The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-13

tension A. TO existing colonies they will follow peacea-
bly, and in good time Wel sr the friends OF this great
measure have in van for many years. sought It's accom-
plishment. II will comet destined 10 come-as surely
a. any eveat in the future The country even now Is
prepared for it, desires IL demands bat the hesitation
s here in these halls OF legislation, where there ought
to be prompt and decisive action Notwithstanding the
pr0gnostcaon OF the senator from Delaware, The wish
fear was father to the thought that Us hisioru " closed
II 10 but just begun sir and in glorious future THIS
emancipation OF the western hemisphere from The thrai-
dom and ntrgues OF the eastern yet to constitute one
Of our proudes, claims to The respect oi mankind
For myself, sir, ii cannot get the Monroe doclrne
will get the next best thing | can. will seek TO pro:
cure, by conventional arrangements, the exclusion oi
European influence from this hsmspheIe step oy STEP
are peculiar which render il highly desirable to
free all Central America from impending transatlantic in
trigues The position OF that region with relation to the
contemplated inter-oceanc communication which is 10
unite eastern and western po4sessns, and the DR.
vded condition OF its States, rivals and easily swayed or
controlled by foreign influence gave great Importance 70
the effort to place them beyond any external action ad
verse to interest and as it was certain that we
could attain this object by any other course We might
adopt, felt myself fully justified in endeavorng to at
tain it by conventional arrangement with the power
whose interference might be most injurious to our inter-
II the failure has been an utter one. as recent dis
closures announce, the fault ia with those who voted
for the ratification OF the treaty, upon the faith of its
pressed engagements That these the vie VS.
tertaned and expressed at the time respecting the
clusion OF British influence. have already stated and
that statement has been confirmed by number OF the
senators, some OF whom yet among US.
shall specially refer but TO two OF these statements,
bearing hs subject Mr. sous stated Sa,
" 8e es eonss On saons
King,l he, [Mr SOue when the draught OF the pro-
posed treaty read objected that the provision Tor
excluding foreign influence from Central America would
be sufficiently explicit n the transactions OF ordinary life
and though it admitted real doubt in its construction,
STILL as the object to dives England of all preten.
sions to set up any right to any portion OF the country
embraced by i, [Mr Soue1 thought i would be better
koso shn. .tStan oI IN unrHu Ao
adds il stated by Mr. King, in answer, "that what
obscurity there might seem to be in the article is to
be attributed to anxiety the part OF the British min
lister have his national pride protected and to desire
on the part of Mr. Clayton to indulge him in that natural
wsh--ihat England felt she was forced into kind OF
backng-out, and il was expected we would not insist
wound her sensbltes" How far all this compatible
with the assertion that the Senate knew the restricted
application eventually to be given to the treaty. am moi
called upon to explain; and am glad am not, for il
would be hopeless task TO undertake.
So far respects my personal views, the declaration
OF the senator from Wisconsin Mr. WALKER is 10 true
and explicit that must trouble the Senate to hear it.
'.I the senator will allow me-" said the honorable mem
ber addressing while was speaking, !" think can
give nearly the words he made OF. He spoke in
very compliments of the then Secretary of State
for The position he had taken and be remarked that il
the first time in the history of Great Britain that she
had given up territory without struggle l Tecoec
that distinctly, and presume others do"
Now, sir, suppose man within these walls. OF
without them, will call in question my night to lnvesti-
gate thIs whole matter, and TO place myself upon true
grounds before the country And ii the senator from
Delaware has any just OF complaint il must be be-
cause failed, by uncoursous unca!led-or remarks.
or in some other manner to do properly what was thus
called upon 10 do Is this sol And allow in the fret
place, TO say that the honorable senator, in his remarks
the special session, did but justice TO the rea-
tions subsstng between himself and me, and assent
cheeuy 10 all he said upon that subject The friendly
intercourse between us had been uninterrupted; and
there were circumstances which he rightly alluded
which had tended to strengthen this mutual feeling.
bad, could have, neither motive design unlastiy TO
assail HIM; and say here To him, and to the Senate,
that have carefully reviewed all that fell from me upon
that OCCASION and do not find uncoureous epilhet
nor personally harsh expression. Whatever he may
consider unpleasant necessarily the subject ITSELF and
in the language employed and submit that fair
examination OF his in this matter could give him
un,eer in the work. but driven by sef-respec
and in self-defence And | sha proceed TO my present
task in the spirit and with kindly feelings 10 the
senator from Delaware, but still with determination
10 examine the whole subject fairly but fully, and to
show the erroneous impressions under which was as
sailed
Now, sir what is the complaint OF the senatori In
what am bis accuser, he terms me HIS irs charge
is, that stated that he recognised the British title 10
Honduras, commonly called The Balize;" and that
charged him with having admitted BY his letter that Cen
trail America not Central America al ALL and that the
treaty did not apply TO any territory where Great bair
had any sort OF claim
| Mr.. President the honorable senator has committed
great errors in this statement How and why, he alone
can explain He can find in no remarks actually made
by upon that occasion, single word, not one, which
charged HIM with having recognised the British ue to
Hunduras with having admitted that the treaty did no
apply any territory where Great Britain had any sort o.
claim The senator that all the reports OF my re
marks, which appeared on that and the succeeding day
will show that these charges were made by me lhi'
is rather loose reference upon which TO found such an
accusation. Bat let that pass. do not know what YER
sion oil my remarks he may have met with but this
know that in the Congressional Globe, IN the Union
and in the National negencer where they correctly
repored syllable ia to be found in support oil ihls
statement and no person. or out OF The Senate shou1
AXE ssch assertion, without tuning 10 one, at least
of the journals containing authorized reports oil our pro-
ceedngs do no, know what other papers or letter
writers may have made me say. am not responsible
for their errors. had the senator from Delaware
right, upon any partial authority, 10 say that all the
ports OF my remarks concurred upon this subject Why
sir independent OF the moral offence which such mis-
representation would have carried with II, assertion
like that, wholly unsupported by the facts, and contra
diced by the documents before would have been an
act OF folly which, trust am little likely TO commit.
As 10 the statement that charged him with having
admitted by his letter that Central America was not Gen.
trail America ALL" have, in the brst place. TO observe
that he has referred accurately 10 my remarks What
stated was, Mr. Clayton says tina, the negoiaios on
the part the governments understood the matter alike
tina, IL, that neither OF them understood Central America
10 be Central America a, ALL but that both OF them nn.
destood that upon the face OF the treaty. though Central
America was included yet the British claims were there
on eycudedv In the next place, II IL obvious that the
only assertion make in the above extract IS, hal The
negotaiors understood the matter alike and that no man
will deny, for Mr.. Clayton has said u himself ihe
rest is matter OF inference, and do not despair OF con-
yincinx The senator from Delaware, and certainly trust
show 10 the Senate that the expression qoe wnh
the sphere of proper augmentation My process oi ns-
hcation will be very brie The provisions OF the treaty
extended 10 all paris Of Central America and by that