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

ICED by the Crown of Spaia and showed how, in the
course Of lime ceased @ be the interest OF Spain 70
consolidated her power in Honduras As 10 the lustness
and right OF her claim said nothing. repeat IT, meant
leave il MIR Clayton meant TO leave H. neilher al
ming denying any right OF Great Brtai0-lesying II
Just as IL was matter OF fact, without the sanction OF
ms treaty or the sanction OF bus Ana
SAID that had not been the with that administration
OF which the senator had been supporter. referred 10
Mr. Pok's recognition of the authority OF Great Britain
over this territory called Belize, BRUSH Honduras.
But the senator from Michigan said he was yet 70 learn
that, by the appointment OF consul 10 the Belize, We
gave any sort OF acknowledgment 10 the title OF Great
senator from New York Usr
stated il TO show that Mr. Polk had expressly recox-
Missed the authority of Great Britain over this territory
/ Mr.. CASS BY the appointment OF the consul. n
Mr. PEARCES Yes But | will read 10 the Senate
the commission OF the consul signed by President Polk;
and nasmuch the senator from Louisiana thiuks that
reference cannot fairly be made 10 something written
without reading IL in iull, wall do SO: ~44 .
| /" The President Of the United States all who shall
! these presents, greeting
the abilities and integrity OF Christopher Hsmps,sad. of
New York, have nominated, and by and with the advice
United States the port OF Belize, in Hon
datas and such Other po1s as shall be thereto man
Uned States, wnat" The same Allegiance and do authorize
and exercise and enjoy all the gh pre- emnences priv
.eges and authorities 70 the same Of right sppsa,n.ng
for the time beng-he demanding and receiving no fees or
pelqus'es Of office whatever which shall not be expressly
established by some law OF the said United Suites And
do hereby en all captains and commander OF
the flag Of be said States well ali other Of their citi
zsns TO acknowledge and consider him, the said Christie,
request her Brilannc Majesty her governor and officers
permit the said Christopher Hempstead fully and peace
suffering 70 be given him. molesaton troubles
an h% n p IL
Majesty"
| Mr. CHASE What book is that,
| Mr.. PEARCE. 1t is Executive Document, volume
Mr.. CASS. That is the standing form of the commits.
sion-a de faelo acknowledgment.
| Mr.. PEARCE. Precisely: II was de facto acknowl-
edgment Of the authority Of the British government
grant an exequatur and therefore an acknowledgment
of her jurisdiction de facto .# 4tq
Mr. CASS | would ask the senator il he supposes
that the same form was not used in regard to the Mex
can and South American provinces before their inde
pendence was acknowledged, and also in regard to
Greece' 1t is de faeo acknowledgment Of the state
Of things without conceding the right at all It is not
Mr. PEARCE. That is all Mr.. Clayton has done.
He has recognised the de taeio existence Of the British
authority within those limits The exequatur in this
from the British government. Here the letter OF
Mr. Hampstead informing the Secretary of State that he
had received il: #l.3 5H
together with her Britannia Msjesy's exe9uatnr has at
length arrived and have commenced act as United
States consul for this port" 4
That is what was done in that day, which it seems
hardly any OF us may now venture 10 question do
not intend TO do it; but desire point the con,rasA
| between the acts of Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Clayton
MIR. Clayton recalled this consul He did choose TO
give even that sanction 10 the claim OF the British au
horities. He Withdrew the sanction of this government
so far as he could do 80 by recalling the consul
The form OF language employed is nothing more than
what is always used suppose j is precisely that
presume. which would be found in the commission OF the
cousul 10 Liverpool But forms sometimes things
and you would not pray exequatnr Of any govern
ment except that which exercised jurisdiction the
place TO which the consul is sent, so Mr.. Folks com.
mission TO Mr. Hampstead admits the jurisdiction Of her
Bn annie MoiMy. whom and whose governors and Off
GERS" the commission prays TO allow Mr. Hampstead TO
exercise peaceabIy and fully" bs Office of consul
need not occupy more OF the time Of the Senate. |
rest the late Secretas defence upon his letter to Mr.
Foreign Rslalions-,her proper organ-and his reply
declaring that ''the Senate perfectly understood that the
treaty did not include British Honduras" ess
Mr. BORLAND. One word only, SIR shall not go
into the discussion OF the merits of this question
shall | undertake TO say what the opinion OF any
other senator at the time this treaty ratified But
an appeal has been made 10 the Senate generally to say
what The understanding, respond TO il far
pressed by the senators from Michigan IMr CAssl and
from Louisiana, Mr. Downs and that If any other
dersandng was expressed upon this floor, never heard
oil II unl this discussion sprung up SO much Tor that
voted against that treaty not, sir in reference to his
particular question IN reference 10 the extent OF the
rghtiully held. | voted against it for two reasons
First, because recognised what is usually called the
Monroe doctrine and Tor that without being in
consistent with myself, as conceived, could recog
Mise the right OF Great Britain 10 negotiate with 10
the possession holding OF provinces of any kind in
Central America, upon this continent Secondly,
voted against il because would never by my vote, bind
the United States 10 abstain IRON the acquisition OF ter
rlory IN that direction or IN any other deem just TO
say this Tor myself and because know that il represents
the unanimous voice of my constituents
Mr.. SOULE. There facts connected with the his
tory of thus proceeding which seem TO have been over
looked by those who have preceded ne, and which [
deem my duty TO place before the Senate. was among
those who voted for that treaty. 1t is but natural that
should be anxious, well my colleagues who have
spoken upon the subject state with what motives that
vote thus gwen II will strike the Senate and am
IT will strike the country, that there is something
highly significant in the fact that two months after the
treaty had been ratified II deemed, by the British
minister, necessary 10 have some explanation "a 10 the
meaning of it, Whence could his suspicious arisef
What had anspred between the date OF the ratification
OF The treaty aud the date OF this correspondence that
should thus have aroused The suspicious OF the British
minister is question which naturally suggests Itself TO
the consideration OF any one who wall besow the least
attention upon the subject To my mind, II shows con-
cusvey that something of the secret OF our delbera
here had gone and might have produced IN the
mind Of the British representative here that suspicion
And what II, MIR. President, that could thus have
created that state OF feeling in the breast OF the British
minister shall state il in very few words
While the treaty was being negotiated, some ten or
twelve senator's, and among them al the reqnes OF the
then chairman OF the Committee on Foreign Relations,
the OF President pro temPore TO hear the
reading Of that treaty, then in embryo And, on aceountot
the opinion entertained by OF the members present
that might have some particular acquaintance WIN
the localities mentioned in The treaty, was especially
desr ed and requested besow attention upon he
reading of the paper When the obnoxious article was
read could not but remark that although this wording