New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11

DIT DRODHEkD NIIPrcI RESOLUTION cO0jEl L
tpg the Clerk Of the Comrnit,ee Claims. Adopted.
az BADGER offered q resolution directing
tbe Secretary 10 pay Gales & Seton a the rate Of
~ 90 per for publishing the debates Of tis
zion and for such pa,s Of the debates OF last sssoi
which may have been published IN TIE LaisRigeqesr
Laid over -
Mr.. CHAsY offered resolution providing Tor
xrptr 900 additional copies Of Cent Marcys report
OF exploration OF the waters OF the Red River. Refer
sed to the Printing Committee
Mr.. CLAYTON's resolution was tasenu up.
MIR. DOUGLAS said he had nothing 70 do with
The matters in controversy betwe, the senator from
Delaware and the Senator from M aigan. IAflitter
was absent and no ne who knew him had any dpno;
but he would bt the pOper time d>iend nse nor ea1
he anything to do with the points in G.isre1cs
between the Senator end the Committee ~ Foreign R-
iatoDs Prom several be bed bot mad o0oor
tuniy 70 attend the meetings Of ttat Committee nor
even to read their reports lie would leave the Chair
man Of that COMMITTEE % defend hatreport, duty h,
was perfectly capable of performing. He rose einpy
10 speak 10 the point in his speech male some time
snce, which had been commented On By the Senator
from Delaware. Ia that speech be had expires "a
bis approval ard preference o. that policy which
would have secured ~ tire Uaited States the
elusive grant OF night Of way 10 the Pacific across
Nicaragua. The Senator In favor II making TINS
psrtneisbp affair, open 70 the world In his speech 10
bad expressed regret that the Administration Of Gen
Taylor had Withheld from the Senate the Treaty nego
tinted by Mr. Hse, End this point the Senator had met
by stating the many objections ~ that Treaty IL was
fsid that that TreCty negotiated without ins'rac
tions That certainly no objection 30 sending It
10 the Senate for ratification The Treaty neyo+iatsd
by Nj Bidlack and cited by the Sen au authority
30 sustan him onother point II withheld from
fhe Senate reject by H. because negotiatsd
without Instructions He understo0d the rule to be-
fhst "ben a treaty wa made without any au-
thority TO do so, the Executive g'as At liberty to
withhold II, and reject uncondtona If be thought
proper or 70 send IL 10 the Senate If lie should deem
advisable but where il negotiated under instruc-
tons there was an Implied CATION send % the
SENATE for ratification The next objection was that il
was not approved by Nicaragua This was true but
why was not ratified by Nicaragua In his speech he
had shown that it ratified there because of the
Instructions gwen u hr Squcr defeat and prevent
che ratification of any such treaty
Mr. CLAYTON asked if he understood the
Senator right saying the treaty not ratified by
Nicaragua because OF Mr. Squers interference and that
SquieI Interference was in consequence Of the nstruc
lions of the State Department.
Mr.. DOUGLAS SAID the Senator understood
tm correctly.
Mr. CLAYTON said he would be glad if the
Senator would point out those instructions.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said Mr. Ilise was sent to
Nicaragua by President Polk He removed by the
Administration of General TAYLOR and Mr. SGuier 40.
pointed to suporsede BIN. Aer his removal but before
be received any notification OF it, he negotiated the
Treaty In the instructions given 70 Squier when he
as sent out TO suporseie Hse, he directed TO ask
exclusive right for the United States that the object
of the Government was 20 peculiar rights
rxclusive privileges, no monopoly OF the commercial
channel to be opened 10 the Pacific After instructng
",
nsuch grant had been incauiiously or una1visediy
made before he reached there, he endeGyor TO
have that grant modified.
Mr.. CLAYTON said that the instructions read
by the Senator did refer to Treaty at all but any
charter grant made by Nicaragua to individuals,
giving them All exclusive right.
Mr.. DOUGLAS again read that portion Of the
stUctions.
