Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-19

treaty TO the senate,
-fo the sonat OF III. United siatsss
II transmit herewith 81 the senate
for consideration with view Of rain.
cation treaty signed on the lat OF De-
cember with the republic OF Nicara.
qua providing Tor the construction of
an interc ceautc canal across tho terfi.
tory If that state. The negotiation OF
this treaty was entered upon under
the cnnyic Ion that IL was In impets.
tive demand by the present and future
political and material Interests of the
United States. The establishment Of
water communication hsteeen the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Union
Is a necessity, the accomplishment of
which, however, within the territory
OF the United S,Atea T. physical inn
possibility. While tho enterprise ~
cur citizens has responded To the duty
Of creating means of speedy transit
by rail between the two oceans, these
great achievements are made Iuate 10
supply the most important requisite IL
the national Union aud prosperity
For all maritime purposes the states
upon the Pacihc are more distant from
those upon the Atlantic than N sepa-
rated hv either ocean alone Europe
aud Africa are nearer 70 New York,
and Asia il nearer to California, than
ave these two great states TO each
| other 10y sea Weeks OF steam voyages
/ OF months under sail are consumed
| In the passtgA around the Horn
with the disadvantage Of iraversing
tempestunua waters or rlsking he nav-
/ igatlon Of the straits OF Magellan. a
nation like ours cannot rect ~ siied
with such separation " lts mutually
dependent members We possess an
ocean border of considerably over ten
thousand miles on the Atlantic and
] Gulf OF Mexico, and. including Alaska,
Of some ten thousand miles on
the Pacific. Within n genGrt-
/ ton the Western coast has
developed into an empire with large
and rapidly growing population. with
vast hut partially developed resources
At the present rate Of increase, the end
of the century will see u7 a common
wealth Of perhaps nearly 100 ono eco
inhabitants OF which the West should
have n considerably larger and richer
proportion than now y
The president brl, ily adver,s to the
past Efforts. by meaus of surveys, To
iind a practicable route for a ship
? caual across the isthmus between the
2 two oceans, all ~ which, with single
= exception, have resulted In the dis
e cnvery OF inslpeTAble obstacles 10 the
= building Of a profitable iuteroeeanic
r canal rhe proposed treaty provides
. for such a omsl through The friendly
G territory OF Nicaragua He Invites
= special attention TO the provision o
K the treaty it.elf as best showing IL
a scope, and continues as fOllows.
r From respect 10 the independent
Q sovereignty Of the republic through
n Whose co operation the prof ect sloui
7 can be reAliL ID, the siipul ttions OF th'
I treaty look to the fullest recognition
e and prot cliOn OF Nicaragua's rights II
!. the premises. The United = ates hav,
q no motive or desire for territorial ae
j. QUESTION or political control beyon'
q their present borders and nom
such Is contemplated by thi
d treaty. The two government
Ie unite in framing this scheme aa tn
h sole means 10y which the work, IA In
j, dispeusabe 10 the one as the other
- can be accomplished under such eli
D. cumstances IA to prevent the posi-
h biity at conflict between them.and q
et ipterfetence from without. The canH
primarily II adomestic means OF waite
f. communication between the Atlauti
id aud Pacific shores of the two cOuntrlt
" which unite for its construction, on
e. contributing the territory and Ia
at other Furnishing the money,
& "Recrgnizlng the advantages whic
ne the world OF commerce must deriy
IA from the work apprecidinR the bei
70 eflts Of an enlarged use 10 the canal I
IN self by contributing 60 its maintenauI
< and by yielding an interest In retur
be on the capital invested therein, and u
spired by the belief that any great eI
or terprlse which inures 10 the gener
lg benefit Of the world Is, In some sort,
Va trust for the common advancement
Id mankind the too governments have b
n this treaty provided for It's possible. "
To- 10y all nations on equal terms, whi
pin reservlng 10 the cDasting trade OF bot
-, countries, In which none but TIE COZ
y, tracing parties are Interested, u
n privilege Of fsvoring tolls
at ''The terms Of the treaty as 70 u
ca projection Of the canal, while fcrup
al lousy confirming the sovereignty
'e- Nicaragua, amply secure that eta
d. and the work Itself ir0
~ the possible contingencies Of y
re future which II may not be within u
power Of Nicaragua to meet.
le "From purely commercial point
se view the completion OF such waite
le way opens most favorable prospe
u for the future 10 uur country. The D
n lions Of the Pacific coast OF Snul
rs America will by It's mesDs be brougl
~ into closer connection with the Ola
u states. The relation Of those Amer
on can countries 10 the United States
~ that OF a natural market fro
y which the want Of u direct commnt
20 cation has hitherto practically G
lis cluded us. By piercing the islhm
~ heretofore indispensable, the obstacles
~ time, ssa aud distance disappear Al
g. our vessels and productions will ent
ne upon the worlds competitive de
~ with decided advantage Of whis
=, they win avail themselves When
~ this Is Joined the large coasting ;ra'
ne between the Atlantic al
,al Pacific states which must nc
&c essariiy spring up, u
We evident that this canal affords e9'
~ "A t...t .s.sn. - f.N raagrrlnn a.