The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-29
The Whis Press.-Gonerai Cass.-Tho Clayton
BuIwcr Treaty

Senate had acted the wing press has been uneeasing in
lis Efforts 10 perveri history in order 10 shield Mr. Clay
ION from the consequences OF his conduct The direct
eheet Oh such perveson is 10 encourage British aggres
ton' and to induce that government to adhere TO lis
uniounded pretensons which strike directly al the
highest interests of the United States Such unparolic
conduct al the bidding OF party. being consistent with
many preceding events in the history OF federalism does
not excite those feelings of notification. mixed with
surprise and resentment. by which il should be met.
General Cass offered the resolution of inquiry with
gard TO British colonization in the Bay OF Honduras
which brought to light the Interpretation OF the
treaty and he has OF course been literally assaed His
declaration that he destood when the treaty be-
lore the Senate. that the whole OF Central America
embracing British Honduras, was included in the treaty.
and that the British swept from Central America,
although coroborated by Gen. Taylors message
hitting the treaty 10 the Senate, and by like declarations
from many other senators. has been made the subec,
oil bitter and malignant assault The Detroit Advertiser
OF the 2lst instant throws aside all of propriey.
and even msquoes the public records in order to crafty
its unpatroc resentmens That journal airms. in the
article TO which allude, that Gen. Taylor in transmit
ting the treaty The Senate for the advice OF that body
held this language
:" copy of the treaty concluded between Great Britain
and the United States in regard Central America is here
with submitted Its engagements apply to all the five
States which formerly composed the republic Of Central
America and their dependencies OF which the Island of
Tigfe part 1t does recognise affirm deny the
title OF the British settlement Belize, which is by the
coast more than five hundred miles from tho proposed
nal Nicaragua The question of the British title this
district Of country commonly called British Honduras,
and the small islands it, claimed its depend
encies stands precisely il stood before the treaty No
OF the late Presidents administration has any
committed this government to the British title ia that
territory or any part OF il"
We have before the message from which the above
purpors to be extract and it contains nothing which
bears any the most distant resemblance TO this pretended
quotations II says nothing of the five States which for
mery composed the republic OF Central America nor OF
the island of TIgre, of the distance OF the Belize
from the proposed canal Neither the words British Hon.
duras Honduras, the Belize, appear in the whole
document So far from holding the language attributed
to him by the Detroit Advertiser, Gen. Taylor says ex-
pressy in his message transmitting the treaty, that it
protected any communication the ishmus,
mencing ia the southern part of Mexico, and termi-
mating in the territory Of New Granada; that lis raf
cation twill in future the Liberation OF all Gen.
trail America from any kind of foreign aggression; and
that of the objects OF the treaty was 10 maintain
the independence and sovereignty Of all the Central Amer
lean republics" Now British Honduras lies in the 18TH
mus between the southern part OF Mexico and New
Granada-it is part of Central America, and is part Of
Guatemala. of the Central American republics, whose
independence and sovereignty Gen. Tayor's pur
pose, and the purpose of the Senate, to maintain by
means OF the Clayton. Bulwer treaty.
Mr. Seward of New York. in the dogmatcal speech he
delivered in The Senate the 10th instant quoted the
tract used by the Detroit Advertiser portion Of
the l4th OF July, 1850 General Taylors funeral took
place Saturday the 18th of July, 1885, and the
l4lh-the next day-being Sunday, neither house of
Congress was in session. On the 22d of July Mr.
Fillmore sent special message 10 the House of Rep
resentatves, dated the lsth relative TO the seizure of
Tgre island, in the bay of Fonseca, and communca-
ting copy Of the Clayton Buwer treaty, which had
been ratified and published about fifteen days before
Mr. Fillmore used such language that contained
in the extract; bat have not hand the means of
ascertaning whether any of the papers accompanying
his message used such language, when they were
printed for the of the House of Representatives
But we do remember most distinctly the subjects OF
overshadowng importance which engrossed the aiien-
ton not only OF Congress- bu, OF the whole country be-
tween the time OF General Taylor's DEATH on the nth
Of July $780, and the adjournment OF Congress in Sep
TENDER following and which continued 10 engross the
attention OF the whole country for many perilous months
after the adjournment OF the memorable fret session OF
the Thuy-frst Congress
We publisb by request so much of the report of Mr.