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Title: Panama : a personal record of forty-six years, 1861-1907
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Robinson, Tracy, 1833-1915
Subjects: Panama Railroad Co
Publisher: New York Panama : Star and Herald Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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anding is this: THE TIME HAS NOT YET COME! 201 ^Panama CHAPTER XIX rilHE Department of State at Washington■■ has placed me under obligations for liststhat will be found in the Appendix, of UnitedStates ministers to Bogota, and consuls at Co-lon and Panama, with the dates of their commis-sions. The list of ministers embraces several well-know names. General George W. Jones of Iowawas one of the most prominent citizens ofthe republic. He served his country in many-positions of importance, lived to a great age, andhas only recently been gathered to his fathers. Judge Allen A. Burton of Kentucky was an-other highly esteemed American who left the im-press of his abilities and personal worth upon thepeople of Colombia, during his long term as min-ister. General Sullivan was a genial Irishman, withthe reputation of an excellent lawyer. In privateintercourse he was delightful; but as he did notunderstand the Spanish language, it is fearedthat his wit was lost on the good people of the 202
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Chapter XIX) Colombian capital. He complained of the socialisolation in which he found himself there. General Stephen A. Hurlbut was especiallycommissioned as Minister to Bogota by Pres-ident Grant, in 1869, to negotiate a canal treaty,and succeeded in doing so. The treaty wassigned at Bogota on January 26, 1870, and wastransmitted to Washington, where, on March31st, it was sent by General Grant to the Senate.But it was not ratified. The question will be asked, Why was it notratified and its provisions carried out? Why didthe whole grand scheme end in humiliating fail-ure and disappointment? I was indebted for the answer to one of theframers of the treaty, the late Dr. Justo Arosem-ena. According to information thus derived atfirst hand, no sooner had the treaty been submit-ted to the Colombian Congress for deliberationand approval than the enemies of the meas-ure attacked it with great bitterness. The discus-sions extended through many sessions, and theopposition succeeded at length

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