New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
u. 4. sRNATE-ExrsA SESSION.


The Senate resumed the consideration OF Mr..
Cleytons resolution calling the President tor certain
correspondence connected with the Clayton ana bal
ueT Treaty.
Mr.. Mason addressed the Senate on the sub
ject
lie tered TO the history of the Treaty and 10 the re-
cent report of the Committee Foreign Relations re
specnc questions growing out OF IT'S construction aud
,he conclusions at which the Committee arrived upon
the subject As to the question whether the British set
Elements at the Belize not IN Central America,
the, declared as their best judgments from tue niorns
on before them fact that those setuenehts are
withn the limits of Central America, ana therefore any
attempt TO axtend colonization ON the part OF the BRUSH
Government would be in contrdvenn0n oil the treaty Oh
1850 The Senator from Delaware (Mr Clayton) acqu-
esced In all the CONCLUSIONS 70 which the Commtee
came save the one above stated AVID in manner of an
flcipated triumph aid in effect join Issue WIN Tue
Committee, and am prepared 10 show that me BRUSH
settlements at the Belize are not IN Central America,
but in Mexico In the Province OF Iucatan lie was
surprised at the decided tone OF the Senator the Com
mee having presented the question as In alternative
strictly Ii those possessions are within Centra Aneri'
ga then the extension of British dominion there Is In NO.
lson of the treaty Ii not the treaty will not apply to
H. He wss surprised at the Senator joining thls
issue with the Committee Foreign Relations because
h was utterly inconsistent with the letter which the
Senator as Secretary of State wrote to the British Min
lister Then he refused to make the admission when ne
now docs viz that the Honduras settlement Is not In
Central America. Mr.. Mason referred to various maps
making comments upon them 10 show the British set
Elements are within Guatemala, and that Gaatemaia
claims the Territory For the present. therefore, until
he should be further informed he should claim that the
British settlement is in that Republic or State tie
shonld ,ely on Guatemala herself and take 1t prifsa
faes true Great Britain not TO COLOMBO or assume
Greater authority than she had when the treaty was
made Ii was due 10 Guatemala that she shoai1 oeheVe
the R,tsh nos se scns are in her territory When the
question cumes up as to the United States and Great
Britain we must answer II then. Looking exclusively
to the Interests Of this country the Government oil Great
R,i,ain IA TO be he'd absolutely and unqaelihedly
40 every engagement MT in the Treaty In relation 10
Central America in every particular resee pc
tween England and our own country, above all otners
Il 10 be preferred but not at the sacrnce oil national
safety and uaons honof That statesman or that man
who would precipiafe his country IN war reeAiesSy
or rashy on any mistaken opinion deserves 10 go down
30 postery with exeCrson, and the statesman OF man
who would sacrifice the national honor or safety IRON
nny f,ar Of war would 20 down 10 posteriiy with
deeper execraton II other nations permit England 70
sele ON their territory be So but ON THIS continent
she has gone US far she 10 preserve peace ne
made no charge OF bad faith against England tor NO
ton of the treaty because he had no such iuioruaon
but nus, so certain the seasons return and the E
vevolv in her orbit this continent and the whoie OF ~
90 Inv NJ the welfare and safety OF the United States are
concerned mus. be free from further brnsh
Mr. C,Ayroy replied, saying that the Sen
s,or from Virginia would not hold Grest britain
more rgidly to the eSecuon OF tne ussy man -.
country requires it, but al the same time ne w"u no
Involve his country In any unnecessary eonnien au Sc
into war while may be in the wrong nc nne'
very well the cOulfnttSc pun INC Nue..
live FINN and spoke from the best Judgment oeiors
them The Senator from Illinois (Dcagsas) ssid tns
other day, we don't love England, and England aun
love u.s. An American legislator should love y" owl
country. Our foreiaihers declared that In war VIZ
shoud regard all nations enemes-in peace friends
and the father Of his country In the most solemn man
ner Ia his far veil address said should chefso nc
hatred and no love for any foreign countries AZ
getting up hatred against England or France n'
thought il calculated 20 do an iaiary and disturb
our slnicable foreign relaons Tue Chairman OF Ia,
Committee on Foreign Relations mr.. Mssonl had SAD
The Bri ish Settlement Is within Central America bu
he thou the Senator spoke merely ez srs inior
.na,iop. and should not have relied the Guatemd
maps exclusively Why did he not refer TO Britisl
maps in relation 10 the SUBJECT Must there be no re
Vpect for England, with whom we have made tn
fresfyf The Guatemala map itself excludes the Brts
Settlement In Belize, aud Honduras does not preten'
10 claim It, He then proceeded to vndesse the treaty
which, a. Secretary Of State he bad made with kneand
repeating his former POSITIONS and replied to Mr. pos
slss waont concluding, be gave way Tor an cxecutav
session, and shortly after, the Senate adjourned