Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-21


mutual complaint against Buenos Ayres. lie made the
statement over again and dycisrod hc thinking
aeoa. ,Se Uni,sd State OF span" Cuba at ,he ,ac,
and 90 this terrible hcaniSatou q Cuba aud the Kun
dan alliance followed the mel,,choiy te ri tbc Blask
Warrior catastrophe aud died The Heath 1T the tiicu-
lsas Then csn'c the os'nd C'ncs,,sce. Ia shch the
Tire Uutcd states Ministers 10 mskr plat
torm IN relation TAI Cuba. which was that Ii. uniei
States take het Spain wonld not sell her which
u known she woull hut that was going ID too
strong and the Administration who them usk,
it, disspproved the work While approving the conduct
In doing L. By that time the chances for a wst With
SPAIN he'd cat aud seced 90 he toet forcvcr
the chaparr. Government Of Walker offered new pro
spect more encouraging than the other. IL simply
70 acknowledge the Government in the chspara aid
how tn Walker. foofhold be established Ia Nicaragua
and the invasion and conquest i Cub. he by the
United States citizens under the chapauAl flag. That
plsv ust commencing when the non,ostioa Cinc
natl extnguishcd the political life OF it authors lu the
meanwhile quarrel being picked with Denmark about
those Sound Dues which Europe paid before America
discovered and which America has paid since her
approved administrations Setting iself up tor the Rbe-
rator Of the Baltic Sea- this Administration gave orders
To our merchants 60 cease paying the dues after the 18th
OF April last assuming the right abrogstc the existing
treaty the Danish Government gave notice that would
collect them usual under the treaty; aud the Admin
isrstion finding that IL had right abrogste the
tcaiy, and besides that Copenhagen not Grcyto~n,
gave orders 10 the merchants but to make ptests
ton to the contrary, and the Danes that the 90
vernment would to get back money; and stands
this Affair." which would be ridiculous did threaten
the peace Of two friendly nations. And now why
this Qaixotic attempt hberaie tho Baltic Sea -
it Is not our sea Il 10 not appurtensnt TO CONT
nent, IL wholly European; and Europe, which pays
the dues has precisely hundred much interest
in II the United States has-seudug exactly hun
dred ships % one to itl Why this Quixotsm, Sim
ply tor fuss-for notorety-for the glory OF q with
small power How different the conduct OF Statesmen
In tunes past. Mr. Adams administration made the Dan
ish treaty in force Mr.. Webster improved It when
Secretary Of State under Tyler getting the reduced
staple articles and obtaining stipulation place
US on the footing o the favored nation. and give
us he benefit OF reduction which should he made
fsvor OF any other nation This statesmanshi-con
trzsting with foly--as Justice with rapinwb
the conduct OF this administration, picking quarrel with
Denmark TO hberate European sea. and ready
20 abolish moderate duties in the Black Sea- while keeping
up enormous duties at home, contrary public pledge
10 reduce them But enough OF this folly aud madness
and those who may wish TO understand the whole subject
will mud IL fully, but briefly forth the second youm,
The Thirty Years View" But Great Britain is the
power which belHcose Administration deem most
worthy of their prowess and with which the attempts
pick quarrel mast hvely and incesssnt She barely
escaped brush with account OF the Authorization
OF Cuba and nov We have the MonrOe Doctrne the Bu.
Treaty. the Mosquito Coast the BAY Islands the
Ruatan Island, the Nicaragua Canal, the Recruitment
Question, aud the Dismissal OF Mr. CHAMPION. Heavens
what list and all the product months Ia sea.
of profound peace The detail of these quaIes tuo
tedious to be gone over but notice OF the proni.
