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

anu make a.eet lssue with her upon The Monroe doc
ne OF anything else you please and il needs no proube
TO oeiel what The end OF hat controversy W ii he You
VIII back right OUT Just as you did upon the Oregon
question: lLdughtefI No matter how high your in
dgnauon may be---no matter what fever heat your pa
tTotsm may 80 up 10 against Eng Dgland-when the issue
comes you will back right out. [Laughterl You will
that is not low enough, you will come down lower
Renewed laughter Therefore my anxiety is not for
England; not at all will lell you what il is for This
patriotism must have vent somew herelhls ind
must have victim upon which 10 wreak its fury Blu
am alfaid II will fall---not upon England am moi
al all afraid OF thatbn upon Mexico Costa Rca or
bear IL as England would be. [Laughter] Il is for this
reason that is exceedingly painful TO TO see so much
lever heat got ap against England, when somebody else
must take the blows, If il come to blows For II the
fact is So and you in the face, which The honor
able senator from Florida Mr. MALLoRY] stated 10
you--lhat was IN secret session. but believe the nunc
uon oil secrecy has been removed. k
Mr. CASS. Il has been removed.
MIR; HALE Well, SIR, IT, as the honorable senator
G% f,aIds a1r, told yos Great Britain has got ship
ssos<yy tnrrssrd ,o mar III M been rs@oveS
Mr. HALE. Well. have not Is, out much by saving
nai an SIea' britain has got one ship" Laughter Thai
IS an mat have told. and there will stop Let tn public
make az much Out OF that they can let them have
the TACT that the honorable senator from Florida said in
Will not say what the honorable senator said about that
snip. nut there Is an impression upon my mind from
what was said, that we in sort of danger of war
with Great Britain--not the least in the world
Again if these islands are moi ihe denendencies =,
honduras why, then they do relate to this subject
beg your pardon, Mr. President, we have no subject
Deoie ushey 90 not relate to this treaty and that will
more properly come before the Senate when we have
the subject before when upon the construction
OF The treaty II there have been aggressions upon the
part OF Great Britain upon any portion of the continent
and the islands of the sea outside of that construction
hen those islands do not pertain to the treaty at all And
II we are to meet Great Britain upon that issue,
aAc ooe oher acilonwe must take some other ground
treaty. sis f g. 0'r' = D'.o - - -"
will say this and then will sit down. as there are
so many other gentlemen who want TO sneak I said
was member of this Senate at the time this treaty as
before us for ratification. was an entirely inaen-
tive observer although was OF the distinguished
gentlemen consulted do not remember in the discus
slonsl heard here in the Senate am certain do not
remember in the conversations had with any single in
ayldual from The time the treaty passed here its
brought IN question at ALL did not hear its name did
not hear mentioned once directly or indirectly remotely
Or immediately And in all the discussions which
The suggestion that this treaty related 10 British Hondu
Tas never fell OH my did hear ths-that there was
one Of the sovereigns OF The EARTH of whom the hon.
lhe other day--that there a gentleman, a dark
gentleman, upon the Mosquito coast who
called M himself ia King OF the Mosquitoes" Laughter
And did hear that the British sovereign was about ex
lending pro,ecoraie that Mosquito King under the
peehce that this coored gentleman one of the SOW
nun her protection, and in that manner was interfering
with the rights which lay in way, as we were UNDER
lakng 10 negotiate Tor the right of way across that por
ton OF the continent, from one ocean 10 he other And
understood that the relinquishment and the renounce
nent That was contemplated by that treaty. so far as
had ihe Temotes nmations from any body al any time
N puonc OF IN private related To that pe,ence right
ny which Great Britain was 10 extend her protection
over The King oil the Mosquitoes. canno say w hat was
SAID ny others; cannot say what into the con-
temptation or cognizance OF other gentlemen but /
can say with regard TO myself, that no more heard
IN public or IN private, and more thought that the
question brought up by that treaty The abandonment
by Great Britain OF what right she had in Honduras than
supposed the United States talked OF surrenderng any
tights which they had in the State of louisiana in The
State OF Virginia do not say it was not do not say
hat every other member OF the Senate did not consrue
The treaty and read il exactly different from what did
Jan only give my testimony as one of those who were
neie who was an actor IN the and voted or the
reay, and lei u 20 to The country for Just exactly what
rs worth The testimony is negative, grant you But
take this occasion, as an attempt is made give some
Importance to this matter to lay my humble testimony be-
ore the country and before that public which Judge
the matter. And | aver and declare, upon
ny honor as a man and as a senator, that | never
leard nor thought, nor did II enter into my Imagination
in very lately, that that question of Honduras, be il
what 1t may was affected one way the other by this
reaty Having said thus much. | will yield the floor TO
,thers
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. President
Mr.. MALLORY. ! would ask the honorable senator
rom Kentucky Mr.. UsDrRwooDl TO yield the floor 10 /
ne Tor one moment. TO enable me TO finish sentence
rhich has been begun, relating 10 myself
Mr. UNDERWOOD. | yield Tor tha, purpose with |
,reat pleasure.
Mr. MALLORY. believe il does not con,rayene the
ule OF the Senate for member OF The Senate TO explain
us own action what he may have himself said in Sc
ret session | would not infringe upon the time OF the
senate one moment TO repeat word that was said
lpon that subject bad no, the honorable senator from
New Hampshire Mr.. HALEl left unfinished a sentence,
which he was about TO repeat OF my in secret
session, from which wrong inference might perhaps be
rawn II II be consistent with the rules OF tho Senate
,pon the subject will say that when using the words
one ship was endeavoring 10 present TO the Senate
ny view OF the condition the county would be in If the
deas that gentlemen TO entertain al this lime
houd prevail here. was endeavoring TO present 10 YOU
he condition OF the country meet the contingency
which seemed somewhat 10 depend upon the coarse OF
ebale now pursued here presented this practical diff
ulty-ihat these islands, OF which we now hear so
nuch were not the dependencies OF the British posses
nons in Honduras, and never had been considered
'u Notwithstanding all that said the British govern
nen had possessed herself of them, had colonzed them
md established government them and If you de-
now fairly presented 10 you No inquiry is necessary
She is there, and is ready 10 defend them and will never
urrender relnquish them And in speaking of our
ayy said that Great Britain had one single ship which,
pon fair field upon the Atlantic ocean, would be an
quail match 10 the whole navy OF the United States.
MIR UNDERWOOD. The subject OF this discussion
vides itself into two distinct parts. | intend to be
'ery brief in treating of them both. The first part /
eiates 10 terra frma, the contnent-ihe second re-
aes TO the islands in the bay OF Honduras Our aten-
ion called TO the first by The resolution introduced
" the distinguished gentleman from Michigan, [Mr. /
Ass and the suggestion made by him and by others,