The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-12

slant. when they proclaimed II lLcu op
tanned through the Presidents ommuncalion.
The ratification was made on the 4th OF July, leoo
On the l4h of that month the President transmitted
10 Congress- communication, which contained these
words sel t."sl#I
copy Of the treaty concluded between Great Brita
and Unled States la regard TO Central America Is here
with subniued It's engagements apply 70 all ne nvs
States which formerly composed the republic ot Cenus
America and their dependencies OF which the island oi
the title of he British settlement al Belize which Is by the
than five hundred miles from the proposed cana
Nicaragua The question o the Bflt.ss l,s 20 ,n,s m
district of country, commonly called British Honduras and
small islands adjacent IT, claimed as IL ependences
stands precisely IL STOOD before the treaty no ac ol me
late Presidents administration has In any manner com
United this to the British title In hat ef'oy
or any part OF H."
This paper gave to the senators just two years. five
months and twenty-five days ago. the same information
which SURPRISES shocks, and alarms them now.
But Mr. President, even this communication was ony
reeration OF the same information before gwen; Tor on
the sh day of july 1885, the following official exposi-
ton appeared in the National Integen together with
the convention then just officially promulgated s.7-
"From the official publication in the preceding columns
between Great Bain and the United States rela,ye 70
Central America concluded between the Secretary Of
gotators side, exchanged between the repre-
sentaves of the Two governments In this cry on tne
fourth of this month and that the provisions oil that treaty.
far they Extend are now the law Of the land for both
countries
shment a shpcanal the isthmus which
North with South America, under the potectora'e not only
ons which desire the right OF passage through Il from
ocean to ocean on the same equal terms.
that treaty. il may be remarked that a the States Of Cen
al Amer lea, pretending The immense of coun-
down the northern boundary of New Granada is made
neutral territory No govern ment entering into this treaty
nlnion over any part Mosquito coast or any part
Central nerca from the boundaries of The Bay Of Hon
and Mexico the north those of New Granada
the south The British title TO the Belize the treaty does
in any manner ognlse nor does il deny il Or medde
stood previously to the treaty"
Senators who accuse Secretaries OF stupidity or sup
and fraud cannot be allowed to plead ignorance
of official expositions in the official journals.
Sixlhly and lastly shall attempt convince the
atos that they and The Senate did understand that the
convention did no, include British Honduras when they
approved it.
Mr.. King, Of Alabama, chairman OF the Commit
tee Foreign Relations and the proper medium OF CON-
municaiion between the Senate and the Secretary Of
State. The senator from Michigan tells us that Mr..
King has stated him that aer the quasi ratification
came from England, the 2gth Of June, he had in
tervew with Mr. Clayton, who desired 10 know whether
the treaty ought to be back to the Senate for its
tion that conditional ratification. The only
for sending back 10 the Senate was that the Senate
might have not understood the convention not includ
ing British Honduras, and so might object 10 the Tatca
ton OF thus explained by the negotiatos The
respondence between Mr. Clayton and Mr. King tells
the result:
JuLY a. 1850.
DEAR SIR. am this morning writing to Sir II l. Bul
wer, aud while about decline altering the treaty the
time Of exchanging Publications, wish 10 leave no room
that we now pretend that Central America in the treaty in
cudes British Honduras
shall therefore say 10 him, Ia effect that such con.uc
ton the contemplation of the nesotators the
Senate the time of confirmation May have per
by you chairman of Foreign Relations TO the Senate,
before the taken the reatyi think it due TO
Very truly, yours
JOHN M CLAYTON
To Hon. w R KING, u s Senate
July 4, 1860.
My DEAR SIR. The Senate perfectly unde rsooa that the
treaty did include British Honduras Frankness be-
expression which would seem to recognise the right
OF England to any portion Of Honduras.
Faithfully, your obedient servant,
To Hon. JoHs NJ CLAYTON, Secretary OF State.
So the proper organ Of the Senate reported that they
perfectly understood that the convention did not include
British Honduras The accusing senators will not i'm
peach the chairman and if they do shall not 60 with
them respect and honor that distinguished mannay,
sir, love him, have received inIuriesmany OF them
here The memory oil Them died in the hour in which
they were committed but have received kindnesses-
benefits, iooand many OF these were received al The
hands OF William King Not one OF these shall per ish
in my memory until give an account OF them to his
Creator and mine And since those honorable
have broadly assumed TO speak for ALL they
will not deny that they did not know what we all
+" perfectly understood"
Just what Mr.. King advised was done by the Secre-
tary. He took etecus not 10 use any expression
which should 10 recognise the ,igh Of England 10
the portion of Hondurashat is 10 British Honduras
which she possessed That right remains Just as 1t was
before Good bad, II is made or better by
the treaty. As to the Bay OF Islands il IT in fact
dependency OF British Honduras the 4th OF July $780,
then The formation oil colony there is moi violation
the convention. II II was not then in fact dependency
then that transaction ia violation OF the treaty. But IN
s,her case has nothing TO do with the present question
The senator from Louisiana, MT Dowss,l in the very
wanionne-s OF has supposed that not only the
enae, but the late President General Taylor, kept
~ ignorance OF the conditions OF Iathcaiion-and this
upon the ground merely that General ay or sickened
the 4h and died the 9th OF July. But the Committee
on Foreign Relations now appear to have known those
conditions the 29h ot june and the President may
be presumed to have been nrused by the Secretary with
fact that officially communicated to the Senae.
OF that administration, want OF mutual confidence be-
tween the Secretary OF Stale and his chief
was not one of them. They stood together firmly,
divided and inseparable TO the last
Storms OF factions from within their own party, and
from without beset them, and combinations and coali-
tons, in and out Of Congress, assaed them with de-
gree OF violence that other administration has ever
counieed. But they yielded and faefed for
an hour They went firmly and firmly united together
IN their great work OF consolidating the then newly ex
tended republic upon the foundations of universal lib
city, and establishments continental power the found
ations OF commercial interests and republican systems
The administration which they conducted was beaten
down not by human hands, nor by human wotds, by
human votes; but il went down only under a provden-
tial visitation, that if had happened the field OF
Monterey or al Buena VISTA would have either forever
lost long postponed the extension OF borders TO the
shores OF the Pacific Those who have prohted by
political changes, consequent that sad event. may listen
unmoved 10 the ccnsures which Tor two past have
howled and still bowling equally around the Secretary
OF State in his retirement, and the veteran and
Exhausted President in bis grave Let me, the other
hand. who had some humble portion OF their confidence.
and kne their fidelity each other and TO their coun-
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