Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-22
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1,ENIRAI AMERICAN AEFAlRS.

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h,v, Ilrr, rr!er cover 81 u Indulgence in Personal
i,s I!t ,!id rlmiain al t!is as The Senator had
r; Il, ;iu,t III, upon The subject The Sen"
tor ~ II resort, had Attempted to PRODUCE unkih i,'I
in.s .iwecn han and lis political Iricns, with regard 1
Iii, j a;r he asserted tia, his (ar ps) speech was al
assault ,natur who took different course relative
i. Ir treaty; am, lie SENATOR ur' ana charged tina
he Il. Presidential candidate was pursuing HIS chursc 4"
break down his rivals IN The Democratic party
Bnt he apalcL 10 the Senate Ia say whether he had nssa
ed any senator for his course the ilse or the Cyton
and Buwrr treaty Hr had vel 10 learn That vndcallnn
his involved assault upon those who dIficI
ed from him But the Senator could not vlnlcaie himself
for having the Hsc treaty II had never been
The SENATOR has brem withheld to This day
and we will hnve 10 20 elsewhere find il. Hnw, Then.
could il be said supported BY the array al
names which he had produced Ia this bodyi
lie (Mr d had discussed The matter on It's merits, and
mol on the authority of great names, unlike the Senator
which, in this case, did not apply he did not in
woke aid sympathy OF party rs charged oul was will
inu record and leave the iutue 10 decide
whether hc was right wrong Party politics were in
troiuccd hr The himself and therefore he denied The
night al the Senator make the charge upon nm
The Senator Yesterday chose 10 represent nun as being
through Central America His position whs this II W.
culr Tie right way for canal between The Atlantic and
Pacific OCEANS under The protection o thus Government, il
should be The United States exclusively and not in Euro
pcan partnership; but the Senator made treaty which -"
cncd Tie canal British European capitalists in conncc
lion with American citizens We the samo right 10
lake ourselves 10 occupy II Jointly with other
power Ii The exclusive right had bern given 10 rs,
conlJ have opened the canal all the world such
thought and Withdraw the privilege whenever
il became necessary II wonld have betn bond Of peace
instead Of II OF dscod. VIVA! had the Senator gain
cd by The rejection OF the Hso treaty He had
secured night Of way canal either Jointly with En-
gland separately and therefore c is responsible Tor
havin% dele tied canal between The two When
The Senator into power Secretary OF State he found
agent the Government had secured The exclusive
right leced H. las tho Senator expelled the British
lru.n Central American What inch OF the territory has
Britain aandoncdl is mol England yet in the full enjoyment
of The p'ccrnratc The Mosquito cnasl Have we div
her from The Ializ:? What he repeated, has The soma
tor gnnrd Instead OF Abandoning her possessions in Cen
trnl America, she has, newspaper accounts Correct
been bonbardnm towns the uanlands and taking nrc
BILE III the Coast The result IL that he Inns
recognized the right Of The British Govern rnt Ia interfere
with The affairs Of the Central American States ~" Ia" re-
cngnzrd this by treaty He has opened this European
question lie has by treaty, abolished what IS known as
Tie Monroe doctrine.
These remarks brought him the examination Of another
aurs The Senator from Delaware chose 10 srraign him
portion ot his speech in which he stated that he was
unwn: I" give pledge never To annex any more terrific
rs on this continent United States The Senator
susd nainsl anucNatiun lie r D. explained that The
growth Of the country such that treaty would be no
barrier advance. would be broken down by natural
causes over which have CONTROL an hence The treaty
limiting territory ought not 10 have been made. The
Senator had remarked that this explanation made, the matter
worse, and that involved moral turpndr profess such
doctrine an, he ana2a! and aggHcVed that man from
this hinh place should proclaim such doctrine.
Mr. ID then referred 10 The letter OF Secretary Everett 4"
Mr. Satii.ra ton the subject :" guarantceln. that Cuba
should rnpy her present relations and said that The late
Secretary STATE by direction ri President Fillmore had
pronounced such guarantee 10 be IN violation ol HE Con
sri!uur Now IL the Constitution gives no authority Il"
pledge This country Tint will never annex Cuba he sup
posrd thai gave authority not to annex Central
America. The argument applies with equal force Ia Mex
cu nv Senator arra..n the Secretary Di Stale,
an! lnm the only vii" had expressed The cn'i
mcnll Ar Everett, hal sustained his argument from begin
ming . cni.
After further remarks Ibis point he stld That The Scna
Tor had prra,rJ hs what belongs I" AnrrIr"
antiquity Go Ia Europe, and all You find 10 admire arr
The relic. p.l greatness hr"ken columns erected {" de-
rirI pl
of ne aud sclcl,crs Here monument in memory 81 the
prncpl II lbrrty there the great whose
places wrc filled. Here every Thing IL young fresh
blooming and advancing and We want system of policy
Iapicd conditions; and Tie man who Judges The
condition America ny that OF Enr"e will certainly
fall.
