The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-18
Everett ON tho clayton. Bulwer treaty

CiAYroN-BuLwER TREATY. THEMSELVES soLEMSLA
REsoUNogD TO OCCUPY. COLOMBO, or FoRrrl
PORTION CENTRAL AMERicA."
This is the language in which the London Times IN
erprets the effect OF the Clayton Bulwer treaty, as re,
speeds the rights of the United States in relation to Cen
trail America And the construction OF the Times u.s. De-
yond all question: legitimate and just Indeed, 1t simply
states the effect OF me treaty. in the language OF the treaty
itself.
Hers il fact for the consideration OF the American
peope An American minister. by solemn treaty, barers
away the right Of his country 10 extend its power IN d.
rccion perhaps the most inviting OF all, and letters the
action Of his government for all coming time, and in all
possible contingencies in respect to question OF policy
which concerns this continent alone. II does not de-
vove upon us to expose the criminal delinquency OF which
Secretary Clayton and his administration were guilty in
sublec,iag this country TO the yoke OF so mpotic and
humiliating disability. This has been done by wing
successor of Mr. Cayton's, with success which
can dispute or deprecate. In his famous letter the
tpari,e convention. Mr. Everett the Com,e de
Sartges tina, II may well be doubted whether the
stiution OF the United States would allow the treaty
making power to impose permanent disability the
American government for all coming time and prevent
it, under any future change OF circumstances IRON doing
what has been so often done in times past Now, as the
Clayton Bulwer treaty had been concluded before this
paragraph was written, must regard the judgment of
Secretary Everett as direct and unequivoca condemna
ton Of the conduct OF Secretary Clayton In express terms
the wing Secretary OF to-day accuses the wing Secretary
Of Yesterday OF anscendng his constitutional functions in
bis inpatient and nconsdea,e anxiety to contract
"en,angng alliance" with the British government Does
Mr. Clayton deserve the censure OF Mr.. Everett Did
The premier of the Taylor cabinet justly provoke the
buke administered TO him BY his successor under Fill
morsl We submit this question to the National Inkai
gaes But Mr.. Everett exposes the folly OF his prede-
cessor in language still more pointed and emphatic
No admnisrration OF this government, however strong
in the public confidence in other respects, could stand
day under odium of having stipulated with the great
power. of Europe future tme under change
circumstances, by amicabie arrangement with Spain,
by no act of lawful war; (should that calamity unioru-
naey occur by consent OF the inhabitants OF the
and should they like the possessions OF Spain on the
American continent succeed in rendering themselves ndo
pendent in fine, by overriding necessity oil tcpfeser
vaon should the United States rlske the acquisition
Of Cuba"
The simple substitution OF the word Rodfan for Cubd
will make the declaration of Mr. Everett applicable to
the CLAYTON Buwer treaty TO the tripsrtie
lion proposed by France and England This, then. is
the judgment which Mr. Everett pronounceson the treaty
OF MIR Cayton-that it is obnoxious TO an intensity OF
popular odum," which would suffice TO PROSTATE any
administration. no how strong in the public conf
denoe
After this, there is need tina, democratic Journal
should undertake 10 Mr. Clayton for s'pulsng
that ihs United States shall never occupy, fory. OF
oolonizs any part OF Central America. An appeal will
scarcely be taken from eminent authority as the
present Secretary OF State The judgment OF Mr.. Ev
eret will stand ~ The judgment OF the couniry and
should the spolossts Of Clayton plead in exenuation
Of his conduct that he submitted TO the condition in con-
alteration that il was impossd upon England likewise
the reply Of Mr. Everett will be, that he declined to sub
ec, his country 10 similar disability, although France
as well as England would have been bound BY its obi
cations.