New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-11

jet DE did not aaesa the accuracy Of Mr Csss state
nrnt o. tie conyerssiOn he bad he'd with M King Eor
could he doubt fof moment the purity or honor OF
hr hing But The health Of the latter gentleman vas
such TIA. It wss known that no conversation upon
public subjects could be had Wi-h him for IL would
require him & refresh bis memory upon events al Cur
cunstarces occurring two years scO. but he felt conf
dent that that gentleman would aTouch the letter writ
ten y Inn and pubhshcd by Mr.. Clayton. MI Clayton
concealed nothing and was galty Of no duphcfy. lie
disslosed to Mr. King, the o.eia organ c, ne SENATE
and 70 the President and his Cabinet He Disclosed
verifying 20 sll those whom IL vOd have been Tat
TO DO %. Tie authorized by Ar. Clayton to say that
the rthcators were subrui b. the President and Ai
Cabinet, and approved b. him snf them Ills OBJ
Jet 10 speaking 70 show that the Secretary OF
state had no imposed Treaty on TIE Senste win ia
objects Gnd purposes not disc osed He regretted 10
have heard the Senator FROM California say that he never
knew Mr. Clayton 10 have been connected with any pub
lie queton that he did not show excessive stupidity
He did not beieTe there another Senator present
who would make such statement lie lad always re-
gsrded Mr. Clayton as n Of remarkable scuteness
Nr MAsOY hoped the debate would be post
poned till tomorrow.
Mr. STOCKTON, by leave. reported a bill for
the reOrg snization Of the Navy.
Mr.. CAss said be would not follow Mr. Sew
ard INTO the merits Of the eulogy or eegy which be mad
pronounced On the Clayton Administration. The sen
stor from New York said he would convince them hat
they did understand the treaty Mr. Clayton did, not
withstandng they Ind asserted 70 the contrary Inc
Senator bad right to say this He now again said to
the Senate thaf lie did not understand the treaty wncn
he voted for excluding from ia provisions any par
Of Central America and he thought the frosty stood so
and was understood 50 By ell I'LL the publication OF these
papers. Great Britain ate had been making encroach-
in that quarter and be had looked into the sub
ject He not there 70 srrsien Mr. Clayton s he he'd
said was, that il strange diplomatic proceeding
In the Of the protocol to the Treaty with Mexico
cited BY the Senator from NewN0rS there was no
change made in the obvious meaning purpose aud intent
Of the Treaty He would ike 70 know il the terms used
in the Treaty did what they purported to
Why not say Why cay Central America when II
was only intended to embrace part oft II the term
Germany used in Treaty, no diplomatic note could
limit that term 10 few Of its States ltely was used
no diplomatic exclude Milan, Naples or Rome. BY the
term Central America he understood Great Britain as
excluded from every part Of H. and this morning he
reminded of remark made bybim when the Treaty
under consideration tina. this the only instance in
which be knew England TO abandon claims 10 terri
tory without resort to war He saw Mr.. Hing as ne
stated, Thursday last and clear in his recolec
ion as to Whist took place.
Mr. KIso understood the only claims Of Great
Britain the underlined rightto cut logwood, &c;
but he supposed for instant that Great Britain
authorized establish any Colony IN any part OF
Central America He slso stated that he told Mr. Clay
ton 10 send back the quasi ratification would never
be ratified Asto the letter which has been published by
Mr.; Clayton az having been received from Mr.. King
he had nothing to say. He did not understand the APP
pointment Of Consul as 40 appointment recognizing
the independence of the nation TO which the Consul IS
sent consul was no diplomatic agent
Mr. DAVIS offered resolution calling for the
correspondence between Hon. Abbot Lawrence and
Lord Palmerston or the Government OF the United
States relative Central America and also any other
correspondence which relates to the claim of Great
Britain to the Mosquito Coast to any portion OF the
territory of Honduras aud lucafan. Adopted
Mr. D0wNs said he did not intend 10 follow
the Senators from New York and Maryland in their
gunent because he had not the means at his command
nor did he possess the like facilities for obtaining
alton to enable him defend British rights and Interests
The Senator from New-loTk had pronounced the init
nation ths this ratification Of the Treaty had been made
without the Presidents knowledge, as wanton assault
He made wantOn assault on any one He had made
no attack any Hehad merely lntmated that such
thing probable Judging romthe other clrcumstan'
ccs. The Senator ought to be careful while rcpeing
wanton attack that he did not make others. The
Senator contendcd that those who denied an knowledge
of this construction placed on the Treaty by Mr. Clay
ton. did understand it. lie would tell the senator
THAI for one he did not undertand When he said
on Thursday that no Senator had 50 understood the
Treaty. why did not the Senator then and say he
had Had the Senator'S memory been refreshed
lately
Mr.. SEWARD said he endeavored to get the
floor on Thursday, but failed He relied on Mr. Kings
letter that the Senate 80 understood the Treaty.
