Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02


against Tie danger to the Mosquito Indians 'sThey
consider II however, their duty do what is required
by honor AMI humanity in behalf of the Mosquito
uon ueci ng q the time that they intend to adj
here sric the treaty of Washington of the 10th OF
April 49, and not to any sovereignty, direct
or indirec N Central America" The British have
right to cert any force, repeat again, with view to
the suppor ne pretended protectorate of the Mosquito
King. II ley 10 attempt it, that must inevitably in
volye us III controversy which can terminate hon
orably for Without their utter abandonment Of any
such claim 10 not pretend that either they
not lnterel With Central American State which RODS
or Ptdes e subjects of the country the citizens
of the other We're any of these States prison
citizens or them of their property, it is duty
protect the and after all efforts of honorable diploma
cy are exha ted TO compel full indemnity for the wrong
IL may be sble that Great Britain may have endea-
yored to en- such indemnity for her subjects for
tors OF Hoauras to them The treaty does not protect
any Of thes Central American States from punishment
for outrage committed by their authority either Eng
ish shecs American citizens Those States only
the footing under the treaty with all other nde
pendent naions 1t is possible that assaults threats
have ben lately made against Honduras on account
OF injuiics British subjects residing there The omis
sion pay damages ase them was he reason assigned
for the seizure ofligre Island In 1900 wiy on the
pacc side of the State of Honduras. Neither the law
reprsals for tors the right of any Government
interfere for the protection of its citizens subjects
against oppression and outrage, have been abolished by
the treaty of 1850. We should be prompt TO demand
reparaton for wrpngs done to an American citizen by
any way volatinghe treaty We know that in the
of the island (Ttrel have mentioned the occupation
disavowed promptly Let wait patiently, and
learn how the facts really are, before proclaim the
perfdy of any na6on But without clustering let be
firm in exactng e observance Of the whole treaty when
intervention is really necessary to enforce it.
Having done With the honorable Senator from Virginia.
will now pay my respects again to the member from lii
nois, (NIr DoUdAs he addressed speech to his par
sans the galleries. all the topics used excite and
infame the poIulace. When defeated point he
shifted to another From clarifying Hse's treaty. las he
has done for twp years he shrunk back, when its folly
was exposed t9 mere assertion that he only preferred
it because it give us the exclusive right of way What has
become Of his Monroe doctrine, which the chief OBJ
lection he mad to the treaty? He has abandoned it
fed from it, and has not word to say in its defence
What las he made to the garing evidence Of the
gross mconst ttuonaty of the Hise treaty creating
corporation t. dig canal than thousand miles
from the utnS limits of the United States Noa word
He is equally silent every other topic connected
with the tre9y, upon which he harangued the populace
for the last two years. except the single matter of the
elusive privilege On that point he is yet he is right
and It is my duty to confute him.
will begn by simply reading the of the Senator'S
who voted for the treaty of $780, providing against any
exclusive pivilege in any nation and extending the
privilege II passage to all nations The vote stoods
Yeas-Meisrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Berrien, Butler,
CAss, Chse, Clarke, CLAY Cooper, Corwin, Davis OF
Massachusetts, Dawson, Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Dodge efLowa Downs Felch Foote, Green, HALE HoUs-
TON, HUNTER, Jones, KING, Mangum, MASON, Miller,
Norton Norris Pearce Pratt Sebastian Seward Shields,
Smith soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales,
WEBsTEt-42.
Nays--Messrs. Atchison, Borland, Bright, Clemens,
Davis sf Mississippi, Dickinson, Turney, Walker, Whit
comb, Yulee-l0.
baye the official list which sent to the President
Of the United States ut the time of the upon the
ty certified in proper form by the Secretary Of the Sen
ate showing that there fortytwo yeas IN
it and only ten nays against it, and it does not appeal
upon the face of that paper that the Senator from no
did vote on either side.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. may well here make explana
ton that the Senator is raising, which he could have
learned from the Secrearys table if he had chosen with
out any difficulty. The Senator knows as well as any
living that was opposed to the treaty The Senator
rccolects well an interview which took place between him
and the Vice President of the United States and myself
the Vice Presidents seeking in which we discussed
every provision in the treaty That Senator well knows
that arragned every article of the treaty in that inter
view long before the vote taken. That Senator well
knows that then insisted upon the Hise treaty, and he
well knows all my objections the subject and that
had an interview Of three hours the result of which,
apprebend left little irritation, in consequence (which
suffered in my position the committees in the Senate
Hence my opposition to the treaty not equivocal By
an accident in taking the names my vote omitted
At the next Executive session after II observed,
called the attention Of the Senate to the fact that the
cord was wrong The whole Senate recognised the fact
and corrected it, The Senator ought TO present the
cord as corrected and not the record which was made
under mistake.
Mr. CLAYTON present the record as it was sent to
the President Of the United States and that record
was corrected.
Mr. DOUGLAS That may be, but it had been stated in
debate that had voted and If he had looked at the
cords of the Senate he would have found upon the
rected record that the error had been corrected.
Mr. CLAYTON. know nothing of the fact of the Sena-
tor having corrected the time after taken
know not when the Executive session held. am
bound to take the Senator's statement, but beg TO
differ with him in regard TO the recollection in which he
so confident in reference to the discussion before Col
King We will settle that, however, when him
Mr. DOUGLAS Very well
Mr. CLAYTON My recollection is different from the
Senator'S but at the time will state
Mr.. DOUGLAS VIII not the Senator from Delaware
concede to that did object to the treaty toto?
Mr. CLAYTON will state what understood TO be tho
position Of the Senator ] understood him distinctly to
object TO the treaty because ii deprived of the power
of anuexng Central America.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. That Of my objections
Mr. CLAYTON. But do not recollect any thing at all
Of the gentleman's extending
Mr. DOUGLAS Did not Col King hold out strong ar
gument to show me that | was wrong in preferring
exclusive privilege and il not said that England and
Europe would consent that a great commercial
Power should have the exclusive privileges and did not
tell him that never would ask their consent because
was an American question
hir CLAyToN. If the Senator will have patience, viii
state what recollection have Of the interview and
very confident Of the correctness Of my recolections
do ecoect very well putting the question TO the Senator
How shall exclude the British from Central America
That was the question which presented. How shall
get them out Shall propose the Monroe doctrine
Shall we endeavor enforce it? Will Congress sustain
any such attempt? think the Senator will agree with
me that he assured that he did not doubt that Con-
cress would not.
Mr.. DOUGLAS Not at all. only answered for my
vote
The PRESIDENT. The honorable Senator from Illinois
is out Of order,