Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-18

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Ut -, tu,.s a..y ..ofa ;of:t";? ~ Hs !.-'. a., or
no'c' - tntn.i ana s;yuua.u--nY matter Low aoo'. ~
-. ,.rcI our huvr, righis, oar i'.'c'3 ~ A.
H. M nal!rr may he Their c'al'"i " .La hands of
49, 40 rr.,tgr if they about To pass 49, nd our
c.; u" ill.,. nno come us; for our homer anu o
Rim nre s5.emnIy pledged rot 70 i'ea =, excni, il
a'. h;s r,.,yi,jan strongly cnifn'"eH ~ w., .rd
ncnts OF nls iiou Davis moved 10 strike "nt ara
s II nr debate they rit !" .in"-i, ,T nrr
Thns by treaties with Grcn; BHa'" ~, H., Nance dc
- t,-r.vrr 10 submit, Yiula'ioEs .. 'i' .I,n;,u
bound i.,:se. ,;s ,gne. va. the virtue "t proc'''
i. h Monroe dcrar? He wonid lin = ~ ~"
fret 10 BIZ produced by he ,nt We viii snbi! qpi-
", nv, al its nasi violations. bu, that We WIZ W 49,
,nns from This lime Ecnceiof'h. t,nr n,oJucc t7i
WI ,h,,ors 10 resist its ,pcon ior hc ~, VIZ, "
ALL al fsaI in men and much less IN powc''n ha"n.
Th.sr r,solulions referred also ~ Cu"'' l''a w 80.
al me means in power iha transfer :" CnHu !"
resist el u" ,yrr with or without tie consent Of Spain,
any r ton vel, settled 10 be questioned or doGhi.,' by
aoy AMERICAN This is well known !" al rH'oI's. VIZ
. ,drr cover Of this cclratiin u he fionroe doe
.' ,n disclaimer posst!r pe;lidy Of Intcrtr
mo yj,b The rights Of Spain! Why dltcllii any intention
10 wrong her? In what act in cur past rel ona M Spain
hv wa ever shown any OF iaih disposition - act
ninay towards her! II any HiGs, We have iu5pc win
her 0u, President has overlooked tn Genial 10 American
czens her POSSESSIONS rights guaranteed 10 them BY
eay Why, then, anticipate suspicion OF wrong 10y us
by disclaimer Of any such intention!
Great Britain has invited the United STATES 10 unite III
puaranle" Spain Of Cuba. She MAJ well ask Inc unrd
States 10 do She Is sOlcltnis Tor spain, very why
does Spain Jauaica which hoi'r cnAa IN
chccal Why not Spain Gibraltar, the KY Of me
Mediterranean! way docs sa not restore 70 hcr "'lai
owners all her colonies scattered throughout The wv:i ~
O which she has taken by violence fraud art pcridr! All
the possessions she has she obtained by sncT a"ars Nay
ten does she ask bGI ourselves not 10 steal III" pro-
petty of neah51sl Wc have got territory bni %l.t
have paid for literally. We have not hclI i centuries
co!oni. obuiacd by war. rapinc chy, and fraud why
then, should the United States lJny separately make
any disclaimer of any 10 Commit wrong upon Srin
thereby conveying the implication a; We were open toaNy
such accnsaunl Great Britain and France may o. 20;
they getting all they have by fraud and 'osncc may
pray that We their ntlghoor may become honest ana no
steal Cuba.
TIgrc Island was seized by Great Britain, aud when ASA
rd by United her Intention she assured The
Secretary OF she did not intend rian il; that 'i-
and the President were ~ rcIc"d they sent ntSsa=e
10 Congress considering il cause Tor rati0na o""&ta;u-
lion. Bat following that act up they have seized and
coloni2.d these Bay Islands There not mch value ~
these disclaimers. He would not consider this ho's" y
mere safe in the night beca"4e The incl had pledged ms
honor hd would rot rob IT, IL heG was purpose 10 steal
the disclaimer would prevent it, mud umnng honest men
"a disclaimer necessary.
was true that the Unitsd States and Of ils public
had been denounced in Eurnrc narardcrs niI ron
bers and he would not vote for any resolution WHICH, D?
implication, sanctioned such al accnsai'on-hefe Esh' %
these the resolutions lurking ai!.snn 10 ct'-
tain Individual Of about his proportions IL was customary
with persons attribute these aw'ess and mara"d'n@
purposes I" portion OF the rr'rie ~n9n 'y ~
"Yuung America, and he had been referred !" "" "ihIf DAY
being identified with that party lie KNEE "t hn'hne Ia
his political conduct deserving such on inp"a'ion lie
had or six years past uniformly voted eaies ana other
matters Ia sustain The Monroe Irc,ris. lie had done
more The difference betwc him and those WIN "An'n
he had voted his-tIal y" vas against giving
pledges for future conduct, aga men shO'iliG ." ':'
gross and open violation
His sentiments with respect Cuta had been public Tor
cine years long Cuha is con,ct Ia remain !oyh 10
rhr crown o Spain be il 90; he had no desire az SH 10
dsurt change that relation Whenever ''s pea! Luz
shall show themselves worthy Of freedom ~ asset 'ins ma
mai ainns free republican institutions, Is hHar hs ic'
inps and ia sympat cs woul be with item hhen that
Independence shall been asserted and maintained
BE- desirable for hc; interests and protection that *e should
/ win Tex
into the Union Whenever pain sinai! be atslcd ulht en-
can no longer hold CubI aGd shall b. willing TO transfer
the United States reasonable terms ne "oid DC VIII
ing with her Ii Spain refuse to transfer u 10 me
United States and -hoult de- any Eu"rean na' n:
taking OF that isaad and Tor hoass II al
He could mol vote to make the frat declaration in The re.
