Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-26

ig and holding colonies where you have no rights thei
intend to apply our American principle and dslodg
!, YOU from positions unjusty taken
repeat Mr.. Folks la'-pege, that the existing right
os ,g,:y EugI,rsu matt u '.,>d rFespeeted Twenty
MA n .s ac3,r, H. ieg,t-uu the lo1triua had been
uvu..aimc ag Mr.. Monroe: tHt man thea coatended
at Ar ~, e",eg lr.a' ~ mag t,,- r. s,inn had a re
prospective ELECT aud protected wrbg running bach
through period Of quarter Of century The ldes
\ never entered his mind.
The Senator supposes i'll understand his construction
that such resolution this would wipe out all preceding
acts Why sir until you convert wrong into right
il wipes out nothing ALL Iteayesus just free TO pur
sue the course towards them which honor and in
terests demand though passed resolutions ut all
The principle right and do not understand though
must confess do not clearly comprehend him. that the
Senator from Illinois contests IT, mean the principle OF
maintaining that We principal Power upon this CONT
nent right say that European influence shall not
be extended here do not understand him to deny it at
You lay down principal and when you come to ap-
ply it. you judge of existing rights you judge of the
condition Of the colonies Of the European Powers
this continent and acting becomes upright nation
if they have colonies they have fair right to hold you
\ ought not to interfere with them.
But II Of them has established the colony Of Bay OF
Islands in the very face Of rights and in the very
face of existing treaties, that is not a claim which
is saved by this resolution, but is unjust pre-
tension which authorized to and correct
To he sure have already said Judging such
act upon our responsibility and ought to
to be absoyed from the charge of aggression and injustice
Now, Mr.. President the Senator from Illinois says
there i use in laying down the principle for it will be
violated Mr. Monroe thought it of USE and actu-
any i"id - aSwa Mr. Pelk thnnght il of use and also
laid il down. Mr. Jefferson in letter which have al
ready read to the Senate announced his adhesion the
doctrine and thought II very important it should be SOL
EMMY proclaimed by public national act Where has
been our error IN our course upon this grave subject
Precisely the one now sought be remeded by this re-
solution In 1923, when the doctrine was first promug-
ed here resolutions introduced in the House of Rep
resentatyes by Mr. Clay and Mr. Ponsett affirming the
doctrine IN order to give it an authoritative influence
1 through the world But it was not done The matter
slept Mr.. Polk sought the object An honorable
Senator from Ohio MR. Aen) also felt the necessity Of
Congressional action, and introduced resolution similar
to the present one. But all these efforts were in vain
The efficient prop to support the building was wanting
r jefferson says expressly in letter which have be-
fore that inasmuch the declaration might lead to
war; 1t was proper that should be laid before Congress
for It's sanction, but 1t not done. The doctrine as
sound one as any nation proclaimed almost passed
into oblivion And now in this new condition of the
world when God alone knows from day day what con
Tuslon Is about to break out in Europe and the effect
will have upon and upon the other American States il
IS proposed to put the doctrine in authoritative form
and what right has the honorable Senator to say that il
/ this be done we shall suffer it to be violated?
The honorable Senator says the doctrine was viola ted
IN the case OF Oregon. say it was not and say that
the honorable Senator is under total msconception of
the effect of the treaty relating to Oregon By that
England extended her boundaries beyond what he and
thought she had just claim to do. We believed she
had no just title BY four and half degrees the boun
dairy she obtained; but the American Government said
your colony does down to the forty degree
north latitude That being the case there was no Mon
doctrine in the question The fault was not in the
application of the doctrine but in allowing Great
Britain to have larger colony than she had right to
But the conceded that the line Of the British
possessions down to the forty ninth degree Of north
latitude, that moment conceded that the Monroe doc
trine had no application to it for we thereby conceded
that the country British colony and of course her
rsg rights secured to Great Britain the Just power to
deal with such colony she pleased Ii was question
Of colonial government andnot of Monroe doctrine The
Senator is therefore under total misapprehension with
regard to the natter and if hal said that the British
line came down to San Francisco there would have been
no question for the application Of the Monroe doctrine
a that would have been eoppci by the establishing of
boundary between Us and her colony on the Pacific
With respect the Bay Islands the other question to
which the honorable Senator has referred what have
given up there !! Nothing. We heard a
NOR OF i till within a few weeks and the moment
heard OF il introduced resolution into the Senate,
with view 10 ascertain from the Executive what were
the true facts 81 the case. And the resolution be-
fore instead Of concedng any thing in favor Of this
colony Of the Bay Islands introduced before had
any answer from the Executive any knowledge but
vague report Of the British Government Subsequent
events have come to enghtcn Who, then, has a
right say that there has been any delay neglect
this matter, that these resolutions concede any thing
70 England? Have said that the Monroe doctrine
shall apply, but that Great Britain has right hold
this colony in the very face Of her stipuation No
American citizen legislator ought to say have done
any thing by which acquesce in the conduct of Great
Britain in reference 70 the colonization of the Bay
Islands trust the Executive Government-but upon
: this without book | know nothing-have taken a
proper course and made the necessary Investigations and
remonsrance At any rate, this branch Of the Legisla
ture, depository Of much Of the powers Of the Anne
rcan people has but recently been made acquainted with
the facts, and resolution the subject has been
ported by the Committee Foreign Relations within the
last week. Therefore say that man has right to
assert that have conceded principle Of the Monroe
doctrine in relation to the Bay Islands.
Then how is il with respect to the other two
toned BY tie Senator-the treaty with Mexico and the
Clayton Bulwer treaty? The Mexican treaty terminated
glorious with great many advantages to
try II not necessary to 60 the circumstances Of
the formation and ratification Of the treaty We gained
much and conceded but little. The Clayton and Bulwer
treaty concluded twcntyv years after the Monroe
doctrine had been promulgated, but not enforced At
tempts had than once been made to procure the
sanction Of Congress this doctrine in order give it
its proper effect But they had failed and is possible
that the same fate may for awhile await the present
effort That doctrine had remained. dead letter upon
your national archives. Then there came proposition
from England 70 agree that should not interfere in
that part Of the continent il they would 1t the
best thing could do We could get q Congressional
sanction Of the Monroe doctrine and the honorable Sc
nator at this day is not willing to join in giving it
repeat what had to do under those circumstances
Why il was manifestly policy to agree with England
to keep hands Of Therefore il that voted for the
ratification Of tire ClaytonBulwer treaty. agree that
the subsequent conduct Of England has been perfectly
unjustifabe and those who voted against treaty had
good ground for their position n they suspected her
bad faith the subsequent facts have shown But, in
stead Of that treaty being abandonment Of the Monroe
doctrine, its very object to carry that doctrine into
effect by preventing the future interference Of Euro
pean Power in the affairs of this continent. That this
object has failed Of attainment by the bad faith Of Eng
land and BY her pretenson crcumscrbe Central Anne
RIGA BY true boundaries but by those assumed b
Yourself those who voted for The