The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-14

teased otherwise than a thing al ths
win oil the discoverer OF the county. the
Of the treaty Greal Britain will longer have any
10 deny this prineipls, which she in every
olhef case Ia eemmon with US Her will be
neither occupy fonfy, coonze or dominion
or control IN any part Of the Mosquito Central
America To ai,enpt do either of those things the
exchange of ratihcstions would vabiy produce up-
1aTe with the United States" .sH# 1'eg Sl
Mr. PEARCE. | do not perceive any discrepancy be
tween the senator and myself certainly regards
the Mosquito coast, OF which l have RETAINED from
speaking or OF the rest OF the States of Central America
none at all but there is difference between the senator
rom LOUISIANA and The senator from Michigan which
leave 10 themselves to reconcile III
Mr. DOWNS MIR. President, there are some docu-
ments, published for the first time this msrnng which
my epaen. throw light upon this subject and coobo-
rate very fully and completely the positions taken by the
honorable senator from Michigan and myself and others,
to.w. that in the general provisions OF this treaty Brit
fact should be we'll understood in relation 10 this matter
aud is as well now, while this question is in our
minds and in the mind OF the country the contents
OF these documents should be stated. will therefore
read from the message Of the President of the United
States. transmitting this treaty the Senate. clauses
which will clearly indicate the construction which we
have placed upon the treaty have been corecthat il
did embrace the whole Of Central America, including
Brit sh Honduras. shall not stop now Mr. President.
10 d'scuss the nature of the possession the rights
which Great Britain had there but the positions that
assumedand the same understood the honorable
ator from Michigan 10 that after the ralh
cation OF that treaty. the British government had pow
er to occupy coonze, fortfy any portion oil Central
America, including what is called British Honduras. And
think the message of the President OF the United States
on this subject transmitted with the treaty. clearly shows
same opinion In the message of the 22d OF April trans
mi,tng the treaty, the President uses this language
Il viii be seen that this treaty does propose take
templated by it. yelds proecon 10 The ca apisass no
may undertake to construct any canal or railway across the
lshmus commencing in the southern part OF Mexico and
Granada"
Here words which detne the limits Of this treaty.
ana j embraces the whole Its purpose is to protect
capitalists who may undertake to construct canal or
railway across the shmus commencing in the southern
paf OF Mexico and Terminating in the territory OF New
Granada" Now, will ask the gentleman state whether
In all the territory, commencing the southern part of
Mexico snd terminating the borders of New Granada
British Honduras is not iacuded Here have the Ian
guage Of the President OF the United States saying that
this treaty was intended TO apply TO that and to all that
territory. #' aM H#uI 81. se = 81.
But this IL not ALL Let us proceed with this question:
and gentlemen will find in the Of this argument
that the from which completely rsass
ARD the Other day, that this treaty was intended only TO
provide for trana across the s,hmus for in this very
protect that country from foreiga agg esson and
secure the Independence OF all the republics OF Central
America a3 g.at...5 b f. s Us
message ia that from which he quotes FL
Mr.. DOWNS. The message Of the cad Of April, trans
hitting the treaty TO the Senate. II is published this
morning in the National in,elgencer Tor the first time
"t gives preference TO any another,
bu, proposes the measure Of protection for all which
ingenuity and can construct Should this treaty
irai America from any kind Of foreign aggression"
He before states what intended by Central Amer
ca and then SAYS "t gives no preference to one route
over another" But that is no, elf
"At the time negotiations were opened with Nicaragua
aaf m hs OF
lea, tho ally and protector Of the Mosquito King 1t has
the passage the TO the and ct
of the United States, by the construction of great
but maintain the Independence and Sovereignty
OF ali the Central American republics"
Now, il that language is not as strong any uttered
by the senator from Michigan, any other senator. and
II does not consirue the treaty TO embrace the whole
territory from the southern bound of Mexico to the
rtory OF New Granada, then loss 10 conceive OF
words TO express any such construction.
And while We are upon this suhlect-for is inter-
estiDg one, and think ever yhng ought to be under
stood would like to have the senator from Maryland
[ MIR PEARpr,l and the senator iron New York, Mr..
SEWARp,l who have looked 30 closely into this subject,
and who talk about British rights, explain what they
by British rights Do they that they retained
after The ratification OF this treaty. that they had
right before it's ratification. only timber but
coonze they declare their intention to do That
is the real question We assume that by this treaty
they have Ienounced the right 10 colonze, and the
President of the United States TO have enter
tanned that view when the treaty submitted TO the
Senate and would like TO know il these gentlemen
s think that after these treaty stipuatons Great Brit.
ain has the right to colonzei
There s another circumstance, Mr.. President, 10 which
wish 10 call the attention OF the Senate regard 10 this
subject, and II Is TO show that this idea OF the coDsruc.
uon which Is contended for by the British govern
ment originated at very late period. At the very time
when the treaty signed, the 10th OF April, Mr.
Cayion's letter published this morning says the cor
between him ard Sir Henry Lyuon Bulver,
ii shown that the project OF this treaty which sub
mItied to the Senate bad been also transmitted to Lord
Palmerson, and received his approval, MIR. Buiwer
says he was authorized TO sign II exactly back
and makes some reference 10 slight verbal alterations,
which he says were not material. Now, il is very
strange Mr. President that after the treaty had been
drawn up and submitted TO Lord Pamerstou, and had
back without any preiensons being put up of ths
kind and when have the letters OF both Mr. Clayton
and Mr. Buwer al the time OF the signing OF the treaty,
discussing other matters and making mention of this
il very strange, II such construction this put
upon II, that not submitted. suggestion
made about il to the Senate. Ii seems to have
been thought of and not till after the treaty
ratified after the power over had gone out of the SEN
ate, time IN July $780, that the President mes
not transmitting the treaty but something ese
the language referred TO by the senator from New York
Mr. SEwARn] The other day, which does imply that
Honduras not included In that treaty Had not the
Senate then righ, understand the treaty, when il
submitted to them, the President did, And this,
think, sustaDs to The fullest extent the position TAX by
embrace the whole OF Central America including British
Honduras, il would never have been ratified. When it
was ratified we had this message before us and the Pres
dent uses very different language in that message from
what he uses in July Afterwards, in message which
rould have no bearing upon the treaty