The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-05

general sui commoaoe Morgan, and desired the reso
luton 70 he lsio
After inrtber debate It va. po.tpou.d
Trn RELY TO orS. cA's' nssolUrIoS os INQUIRY.
The chAIn laid fore the senate sui wer from the
Prp<de0t TO Mr. CeEn' resolution 0,iiax Informs
tion touching the sstsbhmsnr By dieAt Bcita,n OF
nes coionv in Central America
Tho senate then adjourned
House or Representatives..
WAsHINGrou, Jan. 4 1853.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY DILL RELA.
TIVE TO CUBAN AFrAIRs-oSsLAUoHr ON GaN SCOTT gro.
resolution passed, cloiug the debate the Mill
ssry Academy bill houss after ,he subject shall bs
resumed.
being nomiDs'Iy before 1t.
MIR PoLK (dem Of Tenn spoke the subject OF Onba
He ssd he had just returned the enjoy of
Christmas holidays, and when he entered the hall yes
terdsy he found his frieud from North Carolina (Mr
ysnabe) ditcussirs the Cuba question He listened to
the gentleman with sres. deal Of interest and admired
tho sdroitness with which be ped bis argumen hut 1t
the came time 1t struck him that the g. sAtemsn
pied the position with Mr. Cass do not able
former relations bad turned old fosy General ass
tui ned 0fo eater it msy be p0ss bs tnSt General 0A
aware OF the great which the executor has taken Of
the character OF Calhoun Is using the sort OF
Auenoe to let his mantle fall sso the shoulders Of
worthy txscu'or The gentlemen ead he op
posed to the acquisition OF territory ~ all nos hs Psk
could only the gentleman had nothing
do than to saop the priGcipe rhs report
tary OF War (Mr Goarad) the ultra doc rs
OF selling New Mexico to tns indians oeega.e and al
(Iau9ht@r) The gentleman from North Carolina said
that svery one eStitied TO freedom nov enioys a.
but would not the declaration OF such esDtim have
better suited the English Psriia UeBt In 1870 than
American CcUeros, in 1868. He would not stop 70
doc rna and the ef-os 1t would hav- insuta00s
1t Is as much asserting for enjoying freedom
svea nations Of Europe VINE Soa boar sosr
cankiDg, you not reqairfd 70 raise Your to
break the naBaciee which bind you eLoeot peo
pie enjoying eQual rights to sywp.hse 9Th you" How
oosf the sman know they not entitled to free
don! Have they tried It, aud had fair opportunity
have hsdf No Aud Mr. Polk thsn. in his own
dismissed BITS fogy friend from Moth Carolina
He adveted to the tlsugnt-r Il the fifty Lopez prisoners
saving tbsy had not fair trial anj ~as 10 paforusd
part Of the treaty Spain violated it They tried
Ia eecret and shot do~a Vhlr tho Standardization
trying TO Garry tho treaty against tue li5aaers
Why did 1t not show equs, iudu-try and good w
gpS out the feature which guaranteed fsir trial!
Mr. BRooKs, (whsK) of N Y. intsrpood saJ Ing those
prsooets had trial under Two Of hs highest courts Of
MI Polk resumedJustos in .hi. country Is an altar
at which Worship He sonshed TO dod the gen.
teman approving OF Spa ish justice. wh,oh mockory
Whe Anierio ose not prot bJ This govern
mtpth aed TO have eaid this pisllsnmous adnins-
tzstioD-foresn pattoDs will Dot rights lie
eA6 the CT tho admnistrssOn in tina Jrsscsn
City ard Thrssher disgracsful And now stands
the dpion alto In Europe? they ,sosed!
Is the American minister 70 Frsuse respected Are his
declarations the p4st Of governmen respected!
