The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-12
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TO THE EprroRs or THE NATIONAL INrnLLIaEN0Hs.
GYxrLxxn-Knowing that several Senators had
had interviews with Col King since the statement
made in the Senate by Cen. Caa on Thursday last,
and the publication in the i.:dKeweer Of Col. Kings
note to Mr. Clayton of the 4th Of July 1850 In refe
renee to the Clayton and Bulwer treaty went to
the Senate this morning confidently expecting TO
hear such an explanation Of the apparent nconsia-
be satisfactory to all parties, and place tho whole
matter in proper light before the country
No such explanation having been made in the 30
nate, (perhaps from want Of proper information on
the subject asd it having been my privilege aswell
my duty to be very frequently with COL King dur
ing his present distressing Illness and thus to have
had opportunities TO understand his views not open
to Others it seems to that justice to him requires
that there should be longer delay in placing this
matter in its true and proper position. The proprie
ty OF this Is deemed TO be the more urgent from the
tact that Gen. Cass reiterated to-day his statement
in the Senate. 1t is as follows
conversed with Col King, and he authorized me to
say that there entire mistake upon this point He
told that after this qas ratification came from Eng
Clayton who desired to know If tho treaty should be sent
back to the Senate for its action upon this conditional
tifcation. He told Nh Clayton that il it there for
that till this day he supposed the project Of accepting
this declaration had been abandoned and that the treaty
he had some general idea of claim Of England to cut
ogwood in Honduras but he thought OF its being
up the foundation of pretension 10 establish
The following is the note Of July 4th:-
MR.. KING TO Mr.. CLAYTON.
Ny DEAR sn-The Senate perfectly understood that the
treaty did not include British Honduras Frankness be-
government but you should be careful not to
right of England to any portion OF Honduras
Faithfully, your obedient servant
To Hon JOIN N. CLAYTON, Secretary of State
Now, this whole difficulty is susceptible of expla
nation in a veryfew words. Col King's language to
Mr.. Cass was based upon supposed statement OF
facts very different from the facts as they actually
exist
After the negotiation and ratification Of the treaty
by the Senate it was sent to England, and returned
with proposition that it should be considered as
ratified on the part Of the British government pro
yided condition should be annexed to it recognising
title and jurisdiction in that government over GER
tain portion Of Honduras. Col. King never saw the
proposed provision in writing but understood it was
insisted on by Lord Palmerston. He very promptly
told both Mr.. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer that
with such condition the treaty could not get vote
in the Senate. Mr.. Clayton afterwards informed him
that the provision had been abandoned, and he con-
sdered the treaty ratified by the British government
precisely as il had been ratified by the Senate.
When Gen. Cass called on Col. King for his recol-
lectons upon the subject, the latter supposed that
the documents furnished by the State Department
showed that Lord Pamerston's demand had been
yielded to in all its extent instead Of abandoned
he had been told by Mr.. Clayton. Upon this suppo.
sition he did say what Gen. CaS5 represents him TO
have said in his statement.
In reference to British Honduras, Col. King was
well aware as every schooboy is, that Great Britain
has long had certain privileges there and from these
he did not suppose, nor until very recently did he
imagine, that any body supposed she was to be sum-
marty ousted by the Bulwer and Clayton treaty
In making this explanation have had no desire to
obtrude myself before the public Senator Clemens,
learn, has been for some time detained from his
seat by ndispositon, and Alabama has no represen-
tative in the Senate. The character of Col King is
too dear to his friends and his State for them to stand
by and see it even remotely implicated, without at
with parliamentary rules this should have been done
from my seat in the House Of Representatives As it
is, have to ask place for this communication in
your columns Very respectful y, your obedent SER
want, j. BRAGG.