ncnt will show the folly and insgnihcance OF the whole
And FIRST, of the Monroe Doctrine essantly quoted
aud gnorantly and mischievously applied IL il As
suned TO be doctrine by virtue of which the United
from Canada to Patagonia and rcpulse all intrudng col
onies from the boundaries OF each power Ii il assumed
to o. doctrine of orcibe protection, and the United
states the protector Tho individual must know but little
Monroe his Cabinet suppose such doctrine could
come from them. No they the men NEEDLE with
other nations aiirsnot the Quxotes regulate their
ncishbors cOncerns-by force of arms They
reason peace and justice. They laid down the Monroe
Doctrine for Themselves and invited other American
states OF Spanish origin adopt it each for ITSELF and
maintain it, each By ITSELF aud by lis own means within
DIX wls he laiA hr
Mr. Adams in his instructions Panama Ministers as
may be seen IN the yolumelst OF the Thirty Years View
far IRON standing guard these American Ss and
protecting them with arms, they allow
ed IN expect assistance from and every assertion OF
the doctrine Ia the contrary il libel upon Nc Monroe
his Cabinet; aud, besides. ignorance of Consti
ton, which would not have allowed them bind u 10
the wagng OF such wars il they had been wtess
enough To (which they Well IL i. by
virtue OF this doctrine thus converted into armed pro
trctofae over the two Americas that fight Great
Britain in Central America. And for whaty Why Tor
the meaning ofa word in the CLAYTON Buwer treaty. which
it, authors cannot agree about The English proposed
leave IL to arbitraton Administration refused on the
ground that impartial arbiter could he found. Then
the English offer To leave the choice ourselves binding
themselves abide absolutely the decision our own a-
traitor be what il might To this offer they had rrtr.
ned the last This Is one al the
couses of war-not only fit subject Tor arbitration
in itself, but for chance lot decisiun-a
proper subject to be decided by lot, by tossing quar-.
ter OF dollar into the air with the cry "H,ad,
you ri-tdHs ioSe;' for il is case think in which
the loser will be the winner, especially it We should he
the loser This Is OF the Of the cherished
Then come the Bay OF Islands the Ruaan leland aud the
Mosquito Coast They a bone OF contention. The
Cntish have them and propose TO drive the British
out What for to take them ourselves | hope not
With respect to the Mosquito Coast God knows have
muskctoes enough in country without anne King
whole kingdom OF them. And for the Ruatan aud the
Bay Islands, who but good geographer tell where
they are All about them is that they are out 20.
ward the equator the other side of Cuba aud might fur.
nish posts ddpPri 10 6hbner invasion OF that is-
land Now, am against fllbu-terng and anneAing and
willing that the british should remain forever in these
places They the haunt OF pirates and might
become again II the British leave them But
the canal OF Ncaraguahe ship canal the CONT
nent at the pontand the construction and protection Of
which iorins the staple oil the BuwerCyton Treaty aud
subsidiary to which is the whole quarrel about Central
America Now the canal in itself is good thing and
very desirable 10 be made but by power in prefer.
ence To ourselves When made IL is for public use aud
the makers will have its and expense aud
use OF IL than Others | would own IT, no more
than. would the Straits of Gibraltar or the 18th.
mug OF Suez. | have two special objections 10
our ownership or guardianship that canal
IL would be foreign work, requiring n feet
at each end to guard il, and forts at each end to
shelter the ships; and troops at each end to protect the
fTts Two powerful heet', each strong enough fight
Great Britain lo that is the obect) OF forts 10
shelter great fleets and two powerful armies man the
fonts such u the expense point Of view OF this procco
rate and guardianship the ship canal Nicaragua
against medding with il. Let others make IT, We
shall the OF itin time OF peace without the OF its
care ~ time OF war. but am against meddlng with
il for another That -hip canal il the Antagonist
of our road 10 the Pacific IL il the anagonist OF
national road through our own land own California
IL is the antagonist Of that road aud intended % make
tue high the only, aud the perpetual line Of comm.
nication with Coorna-to make the Atlantic ports con.
nne to he forever what they nov arethr entrrpnt- of
California trade and travelthe sole points OF departure
aud return Tor all rude and travel between the aides
OF cOntnenbetveen the thirty States on the Allan.
tic aud in the Valley OF the Mississippi and the golden
State Of California Now, am against sll that monopoly
Fair play u pretty play Let the Atlantic States have all
the advantages which the gives them; let
nue 60 go IN California by sea, they please
by Panama by Cape Horn by the Nicaragua lake aud
the ship canal when s made. Let them use al these
routes and have prosperous voyages all the routes
Bat let who live inland and own leud al the
way ~ California, aud almost halt way there-let
rs have a road the land, aud not for ourselves
only, but for al-fOr the Atlantic cities as we'll a.
for the nterior-for the North aud South a. well
for the for central road suits The present
Administration the deadly Of this sentra route
IL u for anything in preference tU this roue-or aay out
side road north along the frozen latitude of oity-nne
for outside road SOUTH along the burning sand o Sono
aud Sinnloa for foreign route through Central