The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-08


TO it, has been his hsme W day and ~ night his
grand point which entities him 10 peietence over all
others is us here lie for annulng The treaty and all
the rest Tor IT, lie must kill the treaty. or II Will kali
him. He shows The country how weak Mr.. Buchanan
was IN enaeasofhg 10 make Iupt sucha treaty IN regard
to Panama Taylor was alive and well when the sena-
Tor commenced his opposition He now tells me ! may
moi take shelter behind The great OF hs rivals,
Why mol Henry Clay was. in his 'ay and generation.
man supposed by many to have some sagacily-amost
equal 10 his. Daniel Webster, too, had some reputation
Buchanan and CAss have both been esteemed for their
gaely. Polk had some character, too These and fifty
more on The list opposed to his opinion were accounted
men whose decision was worthy OF regard. The unan
lmous opinion OF the Senate the Sd OF March, 1885,
against him, ought 10 be considered as worth something
The unanimous opinion OF the House OF Representatives
on The 81 OF March, 1880, also fully sustaining the prin
cple Of the treaty, one would think was worth some
thing The opinion OF President Jackson ought TO DC
held worth something 10 any man who seeks the gooa
Will OF the democracy But The senator doubts about the
opinion OF President Jackson. | will nix him ON that
point. He shall not escape. Edward Livingston, while
Secretary OF State aching under the drechon OF PRESIDENT
kson the Goth July, 1881, addressed Teller TO
Mr. Jeers, in Central America, nquinDg whai was The
character OF the cession made on the application OF The
ng of the Netherlands by the decree OF Guatemala OF
December $780, relative 10 canal through that country
from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific President Jackson APP
pretended might be grant of exclusive privileges at
least far related to toll and tonnage duties. Mr..
Livingston, by his direction, wrote 10 Mr.. Jeiers:
Should you ind inspecting the act, that particular
privileges facilities gwen IN the amount Of TOLL
mage other dues charges the vessels merchan
merchandise Of the United States would enjoy
by the terms OF the act in passing through the canal
The government that the United States consider them
selves, by the terms of the ueay, entitled to the
advantages" tfssg
The treaty here referred 10 was The treaty with Central
America OF the 9Th Of December, 1925, which secured
the privileges "o the most favored naon"-the same
commercial! privileges which Central America and
selves coded TO every nation with which either OF The two
republics ever made commercial treaty. Had Central
America "Gua.emaa granted TO the King of The Meth
erands an exclusive privilege such as the senator from IL
inos demands Tor that Mr. Livingston and Pes
ident Jackson would have viewed il as breach OF her
commercial treaty with us and her commercial treaty with
every other civilized State It turned out that all their
apprehensons grouniless The patriotic and phil
anlropc King of the Netherlands had asked for ex
elusive privilege He differed from the wise senator from
Illinois. The grant 10 the Dutch capitalists was liberal,
and offered the OF The canal to all nations the
terms have copy OF it before The senator eyi.
IDENTIFY knew nothing about it when he referred 10 il.
The monarch OF the Netherlands was not OF an il
liberal, contracted narrow, mean, and llttle mind lie,
however, and President Jackson, and Livingston, and
Polk and Buchanan, and all the Senate OF 1885, and all
the House OF Representatives OF 1882 aad twenty nine
senators in lsl7 and forlywo senator's in 1850, and
President Taylor and all his advisers, were behind the
times-dd not understand the growth OF this gan, re-
public like The senator from nois-and may not take
shelter behind their authority! Johnson and Meredith,
two OF the cabinet ministers Of President Taylor among
The first uris and constitutional lawyers in this country,
are not OF any estimation when brought IN competition
with him
The from Illinois complained that the treaty
was Europe IN partnership This word partnership"
composed large part OF his address He seemed think
that If he could only get the idea fixed in the American
mind that we had gone into partnership with England,
that would make The treaty odous. SO he exeris him
self 10 rouse the ancient prejudice against England He
says she does not love and do not love her Will
he tell us what foreign nation he does love An Amer
ican salesinan when speaking or acting III public ca
pacly, has no night 10 love any country bat his own
She furnishes object large enough Tor all his affec
tons. The great Father OF his Country, in his Farewell
Address, Warns US OF The folly and danger OF either loving
ham TOR pun A IN Lnwlt him. nx,h.,
we declared Independence, announced that we held
them hold men OF all other nations, "enemes in
warin peace, friends" The policy pursued here by the
senator has shown him TO be rather lover than hater
OF England and her people. There is Just much pro-
prety in saying that all the who travel the high
way are partners as that the contracting parties TO this
convention such. He would view every commercial
treaty with England as partnership, and therefore Oh
ecionable
The senator endeavoed to present the questions be-
tween party issues When the senator did that, he
knew well that he spoke IN the presence OF an over.
whelming majority OF his own party men, not only here
on the floor OF the Senate, but above and all around US
made no such issue. | desired to make | made
some remarks, 10 which he chose 10 advert. that Mr.
Polk and my dlsDg predecessor in the office Of
Secretary OF State bad made response whatever 10 the
implications OF The government, OF Central America ask
ing US 10 lnieIcede against the encoacbmens and ag
gressions OF Great Britain | had to state that, part
of The facts to explain the history of the Monroe decsa
ton but thought that endeavored, in the course OF
the remarks which made TO the Senate, 10 show that
Mr.. Polk right, according 10 the principle upon
winch supposed ne winch lnal Inc Mon
roe declaration which he recommended to Congress had
never been confirmed by either branch OF Congress- he
therefore refused TO act upon it, thought he right
~ not regarding his own declaration as the principle
upon which the government houd be administered, I'M
til II had received the sanction OF the Congress OF the
United States. thought had exoneraled him from the
lmputaons which have often heard made az ainst him
II The gentleman wishes 10 press me into discussion oil
party character, know no good reason why should
avoid II with him; but desire not TO mngle up at all in
The debate, upon this question with regard TO the true
history oil treaty. anything OF a party character.
Sir, do not come here for the avowed purpose OF
posing the President oil the United States. | TO
make no factious opposition TO his administration
mean TO support him so far as conscenously, and
oppose HIM only when am bound in conscience TO OPP
pose, unfortunately his administration should require
opposition, stand pledged to party and set OF
men 10 make opposition 10 him merely because he has
been elected democrat 10 the presidency OF the Uni
ted States and II will give great pleasure, through
the whole of his administration, to sustain him
here on the floor OF the Senate. # | can. 4
All the objections OF the senator dwinde down at last
as have SAID, to single poin-that the treaty ought TO
have been treaty for the exclusive right of way
the shmus that the OF the treaty oil 1850 rs, that
while obtains protection from all nalions IL makes
naygable highway for all natsDs on the same terms
and that he had negotiated the treaty he would
have obtained an exclusive right and he stood mp here
in defence OF the treaty of Mr. Hise, which would have
secured TO this government CT II had been ratified by
Nicaragua and the United Staies) exclusive right
What sor, oil exclusive right is IL that he demands
he thinks that the government OF the United States
should have obtained the grsn,---he right TO make
canal and exclusive right 10 navigate it, that forts
should be built al both ends protect and, OF
that should protect II by every other
When the government shall have made it, and when the
government shall have established the forts, the canal