Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-12

MR. 1HANER.-Mr. Chairman, 1t is nv
| purpose to offer an amendment to the resolu-
ton which is now before the committee for
the purpose of widening the proposed invest
igation. l do not propose to discuss at all
| the topics which the committee has been con-
sidering during the past three days | am
not here to consider whether Mr.. Walker was
legally or illegally arrested or whether Com
| modore Paulding is to be censured or ap-
| plauded for his action. l have no sympathy
with the course pursued oy the President
have no intention to discuss his position in
relation to this matter, neither is it my pur-
| pose TO enter the lists with the gentleman
| from Tennessee who discussed the heroism
Of Mr.. Walker, who, claiming to be the Pres
ldent OF Nicaragua, submitted without pro-
test and without blow to power upon his
own soil, which he claimed to be an invading
force. II there is any herosm in this, am
not here to discuss that question.
thrust aside for the present, all q questions
| OF legal technically in this matter all the
mysteries of the construction of the neutrality
laws all these questions which have en-.
| crossed the attention of the House during the
last three days, and concerning which every
body has been speaking and nobody caring
and come te that great paramount trans
cendent question. about which everybody is
caring and nobody is speaking "How shall
we Americanize Central America p
1t may be matter of surprise that pass
! over two or three questions which, in their
natural order. seem to be antecedent to this
one. And these questions are. first, Do zoe
wish to Americanize Central America? Sc
condly, can we Americanize Central Ameri-
ca Thirdly, shall we Americanize Central
Amercal
Now, Mr.. Chairman, l say that who
ever has studied the history of this country,
and whoever knows the character of the peo
pie, and whoever can infer their destiny from
their character and their history, knows that
these three preliminary questions are already
answered by tie American people-that aoe
do aoiSh to Americanize Central America
that we can Americanze Central America :
and that we shall Amercanze Central Amer
lea.
And now, Mr. Chairman, in relation to the
manner and the agency, Ho,0 can we Amer
lcanize Central America Shall we do it le-
galy aud fairly, or illegally and unfairly?
Shall we do it by comforting benefit on the
people OF Central America, or shall we do it
by conquest. by ROBBERY and violence, Shall
we do it without abandoning national laws,
and without violating our treaty stipulations?
shall we do it in accordance with the law of
nations and the laws of the United States or
shall we do it by force, blood and fres
Now, Mr.. Chairman, my position is this:
that we will do it legally; that we will doit
IN accordance with the highest laws. human
and Divine. By what agency shall this be
accomplished r~
BY the way, sir, did agree with the gen.
tleman from New York, (Mr. Haskin,) who
told us yesterday that he was not in favor of
petty lsrcency; but did not agree with him
han, has IL, l..
larceny. l regret that a Representative of
the people of the United States in the Coun-
Gil Hall of the nation should say to his con-
stituents, to the nation, and the world; that
he and the Democratic party were 'rather in
favor of grand larceny" Larceny ia Iayeenv
and you cannot say meaner thing about it
than to call it by its own name. am panied
that this report has gone forth that any PARTY,
or that qny individual IN this House, or ees-c
grand larceny or petty larceny. Larceny,
grand or petty, is not only disgraceful but is
absolutely and utterly contemplate. We do
not go for the aqusition or the Americaniza-
ton Of territory by larceny of any kind what
ever, but fairly, openly, and honorably.
Then, sir, by what agency may we thus
Amerieanize Central America reply to the
question, by the power of organized emigra-
ton. That is abundantly able to give us Cen
trail America as soon as we want it. We could
have Americanized Central America half q
dozen times by this power within the last
three years, if there had been no danger or
apprehension Of meddlesome or vexatons ex-
ecutive interference. But if we are to use this
mighty power Of organized emigration, we
want different kind Of neutrality laws from
those which we now have; and, therefore, l
am DESTROYS that this committee should recon-
H.
to the misconstruction of the President of the
United States, or to his construction at all.
want these neutrality laws so plain that ev-
cry man may know whether he is in the right
or in the wrong, whether he is violating those
laws or is not violating them. For, Mr.. Char
man, with our new fashioned kind of emigra-
tien, with our organized emigration, which
goes in colonies, and, therefore, must of me-
eessty to some extent resemble a military or
ganization, there is great danger that Presi-
dent with dim intellect may make mistake,
and subject to harassng and yexatious DELAYS,
and sometimes to loss and injury a peaceful,
quiet colony, going out to settle in neigh
boring State.
Mr.. chairman, l can illustrate this position.
You, sir,remember that in the year 1856, when
it was bad travelling across the State of Mis-
souri, on the way TO Kanzas, that our colonies
went through the State of Iowa, and through
the territory of Nebraska. These were peace
full, quiet colonies, going to settle in the Ter
ritory of Kanzas by that long and wearisome
journey, because it was bad traUeliag through
the State Of Missouri You remember that
one of these colonies of organized emigrants,
which went from Maine and Massachusetts,
and from various other Northern States, was
arrested just as it was passing over the South
ern boundary Of the territory Of Nebraska on
its way to It's future home in Kanzas. 1t was
peaceful, quiet colony, going out with its
emigrant wagons all in row, and therefore
looking something like military organiza-
tion-going out with their women and their
children, with sub soil plows with coulters a
yard long [laughter], with pickaxes, with
crowbars. with shovels, and with garden
seeds. This peaceful colony was arrested by
the officials of the present Executives prede.
cessor. 1t was by some mistake, no doubt
Perhaps he took the turnip seed for powder
and | doubt whether the case would have
been better if the President had been there
himself. This colony was arrested within our
own dominion. 1t was not All emigration to
foreign country, and there was no danger Of
interference with the neutrality laws These
| quiet, peaceful colonists, because their wagons
went in a row, for mutual defense through the
wild, uncultiyated territory of Nebraska.
| where there were Indians, they were arrested
as a military organization. We do not want
| hereafter, either within the limits Of the
United States, or without them, any such
meddlesome and vexatious interference by the
executive power Of this government. There.
| fore, / saw. let us have some neutralitv laxva