The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-03-19

notable matter in this country, during
the last three months, has been, and is.
the discussion, Of the Clayton ulwer
Treaty in reference to the rights Of the
United States and Great Britain touch.
ing Central America.
On the 9Th of January last Mr.. Cass.
in speech in the Senate, charged the
Hon. J. NJ. CLAYTON with having recog-
missed the British title to Honduras; and
he also charged that Mr.. Clayton, in say
ing to Mr.. Bulwer, that The Senate un-
d-rstood the treaty, stated that which
was not the fact 1t is within the knowl.
edge Of the reader, that Mr.. CLAYTON
thercupon produced letter from Vice
President King, which completely sus.
tanned his letter TO Bulwer. even in the
very phraseology he used. Notwith-
standing this, Cass made no correction
or explanation; and Clayton having been
elected to the new Senate, which met
on the 18th inst, took occasion on the Sth
Inst, to take up the subject, and in
great speech on that day, another on the
next, and once o: twice since, in reply
to Douglas and Mason, has trlump hantlv
yindcatcd himself before the Senate and
the country. He has conclusivrly shown
that The treaty made by him was most
important one to the country, and that
his accusers have themselves been guilty
Of falsehood and Of gross and uniusti-
fable attack.
During the debate some remarkable
ideas have TRANSFERRED. In the absence
o! Mr.. Cass, who generally has the mis-
fortune to be absent when most needed,
MIR. Doug las-"Y Dung American
OF the smallest great men ever attempted
to be forced on the country as man of
any merit, whatever, undertook the case
against Mr.. Clayton. During his re-
marks he made use of tn. following
language, which, coming from az Amer.
'can Senator, Is at once disgracetul and
dishonest
"fou may make as MANY treaties as
you please, and still you will not check
our Growth and expansion. Therefore
1t was useless to make treaties to CIR
cumscrlbe our limits, when our coun.
try will expand, should necessity re.
quirc H."
In reply to This Mr. Clayton said:
with all the Senator's explanation,
he would ask whether the Senator had
made his cause any better, He insists
that By some irresistible impulse we will
he driven To violate treaty stipuations.
RE says that some men cannot compre-
hend the great growth Of this country.
He did not know what was ment by our
growth, which has given our country
limits greater than Rome possessed in
her paim'est days greater than those
enjoyed by any civilized nation OF the
globe And vet we are told that we
are not bound to obey cur own solemn
pledges Of honor. The declaration of
the Senator, let him explain as he can,
amounts OF this: that we are incapable
OF controlling our impulse and passions.
i he solemn pledge Of honor binds a
man at all times, and the solemn pledge
OF nation should bind 1t. Are we, he
asked. to sit here, as the constitutional
advisers OF til" President, by whom
treaties are ratified, and listen to hon.
"rabie gentlemen maintaining that treat
'es cannot restrain us after we have
bound ourselves to remain within GER
tain limits! If such principles should
prevail, what nation would consider
''seH under obligations to maintain
treaties with us! any nation above
another owes much to the faith of treat
les, 1t is this. We owe our existence to
the French alliance treaty in ITS.
When intelligence of this arrived, the
Father of his Country waved his hat in
concert with the troops. Our destiny
became from that moment fixed. Every
one then know that we were free. And
now, when we have become strong,
should W" disregard treaties! He trusted
mat no idea Of growth-North, South,
East or West-would ever induce any
American statesman to abandon the
principle, without which We should be.
come a hyword and a Kissing TO the
whole world five acquire territory,
iss Us do ii honorably."
lHs sisAEalEs.--A letter has been
received by the Lieut.. Governor Of No
va Scotia. from the Earl of Newcastle,
'ne present Secretary for the colonies