Lessep's Canal

The followiiiK Ih a synopsis of tlio proctol sal1 to have been sigiied by the representan ves of Columbla aml llie l'nited States, at New York butd ColamDlan tenate, ltsllpulates tliRt theslilps oí wnr and military convoyB of the United otates muy. In peace or war, pass Iree through the lnterooeanic canal without payment oftolla. B oommon oomyenl both icovwriiments wlll select In territory of the Istlmius, places apprupriate for lort, aiivihIimk deposlts and naval storehouses. In .only raak AmiTH-an troop asare needed to keep hucu building! in repairshall . tti,lMf.l on the I&thmnt. In cast: the neu trallly of Hm' canai itinMii'i ' threatened, th United Ktales In authorl7.ed latoli natilterj occnpHtion of tiif iHthmus, unit ( oluniliia wil iM-oiiiim-d to oooperate. ïhehlpof waranc militair eipediUomof all ottiei nai.ions exoept th United States are ooi to pass tlirougli the eanaJ In Umi ol peace without permistión -ftfeS and r,-K'-laUto 'ftfBf liïntf" i "wWtRW" ?revlousa Ited States.- N. Y ril. une. 'l'liat state of public sentiment whlcl OOBM temit au Anieriran mivov to makc tlii' iiisultinji propodUon to a neighboring state as publiihed above trom the Tribune shoukl bu scverely censured, and tinalh ediicated tip to a higher seuse of justice and considérate neighhorly tetXtúg. Let us consider tlie faets. Hetwcen the two Anurieaii (xintinenU, extends a narrow strip of country about 1,500 miles in length - as far as froin tlie Atlantic M the Knck mountains. This belt of country bas scv r al places whicli seem favorable forconnectiiif; tlie two great ooeans by sbip canal. Aniong the routes already surviyiil an the low lands in Tehaante)cc, Nicaragua and Panama. The first of them is 1000 miles nearer to the reat commeree of thU country than the second, wliile Panama is 200 miles more distant, yet 1'aiiamu route is uiuloubtrclly the ino.-t convcniciit for the commeree of the world. nul the distanec across but 40 miles, and tliat is on ...... iv.li, une üy eitner 01 uuother routes the distance ís about 200 miles with about 50 f eet of lockage f rom tbc tummil tacli uay to the oceiin. cars ago, while llght Bcohlng. I was steained tlirougb the C'arribean sea, into the bayof Aspinwal, wliere- frommy limited knowjedge - 1 supposed most of the railway transit was in the interest of our l':n -iiic states, but to my surprise, I found scveral .-hipsat anchorfroiu othercounlries, whose passengers and cargoes, as well as inuch of oms, went to South Aniciica. Thattrade still continúes, so that full tliiei'fourths of the transit across tbc sthuuis i fr other porti tlian the V. S. Tliesc facts sliow that. the possibilities of tlie future nuiy findCapl. Ka(ls"'l'chauiiteicciin[iroM'nientagreat conveuieiice for us.whilr Leesep's canal will hec me a neecssity for all the world. i-aaan The bristHnff attitude- fröm time to time - of our conjfress, and the Amei ican ]res, relating to M. Aa tXÉep'i QndertAking, hal led me question myself, as to what great principie is iuvolvcd, that makes it obli-ran elther ot'tliosenationstoobtain our make a canal lo tlieir own territory. In :m cxamination of tbc gret p,rinclplea oftqutt; and justice, and the comity of nations. 1 liave found the proposed intt rferences so unjust, and rwroltirjg, that 1 have also examincd the so-called Monroc doctrine, on whichall of this dictatorial arrogance is claimed to be based, and, to mij surprise, I tind that, m substance, it onlj inicnds "that we neither oÉtangfa ourselves in the broils of Europe, nor permit tlie powera of the old world to interfere b the government of countries iu the new world," which is sound doctrine, anc! approved by all patriots and statesmen. To apply and enforce this doctrine afrainst great mblic improvements, aud compel the nations covering l.öOO miles ot country, to allow us to díctate the terms on which they shall make a canal on their own toti, is nok arrogant assuniption on our part tbat philosopbers in otber countries will be justified in the belief that G .nkling was sired by osr nation, and bis donii"e; ifcrrogaiii;O tlic 1' ltiuirtU; UlllglUW lll of American iinpcrialism. Were there but one passage for a canal, and this country willing to make, or join In its construetion and use, we migbt be justiiied in in a reasonable jealousy lest its control be ursuped by somc toreifíii power. Bnt, with a stretch of 1,500 miles, aüd many favorable places for a c mal, our imperial attitude has been ridiculously absurd and justly censurable by all the world.