Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-17

The resolution itself was vague and meaning
tess. The condemnation it pronounces was .
! tlrely III the future--henceforth was the word
1t said that hence forth colonies shall be es-
tabshed, &C., thus carrying upon its face the in
evitable construction that the past is to be botted
out bat there are terrible threats for the future
| If the Senator will say that all European colonies
established on this continent since 1928 in vio-
| lation of the Monroe doctrine, and all that shall
hereafter be established, shall be discontinued and
resisted, they might agree.
Mr.. CAss. will vote for such resolution.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that was pretty strong talk
Ing He then understood that under the Sena-
tors resolution the Belize is to be surrendered,
the Mosquito protectorate abandoned. If so, he
would rejoice to see the resolution to carry these
objects into execution. He had read the Sena.
tors speech, but never dreamed he intended his
resolution to extend so far.
If Great Britain was to be notified to quit the
Belize and abandon the Bay Islands, was it not
to be done through the State Department? This
was the executive protest he wanted. If it
failed. then it was for Congress to act. He was
for enforcing the Monroe doctrine. If the Sena-
tor was SO also, let him unite with him (Dou-
glass in procuring the abolition of the Clayton
and Buwer treaty, which is in direct violation of
that doctrine. 1t the Senator would put his res
olution in that shape he would find him (Douglas)
his oadjutorin the cause he had so much at heart
If the colony of the Bay Islands and the Clay
ton and Bulwer treaty be not set aside, it was
useless to be talking about the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. BADGER said he felt constrained to inter-
pose Ia this controversy between the very harmo-
NOUS friends of Young and Old America, for the
purpose of rebuking the very unfair, illiberaI,
and unjust6able assault by Young America upon
an Old Fogy-to which class he claimed to be-
long himself. Laughter.
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nator from Illinois objected to tthisword hence
forth, when in fact that word contained the whole
merit and virtue of the resolution. Mr. Monroe
put this doctrine forth to apply henceforth. -
Laughter The declaration then and now put
aside all past misconduct, but nothing was to be
done ''heuceforth. If that,wo were stricken out
it would notbe the Monroe doctrine Laughter |
The use and necessity for the word must be OBJ
vious. Ia twenty years from now, or sooner, CO.
ming on Presidential election, it will be of
incaculable advantage to repeat the declaration
to put aside tho fact, and declare that hence
forth no wrongs shall be permitted. Laugh
| ter.
| Mr.. B. pursued the subject much further II
the same strain, amid much laughter and merri
| ment.
~ He was opposed to striking out hencefortl,
| He said he would vote for the Monroe doctrin,
because it was right. but not because it WIS th
Monroe doctrine. Tae resolution Of 'ss had ba
come part of the Constitution, and he Objected +
adding thereto the message of MIR. Monroe.
! MIR. UNDERWOOD rose to vndics' q the truth q
history. He read from the Sonata Journal r
1885 to show that resolution was then adon
ted without opposition, dire. sting the President
open negotiations with Central America and tn
nations of Europe for the opening of commo
highway to the Pacific. That received the ar
prosa of Presidep's jackson. The treaties CON
planned of had all been ratified by tho Demo
cratic party.
He agreed with the Senator from Illinois i
his opposition to abstract propositions. He pre-
ferred to wait for practical issues.