The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-26

Of England 1t Is wel grounded IN her laxty Of faith
When her interests be subseryed se breaks any
pact and only adheres to II when demanded BY her in
terests Whether the treaties to be made with Hondu-
res Costa kic and Nicaragua throttle this bantling OF
Buwer whether we 70 lose still more by British da
tory diplomacy, rcnaiss to be seen Ono thing is
markable that we have not advanced since l849 when
Ncragua In the Hcss-selva treaty proposed to con
fer the exclusive right of uterooeanc canal
on highway. Had that treaty been confirmed, might
baye had to-day forts and free cities along it's route aud
at ts temni with full right to protect Nicaragua By all
the strength OF our navy and army later and that
willy diplonat uworwho for his TACT is sent To the
Bosphorus 10 teach Russia her role in the Fasteomes
forward WITH his Prgd Our government nibblcs coyiy
at his bait but like foolish fish, at last leaps for the
fly is barbed, and hauled in 10 founder for the
ment Of the world Would that Mr. Clayton had
weighed the meaning of Snelfungnss philosophy tsIt
Is always time to cut your throat but your throat is
cut there certain dicnles In the way of
considering your determination From that time till
now have been following Mrs Chick advice to Dom
hey, making effort to get rid Of this incubus
Crampton and Webster tried in 1882 to- unrave the
web Then Webster aud Molina tried IT, with the aid OF
Costa Eca Then Wheeler and Fcobar acting for Mic
ar.gus, made effort which government failed to
accept. Then Clarendon aud Heran, for Honduras,
sought to unite the knot and this led tho way to the
Cs Yrisari treaty in the fall OF 1851 which begun
noeo Then, fair treaty made, allowing us the pro-
tectorate of the transit but through foreign influence il
was 30 modified by Nicaragua to be unacceptable to
government. Now Sir Gore 0useley having ceased
to 10 diplomatic myth here, has gone to the South,
where, trust something may be done TO cancel that
part of the Clayton-Bu treaty by which agreed
with England to cut throas by never Occupying,
fortifying coonzing, assuming exercising any
dominion Nicaragua, Costa ca the Mosquito coast
part of Central America We trust that such
agreement may be made to this end but my reading OF
history Is vain if do not find thrown about this abro
CATION clog which the American people will not
bear. lltI2 ptWta ''siii ~ '"'fi'' u ~
The truth is that we have slept so long and dreamed
80 rnnsportugly of our destiny these regions that
meanwhile japan and China are opened Frazers river
becomes an Edcrado and English and French naves,
quitting the attempt Cronstadt and firing Of the red
storm o the Euxine, display their guns this continent
Their entente cordae, Clarendon said it would be, is
tended to this hemisphere and here we have them
They by their presence, IL not by their diplomacy
ignoring the farfamed doctrine Of Mr. Monroe, which
had, when first given, general meaning and prac-
steal it ought now to have specific application
His doctrine was that the American continents, by the
free and Independent condition which they have assumed
and maintain, hcncefoth not to he considered sub
jees for future colonization OF influence by any Euro
pean power. llai l'l' li 1tr tFh i' h l'as
Let CONTROVERSY contend as to the meaning of this
doctrine. know that when Yucatan was about to be
taken by England and when English furnished
her for an indcpendency of Mexico which would have
been dependency England, Mr.. Calhoun then tried
In able Speech to limit the application Of that doe
trine to the surroundings outo which it to
the intervention of the Holy Alliance to the
volted American States for Span and the Russian oecp
tion Northwest But the declaration has larger
meaning 1t has become settled policy. In 1928, Mr..
Jefferson laid it down thus ~
cntanglo
ourselves IN tue hros OF Europe our second never 10 su En
rope TO ntcrmeddle with cisatantic affairs"
Yet this doctrine is sneered at if Monroes ghost
invoked to do kind of consabes duty, to warn
all foreign intruders from this continent. So far emf
grafton is concerned this continent open day but
flag, no policy no institution no colonies no protec-
toracs Of Europe exist here without endangerng
the peace infringing the rights, disturbing the order
and prospective interests of this continent Whatever
may have been the occasion of the Monroe declaration,
its eternal liberty and its consequences will
bcas progressive nation not for it's tradi-
tonary emphasis Democrats at least afford to let
that 60 Is it sound doctrine for the PRESENT. If so
ought to be the enthusiastic sentiment and genius Of this
government Ifso let 1t he the jeer of Europe,
the swagger of America, but fact much part of
historic life the Defamation Of Independence, which
its procreant source. That doctrine is the law Of
preservation General Cass in his recent letter. has
given proper direction That doctrine was intended to
guard this continent against tho ncursion Of any ALLAN
ces, "holy or unholy 1t looked to that law which
have laid down, by which the interests and honor of m
hemisphere to be guarded by none but ourselves
We do not want TO be forecosed against its occupations
ratification and annexation In the present feeling
this country treaty be made and made to stand I
ii does not break down all pretectoates of England and
all interference of France. The Senate of the United
States dare not confirm such treaty The present Ex
ocutive will not present it. The present Secretary of State
1 will not sanction it.
1 Docs England want Honduras, Yucatan, the Balze
w hat they her NothlnB except rs she ust
them to block up the progress Of this nation Does she
want free passage the Central American States THAI
she have under auspices and with safety What
does she with the Valorous and the Leopard in the CARR
bean sea 3 Why do her officers spy for in the
American steamer Washington lis it only lllibusters
she is after do dstrust her II she seems to acqu-
esce in view for a timc may not attribute il to
that popular will which compels her arstocracy to more
prudence in reference to America She pretended to set
tie an the Clayton Bulwcr treaty. yet that treaty
delusion and While that treaty yet warm
England drives the Ncaaguan forces out of San Juan del
Nore then she pirates that entrcp6t from an independ
en State anonts hybrid savagcas king; gives TO
few Jamaica negroes dressed like the Georgia major with
out his spurs the constabulay baton, and builds
geros of negro huts which she ncknames after the Earl
Grey She performs the for Honduras, by what
Clarendon called the spontaneous settlement of the
Bay Islands, and then claims from good faith in keep
ing the compact which she breaks Along comes Sir
Gore Ouseley maintain the elusion in spite of Lord
Napier, who goes home. What moref She approves OF
the Cass Yrssa treaty by fomenting difficulties in the
way of its ratification. She pretends TO Mr.. Dallas,
through Malmsbury that Belly is French adventures
for whom she has no sympathy yet in acts, gives to
him French and English protection through the alli-
ance IL is not safe trust her Her treaties ropes
OF sand Her international law is too elastic for by
any but herself Her designs stepped in fraud and
all complications with her dangerous and entanglng
Thank God have Secretary Of State whose life is
marked with signal ability ia anticipating demonstrating
and frustrating her designs This nation will sustain
him in his declaration that
The establishment apoucal proteclorac by Of tho
powers Europe The independent States OF this cont
the Introduction of scheme OF policy which
TO hich long their opposition
which, should tho be made, they VIII resist by all the
means IN Their power"
Behind this rock the present administration en-