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

ureferred partnership with the monarches Of the Old
World to exclusive privilege for his country If
such were his opinions and preferences he bound by
every consideration Of duty and patriotism have given
the instructions and produced the result which have
attributed to him. Why not that which he now
knowedges have been his purpose, in obedience to
what he conceived to be his duty / only ask him to
assume the responsibility and consequences of his own
conduct and then TO assign such he may be
able in justification.
The next reason which he gives for suppressng the
Hise treaty totally inconsistent with the first He al
eges that the clause guaranteeing the independence of
Nicaragua wholly inadmssible, and could re-
oeye his sanction. In report which communicated
to the House of Representatives in 1850 he assigned the
same reason and stated that such guarantee de-
parure from uniform policy, and had precedent
history except in the one case of the French colo
mics in America
Of courtesy requires acknowledge that the
Senator really believes that this of the
which induced him withhold the Hise treaty from the
Senate. | must be permitted however, 70 inform him
that he entirely mstaken that the clause in question
did not constitute objection in his mind at that time
it is afterthought which he has since seized hold
of TO justify act which he had previously performed
upon totally different grounds. The evidence of these
facts will be found recorded in despatch written by the
Senator from Delaware Secretary Of State the goth
Of October l840 to Mr.. Lawrence Minister to Eng
land The document containing this despatch print
ed and laid upon our tables few days since and is ent
tied Senate Ex Doc. No. "a 1t will be remembered that
the Hse treaty communicated TO the Department OF
State the 18th Of September, and the Squier treaty
of October Mr.. Clayton Tin the despatch to which re-
fer) discussed relations with the Central American
States DIT great length; among other things, communi
Gated to Mr. Lawrence the substance of these tre
ties and directed him to make the known Lord
| Palmerston. read from the despatch
eff however the Rrsh Ge~ernmsn shall reject these
in the generous and phanthropc scheme rendering the
nteroceanic communication by the Of the and river
San Juan free all nations upon the terms shall
deem ourselves justified in protecting interests ndepend
emily of her aid and despite her opposition hostility With
view to this alternative, have treaty with the State OF
Nicaragua Of which sent to you and the
pulaons of which you should unreservedly import to Lord
Palmerston. You will inform him, however, thai this treaty
concluded without power or instruction from this Gov
ernment that the President had knowledge of its exist
of the intention to form it, until it waspresented to
him by Mr. Hise, late charge daares II Guatemala
about the lst of September last; and that coiequent
bound to raty il and eiu take step III that purpose
zoe BY arrangement Nth the British Gfrernnae, pace
interests upon jast and satisfactory Jouotion But, if
effort for this end should be aborve th President will
hesitate submit this other treaty which be
concluded by the present charge daaires Guatemala to
the Senate the United States their adce and consent
with its ratification and, if that Enlightened body
should approve it, he also will give his hearty sanction,
and win exert all his constitutional power tdexecue its pro-
visions in good fath-a determination in whi he may
fdeny count the good will of the peop of the United
States"
Here find the true assigned foA withholding
the Hse treaty from the Senate 1t induce Great
Britain into partnership with u.s. lord Pamer-
is informed that if Great Britain refuse our offer of
partnership, that shall deem ourselves justified in
despite of her opposition orhostility, and ta with
view to this alternative, held the Hse treaty in
serve, to be submitted to the Senate for tfcaon
not dependant upon the decision of Great Britain in rela
tion to the partnership This the only assigned
for Withholding the treaty from the Senat The pretext
that it made without authority is expressly negatiyed
by the threat TO accept the exclusive privilege in the
event that England refused to enter nohe partnership
Not word of objection that it guarantees the independ
ence of Nicaragua. But the TESTIMONY does stop
here This despatch furnishes affirmative evidence
conclusive and undeniable that the guarantee cons
tuted portion of his objection to the He treaty was
deemed Objectionable by him at that sme but on the
contrary, looked upon with favor and actually pro-
posed by Mr. Clayton himself desirable provision
which might be Incorporated into treaty for the protec
ton of the canal. read from the dispatch
You may suggest instance, thar The linked States aud
Great Britain should treaty he ide
pendence Of Nicaragua Honduras and Costa Riea which
treaty may guarantee British subjects the privileges
IN p4 nSss ss s b The limits S o.s Great
be acknowledged to be the Caribbean Sea-"
Now, SIR let me ask the Senator from Delaware what
becomes Of his pretext that he deemed the guarantee of
the independence of Nicaragua insuperabe objection
to the Hse treaty Have not proven by his de-
spatches written at the time that such idea could
have entered his brain when he determined with
hold the treaty from the Senate that it was after
thought upon which he has since seized for
an act which had been previously done with view to
another object, and for different reasons ?
will now proceed to consider the fourth objection
made by the Senator to the Hise treaty He goes
uenounces them as
ous, as absurd, as unconstitutional; and he puts the
question, with air Of triumph, whether there was
in this body who would have voted for all the proyi
sons Of that treaty SIR have fancy for that species
OF special pleading which attempts to avoid the real issue
by criticism upon details which are subject to
modification at pleasure. Doessnot the Senator know
that when treaty is made the objects Of which de-
sirable while the details inadmissibe the practice
has been to send it to the Senate that the may be
secured and the details modified TO conform the
ends in view? Whoever supposed before that treaty,
desirable in its leading features to be rejected by the
Department merely because there obnoxious pro-
vision in could turn upon the Senator with an air
Of much triumph, if had practisedit WE'LL and ask
him if there in this body who would have voted
for the Mexican treaty Of peace it sent by
the Executive? Do nota know that the treaty which
ratified by about four-hs Of the Senate to us
in shape in which ii could receive solitary
upon either side Of the chamber Do we not know that
Mr. Polk in his message communicating the treaty init
mated that fact and called the Of the Senate
the obnoxious provisions While it contained provisions
which would exclude the President from the possibility of
ratyng H. which would have prevented every Sena
from giving his sanction It, yet inasmuch the
main objects Of the treaty the approval Of the Pres
dent and il only matters of detail that OBJ
noxous and nadmissbe he sent il the Senate that its
details might be made TO harmonic with its objects Sir
the vote to strike out the obnoxious features in the treaty
unanimous. Not one man in the body-not the
Senator from Delawaredared affirm those clauses or
vote to keep them in the treaty Having perfected
suit the views Of about fourhs of the Senate il
ratified, with the of the Senator recorded the
affirmative, according to my recollection.
If therefore, the Senator from Delaware had followed
the practice which he sanctioned by his in the
Of the Mexican treaty he would have the Hse
Treaty TO the Senate for amendment and ratification
the details had been obnoxious to all the objections he
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