The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-20
EcEMBEn IA. 1854.
The speck of war.

Edmunds' resolution and its clear
cut preambles were given to the pub
lie yesterday morning. There is a
ring about them which il rcfreshingly
nnaunn nbr THESE usys ana times, m
dicating that the country feels bene-
ticially the new blood lately infused
into the public veins. At the time
the Nicaraguan treaty was effected we
thought and said that it was the most
important diplomatic success gained
by the United States for half CEN
fury, and we see no occasion as yet TO
change our mind on the matter. A
great possibility was opened up to
this country thereby, and we are
vastly pleased that our clcar-viewed
statesmen are disposed TO act upon it
finally and definitely, as Mr.. Ed
munds' resolution indicates. The
treaty won for MS the right to con-
struct and operate a ship canal across
the isthmus ON Nicaraguan and Costa
Rican territory, aud mutual guaran-
tees were made which make the mat
ter one ofnutusl profits to both con-
tracing powers. ON our part the
treaty was made in good faith, and IFS
every provision will be eXacted and
rendered by us. Neither Mr.. Barrios
nor any other man will be permitted
to interpose TO prevent in any wa
the consummation of the great object
of the treaty. If necessary to carry
out these provisions this government
would throw half million of men in,
TO Central America and maintain
them there for ten years. This man
Barrios. cannot be sincere in the ex
pressed purpose of combining Sar
Salvador, Costa RIGA and Guatemala
to interpose barrier to the carrying
out Of the purposes of the treaty. The
more one looks at it, the more one il
convinced that his is but gigantic
black-mailing scheme. But 1t is o
such colossal proportions that it rise
almost into the region of Legitimate
enterprise. But, be it wha. 1t may, Il
must not be permitted to block tn,
way of the grandest enterprise whicl
human daring and almost superhu
man intelligence has ever engaged in
since old Noah's ark stranded on half
| ethnornal A ra,at nafnra th,s s,l .,
rious suggestion the heart almos
stands still in the excess of its wonde
at the sublime suggestion of water
way connecting the Atlantic with tn
Pacific, and doing away with all tn
weary miles OF ocean travel between
Chagres and Cape Horn, aud between
Cape Horn and Panama.
There Is no use in further denying
the fact or in attempting "a
conceal it; the United States ha
for the last sixty years looked wit
longing eyes upon the rich territor
comprising the Isthmus and its CON
mandlug geographical situation wit
reference to West Indian, Sout
American aud Mexican trade and pol
itics. 1t would be to claim stupidit
which does not aillict this natiol
were we to express indifference OIL
this subject. Indeed it is one oil tn
vital questions of our daily polio
ana ought never to be disrega ride,
even for moment. This action o
the senaie's Is the first formal eyi
dence yet presented that this countr,
has finally and fully awakened to tn,
great things which are possible to he
on her southern frontier. There Il
not a doubt but tina slavery retarded
the growth of such opinions, because
the north was afraid to add anythin,
more in the way of territory TO tn,
slave idea. Now all that is gone an,
the keen scented New England states
manship reaches out to grasp the
tempting prize, which should hav,
been ours these last fifty years.