The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-12-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From orr Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90, 1884.
The coup d etat of the present admin
iStration has been the Nicaraguau treaty.
No subject for long time has excited |
such interest among politicians and Off
Gals at Washington. At the capitol,
through the Hobbies, and about the hotels |
one hears little else now but this Mica
raguan question. AS the matter comes
TO be fully comprehended it opens up
possibilities that are startling. 1t not
only means liberal construction of the
eign occupation of any territory on this
continent, as enunciated by President
Monroe, but the acquisition of territory
more than a thousand miles from our
southern border and the maintenance of
free ship canal and the construction of
powerful forts and their occupation by
garrisons sufficiently strong to hold the
territory acquired and to enforce our canal
| regulations against any foreign power
The scheme has all the essential attrib-
| utes of Mr.. Biaine's plan of an imperial
republic; that is a republic the south
erumost boundary of which would be
under the Equator-the most audacious
as it was the most dazzling scheme of
| our time.
With a view to finding Just how this
matter appeared to others, and in par
ticular to the Army, and Navy, and the
| best political thinkers. | interviewed
| persons who are representative men of
the class mentioned at will be great
thing for both the Army and Navy"
said an officer of high rank, a member of
| the Swain court martial now sitting in
| Washington, land for the following
reason: Two strong forts will be re-
CURED, one at each end of tie canal, and
perhaps a third midway between the
! two. These will need to be of the best
modern type known to military engineer
ing science, otherwise they would be
perfectly useles, and a special garrison
of not less than three thousand men,
perhaps more, will be needed to prop
or1v ,,,, than, yo, $50 +b;s ,o+;a,
| of the President and his Secretary of
| State is pretty audacieus piece of bust
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mander. Nothipg SINCE the Nirglnlus
aha!r mas created sucn iive'S SENSATION
i'll our service as mas TINS Nlcaraguan
'r'aty', said ne, ana d"n see now
either oranch OF congress can disresara
II. Inc ifeSioeht mas put US INTO oeep
water before We knew II. Ii we IAN 10
raHiy TINS treaty all Europe WIZ uhoer-
stand that we were Simply airalo TO 40
1t, ana peasant posltion that would
be II we DO ratliy 1t, then we must get
ready to MAINTAIN our pr'tenslohS IN the
oarfioean sea oy something more than
talk.
Il think TINS Nlcara2uan treaty Will
De ratiiiea by the Senate said Demo
cEatlc senator, win "hou next TAXED
we'll We. for the cnm comm and aur nartv too