Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-19

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IT Il agreed tSot If the yerpmcn d thc United States
shhi eede ~ f. notrt ap ro3sirrtt re said works,
then eipc a. fresn cpusrcs thereof .aal have the
pp'S' anh aahory trnre enact end cbnrcr
such grants Oh rieh;s ana f consistent with the
rights of the contracting parties herein cuFed may be
necessary convenient proper 70 effect e gi objects in
view"
We see, then, that Mr.. Hse's treaty proposed, Grst
that the Government of the United States should under
take and construct the canal in Nicaragua and secondly
1t should decide not to do So then either the President
Congress should issue charter of incorporation
for the purpose As to the first proposition have
yet met with any of any party who supposed that
Government had powerto make improvements outside
the United States and their territories Mr. Polk denied
that it had power to make internal improvements and
Mr. Buchanan of the strict construction school,
As TO the second proposition to confer upon the Pres
dent Congress the power to issue charter act Of
incorporation for the purpose Of cutting canal in Mica
ragua need not ask tho question. Who believes that
either of them could exercise such under the
sttuon No foreign Government could confer greater
power upon President Congress than the con-
stitution delegates to them The power of Congress to
corporation within the limits of the United States
was denied by Mr.. Polk. But if there be any Tex
cept the Senator from Illinois, Mr. DouoLAs) who thinks
that either the President who has no legislative power
or Congress, both combined, have power to issue
charter incorporating company TO make canal in Nj
caragua, a railroad in China, have not yet him.
BY the twelfth article of Mr. Hses treaty is provided
consideration of the monopoly granted and the other
grants in the preceding articles, that
"The United States of America doth solemnlyagree and
undertake protect and defend the State Of Nicaragua in the
possession and exercise of the sovereignty and dominion Of all
the country coasts ports lakes rivers and territories that
be rghtuy under the jurisdiction and within the just
and true limits and boundaries Of the said State and when
the circumstances and condition Of the country require
the United States shall employ their naval and military force
preserve the and maintain the neutrality Of the said
coasts ports, lakes rivers and territories and hold and
keep the under the dominion and sovereignty of the
eminent Of the State Of Nicaragua of the
such State or political community which Nicaragua may
hero ac
cord, she may hereafter be identified
Does any man here defend such atreaty that This
Of the first instances since the ancient enaDgng
alliance made with France by the treaties Of 177S in
which any Minister of this Government has attempted
dsobey the solemn injunction of the Father of his Coun
try to avoid all such political connexions. For this is
POLITICAL not commercial alliance 1t is difficult
to perceive how it could have failed to plunge into
Mr. Polk in his message to the Senate when trans
hitting the treaty which provides for the protection Of
the Panama railroad that the Province OF Panama shall
be neutral territory ustfes that treaty the ground
that 1T is treaty for commercial purposes merely and
not treaty for political alliance which he admits would
have been fatal to its confirmation. On the very prn
cipes laid down by Mr.. Polk in that message it is inn
possible that he could have consented to the raca
ton Of Mr. Hises treaty.
have quoted but part Of the twelfth article. The
other provisions of that article only entangling
but entangled. If understand the article at ALL it pro-
vides that shall not support Nicaragua in her Of
aggression outside of her just limits yet the naval and
military forces and the entire and of both
all and boodshed arising therefrom and to suppress
all violations Of the peace and interruptions of the
trality of the State Of Nicaragua that is TO say Mica
ragua should 80 outside OF her limits we are
bound to fight till we put down the and boodshed
arising from them and Nicaragua is to help to do that
for not only entire and resources THAT is all
we have in the world possibly get but all she has
or can procure shall be employed for the common p9r
pose Weare also bound to suppress all violations of the
peace within her limits, to effect which must have
kept army there The twelfth article then proceeds
to declare for further explanation is understood that
if the State OF Nicaragua should become involved in
just war with any foreign Power neghborng State
within her borders to defend the territories right
fully belonging to her, to such territories
wrongfuly wrested from her. the United States engage
aid and defend Nicaragua in carrying such within
her rightfu limits" Comment upon this provision
of Mr. Ise's treaty would seem to be inexcusable
waste Of time.
There are other articles in this treaty sufficiently ab
surd to condemn it. But if have not already shown
enough for that purpose, feel that it would be useless
to refer to any others Is there in this Senate
who will dare to stand up and say he would have voted
for it! Not one And if the whole Senate had voted
for such treaty could have been ratified either
by President Polk by President Taylor IL the Pres
have become treaty, for the Government Of Nicara-
gua when this treaty presented TO by Senior Selya
the commissioner who signed it with Mr. Hse utterly
disapproyed it. and refused ratify it, OF this fact oil
fully apprzed by the published letter Of Mr. Car
cache the charge daares accredited to Government
by that of Nicaragua addressed to heSecrety Of State
1t was under these circumstances that the Senator
from Illinois Mr. DoUGIAs) made charge against
the floor Of the Senate the 18th day Of February last
that had suppressed Mr.. Hse's treaty. What right
had he to say that had suppressed the treaty. As
Senator he ought to have known and If he attended to
his duty and read the correspondence transmitted to the
Senate by the President he did know that twas utterly
untrue for General Taylor himself informed the Senate
that he had declined sending it to the Senate for raca
ton, for reasons which have already given. II the
Senator meant to say that had concealed the treaty
then his statement equally destitute Of truth for
he knew well that had that treaty to Congress
the 18th day Of July 1850 and that il among the pub
lished documents when he made the statement.
mr. DouoLAs here said he meant only that the treaty
had not been sent to the Senate for ratifcaton.)
The Senator has been many occasions engaged in
making charges against the administration Of President
Taylor that this treaty not submitted to the Senate
for ratification have read publications Of of bis
stump speeches in regard TO this reayhas he any
plant to make HoU2 Dare he say that he would
any possible circumstances have voted for that treaty
Would he desire to scud such treaty that to the
Senate for ratification Would he ratify it lie cannot
say that he would and If he cannot with what show Of
proprety did he arraen President Taylor for de-
cning to offer IL 70 the Senate for ratification When he
INDUCED himself freely at my expense, the 18th
dayof February last did he not know that neither Mr..
Buchanan Mr.. Polk had ever authorizedM Hse to
make such treaty THAT although Mr. Tse stated in
the treaty he had full powers TO negotiate it. yet he had
no such powers? Did he not know that Mr.. Hisc made
the treaty in utter disobedence to Mr. Buchanans in
structions? Did he not know that Mr. Hise made that
treaty after his recall and after the appointment Of his
successor Did he not know that the treaty utter
nadmissble the principles publicly avowed and act
cd upon 10y Mr.. Polk Did he not know that the treaty
violated plain principles Of constitutional law and
threw the settled policy Of this Government since its ORR
| gin! Did he not know while he was delivering his
speech here in the Senate that this treaty the like
OF which Of any party could either ratfy APP