Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-15

belonged originally 10 fucatan ana under the monarchy
Spain it belonged the yiceroyalty OF New Spain
Mexico That the political division to which Ii
then attached When the revolution severed the autho-
rty of SPAIN and when by it. the power of the Spanish
Crown taken away the republics were established
and this country called Yucatan became independent of
Mexico the Merida Indians, constituting part Of Yu
eaan and holding portion perhaps Of this very terri
tory Of British Honduras Belize, asserted their indie
pendence and were very near establishing 1t some years
ago Gentlemen ascertain all these facts by looking
at the maps and at the books which give the informa
ton and if they do that, they win find that the Buwer
and Clayton treaty had any thing to do with the
Belize or British Hondurasthat that country was
part of Central America and the concession that il was
is altogether against the truth of geography rose TO
state these facts Having done so, shall take my seat
without going at all into the inquiry whether Great Br
tain has any title right to dispose of the SOIL and to
settle the country called Belize, British Honduras as
her colony 1t is only premature, but mschievous
by such discussion this to undertake to settle titles
and to commit ourselves without thorough investigation
in behalf of the title either Of England SPAIN Mexico or
Yucatan, or Of the aboriginal Indians.
MIR. MANGUM i rise, Mr.. President, simply for the
purpose of remarking that in my humble Judgment this
whole discussion is useless for any public purpose and
injurious mary interests pending before Congress
This debate started originally with sort of assault upon
the late Secretary Of State John NJ Clayton and the late
Wing administration of Gen. Taylor That assault has
been repealed most sgnay every point of the line, and
with the fecundtes of Democratic friends 1t has un-
dergone Protean change and now is war with Great
Britain Sir hope the resolutions will be introduced,
and referred to the appropriate committee.
/ Mr.. SEWARD. What resolutions?
| Mr. MANGUM. Resolutions Of war with Great Britain,
to be laughter They have given up the assault
upon John NJ Clayton predicted yesterday IN Execu-
tive session. that they doing more for him than he
would perhaps be able to do for himself and to-day
Geographic despatch has been received by which see
he has been elected member of this body and will
in short time be upon this floor of our peers able
! to speak for himself
i think these war measures had better 90 There
is nothing before the Senate, understand from the
Chair but if there were, should that it lie the
table AT all events shall persist in resisting any fur
| Their discussion upon this subject The wounded mus
take of themselves well they can, be left
the tender Of their associates There have been
curious hutterings during this discussion Never was
there assault made upon enemys line in the world
which has met with signal failure The assailant
have been utterly routed and they can gather up thei
broken elements and amputate the limbs of the wounded
perhaps l. for one shall rejoice intend presently to
move adjournment, in order that we may come here
fresh tomorrow morning and be enabled to 90 work
upon useful business and get rid of these mere partisan
discussions shows great aerness and patriotic ankle
y to the country the part of those gentlemen who orr
gnaed this discussion Let these questions be tested IN
due orn and let them not be brought up IN this rregu
| lar manner
Sir, am not going into this subject to-day. Yester
day. in Executive session, expressed my views upon It.
merely wish to say in order that 1t may before the
country, that as member of the Committee Foreign
Relations it entered into my head that Of any
other member of the committee according to my reco
lection that any British right whether good or bad &c
the Belize matter under what pretence it was held
was to be affected by the treaty called the Clayton and
Buwer treaty The great effort upon the Mosquito
] king There obtained every thing we desired: that
is incontestable will not 20 into that question at all
will not undertake to say how it is that at this late pc
Rod could have entered into the minds of gentlemen
that this whole matter adjusted by the treaty How
they should have got such idea is to me uncomfortable
This matter, in the way in which it commenced,
very beautiful political operations and if it is to be car
ried out the which the language of gentlemen
seems to indicate it may lead to declaration of wal
against Great Baitan. But rather apprehend that
what the sagacious Senator from New Hampshire has
fairly and justly predicted will be the resultan gno
minous backing out
Sir with view that mems minds may settle down from
the extreme agitation growing out Of this Infatuated de-
bate, very humbly submit motion which appre
bend will with the universal of the Sen
ate and that is, that we do now adjourn.
The motion agreed to, and the Senate adjourned