The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-05
GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA
Stand For the Protection Of tho Ind.
7ldual Rights Of Freedmen. Eng
land Is Our Friend To-day,
Is She Has Been Since
VIZ ACHIEYED OUR lBBRTY

alliance with Great Britain, or even a d.
fined understanding. A recognition o Il
mutually Of our interests and the con
munsty Of our Judgments and gener
sympathies Is enough. England is OF
friend to-day, as she has been since v
achieved our Independence. believe tina
the sentiment Of the people Of the Unite
States has been equally friendly to Eag
land. 1.-THE tale-bearers and busy. bodie
would leave the two nations alone ther
would never be any tro ublo between then
AS 1t ID. there is no just cause for mis-
Understandings; none which cannot b,
easily settled, no cause Of umbrage whic
cannot In good temper and a desire fc
just settlement be removed with homo
and advantage to both. ..a..r
GOOD FRUITS OF sTATEsMANsH1P.
But there have been many ncts of wis
and friendly craftsmanship which hav
borne good fruits, Of which our country
men seem scarcely conscious to-day.
One Is the treaty Of 1850. regulating the
action aud duty Of both Governments II
relation to colonization OF Central Ameri-
CO and the stupendous and profoundly i'm
portant question Of opening the isthmu
petween the Atlantic aud Pacific Ocean
tothe commerce OF the world. This instru-
mont contalnsa formal and well.definet
strictly Limited alliance to effect this grea,
purpose upon the level OF the highest ant
most generous Christian craftsmanship.
With the vast importance OF this conven
ton have long been impressed and it
seems scarcely credible that the value Of
the convention negotiated by john NJ
Clayton, on the part of the United States,
and Sic Henry Bulwer, on tbs part Of
Great Britain, fifty years ago, should have
been SO overlooked, underya!ued and Ill.
comprehended Of late years by those who
have assumed to speak as the reprosen ia
tives of American interests In Congress.
At the present juncture nothing more
timely and useful could be done than to
publish this treaty In full for the inform,-
tion Of our people and have Its purposes
comprehended
1t was ratified by m overwhelming ma
jority, composed Of the strongest and best
men in the Senate, and step BY step the in.
ooFPio'"''ons uehhahaea ny tne United
e'a'es nave peeh accepted ny TREAT Britain
u"''i 'ne treaty stands so-aay an enduring
monument OF wise craftsmanship and
kindred feeling between the two nations
IN rol"tion To this subject Of profound i'm
por'"hce.
FROM ''me 10 time the Toes OF interna-
''onal concord and Jobbers OF the Pana-
ma sarie'y nave sought to have 1t declared
Invalid ana abrogate 1t.
But what commentary on such mis-
ana equally what COM
'heh"'ry Oh 'he WISDOM OF the treaty 1t.
Bull "na i's hegot'aSors Is Afforded by the
presche lriehdly attitude OF Great Britain
toward inc Onitea States when, in the
lour we all caiiea upon TO exert ourselves
ny h'hu una sea against an INSCRIPTIONS
loe' and we are made aware OF the concsr.
ted PROPOSITIONS of the combined Powers
Of Europe to intervene aud compel US to
abandon our campaign against the auto
cru ic powers Of fatal misrule which threat
en- our safety!
A FRIENDS VALUE IN A CRISIS
In such a crisis the va,ue NJ n firm yo,,
rooted friendship between two trustees Of
the worlds highest civilization can he
fairly appreciated
""eianu anu America stand to-day for
'he s''he onihss--ior the projection OF thu
.huiViouai III 'he right OF freedom OF soul,
oony ana estate
Inc hngi'sh people to-day are as free as
Viz pcopie Oh thl' country. Theirs Is an
'iuer ciV'lzation' DUE they look Cd Amer
ca III younger Drother, and regard us
WIN all Drother's affection.
where brothers are concerned no pledge
d alliance Is demanded. A simple recog-
nitioh OF the brotherhood Ii enough. And
with that recognition tho two great Eng
nations, standing quietly
together, could command the peace Of the
""u '''"'s0 VI 'ho AorelRn "n"irS VI thls
'ouutry lor iour years, ana Tor like
'criou was me representative OF our
'"uhtry az the Court OF st. James. l
'hou'u certainty nave become aware If
'hefe was any occasion for Ill feeling be-
'"eeh INC Two nations, and l say again
WIN elhpAasls, thcro Is none.
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