The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-06
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
q z q SECOND SESSION. y o
WEDNESDAY,, January S, 1853
SENATE.


4 is SENATE.
Memorials were presented by Messrs. Sc
WARD, BRIGHT, JONES of Iowa, SHIELDS,
FETCH, and SOULE, and referred TO their ap-
Mr.. FELCH, from the Committee on the Public
Lands was discharged from the further consider
alton Of the memorial of the Sackett's Harbor and
Ellisburg Railroad Company
The bill from the House of Representatives max
ing appropriations for the support of the Military
Academy for the year ending June 80, 1854, was
read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The resolution submitted by Mr. RUsK IN rea
ton TO paying MIR. MERiwETHER his per diem and
mileage up to the Goth December, 1852, was, after
Il brief discussion, read third time and passed.
The resolution submitted yesterday by MIR.
w ELLER respecting the Mexican boundary was
taken up and so modified as read
Resoloed, That the President of the United
States be requested to inform the Senate whether
the boundary line between the United States and
Mexico has been fully out and established;
and, if not, whether the commission has expired
Tor the want OF commissioner and surveyor on
the part of this Government.
The resolution submitted by MIR. BADGER to
thorze the Secretary to purchase 10000 copies of
Hickey's Constitution for the of the Senate was
taken up and agreed to; yeas 20, nays H. asst
EIr. CASS called up the joint resolution intro
duced by him in relation to European colonization
the North American continent; which was read
a second time. q
Mr.. HALE sent an amendment to the Chair
which he proposed to offer hen the subject came
up for consideration This amendment embodies
the whole of the original resolution, only making
ii applicable to Canada
THE TRIPARTITE TREATY-cUBA.
message received from the President of
the United States in reply to the resolution Of the
Senate of March last, calling for the correspon-
dence relative to the proposed riParte conven ion
concerning Cuba; which was read and ordered to
be printed. ... E.. .at
From the documents accompanying the message,
the following copies have been furnished US:
John F. Champion to Daniel Webster.
WAsHINeToN, April %, 1852.
SIR: / beg leave to enclose the copy of the de-
formed the subject of the conversation which Mon
sieur de Sartiges and myself had the honor of
holding with you this morning
The sentiments and opinions which you ad-
dressed to Us with so much frankness and precision
In regard to this matter were SO entirely in con-
currence with those entertained by her majesty .
government, and well embody the principles
which have been laid down by the President of the
United States several occasions, and more g.
pecially in his last annual message to Congress,
that it would be great satisfaction to me to be
abled to convey them to Lord Malmsbury in your
words. If therefore you were to think it expedi
ent in acknowledging the receipt of my present
communication to make such a succinct statement
of them you may deem proper, it would afford
opportunity of communicating your re-
marks c0nfdentiGlly to his lordshIp in q manner
which would, lam convinced, be extremely graft
flying to her majesty's government.
(sgned) JOHN F. CHAMPION.
The Earl of Malms5slry to John F. Champion, ESQ
FuREIGN:OFFIcE, April 8, 1852.
SIR The attacks which have lately been made
on the Island of Cuba, by lawless bands of adven-
turers from the United States, with the avowed de
sign of taking possession of that island, have en-
gagged the serious attention of her ma esty's gov
eminent, the more especialysas they most
DESTROYS that the friendly relations existing between
Great Britain and the United States should not be
endangered, they might be, by repetition of
such attacks. The Government of the United
States has repeatedly declared that it would not
see with indifference the Island of Cuba fall into
the possession of any other European power than
Spain. Her majesty's government share in the
most unqualified manner in the views thus put forth
by the Government of the United States, and could
with indifference the Island of Cuba in
the possession OF any power whatever but Spain
The government Of France, with which her ma
jesty's government have been in communication
on this important matter cordially adopt the same
views, and concur with her majesty's government
in thinking that effort ought to be made, in con
cert with the Government Of the United States, to
place this matter such footing shall pre-
clude all hazard of collision between either of the
three powers in the event of the aggression Cuba
being repeated.
The British government can have no hesitation
IN explicitly declaring that they have no wish or
intention to appropriate Cuba to themselves. The
French government have signifed to her majesty .
timens, and their readiness to make a formal de-
claration to the same effect
The Government of the United States having also
at various times pronounced themselves in the
came sense, and having moreover in these later
times exerted themselves, far their legal COM
petence permitted, to arrest and defeat the at
tempts made the Uniied States cizens and others
against the leland of Cuba, all three parties ap.
pear to be fully agreed repudiate each for itself
all thoughts of appropriating Cuba, and it would
therefore seem as II all that remains to be done
to give practical effect to the views entertained
in common By the three other powers.
Happears to her majesty's government-and in
this view the government of France have ex.
pressed their concurrence-that this result would
be best attained by the three parties entering into
tripartite arrangement, whether by convention
or by the interchange of formal notes, by which
they bind themselves severaily and collectively to
renounce both now and hereafter, all intention to
take possession of the Island OF Cuba and to dscoun
tenance all attempts to this effect on the part of
others.
enclose herewith project of such convention
as her malesty's government think will answer
the purpose intended; and have to instruct you
to submit this project to the Government of the
United Statcs for its favorable consideration, &C.
companying the proposal with such observations
and arguments as you may consider best suited
to conclliate the good will of that Government and
to induce them to view with favor the arran
thus submitted to them. ,..,. H.
You will read this despatch to the United States
Secretary OF State, and leave copy of it with
him.
lam, &C., (Signed)