The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-08

erupulous desire to pay all possible heed,
| lot merely to the real bus even to the
| ancIed rights of our weaker peighbor,
Who already owed so much to our pro-
,ection and forbearance, we yielded in
| III possible ways to her desires in draw
ng up the treaty. Nevertheless the gov
,rnment of Colombia not merely repuda-
| ed the treaty, but repudia ted 1T IN such
banner as to make it evident by the time
! he Colombian Congress adjourned that
not the scantiest hope remainca OF ever
| setting a satisfactory treaty, and yet
| when the Colombian Congress was called
| o retify it the vote against ratification
vas unanimous. 1t does not apo " that
| he government made any real effort to
| ecure r3tifcc ton
| REVOLUTION IN PANAMA.
| Immediately after the adjournment Of
| he Congress a revolution broke out IN
Panama. The people of Panama had long
| oeen discontinued with the Republic OF
| Colombia, and they had been kept quie:
| only by the respect Of the conclusion of
the treaty, which was to them matter
If vital concern. When it became evil
| lent that the treaty was hopelesSly lost,
! he people of Panama rose literally as
| me man. Not a shot was fired by sin
| lie man On the Isthmus in the interest
f the Colombian Government. Not a life
was lost in the accomplishment of the re-
volution. The Colombian troops stationed
The Isthmus, who had long been I'M
| fgld, made common cause with the PEG
PIE of Panama, and with astonishing
Inanimity the new republic was started.
The duty Of the United States in the premi-
SEES was clear. In strict accordance with the
| principles laid down by Secretaries Cass
and Seward in the official documents
above quoted, the United States gave no
tice that it would permit the landin
IF no evolutionary force, the arrival of
which would mean chaos and destruction
along the line of the railroad and OF
he proposed canal, and an interruption
Of transit as an inevitable consequence
The de facto government of Panama was
recognized in the following telegram t
Mr. Ehrman:
''Tne people of Panama have, by APP
/ }arently unanimous movement, dissolved
their political connection with the repub-
tic of Colombia and resumed their indie
pcndence. When you are satisfied that
4 de facto government, republican in form
and without substantial opposition from
its own people, has been established in
he State of Panama, you will enter into
Citations with it as the responsible gov
arrment Of The territory and look to Il
or all due action to protect the persons
and property of citizens Of the United
states and TO keep open the isthmia-
| transit. in accordance with the obliga-
tions of existing treaties governing the
cations OF the United States to tina
territory
The Government of Colombia was nou
led Of our action by the following tele-
gram to Mr. Beaupre:
The people of Panama having, by al
apparently unanimous movement, dis
solyed Their political connection with the
Republic Of Colombia and resumed their
independence, and having adopted gov
eminent of their own, republican in form,
with which the government of the United
States of America has entered into rela
tons, the President of the United States,
IN accordance with the ties of friendship
which have so long and so happily ex
| sted between the respective nations, most
earnestly commends to the governments
Of Colombia and Of Panama the peaceful
and equitable settlement Of all questions
at issue between them. He holds that
he is bound not merely by treaty obhga-
tons, but by the interests of civilization,
to see that the peaceful traffic of the
world across the Isthmus Of Panama shall
lCt longer be disturbed By a constant
7uccessicn Of unnecessary and wasteiul
iyil vars
DISTURBANCES ON ISTHMUS SINCE
1S46
When these events happened, ffty-seyen
years had elar.sed sihce the United States
had entered into its treaty with New
Granada. During that time the govern
ments OF New Granada and of its sue
| cessor, Colombia, have been in constant
state of flux The following is a partial
list of the disturbances On the lsthmus
during the period IN question as reported
TO US by our consuls. 1t IS not possible
10 give a complete list, md some OF the
reports that speak of revolutions" must
mean unsuccessful revolutions.
May %, 1850.-Outbreak; two Ameri-
cans killed. War vessel demanded 10
quell outbreak.
| October 850.--Reyolutonary plot to
bring about independence of the Isthmus
July %, 1851-Revolution in four south
ern provinces.
November IA, 1S51.-Outbreak at Cha
gres. Mar-of-war requested for Chagres
June q, 1953.-Insurrection at BogoJa,
and consequent disturbances on Isthmu5.
War vessel demanded.
May %, 1854.-Pcltical disturbances;
war vessel requested
June 28, 1S54.-Attempted revolution
October a. 1854.-independen or 18th
mus demanded by provincial legislature.
April, 1S56.-Riot, and Massacre Of
Americans.
May 4, 1856.-Riot.
May IS, 1856.-Riot.
June 8, 1856.-Riot
October 2, 1S56-Confict between two
native parties. United States forces
landed.
December IS, 185S-Attempted secession
Of Panama.
April, 1859.-Riots.
September, 1S60-Outbreak.
October A. 1S60.-Landlng OF United
States :orces in consequence.
May %, S61.-Intervention OF the
United States forces required by inten.
dente.
October 2, 61.-Insurrcction and civil
war.
April 4, Enclosures to prevent reh-
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