Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-01-15


4th The convention, in describing the territory which
is to be made neutral two of the Central American
States in the vicinity of the canal Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, and then adds any part of Central America,
thus clearly implying that it political Central Amer
ica that was intended
1t was then geographical, but political Central
america that was included in the convention and SO the
honorable Senator'S must have understood when they
approved it, unless suppose them to have been in
differently informed that their opinions Of value
which Is not to be supposed for moment
5th shall endeavor to convince those honorable SEN
ators that their memories are still further at fault and
that uhsn ey approved The conoeahoa ey did under
stand IL to include British Honduras the Beze s
dependencies, Thich are the same
Like Central America" the Honduras also has
geographical sense and political Geographical
Honduras is all Honduras from the borders of Salvador
the Caribbean Sea, and includes Spanish Honduras and
British Honduras-just the Virginia long stood
for the whole Atlantic border from Carolina to Canada
but political Honduras is the ancient province nten
dency of Spanish Honduras it when it separated
from Spain and became the State Of Honduras, and
tered that Federal Republic of Central America and
it out Of that Federal Republic its dissolution
and it has remained hitherto and is now the State Of
Honduras; and that State in every book or geography
and every map every atlas is divided and separat
cd from British Honduras just plainly and as broadly
as Kentucky is divided from Virginia, Alabama from
Georgia, while British Honduras is in every such book
and atlas marked and designated with the islands before
mentioned British colony, sometimes by the name Of
British Honduras, and sometimes by the name OF the
Belize
know indeed that Spain to the last insisted that
Great Britain had only partial and limited right of oc-
cupancy but know also that Spain still claims All Cen
tral America and all Mexico, and all South America,
and even know that the State of Honduras set
up the pretensions of Spain and still insists upon them
do say that they not just. shall be glad II
they prove but know also that Great Britain equally
claims to British Honduras by absolute right and
that although she has three times been
dspossessed in the varying fortunes OF war; she has SO
claimed it since 1867 and has held 1t undsturbed since
IoFc vu1arU
pendence The Belize is British town Of two thousand
five hundred people, and with its adjacent territory has
been colony two hundred years, governed by Br-
tsh authority and occupied by British garrison 1t is
enthusiastically connected with the British diocese of Ja
maics and from 1917 to 1850 the United States main
tanned consul there who, with their consent received
his szsquatur from the Court of St James, In short,
practically, the Belize is much British town, and
British Honduras much British colony, to the know
ledge Of the whole world, as Quebec and Canada.
Now who supposes that Great Britain intended to
nounce that town. post and colony under the vague ana
Who supposes that the United States stipulated for
such remuneration in terms vague and uncertain
No one II is not that Britain resigns the United
States dominion The terms any part OF Central
America" then did include British Honduras, and
so the honorable Senators must have understood they
knew the political condition of British Honduras as
have described it. That condition was known here for
on the 10th of May l849 Senator stated in debate here
that four companies troops had marched from the
Belize into Yucatan and that this the act of the
colonial authorities of Great Britain at the Belize and he
who made that statement other than the honora
Bile Senator from Michigan, (Mr. CAss.)
9th. But, waving for arguments sake all the points
thus made shall next show that the Senators were
not ignorant Of The construction officially gven by Mr. Clay
ton TO the convention until The 9Th Of January instant phen
they proclaimed disclosure then o6tatned fhrongh me
Prsstdents communication.
The ratification was made on the 4th of July, 1850.
On the 14h of that month the President transmitted to
Congress q communication which contained these words:
COPY of the treaty concluded between Britain and
the United States in regard Central America is herewith
submitted Its engagements apply to all the hye States which
formerly composed the epubc of Central America and their
dependencies of which the Island of Tige was part 1t
does recognise AFFIRM deny the title of the British set
ement Belize which is BY the coast more anan aye nun
of the Bh title TO this district Of country commonly cdH
ed British Honduras and the small ands adjacent 10 it, claim
ed dependenccs stands precisely as stood before ne
treaty of tae late Presidenfs administration has an
any . Government to the Brhsh title in
notterr'to'y, OF any part @ ~.
This paper gave to the Senator'S just two years five
months twenty-five days ago, the same information
which surprises shocks, and alarms them now.
But, Mr.. President, this communication was only
reteraton of the information before given Tor on
the eh day of July 1850 the following official exposition
appeared in the National negencer together with the
convention u,en just officially promulgated:
From the onal publication in the preceding columns
readers win Cat the ratfcatons treaty between
Great Britain and hented States relative TO Central Ame
rcs concluded between the Secretary of State and the Right
Hon. Sir Henry L. Bulwer the uegoators each side were
snts this city the fourth of this month and that the
provisions of that treaty, far they EXTEND the
law Of the land for both countries.
leading object Of the treaty appears 20 be the ea-
bishment ship the Ishmus which connects
North with South America under the Protecorase only
of Great Britain and the United States but Of all other
which desire the right Of through 1t from ocean
to ocean the equal terms.
ain reference political advantages connected With
that treaty II may be remarked that all the States Of Central
America comprehendng the immense extent OF country from
tho el1c commonly called the Bay OF Honduras down TO
the northern boundary Of New Granada is made reafra ter
rorp No entering into this treaty can occupy
eoonise oy exercise any dominion over any
from In, boundaries Bay Of Honduras and Mexico on
the north TO those New Granada the south The British
10 the Belize the does not in any manner recog
nire; WITH IT. That settlement
vsrans that particular, AS IT srooD PREVIOUSLY 10 Thk
TREATY"
Senator'S who accuse Secretaries of stupidity, sup
preston and fraud cannot be allowed to plead ignorance
Of official expositions in the official journals
Seventhly and lastly, shall attempt to convince the
Senators that they and the Senate did understand that the
convention did not include Bftsh Honduras ~hsn they ap-
proved IL.
Mr. King OF Alabama, was chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations and the proper medium Of commu-
ncaon between the Senate and the Secretary Of State
The Senator from Michigan tells us that Mr. King has
stated him that after the quasi rahcahon came from
Eneland on the goth of June he had interview with
Mr. Clayton, who desired TO know whether the treaty
ought "a be sent back the Senate for its scon ON that
conditional ratification" The only for sendingt
back to Senate Senate might not have un
derstood the convention not ncudng British hondu
ras and 30 might object the ratification of II as thus
.explaned by the negotators The correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Clayton and Mr.. King tells the result
JuIr 4, 1850