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

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L,o,.ble senators nnst have underssood, the taey
Do a. rolitcsI conii.or Of British II Jndurns, a.
80 Sesrribed Il Thai condition was known here, for
IN ne IOh May. 1872 senator stated In DEBATE hers
80, mr. Comp0gies Of Birth 'ro37' had marehhed
tom lie Belize into Yueatsn and that this was ne act
Of nc colonial authorities Of Great Britain AZ he Beiz
and he who made that statement vss nc cher tan 'ne
| Hon Senator from Michigan, Mr.. Casa
F;tblv: But waving for Arguments sake, III The
oufs tins made shan rex show that the senators
were not igEOraN Of he Constitution eSe,,S4g g'oes
iUa skfu tle7 proclaimed discoSure tAtS ooaiTes
through he PfcsGeHts e0-maaioa'ioH L1e Taiil;A
vas made On II 4h Of July 1850 On the ian Of that
month the President Transmitted 70 congress ''i'
/ nunicaton y hch contained these "Ords; r..
"A COPY Of the Tfesty concluded between Oreat
Britain and the United States N regard to central
America, il herewith submitted II. s.sase,.i .s p
Div 10 an the FIVE sn;es which formerly composer the
/ RfrubIc Of Central America and their dependencies.
Of Which the Island Of TIRE was part II does not
recognize affirm O. deny the tie OF me Dtl.h se'e
nile from The proposed Carsl 81 Nicaragua The qHes
hon Of The BrifA tile % his disre' Of eoEnry' com
rsonly eaItd Brtih Honduras GsS ne sIaau ,'aaa. aa
;ao1i % H. claimed a. rs dseadeaer SANDS precisely
az Il did before The Tray No ae II ne aie PresIdeHfs
ISaairisTatior has in am naEHe corntHsd tbs CIR
szn,p, 70 the British title in Aat Tatoy or any part
This paper gave TO the Senators just two year' five
mont and twenty two days ago the same Information
which surprises, shocks and alarms them now
| But Mr. President that connnunicauon was only
rcersfon Of the same Information before given. For
en- ne stb dev Of July 1870 the following official expo
siion appeared in the The National Intsgeaesr togeth
with the Convention, then, hrsf oincaAy pEohuf
gated: , - 5-,-s ,s-o
From The csl publication in the preceding columns our
readers val learn that the racsios ofthe Treaty between
Crrat Britain oud the United States relative to Central
America concluded between he Secretary OIL sra and me
Right Hon Sir Henry L. Buwer the negoHators on each
5e were exchanged between the Repre- sentaves Of the
two Governments in this CITY on the iourh otas MONTH";
! ere now the 1aw OF the land for both countries
The leading object Ofths t qPPe u Re e eae
North with South America under the PTotecorae not only
ofGr Britain and the United states but Of ell ohe ma
/ 70 ocean the same equal terlns .,,.
IN references 20 political advantages connected WI
America comprehending the immense extent OF country
from the Belize commonly called the bay OF h9noulas
dovn 20 the northern boundary OF New-Oranads Is a1e
neutral fetory No Government entering INTO this treaty
can occupy colombo orty or assune or exercise any 40
ninon over y part Of the Mosquito Coast or any pat Of
Central America from the boundaries Of the Bay OF Hon
end Mexico the north TO tho;e Of On
the South TIE British title 70 the Belize the Treaty does
not IN any manner recognize does II dtny a. OR MED
DLE Win That settlement renGia' in mat particular
| As IT STOOD PREVIOUSLY The TREATY. So
Senators who atcuse Secretaries OF stupidity, OF sup
precision and fraud cannot be allowed to plead ignorance
| Of official expostons in the official journlls
sxihly and lastly sholl attempt to convince the SEN
stors that they aud the Senate did HndsTstdna that me
CoHDeaton did iacluds British Honduras oteH they
| apTrorod II. c,o-.....
on Foreign Relations, and the proper medium OF
communication between the Senate and the Secretary
OF State The Senator from Michigan tes us that Mr.
