Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-19

sued by the United States except in one in
stance. The objections stated in the message to
Congress in 1850 we're different from this The
Hise treaty was received in the State Depart
ment IN September, 1e49, the Squier treaty IN
October.
Immediately after the receipt of the latter, the
Secretary of State wrote to Mr.. Lawrence IN Lon
don to suggest to the British government the VII
ngness Of the United States to enter into treaty
with Great Britain to guarantee the Independence
of NICARAGUA. Costa RIGA, and Honduras. Thus,
while the Senator retained in the State Depart
ment the Hise treaty because 1t guaranteed the
lindependence of Nicaragua, he was proposing
treaty with Great Britain to guarantee the lnde-
nendence of that State and others. How the Sen
ator could reconcile this proceeding he could not
understand The Senator must be mistaken IN
surprising that that feature of the treaty was one
of the reasons for withholding it from the Senate
IF that feature was so monstrous, he proposing
to do the same thing himself The Senator must
be mistaken in now surprising that that reason
operated on his mind in the rejection OF that
treaty.
The Senator had asked with an air of triumph
what Senator would vote for that treaty IN all its
monstrous and unconstitutional details? He had
no fancy for that sort of special pleading which
asked whether man could vote for that treaty,
when in all its details it could have been amended.
He might, if he had practiced little, ask with
like air of triumph who would have voted for the
treaty of peace with Mexico, with its obnoxious
features in it. That treaty was sent to the Senate
notwithstanding its obnoxious provisions, the Pres
ident calling the attention OF the Senate to the
necessity of modifying them The Senate by
unanimous vote struck them out. 1t was not pro-
per to evade the issue of rejecting an exclusive
grant, by saying the treaty which secured 1t IN all
its details would not have been ratified. Had that
treaty been sent, it could have been amended.
The treaty of Mr. Hise was evidence that Nicaragua
at that time was willing and anxious to give to the
United States the exclusive grant. This was the
leading and the main feature of it, and no matter
what the details were, they could have been a1nen
ded and arranged this great fact could have been
accomplished But the Secretary OF State with his
eyes open rejected threw away, the exclusive right
and took the partnership.
The Senator from Delaware arraigned Mr.. Polk
and Secretary Buchanan for neglecting to carry
out the Monroe doctrine, and for refusing to listen
to the appeals of Nicaragua for protection against
European interference. The Senator took especial
pains to show this to have been the case he there
fore is estopped from denying that Nicaragua was
willing and anxious to have this exclusive right in
the United States.
When in February last he discussed this matter,
he did so with no partisan spirit; he did not men
ton Wing or Democrat throug bout his remarks.
He expected to have been met in the same spirit
He was not, however, to be diverted into defence
of Jackson and Polk. He did not expect the Sen
ator would shield himself behind the names Of
Jackson and Polk, while at the same time he was
stabbing them.
Mr.. Clayton denied he had done so. He had
made no attack upon them. His reference t. Mr..
Polk was to show that in a speech in the House
the Panama question he had opposed the Mon
roe doctrine.
Mr.. Douglas thought the Senator had said Mr..
Polk had asserted the Monroe doctrine in his mess
age, and that when the Nicaraguan government
asked for its enforcement he refused to do So and
left the appeal unanswered and this, a western
man, he had looked upon as attack.
Mr. Clayton said that he was defending them
for not enforcing that doctrine, it never having
received the approval of Congress.
Mr.. Douglas said that the Senator had remark
ed that when he went into the State Department
he found Great Britain in possession of Honduras
the Mosquito coast and nearly one-half of Central
America, and some remarks about Mr.. Polk let
ting the lion in, and thus laid the foundation for
glorifcaton of his conduct in haltering the lion
and leading him out. He would like to ask the
Senator what inch of territory in Central America
his treaty had induced or bound Great Britain to
abandon? What inch of territory has she aban-
doned by virtue of that treaty? She possessed
now all she did before it. She has rather extern
ded her possessions. She continues the protector
ate to this day. In his speech he asked these
questions, and though the Senator had replied to
much of it he has not noticed them. Of course
want of time alone prevented him from doing so.
Mr.. Clayton said he had answered them but the
Senator was not in his seat at the time.
Mr.. Douglas said he would in justice to the
Senator, say that the Bay Islands were not colon
lied in pursuance Of the treaty, but in utter con-
tempt of it. That colonization double wrong.
1t was violation of the long-estabshed policy Of
the nation, and of the Clayton and Buwer treaty.
He would seek no issue with Great Britain as to
the Belize-she had possessed that befor re this ma
ton existed Jamaica, for she had possessed
that too long to surrender it with honor but he was
for making an issue these Bay Islands There
we are right and she wrong. 1t was act in
violation Of her plighted faith, and our avowed
policy. She cannot justify it in the eyes of the
nations of the world she dare not fight to main
tain it. He called on the friends Of the Clayton
and Bulwar treaty to stand by those who were con-
tending that that colony, which is established in
violation of the treaty, should be discontinued. II
she abandon this at our demand it will be a long
time before she will again attempt to establish
another colony without consulting the United
States. If she will not attempt it, what otherpower
will? Let this be done, and there will be no use
for resolutions declaring the Monroe doctrine.
Not one inch of territory had she given up in
consequence of the Clayton and Bulwer treaty on
the contrary, she has now proposed new negotia-
tons by which she may give up something. The
late President and Secretary of State were willing
to 90 into new negotiations. The British lion
! - IL H. Il H.