New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11

~ SShhpe"ereo' and this. "a Western msp he ns'
loCkt upon &c en- attack
Mr.. CLAYTON said tina. he was defsrlinr
them Tor not eIforcin iht doctrine II never havug re-
c'lvtd the approval Of Conyress
DIR; DOUGLAS said the Senator had remarked
tat when he went into the State Dsozr- 20. he sa7d
1rea' Britain in Possession OF Jnd11ss tha Mos1utl
Coeat aud nearly one half Of Contra sai ONE
TmsTks obou, Er. Polk letting the Lion TO- and tho,
sd the ioundaiion for glordCation Of his c53iac ia
haiierDg tho Lion ard leading him out Ii youla Ike
10 sex the Senator what incn Of territory Ia Central
America hs treaty had induced bound Great Bdts1
70 ahunooni What inch OF territory has she abaai med
oy virtue OF that treaty. She possesses now ali enc df
before IT. she has rather extended her sac
continues the proectors;e 10 this day Ia his speech
ne ahed these same QuestOns aud thJu N the Senate,
had replied 70 much Of II, he has not noticed them Of
CoufsS want Oh tlme alone prevented him from ding
so. Laughter
Mr.. CLAYTON said he had answered them
but the Senator not in his seat al the time
Mr. DOUGLAS said he would, IN Justice to the
Senator ssy that the Day OF lsnds were no. coanzed
IN pursuance Of the treaty but in utter contempt OF il
That colonization was a double wrong II was viola.
ton Of the long established policy Of the nation and Of
the Clayton and BuIwer Treaty. lie would seek no
issue with Great Britain the Belize She had poe.
sessed that before TINS nation existed-nor yamaics
for sbe had possessed that TOO lo surrender IL with
honor. But he was for making ssue these Bay
Isiands There are right, and she wrong. IL was
act 10 voat Of her pEgdted faith and avoTed
police. Sse cannot juy in the eyes Of the nations
Of the world. She dare rot fght 10 maintain it He
10 stand by those who ding that that colony
which is esubhshed I'D vols9n of that treaty, should
be discOpiinued. If she abandon this at demand IL
will be long time before she will again att.nptto
es,abish another colony without consulting the United
states isbe viii not attempt i, what other power vii,
Let this be done 1pd there will he need OF out
declaring the Monroe doctrine not inch Of territory
hsd sEe gwen up In consequence OF the Clayton and
Bulwer ally. On the contrary she has proposed
new negotiations by which she may give up something.
The late President and Secretary of State were willing
D..
l,ave that territOry-f he does, why do MT he got
Where the necessity for further negotatonsi ii NJ.
EveIot be correct in entertaining this new proposition
the Senator from Delaware must be utterly mistaken in
surprising that his treaty expelled Great Britain from
Central America 1t was a very smOiguou.ly worded
treoy. good argument might be made on either side
as 10 whether put end TO the prOtectOrste When
YVES before the Senate he notice he would take
the American eide. and with its American negoator
cay that Il did put end 70 the protect0rate; but
MossIs. Fillmore and Everett think differently He had
been drawn into this DEPRESSION but would now return
10 The question. The question was should the United
states have accepted exclusive right of way joined
IN partnenhip with the wOridi Gen Tayl6rs Admin.
stratOn took the latter He thought the Senator was
unfortunate in his quotation Jackson and Polk 70 su
tain him in selecting that plan In 1885 twas true Jackson
sent out an agent there TO re, information TO negoa.