soluon because by implication il sanctioned NE chafs1 ol
turpudc against tic United Stscs. tr could nol vote 10
AXE III. second one viz could rot be transferred
IL any European power because no thIocHn h""n "Iu
dare hazard It's existence by attempting I" take H. England
would attempt IT, for the moment Sc cId so She would
y. banshcd lie North American con1"m; She h1s given
bond and surely keep The PEACE on ihli continent el
acl firmly 10 the matter OF the PRESENT offence, ana lei
future event. take :" themselves MS was inc cusc
he took the resolution Intervention was before me
Senate. He was then ard 10" nn"iin@ 10 Say " WONG
or would interfere but leave ourselves tree 10 act ~ "c
deem beat when arises lie thought II "a' me day
o the Executive the first st'pto protest Courteous
y respectfully and firmly against the colonization "i hee
Raw Islands If the protest dcgnrtcf IL. him ask OF
Cnnprrss action in the matter He afcnfc T. artatan n"
nan nor tn on. he tad not al NJ" had
lies he mad taken this occasion 10 y" 20
Mr. CASS sail the Senator had n!ul.'d IN pretty
free remarks on the resolutions ma nc mount ne cpuu s
them 10 be mere hypcrcritcisIs me senator "'c's ne
cause RESTITUTION -ays have n, Intention t" Interfere
wi,h or disturb existing rights Doe, the Senator desire 10
destroy existing rights
MIR. DOUGLAS, (cnpha'cailyD No.
Mr. CASS. Why not gay 60 !Ne" IN the resolution =
The words were usc~ ~ Mr. Prk. Existing rights DOES
not mean r1istin. wrun. II colonization ~ posses
sion oil time b. wrrr i" not All cxistl1g night I'D! an
cxs,in. wrOn und protected br t;r resolution The
| ,I,, l.pyg s,, no
ever 10 aci uno past wrun2 II the BY Islands ware taken
IN the fare of treaty an declared doc" inc It Is a.
existing wrong, and Is not therefore an eXis"g re! ~ me
words Of The resolution. Posssn!y wfor@a were not exist
! ing rights.
c thought the.o was use this DECLARATION ot the Mon
roc dactrlr:c Monroe jefferson and P"iE. thought 3rrc
was use in layug This doctrine But il had Mi idle
in the archives tic nation and sh0U nov be put 10 some
authoritative shape The Monroe doctrine vas aoI violated
in the Oregon treaty The Senate had entirely nlscon-
cvvcd The question: The moment we c"nr1tei me bfils
line ~ coming down 40 degrees conceded that the
Monroe octtne d'd not n"p!y above IN, ne We have
given ~ nothing the Bay .Iarf' ali If t"r il wac not
kno.n hcr Ill within six wrecks We have dom nn'h:as
there cc:ienrnns any Bish rights A. = Eicnaana wc
could p. treaty rrrc ar the easiest way cn'"c u"
Monroe Gnc,i!nc IA Central America was I" WIFI
Great Britain keep hands oft The gentleman in "a
Of protest by The President. Of what vHlnc i tai1
had already hccn made by iessrs Monroe ana Polk 5n!
when put tha shape will hc the protest Of the American
people authoritative shape, md nation in Europe
would disregard II. In these days When man knew
what would bring forth Il was proper ih" This
matte" should notify the world Of what i,a policy was t" be-
He did intend, b the disclaimer ~ any lnrEU1 Ia dis
ta.b the rights Of S,an imply the existence OF any
| pude on the American character.
Mr. DOUGLAS said such would be The Inference # other
nations
Mr. CASS said Il had not occurred 70 HIN IN that light,
H. saw nC!hn" Of tie kind il il. AZ rhG, sail
DID and Young America not IL Tor the SENATE
on America had 10 bear il burden Ut abuse aud Young
America y old i: wond have stand tho
Mr. DOUGLAS said. as to tho remark about Young
America he had introduced il into e Senate ill after
il hal been commented upon speech his subject ho
iylhe only sIrcci maze yet tic subject which
the Senator Michigan had replied He could no
therefore, understand, certainly did expect receive
the lecture Tor using these wG.Is from the Senator
Mr.. CASS said h. had tc;ufC, The Sc;ator He hal
always t,kcn Old FJ9y IL hiGec.
Mr. DOUGLAS sad ii i; FL rr rlic Senator
TIE words Ola Fo.y and Ynunc hn"rc: Irr year within
the Senate III for him 10 use /, is occasion
rly a speech made by another Senator
The Senator ssys that his word existing rights 30 not
justify The past Do they justify The taking al Jamaica
seized by usulpsr whose dsavuwc but the ter
nry e!ainct Did they recognize The cnny The Heize
taken possession 81 undsr giant 10 60, g"uoi and eh
tended without the recognition Of Spain? Are
slider all these existing rights Pass this resolution, and
Gcs Britain will tell you, that these existing rights.
/ The resolution i;rcii AID meaningless. Tie
condemnation |: pr0nugGc"s crtrcs>
henccfoit. the word Il said that hcncrturh
ru;o hail he