Litchfield enquirer., 1858-01-21
Colonization of Central America.

Colonization of Central America.
 Speeoh of ELI THA YER on tie Neutyak
 sty Lnws and Emigration to Central ] America.
 De'ssrea m me House of Representatives, Jun. T. 1858 1 From the Washington Globe, Jan. 8] l MT. THAyER.-Mr. Chairman, it is my pur- 1 pose to offer all amendment to the resolution, which IS now before the Committee, for the purpose ofeWidepilg the proposed investiga- ton. do nos propose to discuss all the top ] ics which the Connltte has been considering during the past three days I am not here to l consider whether Mir. Walker was legally or : illegally arrested, or whether Commodore ; PauldIhg is to be ceusared or apflauded for fis acton. l have no sympathy with the course pursued by the President. Ihave no l intention to discuss his position in relation to this matter, neither is it my purpose to enter the lists with the gentleman from Tennessee, 1 (Mr. Maynard,) who discussed the heroism of 1 Mir. Walker, who, claiming to be President of /. Nicaragua, submitted without protest and without a blow to power upon his own soil, l winch he claimed to be aa invading force Ii there is any heroism n this, am not here to discuss tn It question.
 thrust aside for the present, all questions of legal techncality in this matter all the mysteries of the construction of the neutrality laws all those questions which have engrossed ! the attention of the House during the last three days, and concerning which every body l has been speaking aud nobody caring ; and l | come to that great paramount, transceudent {! question, about which every body is caring aud I,n<lx, sI ,l, canize Central America 2" | It may be d matter of surprise that pass over two or three questions which, iu thelr nat ura order seem to be antecedent to this one Aud these questions are, first Do we acish , to Americanlze Central America Secondly, Gun We Americanize Central America ThIru- y, haA We Americanze Central America ]? Now, Mir. Chairman, say that whoever has studied the history of this country, and who- ever knows the character of this people, and 1 whoever Can infer their destiny from their char acter and their history, knows that these three preliminary questions are already answered by the American people-that We do mish to Americanize Central America that We can
 Anercan,ze Central America aud that we 1 shaH Americanz' Central America
 1 And now, Mir. Chairman, iH relation to the
 manner and the agency. Hosc can We Aner,- ranlzc Central America Shall We do 1t Ie-
 s;'lly and fairly, or illegally and unfairly l Shalt We do 1t by contrrrng beneit on tue 1 people O Central America, or ,ualI we do it by ro'que>t by robbery aud violence Snail We do II without abandoning natie'.:ll laws, and 1 without violating our treaty >tipulatlons Si,aii We do it m accordance w,th the law Ot nato,s ,nd the laws ot the United States or Snail We do it by fore blood and fire !!
 Now, Mr. Chairman, my position is this that we Will do it legally that We w.il do tt
 n accordance with the highest laws human and D,v.ne. By what agency shall this be ae- eomplshcd?
 By the way sir, did agree with the ge,.- t.cnan from New Yerk. Nil. Hasklns, who tud u> yesterday that Le was not in favor u. p, tit larceny but did not agree With hlm 1 when he sad that he Was m favor of grand larceny. l rgre that representative ot thc p ople of the Umtrd otatcs in the Cuuncll 0. 1 the nation should say to his constituents, to 1 tlie nation, and the world, that he amt the ue- 1 ttD Dcratc party We're Father m favor of gra,,u larceny Larceny $ Lsresny-and you ca,,- not say meamr thing about IL than to call .t by its own name. 1 am paired that this It. port has gone forth that any party, ur that any ind vli,ial in this House, or coInect. d With this government, Is ln favor of grand Iarceuy or petty larceny. Larceny, grand or petty, Is not only di>grIceful, but Is absolutely and ut terIJ contcmrtlbIe We to not go for the ac- qulsit.on or American,zation oi territory by larceny of any kind whatever, but fairly, upe..- ly and honorably.
 Then, SIT. by what agency may Ee thus Americanize Central America reply to the qu, StIon, by the power of organ.zed emgra- tioe. That is abuudantIy able to give us Cen srai AIGrc;s as soon as we Want it. We cou;d have Americanizrd Central America half dozen times by this power within the last three years, if there had been no danger of meddtesome or apprehension Of meddesolne or vexa ious Executive iuterference. But If We are to use this mighty power of organized em- ! lgratiOn, We Want different kind Of neutrality i laws from those which We now have and. tliereforc, l am desirous that this committee ! shall recommend somgthing which shall not subject us to the miscori>;Fuctiou of the Presi- dent of the United States, or to his construc- ton at all. lwant these neutrality laws so plain that every man may know whether he is l lu the right or in the wrong, whether he is vi plating those laws or IS not violating them
 For. Mr. Chairman. with our new-fashio0ed klud of emigration, with our organized emiyra- | tlon, which goes in colonies, and, therefore, must ct necessity to some extent resemble mi ltary organization, there is great danger that President with dim intellect may make
 a mistaAe, and subject to harrassing and yexa-
 tious delays, and sometimes to loss aud injury,
 peaceful, quiet colony going out to settle in
 a neighboring state
 f MT Chairman, can illustrate this position.
 You, sir, remember that in the wear lS56
 when it was bad trarsllsag across the State of
 Missouri, GU the way to Kansas, that our Col
 oairs went through the State of Iowa and
 through the territory of Nebraska Thes.
 were peaceful. quiet colonies going to SC tie, :. in the territory of Kansas, by that long and