Mr.. CLAYTON said that what the Senator had
read referred 10 any contract incauOusy made to nd
riduals, &c. and not 10 any Treaty made by Hse.
Mr.. DOUGLAS read further from the instruc.
lions. lie said the word used aa'iOn-not 10 give
exclusive grant charter % any uation-meanDg
clearly according to his Interpretation that II ise had
obtained such exclusive grant for this nation he
(Squicr) 10 have il modified TO make il open TO
che world. Such Squiers construction of his in-
e,ructOns On his arrival there, before he got there
he notified the Government of Nicaragua that Hse had
authority treat with it the subjects that he had
been recalled, aud that any Treaty negotiated by him
would not by the Government ofthe United
States, and he Immediately proceeded upon his arrival
thereto negotiate Treaty in conformity Within vewsof
fhe Department sconained In his Instructions by which
the grant TO be secured the plan OF partnership
with the world Both the Hise and Suier treaties
On tho State Department when Congress met and the
Department had the power and the right 20 send either
10 the Senate for ratification They were framed Cd
dicrcpt policies The one gave TO the United states
exclusive right the other right in partn rsip
with the world The Secretary of State had the oppor-
funiy to adopt either policy. lie did so-rejeeting the
one securing the exclusive grant and adopting the part
origin In these proceedings.
Mr.. CLAYTON said if the Senator would only
eye himself time TO read the last paragraph of the in
sctons he would they DO not refer to any treaty.
but direct him TO that any grant to shoud
not be which would place IN the hands oil capt
fasts an exclusive privilege enabling them to extort
from the commerce Of the world which would seek
that channel Of communication unfair and unjust taxes
and such tolls aud charges they might think proper 10
levy upon it, He would ask the Senator how he could
have supposed when he issued the Instructions 70 Squle
hat Isc had made such treaty-when In TACT lilse
made his treaty sometime alter that datef How cou1
DC have supposed Hse would make any treaty at ALL
when he found In the State Department, Mr. Buchan-
ans instructions Hise TO make any treaty what
Mr. Douglas said he had read that paragraph
fmos, while he accepted the Senator'S explanation oil II,
be thought il still bore the construction he had placed
upon it. 1t positive against any exclusive right
Did the Senator prefer the grant OF an exclusive
dghi
Mr.. CLAYTON said he did not.
Mr. Doue,As said that he was therefore doing
poine more than maintaining the consistency OF the
insru with the Senator'S now avowed preference
dor the partnership pap over an exclusive gh, IN tc
api,ed states SQuer evidently understood the istruc'
sans ms he did While his way TO Nicaragua hc saw
In newspaper statement that lise had or was nego'
eating treaty for an exclusive grant. and without WAX
Sng tn he reached there ne sent on IN advance pso
fest AGAINST Hises authority or power to negotiate
aly such treaty. lie understood now nom the
Senator that the Hise treaty was oonoNous' De
cause ii guaranteed the independence OF Me,
>rapus 10 do which, would be departure
sro@ roHcy-the policy heretofore pursued by the
United states except IN one instance Inc opjeSuon.
stated m the to Congress in 1850 were different
60 this The Hise Treaty received in the state De
pGtment in September, lsi9-the squer Treaty In DC
fober Immediately after the receipt OF !ie 's.'S ue
Secretary of State wrote 20 Mr. Lawrence In London 70
sprcest 10 the British Government the Willingness OF the
United States enter into treaty with Great britain
10 the independence OF Nicaragua Costa Rcs
nrS Honduras Thus while the Senator retained In the
STATE Department the Hse treaty because guaranteed
che independence of Nicaragua, he was proposing a
treaty with Great Britain TO guarantee the independence
ofthst State and others How the Senator could recon-
rne the proceeding he could not understand The Sen
ator be mistaken In supposing that that feature OF
The treaty of the for Withholding froa
ahe Senate II that feature so monstrous, he was
proposing 10 do the thing himself The Senator
must be mistaken. Now suppoSng that that reason