The Senator been standing with his back 10 This
nv ana looking oil Europe as polar star. Europe II
every thing, America nothing lie had hirhighed hi lar
!av I0e attempted nnknd feelings between the
United States md Englaud He denied that this Just.
H. hal never ATTEMPTED Ia foster Irau.es aud unkndcs.
wcr m countries lie hal only attempted IA plant
orr rel friendly terms hy speaking the truth rs
and ,ley understand and know II I" rxa The re''ak he
ad au"u. friendly relations vas drawn ont By the srn'i
men, thai England is known Ia be friendly Ia He IN
reply said he did no: believe her friendly relations
sr,ncd claim gratitude He hnd said frankly he
dad think England loves S ana that II "aE useless !"
prccni ,ial hive Tie history and the daily actions
Of the This. England Is spending her
millions IN maintain her nrtifcarns all along coasts,
ncluAin. barren rocks ami waste places. why Keep sn
there Does she make money out Of them Ii Is Town
that .ay of nnhounded expenditure DO they
extend slic Krcpa her guns la point
II she is SO friendly 10 us and mus cNhhits
her love, should reciprocal" and point guns 81 her
We feel tia, these attempts ~ icirr and -'rr"n Gf are er
noes nf hostility, which il IS our n'r Ia So and 'u a'i
~ H. resist The that friendly rotations ir't" b: main.
aiurd il let understand policy, and NJ" b.
lninnr- suhml, 10 her aggfrs-i"ns Let hrt under
stand what -av an! ,a wc viii carry ont ws wc pr"
less and she viii he careful not 10 asgrcss Is want .!
canspr aud frankrrs$ that creates nfrendy relations
Ors is an honorable course hers IL i!lcal nknd and n-
sr and We ought tell her tie did MOI desire To an
frankly iyDWcd
the ,lav when will b: compelled 10 do So We cannot
help mr. treaties prevent H.
Nr Butt FER said that il this mere gladlal0rIal
contest H. might feel differently; but ropic- had been dis
css,d and sentiments avowcd from which he wholly dis
scned lie did not propose t" q" into the Discussion; and
lhnu.h il unfortunate that r resolutions now under CON
s!,ntin beer introduced hy the Senator from Della
ware They had given rise t" unproplons discussion On
nu foreign affairs which sh"ni not take place open sen
c He .nllrcly dlsscnpd from the opinion n The Senator
from Illinois thai The duty at the President nr The
SECRETARY State representing The President have sent
down tn he Senate the tlisc treaty with view OF lis beng
mnl, fled Ia serve the ends contemplated by II.
Mr. DOUGLAS explained He said when the Hike tren
~ came he Secretary Of State having been negotiated
without authority, the Department was nj liberty 10 with
hold or The Scnlle and that The Secretary al
State (nnw Senator Deluwarc had hrn 81
rNmsvr privilege Tor c"tstfrcn9 ship canal then HI
might have sent il here.
Sir BUTLER still iissehre, from The Senator The
President his uencn dared not send that Ir.aiy 10 the
Scnn nraI-c were in IL provisions rcpugnan IN the
CONSTITUTIONS The President ought IL perfect the treaty be-
fore he s,,i. 1t should no communicated
Senate Ia mould H. would The
whole nuiry ~ THIS Government When hr .pi that
The United Stats civilized Cunaieraty ." r"putlIrs is
not 10 conduit is !nctrnnac with the world hy treaties and
j. not Ia restrained by incn AMI is {" know u" Laws hut
ih, r had 10 may iiS bn no!
hive on. Nations with penalties FOL fans.rc
sons ar indvIuaiS and il The principle shall bc established
mai mi At makes right, AMI that treaties Dn violated
with IMMUNITY, then The historian viii write one al the eIr
m,uis m on; decay. Ale Ia fulfil destiny without
law and without resirnnl Cannot treaties, constitutions
md laws restrain niu running with n;r,icralion
which ,n.. result tnn lie wanted The bride oi csIant
10 control, aud mol the spurs To drive We must rely
an rcnrs When the time arrives Tor modification OF
them il must tr by mutual consent; annnle by the
~ uliatr cals,. which il IL for every nation Judge
tut there - higher tribunal Than 1nrs
He heard wilh snisc the Senator speak ii England As
mere natian which existed in the past, When dnspsc
England dcsplsG the soil OF Tho tree from The fruits
,f ,yhir, ~. have fed. We dcspisn timpdan,
Sidney Chatham Shakespeare and Burke lln did not
ln r special love iur alton tina his There
none God Ainrghtrs earth that he loved a. mich
Bat loved England because she was ms mother and had
poured her tributary and refreshing stscams out upon Amrfi-
"a The very common law iiself made We have Eng
isll law and icraure and tell that must despse her
This calculated tho seeds Of bitterness
and d. iracv IN relations
Mr. DOUGLAS wished STALE that President Polk sfnt