ting for right Of way 20 the Pacific which should be
open 70 the world But in 1885 were different
from whm they now are. Netherland Company then
had an exclusive right Jackson sent Col Biddle
obtain information Biddle got exclusive right for
himself and others, but Jackson considering this an
abuse OF an ohcal position for private ends refused to
sanction the proceeding. There nothing in thus
proceeding show ng Jackson have been averse to an
exclusive grGnt TO the United States II it was uucon
stituhonal 10 accept exclusive grant secured
10y the Hse Treaty, why 1t not equally uDcOnstitu
tonal TO take such right in pa tnership with Great
Bricainf If it were unconstitutional bind ourselves
to defend an American Company in Nicaragua. why
WIS 1t not unconstitutional 70 bind ourselves with Eng
land to defend British. subjects The Senator by his
Treaty has done this and when the Constitutional
power 10 do so is shown, will show that everything
done under the partnership could have been done 10
secure the right TO America, and 20 protect
II in the hands of American citizens. lie would
like the Senator 10 say II IL would not hsyebeen cred
table 10 the United States 10 take the exclusive right
and then throw open the world agree 20 take
il with another and do no If the United States
had exclusively and opened it TO the world they could
annex to condition they thought proper and they
could then hold rod to force the nations OF the world
10 keep the peace toward II any violations of treaties
seizures OF islands took place the United States could
close the canal to commerce in the Pacific. We would
then be the arbiter Of the world and could compel
peace among the nations Of the earth Instead of lead
ing TO war, it would place in the power of this nation,
whose policy peace the authority TO command
peace The position of this nation justified the assump
ton it's part of that authority Had this exclusive
right been obtained he would have been willing to have
opened this canal 10 the world on the most liberal
foftihcd IL at both ends and in time OF
could have closed 1t to our enemies. The argu-
poni against possessing this exclusive right was that
England and other European powers would never con-
sent to it, He did not suppose they would lie would not
have asked them. Nicaragua consented it was purely
an American question with which Europe had no more
do than had America with the efforts of the Holy Al
lance to restore the equilibrium OF Europe. England
not consent She would consent, long the United
States allowed her to hold Canada Jamaica and Ber
nuda. He had heard enough of England not consent
ing the time of the annexation of Texas, OF The scqu
sOn OF California and in the settlement OF the Oregon
question In such matter, would be right, and she
dare not fight when she is in the wrong. She has given
bond keep the peace with mortgage real estate
10 the bond IL time for this naten 10 act
became her position and without asking whether Eng
land would consent This nation Ia OF age. Let her
do what is right and put the consequences behind her
Because he had objected TO the clause in the treaty
binding the United States never to exercise any do
minon any part of Central America, the Sen.
aior charged him with desiring 10 annex Il, and
reminded him Of similar clause in the Mexican
Treaty. That Senator well knew how he had long
struggled to get that clause stricken out and how the
Senator opposed IT, The Senator could not justify pac
ing il in his treaty the ground that IL was forced on
him in the Mexican treaty. The time had not yet ar
rived for snnexng any part OF either Mexico or Central
America, but who could say when that time would not
be here Fifty years ago the proprety OF the United
States having any territory west OF Mississippi wai
doubted Then one range of States allowed and the
Indians placed 10 present any further progress
westwsTd. That failed. Our people broke down all
such harre-s and crossed the Rocky Mountains, and
stand on the Pacific. II long since that the
QUESTION OF California was opposed because vas too
far of andtoo little known Central Americas the half
way house the high.road 70 California aud yet the
man who thinks the day may arrive when the United
States will find II necessary 10 own the halfway house
10 California is set down madInan. He was not dis
posed hasten that day be disposed TO imtthe
enlarged view OF Democratic principles under Demo
cratic Administration Applause No man anlimit the
future progress OF this nation Ms treaties feer the
limbs OF this giant Republic II will grow, and in grow
ing will burst them asunder Why, then attempt 10 do
IL by binding the nation not TO do that which we know in
time II will be compelled to dol Why biad ourselves TO
annex no more of Mexico. when every man knows the
day is fast approaching when we cannot prevent il The
only effect such treaties would be that European
lions viii set down faithless and regard Punic
faith and Amercsnsaith synonomous Don't gentle
men know that when this Canal is completed the coan-
try on each side OF will be settled by Americans with
American feelings and principles and who will have
American institutions Will this nation shut them out
fom its proteo;ioni While he would do nothing to has
ten thes he wished the public policy of the
non TO be so directed ss 70 look the future the