King has stated to him that after the quasi RATIFICATION
came from England ON the 18th Of June, he had an III
tervew with Mr. Clayton, who desired TO know whether
the Treaty ought be back 70 the Senate for ITS
action on that condhonslretihcaton The only reason
ofseudng il back to the Senate that the Senate
might have not understood the Convention as not IN
GLIDING Britirh Honduras and so might obJet 10 the
ratification OF it thus explained by the negonators
The correspondence between Mr.. Clayton and MT hing
tells the result.
DEAR SIR: am this morning writing to Sir n. Bull
wer end while about decline altering the Treaty at the
exchan ging ratifcatons wish TO leave room
for charge of dupcy against Government such rs
that pretend that Central America II the treaty u
shall therefore say to him, in effect, that such construc
ton uoi in the contemplation OF tho negotiations or the
Senate the time OF confirmation May have yonr per
mfon add that the true understanding explained by
you Chairman of Foreign Relations to the Senate before
ness on vour part Very truly, yours, M CLAYTON.
TO Hon. WV. X. KING, U. 5. Senate.
DIR. King TO M. CLAYTON. ,...
My DEAR SIR The Senate perfectly understood that the
Treaty dd not include British Honduras Frankness
comes Government you should be careful not
any which would TO recognize the Tgnt OF
England 20 any portion Of Honduras.
Faithfully, your obedient servant, w X. KING.
To Hon. JoHN NJ CLAYTON, Secretary OF state
so the proper organ Of the Senate reported hnt they
perfectly understood that the Convention did not in
cudo British Honduras The accusing Senators VIII not
impeach the Chairman and since they have so broadly
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did not know what oil perfectly understood.
just what Mr. King advised was done by the Secreta-
~ lie took eifecuel care not to use any expression
which should seem to recognize ne rf9h OF England 70
the portion OF HonduTasthat H. 10 British Honduras
which she possessed The right remains just as II was
before Good bad IL IL not made worse or better by
the Treaty AZ to the Bay of Islands If il was in part de-
pendency OF British Honduras the lih Of July, lso
then the formation Of colony there not violation OF
the Convention. II not then in fact dependen-
cy then that Transaction ayiolaon Of the Treaty
ut in either It has nothing 70 do with the present
! question.
! The Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Downs) in very
wantonness of censure has supposed that not only the
Senate but the late President, Gen Taylor, was kept In
ienorrnce ofhe conditions OF ratncsOn and this upon
the ground merely that Gen Taylor ckencd on The 4th
| and died ON the 9th OF July. But the Committee on
| Foreign Relations now appear TO have known these
conditions on the 29th of June, and the President may
be presumed have been entrusted by the Secretary
with fac, that officially communicated 20 the sen
ate Whatever else might have been the errors or mis-
fortunes OF that Administration want of mutual cont
dence between the Secretary OF state and his dsbn
guished chiewas not one Of them. They stoodtoseth
| or firmly undivided and inseparable 10 the last
storms Of faction from within their party, and
! from without beset tlen and combinations and Goa
hons In and ont of Congress ssssiled them win De
gree OF violence that other Administration has ever
| encountered
And let me say to the Senator from Louisiana,
and 10 the Senator from Ohio and to the Sena-
tor from Michigan, that long 90 their careers,
respectively, may be protracted | hope they
may to the ends of their natural lives, in rpened age,
and devoted as know they are yet that i VIII be
happy for them and for all it, then, they shall
have established claims upon the affection Of their
country and the gratitude Of mankind equal 20 those
which perfected in the Administration (6roken or
in it, seventeenth MONTH but conducted Tor that short
period by JoHN NJ CLAYTON the venerable statesman
of Delaware and presided over by Zachary Taylor the
hero who indicated end opened the way Of our ARMIES
70 the conquest of Mexico
Mr. PEARcE ND said he was not present
on Thursday last when the debate took pscs, be
would then have replied 10 the remarks made by the
Senator from Louisiana lhst senator said that he
would never have voted for tie treaty would any
Other Senator have done had been understood that
il did rot include all Central America, and also int
mated that the Secretary OF STATE had DOT communicated
g. the President the condition annexed u the ratification
BY Great Britain He (Mr. PeaTce) Tor one would have
voted for The treaty with ha. understanding. snd d