The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-03-12

they are sxstine rights. TIE resnlstioS
itsslf was vasss end msaairelsss. Tks
eeudsmnstion il psonosncss was entirely
in the tnssrs; heaesforth was TIE word
Il ssid that hsncssosth no nsw eoaew1es
shall b. established, &c.. thss carrying 81
~ face The inevitable construction that III
pass 10 to b. blottsd cat: bxt there srs ter.
rihls threats fos ths fstsrs. u the Senator
will ssy that oil Esvspsan eelo~iss ssssh.
lIsked sn this sostisest sincs l095. In VIM.
lssinn Of ths Msnros dossriss. o.. al that
shsli hereafter b. establishes shali h. de-
continued and ssslslsd. hey might agrse.
NJ. Cass-l will vote lot sssh : rssols-
M. Dssglas ssid thaa was pretty sssers
tslkinx. ns then sAdsrssood that unds,
she Ssnstos's rsss!siion, .hs Belize 10 10 lss
surrendered, the Mosqstso protsctosas~
sbeNdoasd. II -. be wosid rejoice u ~
ths vssulutioa 70 carry thsss otj~rts Inso
execution. lie had read ~ Senators
spssch, hot never drsansd he Intended III
sssslsto~ y essssA = ~. II 0ssat
Britain was 70 b. notified quit The Belize.
and abandon the Bay Islands. WAS it"ot TO
be done through the State Department I
This WAS the Executive pro,est he wanted.
u it failed. then il was for Congress 10 act.
lie was for enforcing the Monroe doctrine.
II the senator WAS 40 also. let him unite
with him in procuring the abolition Of the
Clayton Bulwcr treaty, which 10 in direct
violation Of the doctrine. II the Senator
would put his resolution in that shape. he
would find him (Donglss) his coadjutor in
the cause he had ~ much II heart II the
colony Of the Bay islsnds. and the Clay
ton aud Bulwer treaty. bs not set aside, Il
was useless to be talking about the Monroe
doctrine.
Mr. Badger said he felt constrained to
interpos- in this controversy between the
very harmonious friends, Young aud Old
America. for the purpose Of r~bukiog the
very unfair. illibe,sl. and unjus,ifiahle ~
snult by Young america upon An old fogy
to which class he clsimed to belong him
self daughter lie desired TO shield
this resolution. The Senator from Illinois
objected to this word hencs,orth, when in
fact that word contained the whole meri,
and virtue Of the resolution. Mr.. Monroe
put this doctrine forth to apply hsncetorth.
(Laughtsr) The declaration then and now
put aside all past misc onduct. but nothing
to be done hencefotth II that word were
stricken out. II would not be the Monroe
doctrine. (l.sughter) The necessity for
the word mus, l.e obvious. IN twenty years
from now, ar sooner, coming on P'esA
dental election, it Will b- Of inenlculablc
advantage to repeat the declnra'ion--,o put
aside the past and declare that henccior,h
40 wrongs shall 10 permitted, daughter,
Mr.. Badger pursued the subject much
further in the same strain. amid much
laughter aud meftmens tie was opposed
to siriking out hcncefofth. He said he
would vote for the Monroe doctrine. BE-
cause il was right, bat not because it was
the Monroe doctrine. The resolution Of '9s
had become part Of the Constitution, and
he objected to adding thereto the message
Of Mr.. Monroe.
Mr.. Underwood roas TO viadicaie the
truth Of history. lie read from the Senate
Journal Of 1885 to show that resolution
WAS then adopted without opposition. di
recting the President to offer negotiations
with Central America. and the nations OF
Europe, Tor the opening Of = common high
way 10 the Pacific. That received tho ~
provai Of President Jackson. The treaties
complained Of had all been ratified by the
democratic pauy lie argued with the
senator from Illinois in his opposition to
abstract propositions lie preferred To wal.
for practical issucs.
Mr.. Houston got the floor.
The suhjsct WAS then postponed I'll 81
turdsy.
Mr.. Underwood presented the er~den.iSls
Of HE successor. John Il. Thompson. Scna
tor from Kentucky for q years from the ith
March next
Ths Senate hes adjourned.