Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-21

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| hl1's PEilA
Democrats nsssns xAsir Dtlatosy
nsssasss b HOUSE.
WAsHlxerox, Feb. 90,-The Senate
proceeded 10 the consideration Of pension
bills unobjscted 10 and $50 psnsioa hill,
we're passed in Is minutes. Among then,
vas one giving pensioa Of $50 . month
to the widow Of Rear Admiral Ssecaman
and one giving eia month to Mary Mo-.
gan Edson Of Vermont. six of whose sons
served in the Union Army daring the r.,
beiliou.
Ths Nicaragua canal bill was taken up
II siyss guarantee Of the United States
government to the companyi four per cent
bonds to the amount Of ei00. 900. 900.
Vest In opposins the bill disclAlmsd ANY
| hostility 10 the Nicaragua canal pfojec,.
He renlfked tha; while the ssgrAndixing
tsndenc.ss Of Great Britain might be dc,
n0unced u should be remembered that the
United S,atss had the came Characteristic
coming frsm hereditary and racial pecul-
iarities. At the risk OF misconstruction he
said there could be no greater calamity
come upon the world than war be
tween the United States and Great Britain
II would destroy commerce upon cvery
ocean aud involve both countries la antag
onisnas, difficulties, lossss of life aud prop
erty which no Intelligent man would ever
wish to provoke. I, wss of importance IL
considering the pending bill thA: the rels
tions between Great Britain and the uuited
States In regard to ~ intcr-oceanie COM
munication across the tsthmus shouid be
considered. II was easy enough to de
nounce the Clayton. .Bulwer treaty. he
joined In that denunclation, but he nevet
could understand why the United States
should 20 into partnership with Gres,
hne Of transit between the two oeeans,
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~, ,ns ons.,,on vs.. n,n.t ,n,no,,s,,
onc IN the nconle of ,hs Un,,ed St,.ss
Tn ,bs fsc. ~ ths ons.,ion hs ~, cor.,d.
.,,n1 /, Ala moi r,s,tar :. ~ ,he nuhi,c
or;n,o, in ~. Irni,sa s,.,ss a,cso, =. m
~ha,ha, The Am.,,c.n nsonla vo,,i ;,.,if !,
Wv With C,s,, p,;,.ir IN o,ds, ~ ~. ~,
nand;ng mi ~ G,est R,,,s;n ...ume,,
ih., the Cisy,,n. Rnlver treaty wa, In or.
istsnco fths senate hsd M in,,m.,ion N :,
Il Al notS tha, n v.. "a .s.ams ,h., an.
Government ~ G,s.t Rrit.in wonid .ct :,
the uovernmsnt Of The United Ststes woula
act nrds, .ir,iI., c,,rums,ance. - 1,,s.,
Rr;t.;n ,houla. in mite Of The Ci,yton. .pn,.
ver ,re.tv- nnder,sks 10 buIld : car,,
across the I,,hmu, without the consent Of
m. United S,.,a, tho son.,oys had ma r;,i.,
so..s,ur,e in the Iiyht NJ histo,y ara Loo !
that the peoule Of Great Eri,,In vers
mo-, "a iesiou, Of tbeir natiopsI b,r
AZ Tho noor neonic of the Tinted a..,ss woys
The yoyernrnen, Of Crest Britain was ths
Al ard indivual ripht..
Whatever might be said of the
British propensity to ACKNOWLEDGMENT. cor.
quest commercial and territorial dominion,
she had conceded that no government eve,
excsllea Great Britain in protec,iny he,
national honor and individual yipbt. of r.,
citizens. II went without saving that ia
the couuuest betveen Grea. Britain And
tho Irn;.sd States the svmnathies And action
Of every American would be with his NV,
country. In one sense il nigh, be 4 bless
iny to this country to have thrust upon i,
a great issue which would consolidate il
nsonle AMI eradicate great ree,;on.I aim
entities :: those difficulties Are being hsaled
by the touch Of time and rauidIv di,.poesr.
ins. Anv anpsal made 10 the American u.,,
ple on anv ,ubstsnti.I bs,i Of p,o,eetion IN
American rights vouId rece;vs the sam.
response in every norton Of the Jniaa.
The question presented now wa. what. a.
great patton, should be the course OF tns
United State, As to lie great proyepito,
and rival. the Epsji,h spexkios bation
vb.. should be the digaiaed. prop,r And
we'll defoed courss OF tbe American eoy
erumeu, towards Great f3ritsin a. tn tbe
treaty which both countrie, assumed IN be
i, fn,cs and sb,ut The oonst,uc.,o, ~
which they differed. Would Great Eyitsio
ho ..t;.anJ ~hsr to,J f.a,,, AZ, h.,l =,