American munster to SPAN res In hs aec,a
racrt? IL the pibtsr 70 xuy aatoa To. Contin .nt
respected Ne. And he esia this administration had
bohen down ,hs espsctabil,ty 10 the ese OF naticus
shrosd. Hos? ny the publication OF correspondence
which 6eAr- the nAtk OF pr,vsoy on its fAce-which
stated that 1t vss private snd confidential This stu
dee bot sssa Nr sansdsrs .ra shs spsas,S sovarn
ness relative 10 tho parchsse 81 Ouoa; aod in this
connection. bo eaid the govsrnn-pt thus acting
placed our ministers In . position that d1prvcs
them Of rho confidence uusty sxteeded 10 accredited
niE.s,ers Thur ~ confidence aeetroyed In honor,
and are saIded . ,A'iop haviug respaot for
fhi n
ICeiig to confer tue tide of Lieutenant Gsa,ra Gen
soc lie did oppose II soy personal oonsid
eIafions but pr,oopis and because the records do
rot show Gen soott To be entirely worthy II tAe title
He anew tue gentlemen from indN.ss (Mr Gormss)
and the seDator from AisbAns Mr. Ci-mens) who In
ro uced thu resolution, prompted BY mstves which
10 deemed correctly motives G DssaAnimi'y. He
oIpostd the ground shs Geasrsl scott hAf
bsp 20 friend or foe and this dr4ft
on the dsDooracy be vas Dot willing TO socep General
seotts wbie life rs conclusive on this point Ia arms
ton of <hch seefioRs he referred t0 hstory and tbs
coDtI0Isress between Generals SCOTT aud Jacksoa
Worth Pilo~ wilkinson aud Others sbo~eg that SCOTT
vac soiy Of osDcrs sssiHst nssor his so'sfnmsnt aad
Mr LASx (dsm ael) OF Oregon asked Mr Polk to
give ~sy to shiob the lst,er replied am no resue
reconi.t sal n dpslitJ ssd sm In favor OF the
6neiity q the ussIA ceremony of November "a 1852
Nj LArE tnttndsd 10 my oo'y fe~ words about
CubA. Re bsd that sas foregoae question The fate
d Oubs Is sealed. rbcrc q power % change is and
Therefore tt h uLDecss ary for the Rouse TO thing
about 1t CO5a d-stised to be nile hs thus
6eclsres no tdpsd his Ro'etu0.nt would never do
aDo violate our tr~sty sttpuatious but maaatn
just cisc toward. all nations o th- sora He believed
the iBc ming sdmi,etrA'ios sili what s clearly
right and summit. nothing .roug He thought the
Of TERRITORY DOT sprtsd far esougn Cuba
and Mexico Siii come lotto Union. ssd eoj,y tne
blessings wfiob do. In relation to the Lisueasns-
General question h. said be- loved General SCOTT having
served si,h bin bat wss not whiting ihi. empty honor
should BE- conferred for the reasons
that would make 70 organization Of the army ueces
ssry; and beside u -ss snti democrs'io.
Mr BsoOEs esid nothing farther from his object
than TO address tbs House the subject before IT. out
the repsrss OF tbe gentleman from
proper that he should do and oerrect Of the
gptsmsns errors He did not rropose to enter into the
dxou'on Of the resolution TO cosfer the title Of Lieut.
General but seemed TO bin nothing could be- wors
just uphnd sod uuya atro'ic 5au to sss the Chg si1s
OF the Houes In connection With bis when the
resolution osBo from the democratic side rae housr
dhonor Of 1t ana ihe sbi ity OF the tatroiuosu
OF the rsenin Ton retts On the democrats aot the
wings. The gentleman from reuDessse had arraigaed
ths al len on thiee oh4gss- dr,t in relation to
the Lopez pritcpers secondly the Oreso.ut Oily and
tn her affairs and thirdly publishing the Cuba
feponde,c ce Mr. Brooke then prcoesded TO sho~ toe
sailed from New Orleans In diobsdence Of Custca
House regulations vithouA . elearsnse. In the next
third pso. sh.. ,1.ons ,s.sd ts. meat soy .aa re-
spotted Laws Of nations by invading . country With
whioh 40 havea treaty Of pease and oon neeee.
COMMITTED the violations referred to but insstei that
our government diA not give ,bem proper protection
The magnitude guilt DID not justify our govsrnnent
In withholding such protection
Mr. Bsooxs esum.d and referred to the seventh asti
Gle q the treaty u 7ae sod argued 70 show that unsr
tbs treaty those petsona had precisely tho
trial wbish spanh subjeot ssuld have aud exactly
suoh proceedings spanish subject would have tried
by the United States under laws Hs r-f.rrsd.
eorg other things to the fact bs General Jsokson
rest.d Arbutbnot and Ambrister. BUAh Subjects and
gave tbeo only drum Read court msrsisl rns ~as
In defiance Of be Of the Br tsn
M Brooks sdvted e. tho Cr-sc@nt CisS and rhraane.
n-irs remarked that sbes tn ths
be published t ~,l doubt be- fouad govern
inert has q ptsiped 70 tne fnes, sx'eDt AL tact ",
claim nation against tho autcoyit es of spain
Az to lvb hing ths refo~r q 70 h, tn
gep,len from rspsss.c he said the msrnssr,pt is
ON the spsskere table Ter sixty ninety days II
sent by tb. Preade1t In rspvAe tc call Of hs ueuss
IDstcst of mes,irg the i.-vsct ~hch due to sh
Executive spd being read sod referred to the Con
on Foreign Affairs IL sIs hurried od doce tho cosip
scenes of the scsfcA itnoot assmipstisn and thrns
into the official pnpv cs bou.- of Congress The houors
bic eenteHsn thep v,ndnsted the foreign policy o III
saDiDisxSion, lie did not beUove tbe gcntlemsu to'