Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-25

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| HkciV 10 cHect tnht o'lect NY TcirainlhG rom
| all further attempts to purchase from her
that which she has nj MI times refused To soil.
| and which he must know ,vo bovo NO mr. por
10 INV r,r opd tbo ,vbolo ,,.,rlJ L,,o,,-s 600 a.,
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nv, ".vu'
In 1898. Mr.. buchanan, ms Secretary of
State, informed tho Spanish Government that
| as long MS Cuba remained Ms a dencndency
| or colony of Swain this Gnvarnmont voulJ
| bo oo,to,t IT,. ~ So Ill ~ 49,.
"a 60 w, Vn"' we Souit' "o' o''',"v
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LII 80 =. "eVu'r,' VI eoI"g nun '',lu9''ce;
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Inc Nuh!lclty which has heen given to our
i o nrgp,,pns Ibon .n,s s"plee, nna inc
fee, tbr purnos rcndnr IL nrrodion, bof,ro MAX
ing another attem~t to renew the negotiation,
that should lay tho whole subject before Con-
grcss. This is especially necessary, as it may he
come indispensable to success that fhould be in
m WI" t.,e l,c,ns Oh mak,ns mn ADVANCE 10
.i,-nin't Of thc trc,tv without awniiin,. tI r,is
cation Of it nv the Senate. nm cno,,,.- end T.,
make this suggestion by the example of Mr.. JET
tcrson, previous to the purchase Of Louisiana from
rrancs' ana that OF Mr. Polk, in view OF the Gf-
u. teiil',Iy from MeSico' rciof 'nc
thrir c,rcrn, cons;acrn,in,, >, "'i' ''''''''""
majority. IF tbo Co,o,,;++,, -, r.,r,;,..,
tG',;r, " ,i,;s H., L,,'' W II,
vIich i ron, l,i,,, -, tto t,tI '.,,,',,,..,'4
inr $40 ono ooo r. or,hlo tho pri.iInnt ~
cnn,.I,do ,,;,L ,i,l c',,.a,.,,.... e So
tr,at,, ,r,,',it,, nnd r,n ,io so ~. -
tLo ia iig,ra,,',o ;raI,,d;' H. aaan,"., ~
tLc Jsand n Cuho 70 ho n,pd h wy l;,,, ~ bo
,hould think fir. in advance of tho rotiGco-
tiyn Of the trcntv bv tho Sen,to. nroy;Jod
said trentv when s;,,nod bv tho outbor;zod
accents If Tho two 5;nyorrnonty and dnl,.
ratified bv tho government If Snoin sbnil
call for the cyncnditrrn or tbc s,,na or INV.
mart thereof G,ll and oc.nr,t, ooconrts &c
Which cvnondit,,ro sbo,I ha Nv. liz, trans
mittcd T., C,n,ro.s ~ ,s o,rl, dn,, =. ,r'o
,;o,bla M -, ~ va f;,i
very. necessary provision in the present
cphdlt,on OF the national iinanc $, in giving
'"c PRESIDENT authority to borrow the
Tho rauorl,blo nronos;,ions Of tho pros;
| dent and committee bpvn eIiod .hn oa,,,tn,.
| With inst alarn, for rho norr,onorcv ara
s.oh;l;ty az orr Cororrn,on+ Ira,,,ri t,1on,
ns , dir,ct ott,cl, rnon N in, ,,rto,t consti.
tntinn,l ,rnvisinn which was ;ntondcd fnr
| rho nrntec,;n, of tho o;t;zors h., rr;,;,s, Hin,
.ie projection OF inc cltlzens' ny giving him'
Enough ms nelrtS,'''atNe, free anu uh-
'rliiiheieu voice ana vote, upon al treaties
wnich the PRESIDENT may make with other
hat'ohs' Inc second section IN the second
ar'l 'ir oil inc Constitution provides that the
President Shall have power, by and with the
advice ana consent OF the Senate. to make
treaties, provided two thirds OF the Senators
| present concur. The language OF the Con-
stitutlpn prccludcs the suppOsition that the
President, in the execution Of the power con-
ierred upon HIM by this provision, can do
anything more than to submit Il pro- osed
! treaty to the Senate, for its approval or re-
lection. And SO jealous were the trainers of
the Constitution of Executive power. that
they required vote OF two thirds OF the
Senate to ratify treaty and make it bind
ing upon 'he nation anu IL there Is any
! occasion when the senate should be lett per-
itctiy Tree anu uhpiaseu' IL IL Wheh .,cy are
| called upon to act upon treaties. Treaties
| are always supposed to he matters OF ma
tional concern: The intercourse OF the
world IS controlled and governed by treaties;
and the peace of the world is dependent
| upon treaties. Our fathcrslwere So deeply
impressed with their Importance that they
| wisely excepted them from the general rule
which binds the Government, by n majority
vote Of the Senate and House. and required