Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-26

pass away before you will find the Same necessity to ei
tend yvur laws your own bndred that you Iounu
the of Texas? How Icing will It be before 'ns uay
arrives 1t may not in the Senator day nor
But 30 certain this Republic exists SO cera 10
remain united people, certain as the laws %
which have rsised from mere nanuiu ~ - aar3a
nation shall continue to govern our ac.pn' J ~
are these events to be worked out anu y ou -
PEELED to extend your protection IN that di.ecuon
SIR am not DESTROYS of Fastening the DAY am no.
impatient Of the time when y shan pe We
are going fast enough But wish our pupnc pohoy our
laws our institutions, should keep up win INC aasano ~
science in the mechanic arts IN au ~
ching that tends to make great and powerful nation
Let ne look the future in the face and let us prepare TO
meet that which cannot be avoided Hence was unwi-
ing to adopt that clause in the treaty guaranyng that
rathsr marty would annex, COLOMBO, occupy any
nortion Of Central America. was opposed TO IL for
another reason 1t not reciprocal Great Britain
had Of the Island of jamaica Jamaica the
armed and fortified point to the terminus OF the
canal Jamaica at present commands the entrance of that
canal and all that Great Britain desired was nasmuch
as she had possession of the only place commanding the
canal procure stipulation that no other Power would
ever erect forcation its terminus That stpu
laon is equivalent to agreement that England may
fortify but that shall Sir, when you look at
the whole history of that question: you will see that Eng
land with her arseeng sagacous policy has attempted
circumscrbe and restrict and restrain the free action
of this Government. When it that Great Britain
seized the possession of the terminus of this canal Just
six days after the signing Of the treaty which secured to
us California The moment that England saw that, by
the pending negotiations with Mexico, California was to
be acquired she collected her fleets and made prepare
tons for the seizure Of the port Of San JUAN order that
she might be gate keeper the public highway to our
possessions the Pacific Within six days from the
time signed the treaty England seized by force and
violence the very point in controversy Is not this
fact conclusive to her motves Is it not clear that
her object to obstruc passage TO possess
sions2 Hence do not sympathize with that feeling
which the Senator expressed yesterday that was pity
have difference with nation 80 FRIENDLY TO US AS
ENGLAND. SIR do the evidence of her friend
ship 1t is not in the nature Of things that she can be
friend 1t is impossible she can love u.s. do not
blame her for not loving Sir have wounded her
vanity and humbled her pride She forgive
But for u.s. she would be the first Power the face of
the earth But for she would have the prospect OF
maintaining that proud position which she held for long
period We are in her way She is jealous of us, and
jealousy forbds the idea Of friendship England does not
love she cannot love and do not love her either
We have things in the past to remember that are
not agreebe She has in the present to humiiate
her that she cannot forgive
do not wish to administer to the feeling of jealousy
and rivalry that exists between and England. wish
to soften and smooth it down much possible; but
why close eyes the fact that friendship is mposs
BILE while jealousy exists Hence England sezes every
island in the and rock upon coast where she
plant gun to intimidate to annoy our commerce
Her policy has been to seize every military and naval
ton the world over. Why does she pay such enormous
to keep her post at Gbrater except to hold 1t
trorem the commerce of the Mediterranean? Why
her expense maintain garrison at the Cape
Of Good Hope except to command the great passage
the way the Indes Why is she at the expense keeI
her position that little barren island Bermuda and the
miserable Bahamas and all the other islands along
coast, except sentinels upon actons Does Eng
land hold Bermuda because Of any profit it is to her
Has she any other motive for retaining except jealousy
which stimulates hostility to us? Is it not the with
all of her possessions along coast? Why then, tall
about the friendly bearing of England towards when
she is extending that policy every day. New treaties
friendship seizure of islands, and erection of colonies
in violation of her treaties to be the order of the
day. In view Of this state of things am in favor Of
meeting England meet rival meet her boldly,
treat her justly and fairly but make humiliang
cessons even for the sake of peace She has much
reason to make concessions to have make them
to her would not willingly disturb the peace of the
world but, sir, the Bay Island colony must be dscon
tnued 1t violates the treaty.
Now, Mr. President it is not my purpose say another
word upon foreign relations. have only occupied
so much time was necessary put myself right in
spect to the speech made by the Senator from Delaware
He advocates line of pncy in regard onr foreign
relations and have deemed it my duty TO advocate
other 1t has been my object to put the two systems BY
the side of each other that the public might judge be
tween