity of legislative sanction.
| II was evident to the world that experiments
| were making on our forbearance, and being yielded
to in some cases, events would be forced upon the
United States which it were better anticipate
He referred to some remarks by Mr.. Guzot some
| years since, in which doctrine laid down
! utterly inconsistent with honor and safety.
Public sentiment on this subject, as on most cues
| tons, he said, had long been IN advance Oh Con
| gfess. Some years ago the senate REUSED 10
consider resolutions on this subject
He referred to various circumstances rendering
this declaration more necessary and ustifabe than
| when first made by MIR. Monroe He alluded to
the recent attempt to acquire Sonora by the French
have been avowed by the French government and
Sonora claimed as a province of France. He
quoted from various french publications showing
that The policy OF France and all Europe is to
check the progress of the United States He had
no doubt but that that policy would go on.
He thought any declaration of the desire of the
United States to purchase Cuba out of place in
those resolutions. He was willing to purchase
Cuba, but would prefer that the people of Cuba
would by some arrangen ent with Spain, or by
revolution, become independent, and then propose
a union with the United States
Recommended at length upon the Importance of
Cuba military position, and one which in the
possession of England would be most destructive
to the United States. Spain was not in condition
to do US harm, and he preferred she should re-
tain it.
He quoted from debates in the British Commons,
and declarations by Lord George Bentick, con-
corning the lien by Great Britain Cuba, and the
policy of England TO dstrain Cuba, and cut
the commerce of America in two.
He referred in most complimentary terms to the
letter recently written by Mr.. Everett to the Brit
ish Minister, in reply to the proposition to estab
lish the tripartite treaty.
He dwell considerably on this proposed conven-
ton and the reasons inducing its offer
He defended his resolution against the taunt that
it was John Doe and Richard Roe notice to the
| world. Sucha notice had been given by our fore
| fathers on the 4th of July, 1776.
| Hegave history of the progress of the country
since the days of the revolution and its gigantic
and rapid strides to power, wealth, and prosperity
and to it's advancement in political position The