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


leaving out of the account Belize and Honduras
see but what England has done all she contracted to do
There may have been difference in the Interpretation
which the two parties placed upon the stipulation but she
mas been continually reeedng She has given up this
and she has given up that She is DESTROYS not only
dsembarrass herself OF the proectorate but she has
signed the sovereignty Of San JUAN has proposed the
sion of the whole Mosquito country east Of Nicaragua
suspicion of bad faith which do not admit could
upon either party; if there disposition 10 cayi
upon the OCCASION might be said rather that the United
states In view of the recent transactions at gan Juan had
broken their faith, for there independent Gov
eminent establishing itself by a popular NOV ement and
0reaung municipality composed OF American citizens.
e al know that the Government Of the United States
:. u hotning 70 do IN bringing it about Tie utmost
.hat We nave doneand do know that we have done
10 furnish degree of countenance and
M .owards the new municipal government But yet
sne iact IS that there is independent Government
Ah ouai, unaer the name of the Mosauito king it is
true but composed of American citizens elected Sy the
people Imention this only to show that il one were dis
70 take exception there would be reas enable ground
Tor taking II against the United States
With respect to the settlements at Belize after all that
has been said In the Of the winter on this subject
especially after the speeches Of the Senator from arv
iahd Mr. PnARcE) and the Senator from New York. (sr
SEWARD after the view taken of the subject M the Com
mttee ON Foreign Relations in their able repo and be
explanations that have taken place in the course of the
recent discussion, do not think it would be worth while
Tor me to take the time of the Senate by dwelling upon
the question. believe it is admitted upon ali sides
Of the Senate chamber let the decision Of the geographic
cal question be what it may let the Belize be in Central
America in Mexico let the origin and character Of
these settlements be what they will that they were not
in the contemplation Of the parties the treaty al the
time was negotiated Of the Senate the TIM was
approved.
Attention not all turned TO these settlements
The parties had something else in view They think
ing OF the canal and the of carrying forward that
great work of interoceanc communication.
The same remark may be made in reference the Bay
Islands They have been for century and more part
OF the dependencies of Belize, and it the
standing of the contracting parties that they should be
teced way the other by the stipuations Of the
treaty of 10Th OF April 1850
understand the facts in reference the
hshmen of the colony to be these These islands were
among those which were seized given and seized again.
while the state of things lasted which described
former part of my remarks, and finally the English of late
years have considered that the title de acto and de 4re
Il quote the words of despatch of Lord Palmerston was
IN them As to the validity of the claim, have not
word to say. am only stating the pretensons of Eng
land and suppose it is admitted that at the time the
treaty was negotiated those dependencies any
more than Belize itself understood by the negoators to
be included in the stipulatons of the treaty. Two
three years ago. understand the inhabitants of the
islands, not being very numerous messenger to the
superintendent of the Belize and informed him that they
were without any regular governments, and that they
wished one to be established He told them very
ably that her Britannia Majesty could afford gov
ern them for nohing and that they must how much
they could raise by voluntary taxation to defray the
penses OF the Government They held meeting and
agreed that they would tax themselves goo year They
sent word of the result the superintendent of the Be-
ize who told them that for that he thought he could get
them regular Government. In consequence of that the
order of last July issued establishing the colony of
the Bay Islands Such is the account have received of
the origin of this colonial organizationno however,
ought to add, from any official source.
If these facts are, have stated, think it may be
said that there is violation Of the stipulation of the
treaty in organizing that colony. At the time,
candidy say that think it is i-advsed step.
have doubt it has been hastily taken the sugges
thnrit has
ed inadvertently through the Foreign Office at London
without sufficient consideration of the circumstances of
the think that the organization the avowed orga
nzaton into colony OF islands belonging geographically,
whatever may be the politically Central America
and within sight Of the Honduras coast is considering
the just susceptibility Of the American mind this sub
ject, which is greater than would exist in England
similar subject and in parallel state of affairs very
i'll advised and ndiscreet step. Ihave doubt the
sent of the Home Government has been surprised into it
by the ocious zeal of the colonial authorities and
terrain strong expectation that when through the dis
passionate representation of this Government shah be
brought to the consideration Of the British Minister it
will be retraced hope it will. think will be il
was in the Of the Sandwich islands in 1S43 You
know that that time the United States first agreed to
recognise the independence of those islands
nication made by to that effect to the British
Minister for Foreign Affairs in London. He agreed that
his Government would recognise their independence and
its best influence to induce France do the
The next that that Lord George Paulet
who commanded the British squadron in the Pacific had
StlLeu nau struck HAWAIIAN nag, anu
hosted the flag of England The first thing done by the
British Government to dsayow the rash and
thorzed act 1t the thing with the seizure of
Tigre island by Mr. Chatfeld in 1S48 and although the
is different these islands having for long time been
in the unqualified though contested possession Of Great
Britain, do think under all the circumstances of the
case, that calm and dispassionate representation
from this Government, this hasy step will be retraced
With respect to the transactions Truxio, have
nothing but newspaper information the subject and
that informs that there has been bombardmen
cannonading Of the place, at first reported but Sir
George Seymour the commander of the British squadron
in the West Indies officer Of great moderation who is
distinguished for his friendly feelings towards the United
States and at whose instance the British Admiralty have
very lately put in the possession Of Commodore Perry
commander Of the squadron sent out by this Government
to Japan, n large number Of charts and photographic
works-every thing in short to facilitate the expedition
has sent steamer to Truxlo tell the authorities
there that they must recall armed partyswhich they
had sent the frontier to break up the settlements Of
the English wood-cutters the river Limas do not
think any thing serious will grow out Of these TRANSACTIONS
and can only say, that if there disputed bounda-
ny between and Mexico and Mexico were to send an
armed force to break up settlement Of Americans, and
destroy their establishments think we shond tell them
in the panest terms the English language contains that
the United States did understand that way of settling
boundary controversies.
The Senate will infer, from what have said that
do not apprehend any disturbance Of the peaceful rea-
tons between this country and Great Britain ia conse-
quence Of the state Of things in Central America In the
last speech which had the honor make in the House
the opinion that there danger Of between
the United States and France with whom friendly
aons seriously menaced in consequence Of the de-
lay Of the French chambers to make appropriation TO
carry into effect Mr. Riyes treaty of indemnity. am
not sorry, in raising my voice for the first time