The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-07

had you 10 take partnership privilege in company with
Great bnlain II you have no right to take the privl
rge Tor the benefit OF American citizens alone, what night
have you TO take for the benefit OF Englishmen aud
Americans jointly II you have no right 10 make
Heaiy by which you viii protect an american company
i ~ making that cana, what right had you 10 make
ueay BY which you pledged yourselves 10 protect Brit
sh company IN making that canal choose 10 put The
senator upon the defensive and LEI him demonstrate his
night to do this thing jointly with England, and then
will draw from his agamen my right 10 do II for the
oeneht OF America alone. choose 10 pat him in the
position oi demonstrating the existence OF the consu-
iional power lie, IN his treaty exercised the power. 1
have not And he, having exercised the power having
pledged the faith OF the patton 10 do act, have a
right TO call upon him TO show the authority. under the
constitution OF The United States 10 make guarantee
jointly with England for the benefit Of English subjec,s
as well as American citizens and when he proves the
existence OF that power he has proved the right Of the
government TO DO the same thing Tor the benefit OF AmeTi
can citizens, omlltng England and British subjects
sir, as before said, have special oDdness for this
SPECIAL pleading about The peculiar provisions OF treaty,
when The real point was the extent privilege which
elusive privilege and will tell you why desired 10
see canal made and when made desired to see il un.
der Inc control OF a power enablei to protect il de-
sired to see IT open to the commerce OF the whole world.
under sound and sage protection. How that 10 be
done, except by an exclusive privilege to ourselves!
Ihen let us open i 10 the commerce OF the world
such terms and conditions should deem wise. just
and polite. Could we not open il 10 the commerce OF
The world as we'll ty our voiion as England could in
conjunction with US Would it not be credable to
az nation to have acquired yourselves and then opened
freely as to have gone into partnership by which we
which should be opened And besides. If the grant
mad been made TO and we had accepted il, and then
thrown il open 10 the commerce OF all nations oar
own terms and conditions, We held in our hands righ.
which would have been ample secnrly Tor every nation
under heaven 10 keep the peace with the United States.
The moment England abused the privilege by selZng any
more islands, by establishing any colonies. by
vadng any more rights, OF by violating any more tTea-
ties We would use our prlvlegeshu' up the canal and
exclude her commerce from The Pacific We would hold
power in our hands which might be exercised at any
moment to preserve peace and preven! injustice Peace
and progress being our aim, We should still have con-
inued 10 be the only government earth whose pub
c policy from the beginning has been justly and honest
ly 10 enforce the laws OF nations with fidelity towards all
the nations earth. Sir, when you surrendered that
exclusive right you surrendered great element of pow
er which in hands would have been welded in the
cause OF justice for the benefit OF mankind
was not Tor such restrictive policy would exclude
British vessels IRON gong through the canal or the ves
sells OF ANY other nation which should respect rights
would lei them all pass freely long they did abuse
the privilege; close 1t against them when they did n
sst tina, The American people occupy position on this
continent which rendered II natural and proper that We
should exercise that power had no fear oil war with
| Engsnd., | have War should be avoided
long as possb bic. But SIR, you need have apprehen-
sion of with her. for The reason that if we keep in
the right she dare not hight and she will not especially
tor anything relating TO American affairs She knows she
has given bond 10 keep the peace with mortgage on
all her real estate America collateral security, and
she knows she foieits her title 10 the whole without
hope OF redemplion II she commits breach OF the md
She Will not night unless compelled We could have fo
tined thai canal al each end and IN time oil war couli
have closed against our enemies and opened at our
own pleasure We bad the power OF doing it; for the
Hse treaty contained provisions for the construction OF
Notifications al each terminus and al such points along
the line OF the canal we thought proper We had the
privilege of forufyng IT, and had the right 10 close IL
against any power which should abuse the privilege
which conferred.
Then, sir, what the objection to the acceptance OF
that exclusive privilege! do not zee II, sir | know
what where the private Arguments urged in times which
have gone by and which lrus never will return and
that is that England and other European powers never
would consent that United States should have
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they would have consented but OF one thing am GER
ain-l would never have asked their consent When
Nicaragua desired 20 confer the privilege. and when we
were willing TO accept H. II was purely an American ques-
toh. with which Eng and had right 10 interfere II
was an American question, about which Europe had no
right TO be consulted Are under any obligation
to consult European powers about American question
than the allied powers were IN Their Congress- TO consult
| us when establishing the equilibrium OF Europe by the
agency oil the Holy Alliance America was not consult
ed then Our name does not appear IN all the proceed
ings. 1t was European question, about which IL was
presumed America had nothing 10 say This qnes-
non of a canal IN Nicaragua, when negotiations were
pending 10 give it 10 Us, was so much an Ameri-
can question that the English government was not
entitled to be consulted. England not consent She
will consent TO allow you to do that just so long as
you consent 10 allow her TO hold Canada, the BeImb
das. Jamaica, and her other American possessions.
hope the lime has arrived when viii not be told any
that Europe will not consent 10 bis, and Engand
will not consent 10 that, ] heard that Argument ilI got
tired OF it when discussing The resolutions Tor The
annexation oi Texas. heard y again on the oregon
question, and heard il the Calionia question. IL
teen SAID occasion whenever we nave nad
about foreign relations that log and would not
consent yet she has aCquissced IN whatever have
had the courage and the justice TO do. And why Be-
cause we kept ourselves IN the right England
situated with her possessions this that she
dare not hsht IN an unjust cause We would have been
in the right TO have accepted The privilege OF making this
al, and Englsnd would have dared provoke
| controversy with | think the lime has when
America should perform her duty according 10 our own
Judgment and Of Justice, without regard
what European powers might say wIth respect 10 IT.
| think this nation Is about OF age lhIuk we have
right 10 Judge Tor ourselves Let alwsysd do right and
put the consequences behind US.
But. sir, wish detain the Senate upon This
point TO prolong the discussion. | have word or
two say reply the remarks OF the senator IRON
Delaware upon much of my speech as related to the
pledge in The Clay ton and Bnwet treaty, 10 annex
any portion oil that country objected to that clause in
the esy, upon The ground that unwilling 10 enter
respect this continent that would not do, the fu.
tue, whatever duy interest, honor aud safety might
require in the OF events. The ipies that
desire Central America, because was un will
ling to give pledge that would do IT, lie
minded that there clause in the treaty with
Mexico containing The stipulation that, in certain conn-
genCies we would never annex any portion OF Mexico
Sir, 1t unnecessary that he should remind Of
that provision. He has forgotten how hard sfug-
ged 10 get that clause out OF the treaty, where ii
tanned opposition my Had the senator given
bis aid then defeat that provision in TIE Mexican
treaty. would be better satisfied with his excuse
for having inserted sull stronger pledge IN hs treaty
But having advocated that pledge then he should not
tempt TO AVOID the responsibility OF hrs own act by citing
that as precedent was unwilling 10 bind ourselves