The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-09


the bill granling interest ii not agreed toyess 10.
nays l5-as follow
yEAs-Ms.sls adams Assson, Baya'S .,ah BAsdssay.
Bright Cbson Desaussnre, Dodge OF Iowa. fech GeyoI,
Houston, Jones OF Iowa. Nors Smith, sprusnce and Un-
| NAYS-Messrs. Badger Borland. Brodhesd. Brooke.
Uahcart Chase Clarke Dodge OF Wisconsin, Downs, Fish,
Swim Hale Mangam, Morton, Seward Sumner, Wads
The bill as amended was then reported to the Senate.
and the amendmen OF the committee Of the whole con-
The question then was upon ordering the bill
amended 70 be engrossed Tor It's third reading
Upon this question Mr. BAYARD called for the yeas
and nays, and lhey were accordingly ordered.
The question being then taken by yeas and nsys upon
ordering the bill 10 be engrossed for it's third reading
il was moi agreed to-yeas IS, nays 2o-as follow
yEAsMsssys VI Badger BoIland Brooke qsao.r.
Mangum. Morton, Seward, Wade Walker, and Weller
| NAYS-Messrs Adams. Atchison, 5Bayard, Bradbury,
Bright cha,os Chase Davis Dssaassao Dodge Of Lows
Spruance, Sumner and U Underwood-O,
| Subsequently Mr.. HALE stated that, having voted in
The majority upon The ordering the bill TO be engossed for
its third reading. he would now move TO reconsider that
vole which motion he would ask TO have laid upon the
table for the present t aHt#
The motion to reconsider was received and laid upon
the table
THE NICARAGUAN MINISTER
| Mr. BROOKE offered the following resolution:
Resovsd That the President be requested IT in his opin-
ion inconsistent with the public interest, TO commune
cate the Senate the which have induced the
Course with Senior Don Joss de Marcoeta, envoy ex,r,o
nary and minister penpoenary of the republic Of Heh
| ragua near This government.
| MIR WELLER prefer that this resolution 5oqll re
over. Ii may give rise to discussion and 4li q
tlrely satisfied with the course pursued by tS
menl in this
The resolution. therefore, lies over. und' fa,t
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE or REpRv X !. .ArIyEs
| A message was received from the House of Repre-
senatives by p Barry Hayes. their clerk announcing
to the Senate tha, the Speaker Of the Hoose having
nllolh ho hadh hrnnn Tho tn
/ the Senate Tor the signature OF their President.
The President pro tenn then signed joint resolution to
allow in cases, to the owners OF steamers further
time make the necessary preparation for bringing e'r
vessels within the provisions OF an act entitled Al ACT
10 provide for the better security OF passengers on bo
OF vessels propelled in whole OF in part BY steam and Tor
olher purposes approved August 3O 1852. Also. act
for the relief Margaret L. Worth; and the same were
delivered 10 The committee, TO De presented 10 the Pfes
dent OF the United States Tor his approval
/ BRITISH HONDURAS DEPENDENCIES.
Mr. DOWNS When the honorable senator from
Michigan lMr CAssl made his explanation in regard to
he papers which have been laid upon the table concern
ing the treaty with Great Britain in relation TO Central
America happened to be out Of the Senate for few
moments and therefore at that time prevented from
making the explanation which intended 10 make, and
which, with the permission OF the Senate, wilt now
proceed to State desire TO express the very great as
onishment which felt upon reading in the washington
Unon OF this morning the document OF the late Secretary
of State-Mr Clayton-and seeing the construction
which he had placed upon that treaty And can say,
with The honorable from Michigan that neSer
further and say that no member of this Senate at the
time that treaty was ratified understood il
1t will be recolecied by you, Mr.. President, and by
others who here at the tme that the treaty was
entered into with great care, clrcumspectlOn. and Caution
and passed between The then Secretary of
State and members of this body in reference 10 it, There
was great object TO be attained by it recolect that
as far as myself was concerned, would never have
agreed that treaty if had not thought that the whole
aim and object OF it 10 get the British authority.
far colonization, forlcaon any other purpose
concerned, of Central America. The one great diff
Guilty. and the only one with me- was the doubt whether
the expression Central America was sufficient to
brace Honduras and every other place there was well
understood here by all parties that that was The obsc OF
the term Central America" consulted with others at
that ,ime and that was the understanding to which we
came II the construction given by the late Secretary OF
State be the 10 be given TO this treaty. them n my
treaty for particular obectto get clear Of all title and
claim OF Great Britain in particular section Of this con.
tnent-and then BY construction o get rid 2: the whole
force of the treaty. and render null and void That
the effect OF Mr.. Clayton's construction. I
Now. ii seems to me that this exposition explains the
mystery which has bothered me great deal, and which,
presume has bothered the whole country for time
past THIS document think, removes the veil, ard ex
plains the mystery, which is this, that when we made
this treaty for the express purpose OF getting clear OF all
the title OF Great Britain to any portion OF Central Amer
ca have really been conceng 10 her that title upon
she has essn aes s hs 0ss
stood until now, because have not until now satned that,
according to the construction put upon that sav by Mr.
Clayton, British Honduras and its dependencos were
not embraced under II, and therefore the whole question
is opened again. and stands il did before the treaty
made The term dependencies' is very vague one,
and be extended over the whole OF Central America
over any portion OF you pease-and thus ie1vee the
question Just where it before the treaty made
do not intend discuss this qusslion ut length
But will say il is fortunate for the country thst this
treaty. soiemnly ratified and agreed 10 and
changed between the high contracting psS,ise
take Tor granted IL the law OF the land, and Ro4 the
construction put upon il by the Secretary Of Stae sitter
ratified and when was about TO b EXCHANGED.
The treaty itself the law Of the land, and thaa which
binds this nation, and the construction put upon by
Mr. Clayton this Unauthorized manner And 10 show
a reason, which might not perhaps apply 10 all cases,
why this construction should have less weight fhan II
would have under ordinary circumstances. would ask
Bulwer and also the date OF the note appended hAt BY
Mr. CLAYTON the one being July 4. $780,, and the other
July s. 1850 The Senate will then ace that the 3foba
billy is rendered very great that Mr. Clayton act6 upon
his authority and responsibility IN This A,ser.
without consulting with either the PseeAdent o. the
other members OF his cabinet II will be ecoIi4e4 that
the President taken sick the ltu Of juy the
date OF the ratification of the treaty. and ives sck until
his DEATH which took place shortly afterwards Al all
events, he confined to his bed on The 5th OF July,
the day upon which the note Of MI Clayton written
And lake for granted that, under these circumstances
Mr. Clayton, without consulting either with the Presi-
dent the other members OF his Cabinet and eoassenG
liz from the Senate, adopted construction whice he
musi have known they would not have approved As
proof of this would ask every impartial meq npon
either side OF this chamber, he believes we woulA aave
ratified this treaty had known that such constr NC
tiou have beengiyen TO it, Would any OF mem
have voted for il then under this consiruconf axe y