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only Costa Rica Nicaragua, Salvador. Guatn
m1a, and Honduras which were once knowr
as the Republic of Central America; AMI con
tending that the convention used the term Cen
tral America in its political sense only. Geo.
graphical Central America embraces the re
gions which contain the three celebrated pas
sagcs from ocean to ocean, namely, panlml
Nicaragua and Tehuan,epec an If that be tht
view IN which the name Central America i,
used in the convention, then the stipuaions arc
already made between the two nations for the
construction aud maintenance Of railway pas
sagcs across all those routes. But the conYpn
ton, on the contrary, confines its case to the
Nicaragua route, and pospones to a future day
the making of a stipulation in regard to the
two other routes.
MIR. Seward then proceeded to show further
that when the honorable Senators approved the
convention they would have it understood tc
include British Honduras, or Helizc, as it il al
so called, contending that Honduras, like Cen.
tral America, has geographical ~ well rs d
political sense the former inclulinr both
Spanish and British Honduras. Just as the name
OF Virginia long stood for the whole Atlantic
border, from Carolina to Canada. Political
Honduras is the ancient Sp1nish province, and
on every map, and in every atlas. is divided
amt separated from British Honduras lust as
plainly and as broadly as Kentucky is divided
IRON Virginia while British Honduras is mark
ed and dcsgnltcd with the Indians attached rs
British Colony by the name Of British Hon
dnras, and some times by the name of Belize.
lhIS region Great Britain claims to own by
absolute right She his 50 claimed it since
the year 1861, and has held its unlistuibed
possession since the year 1888, The Belize
has been governed by British authorities for
nearly 200 years; it is occupied by British
GARRISON; Is ecclcslasticaly connected with
the Diocese Of Jamlic1. No one could sup
pose that Great Britain intended TO include that
colony under the vague and equivocal npme Of
Central America, or that the United States an
ncipated such proceeding, in terms so vague
and uncertain. The terms "any part of Cen
tral America" then did not include Honduras.
and Senators could not so have understood It,.
II they knew the political condition of British
Honduras.
Mr.. Seward then proceeded to give 4 histo-
ry OF the formation and ratification of the & av-
ton treaty, defending the course of the admin
istraton, denying emphatcally that there had
been lack of due information on the part of
Senators, and xculpating Mr.. Clay
ton from the charges Of suppression and fraud.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mc[.lnahan, from the Judiciary Com
mlttcc moved the suspension of the rules. to
enable him to report bill authorizing the Uni
ted States Court to issue attachments for con-
tempt, in certain cases. Ncgatyed
The House then passed the Senate bill.
the name of the ship Prentice to Lee
onl. and next took up the bill for the relief
Col. Fremont
The House passed the Scna'e resolution fill
the vacancies in the Board of Regents of the
Institution, with the names of
Alexander Da las, Bachc and J. NJ. Berrier.
The House then went into committee on the
Deficiency Bill.
Mr.. Bell, Of Ohio. protested against the doc
''i"o Of """o"utiV", "'o"Ud ny certain mem
bcrS. lie did not believe it was our "manitest
destiny" to annex Cuba, or aGy ether territory
The annexation of that island, If it should ever
be compassed, would be followed by the an
nexaion of the Canadas, and the agitation of
the compromise again, because that measure
aid not apply to territory not at the time in the
territorial possession of the United States.
Mr.. Stephens Of Georgil, replied, saying that
The compromise sett ed the principle that States
slavery, as the people Of the territories my de-
eide to be.
Mr. Sketon of New Jersey, spoke against
lie SeLate resolution comforting the rank of
Lieut. General on Gen Scott and against the
Army and Navy pension bill; also against the
increase of the salaries OF foreign
ministers,
Mr.. Weigh.man Of New Mexico defended
hat territory against suggestion IL thc report
Of the Secretary of War, that i would be bet,
Ter to buy out the people and induce them to
remove to a more favorable region than to
spend so much money for tleir defence.
The committee then rose, and the House
adjourned.