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obtaia ned the floor.


MIR HOUSTON will TO postpone this sub.
lee, unul Saturday next.
Nj, BADGER ! beg pardon Of The honorable sen.
aior nom Texas, Mr. HousrnN,l as forgot 10 renew
The motion 10 oslpone as promised to do.
Mr. UNDERWOOD II the gentleman from Texas
will Withdraw his motion for few moments, will re-
Mr. HOUSTON accordingly withdrew the motion to
Nj UNDERWOOD I,ss 10 vindcats wha, is often
referred to upon this hoor-"the truth OF history"
wish to correct my friend from Illinois Mr.. DoUGLAs
in one important point He has charged the admins
rallOn OF General Taylor. ia making this Clayton Bl
treaty, with making upon the Monroe doc
rne. Now. be is totally mistaken in regard 10 what he
calls this war upon the Monroe doctrine. When the
saddle put upon The right horse, he will that be-
longs properly 10 his own party There is reason
which can be assigned IN justification OF the honorable
senator IRON Illinois. except that he belongs 10 The
"Young America party and his recoeclons do not 90
back lar enough 10 embrace the facts Here they IN
The Journal OF this body. la 1895 Mr. Clayton, Secretary
OF Stale during General Taylor's administration. then
member oil the Senate, offered resolution, which will
read 10 the Senate. | read from the journal
"The FLOWING motion. submitted by Mr.. Clayton. was
considered and agreed TO
Rsotpsd, That The President Of the United States be
specially requested 10 consider The expediency OF opening
negotiations win the governments OF other naion and
particularly wuh the governments OF Central America and
New Granada for The purpose OF ehecuay projecting, ty
suitable treaty sipuations with them such individuals
com panies may undertake open communication
between the Atlantic and Pacific by the consuuc
OF shp-cunal the isthmns which connects
North and South America and TO secure forever by such
iipuations the free and equal right OF navigating sad
canal 10 all sncn the payment OF such
able tolls may be established TO compensate the CAPT
asts who may be engaged IN such undertaking, and TO
complete the work.
O,dsd. Th, tho Secretary lay this resolution before
the President Of the United States"
Andrew Jackson the then President of the United
States. and my Information is that this resolution
laid before hm and ne approved it, Bat have no Of
clal evidence OF that fact before That is however,
the information have received Now, this resolution 10
the origin OF this upon the Monroe doctrine, II II may
be called adopted by The Senate with not objection
enough 10 call Tor the and nays upon IT, II was adopt
ed IN 1885, and required that negotiations be opened with
"the governments OF other naions-and mark you, the
governments OF all other nations-io opening this inter-
oceanic communication, giving equal privileges TO all,
and asking all 10 enter into spualIons 10 that effect II
il Offered by Mr. Clayton, and subseq rently
carried out by nim when he became Secretary OF State
but, as informed, that resolution approved by
the President OF the United States The OF lis adop
ton by Gen. Jackson But thai is not all As has been
very correctly suggested 10 me, that resolution was
adopted by democratic Senate-not by wing Senate.
Therefore. what stated the of my
marks is literally uethe foundation and origin OF This
policy, much spoken against by the honorable senator
from Illinois, belongs TO the democratic party II was
sanctioned by them, il was put afloat by them.
Now. what subsequent facts have Tansp'red! Mr.
Bidlack was appointed charge, and sent Out to the
government OF Central America, aud actually made
treaty with the government OF New Granada, which
have before me, and from which propose to read Mr..
BidIack out in 1916, believe, and made this
treaty then with New Ganaa, ny which he secured the
United Sales the right all times during the existence
ms treaty TO tree passage across the Ishmus OF
Danen. And in consideration ct the concessions made
Dy the government OF view III treaty, WHdl
did The government OF the United States do' Allow me
10 read that portion OF the treaty, which is as follows:
In order to ihemseives the tranquil and
slant OF these advantages he free aos.
sthnus, and spec al lensation FIR all
advantages aud Tor he ia vors they have acquired by the
it 5t, and 6ih ARTICLES OF this ,rsay, the United
guaranty positively aud eioaciousy New Ganaua, by
he ent spuaton The pc ect neutaiy OF the aofe.
istunaS iu The view that he free transit
The other may not be interrupted
barrassrd ing utnre lime while lhIs treaty exists
Now. this a stipulation wnch entered into during
Mr. Puk's administration, by which we guaranteed the
neuray OF the lerrory of ltat lshmus II, therefore.
Great Britain France, any other powerful nation OF
tue earth. should desire TO by hostile measures
transit across this isthmus here Is our bond 10 take
and defend that territory against that nation, be
VIII CHI II may. All this wac done under denocratc adj
mlnstraion and rule
Wnen General raylor's administration came into pow
and they mat BY the resolution OF 1885 this pan
OF treating with all the nalios of the world and inviting
all OF them TO come INTO these supuauons 10 guaranty
the opening OF IBIS nleroceanic and be-
come parties to agreement TO make this mutual thor
oughare TO The world, and when they also that by
thus treaty oil 1886 and AT, were bound 10 New Ora
NADIA, the owner OF that territory, 10 keep II neutral
against all the nations OF the earth that might undertake
To force passage through that county, was II not very
natural that Mr. Clayton, then Secretary OF Stale, should
ask Great Britain ana france, aud even other powers 70
unite with this -ane guarantee, and thereby make
tue obligation less burdensome upon us 10 90 10 war u
any powerful nation should undertake by force 10 oh.
passage that country The language OF this
treaty too PLAN II cannot be gainsad But these TACT
seem TO have been enIely overlooked by the gentleman
~
stauon. And, beside lhat this Clayton. Bulwer treat,
was raufed by vote of two thirds OF this Senatv of
which Senate large majority were democrats And VI
this Monroe doctrine when Is precious, has been
overturned by this Clayton Bulwer treaty. who have been
the cause of ii Why, certainly the democrats them
selves. | have shown you mat this upon the Mon
doctrine commenced BY The democrats, by adopt
ing tire solution OF 1885, 10 which have referred That
sanctioned by the head Of The democracy Gen Jack
son, and continued by them both by the formation
of the treaty with New Granada 1916 AZ and by the
ratification OF the Caylon-Bulwer treaty.
Aud now, after having stated these facts 10 the Senate,
allow me, before lake my seat, to say that regard
this resolution agree nth the honorable senator from
North Carolina, Mr. BApGER.l think the best part OF
the resolution consists in the word bencelofth agree
also with the honorable senator from Illinois par
cuar, and that is that am not willing 10 act upon alb
stracllons unit, The TAGS OF the are presented
Mr.. BADGER They cease then to be distractions.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. That is very true; they then
cease TO be distractions. But will not upon any
sion, both and henceouh--l must use that term
augherl-begn 10 endorse abs actons OF any kind. II
Is time enough tor TO act when called upon to
act upon the presentation OF facts When those facts
presented is time enough for TO do what the dignity,
the honor, and the interests OF our country require US to
do, and say what will do before that time. have
no faith, wbea individuals make tbrcals, that they Will
execute them, have any faith In The execution OF
threats when begin to threaten one another
Wait for the time OF action TO come, is my doctrine.
One thing and shall have done. la regard 10
the taking OF Cuba, the selzlng oil Cuba
Mr.. b tDGER And the buying OF Cuba,
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Yes, and the buying OF Cuba
and that, Tor the purpose of defence Why ar, that
presents the strange-t question Tor the con deraon OF
"Old Fogy" like ny sell, that presented to
do. body Nv fPcollecon h.rk N hp