Mr. Downs said that if the Secretary OF
State did inform Mr. King Of the circumstance It dld
not follow that the whole Senate knew il. lie differed
from the Senator who supposed the whole Object oil the
Treaty in reference to the Canal He thought there
was another object to be accomplished H argued az
length to show that plain and obvious meaning OF the
words of the Treaty was that Great Britain was excluded
from every part Of Central Amerca-Honduras and all
The Secretary Of State had consulted him. win other
senutors, before the Treaty was signed lie doubted
then whether those words Central America expressed
fully the exclusion Of Great Britain, and expressed
himself but the Secretary Of State gave him such assur
the point thsthe yielded his own opinion-otl
erwise he would never have voted for the Treaty.
Mr. PEARCE said that had he been IN the
Senate ON Thursday when the Senator from Louisiana
addressed the Senate he would have responded al the
time lie authorized now to say 10 the Senator
that the Secretary OF state did submit the matter ~ the
President and HE Cabinet and his was approved
by them. lie would Ike 10 know what the senator
meant by British authority What British authority
could he have had for what he said except what was
equally within the reach Of the Senator. Ills authority
was derived from the current publications OF the day
He had not very great reverence for British power
He had perhaps much as any one 10 ee bitterly
toward British rule 1t was unnecessary Tor him TO
refer to bis private history. lie knew feelings but
those Of loyal American and he would yield to no man
in purity Of his devotion to his country He believed
that the political and not geographical Central America
was meant By the terms OF the Treaty. he read the
commission issued by Mr.. Polk to Mr. Hampstead, OF
New oTk Consul A. the Belize In which the Pres
dent prayed that Her Majesty, the Queen OF England,
would sdnA the said Hampstead to all tne sht5 pIiy
eges and nnmunites granted 10 such officers. BY this
act Of Mr. Polk, this Government admitted and Tecog
nzed the night Of Government IN the place to be Al
Great Britain.
Mr. BoRIAsD said that lie always understood
the Treaty % have been az YVES represented by the SEN
otherwise l now levoted against the Treaty because
he believed 20 be the duty OF this Government, 10 carry
out the Monroe doctrine and therefore should not enter
into any alliance with Great Britain respecting any psr
OF this continent nor bind this nation against acquiring
any territory in that direction or any Other
Mr. Soule said he voted for the Treaty. tie
considered there eomcthing highly significant IN the
fact that months after il Was Taned by the senate
ii should have been deemed necessary GA tie part o. ns
British Minister 10 have explanations touching IL
What was il ths: caused this unsual act WHAT was II
that reused the suspicious Of the British Minister 10
his mind appeared conolusiyely that some OF the 90
cref deliberations of the Senate had gone oui, snd
reaching him. had gwen rice 10 these suspicious IN me
mind Of the British Minister What Wa ~ WINE ms
Treaty wss being negotiated some ten Or twelve sen
s.ors he among them, AZ the rcqgest q Mr..
King met al tasf genfslnans room 10 near
the Treaty read Some OF BE inctf, slppos-
he country requested hui 10 pay particular attention
10 IL provisions lie listened % L, and wAen the ooloN-
ious article was read, he could not bat -eafk maj
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