Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

the protection of the right of way 1t was presented to
the Senate OF the United States and for which
have never Known and do not know to this dayafter
resigned the Office of Secretary Of State and had
away from this paceit was not acted upon IL was
never rejected NO vote was taken upon it, Ii was over
looked IN he mass OF business or for other cause
MAS entirely neglected and yet censured forsooth
by him. one OF the very who neglected public duty in
regard TO IT. because that treaty did not pass hear from
others that ne opposed It, because he preferred the Hise
treaty and that he assisted in defeating it. The Sena-
tor means that defeated the right of way, because
did not send the Hse treaty herea treaty which, say
again, no Senator could have voted for, if il had
here.
Sir the right of way was secured by American capital
ists aided by all the efforts the Minister sent by Pres-
dent Taylor to Central America could make The Sena
tor ought TO have known it granted to American ci
Gems al he very moment he charged with the loss Of
It, lie mas repeatedly said had obtained it by grant
to English and American capitalists At the time
he had read the public documents sent to Congress
subject about which he has talked than any other
living man. ne would have known that statement in
correct ana that the grant made the application
OF American capitalists to themselves The President did
all nc haa right to do to encourage and protect it.
IL tnese capitalists construct ship canal England will
protect IT, the United States will protect it, and every
other civilized ration apply win protect il when ac-
complished because nation can be ought be
titled TO use 1t except upon the terms of agreeing pro-
tecti England agrees, by the treaty assist u.s.
only IN protecting this ship canal but any railroad
ship canal that be made through the whole ishrnus
We have no interest that ain aware of to prefer the
route by way of Nicaragua to that by Tehuanepec
could obtain canal route nearer our country than
either Nicaragua or Panama, ought to prefer it. I'M
doubleday if could obtain the Tehuantepec route we
ought to prefer that but if obtain passage
at point nearer to us than the southern part of the 18TH
mus OF Daren 1t is of the deepest interest this country
to have it at that point Pains TAKEN the Sena
tor will know by looking into the correspondence
certain which was the most practicable route and from
all the information before me- including that obtained
from Lord Palmerston himself as wen as from my own
countrymen the route believed be the most easily prac
ticabe was through Nicaragua Whether it is the best
route am not at all interested to affirm or deny for if
ship canal can be obtained dnyuhe through that 18TH
mus, the treaty signed protects it. and insures to my
countrymen the right of passage through it and
longer any for such jealousy as was entertained
by President Jackson and Mr. Livingston the Secretary
Of State in 1881 M matter who may construct this or
any other canal in any part the whole ishmus between
North and South America, have the right navigate
it the terms Of thu most favored nation by virtue of
the very treaty which the Senator violently denounccs
for his own personal Ind party purposes.
The Senator says that by adopting the treaty have
recognised the right of Great Britain or any European
nation to interfere il the affairs Of this continent This
Government has, to much greater extent recognised
their right to claim IA equality Of commercial privileges
from its very origin by every commercial treaty which it
has ever made You have made your commercial trea-
ties with all the Enopean Powers In each Of them you
have agreed certain extent that they have the right
to interfere in AFFAIRS and they have conceded the
right, your part to interfere in their affairs Does
the Senator mean 10 condemn every commercial treaty
which we have evei made? Does he think that he can
make an appeal successfully to the passions in
der to make this Treaty odous, and thereby to make the
men in the Senateof the United States voted for il
odous? We never made treaty of any kind with Eu-
ropean Power which does not acknowledge great
extent or greater the right of European interference in
the affairs Of this continent He has voted for treaties
which regulate al tonnage and import duties and all
our commercial Intercourse with them. We have made
treaties with then to control boundaries and le
gisative arrangements control important po
litcal and COMMERCIAL interests.
The Senator has rung the changes the word "part
nershp, from day to day. until who did not know
him would suppose that had entered into great
joint-stock mercantile establishment with England. You
might as well say that all men living near navigable
river, or turnpike road railroad had entered into
drnes as to say that the nations of the earth about
to travel this highway the had entered
partnership" Every in the District of Columbia
has entered noa rtnersp about Pennsylvania avenue
of the same kind. We all travel it on the same terms.
III body should attempt destroy all equally
interested to protect it, and would protect il.
The reference made by the Senator TO the instructions
- Charge sires in Central Aeriea 20 prove that
he was directed TO oppose the treaty Of Mr. Hse is evil
dence Of degree of recklessness folly Of which should
regret 10 accuse any Senator. Instructions plainly
ferring to contract construed by him to refer to
treaty endeavored to correct him at the time he
ferred 10 the instructions but in vain and on he
to his manifest destiny The very passage he quoted
distinctly proves him to have entirely msrepresented the
instructions He has COMPOUNDED the charter or grant
OF the right Of way made to the propretors Of the
T.
subject compared with the quotation which he has made
from the instructions, will convict him without any
posure from will quote the whole passage he has
cited from my instructions, with view 10 show the in
justice Of his remarks. The instructions say:
see that il 1.-THE contract grant asgnable to
Others meaning TO others than the capitsiststhe Amer
citizens who obtained l that exclusive privileges
are granted any nation that viii agree tho
Nv spuaon with Nicaragua that the tolls be demanded
by the not unreasonable opprcssye that
power be reserved TO PRoPREToRs CANAL
10 obuct embarras the PASSAGE. THls viii
require all your vigilance and skill IL THEY do agree
GRANT us passage reasonable and proper terms
protection and cjuntenanee the contract from
NicaraEua.
aft CHARTER or GRANT rHE RIGHT or Way shall have
been ncsuousy nconsderaey made before your arrival
in that country seek have properly modified
the ends We nave in view
The Senator'S ignorance Of this plain language is IN
accountable He had COMPOUNDED the grant Of he right
of eoy or charter the company of Americans who asked
for it, with the treaty between Nicaragua and this Gov
eminent
interrupted him, and explained IL 10 him and the
more clearly il made TO appear that he was wrong
the more strongly he seemed 20 adhere 20 his error He
knew well enough that the word us' referred 10 our
counrymcn The instructions say, ''If he the com.
pany1 do not agree to grant Americana passage on
reasonable and proper terms refuse our protection" &C
He knew well enough what this yet he put to
the question Was he III one Of the company, and
therefore authorized to the word us when speaking
OF the rights and privileges TO he acquired Of foreign
nation through his agency Secretary Of State ~ lie
surely did net mean, by putting such question to me- to
insnuate that OF the company Of capitalists
proprietors, and spectators who might become the
owners Of the charter IL he did, will not charge him
here with fasehood but, with all possible poteness
will prove him to be guilty Of it,
Mr. President do at oil object 10 any statement Of