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

therefore an error II NOT true. The facts had be en-
somswhsre misspprshsnded and then, now. it was
III honorable senator. they his not mine used no
such expressions a. fasehood, any term implying
nOn delinquency kept myself within The limits Of
courteous and legitimate discussion. violated no one
Of ~ popretcs 10 the inquiry, in the controversy
wnich II gave rise. would not do so anywhere, and
ssase Of ahin This high branch of the national power.
Ihe calling IN question OF alleged facts, and the aemp,
TO dspove them, give no just OF offence any one,
- oAg - proper and temperate language is used No
sensaof has right 10 say charge him with falsehood,
whAch Implies want OF moral principle by such pro-
e>eang. The sources Of human errors are TOO obvious
and 400 numerous TO excite surprise by their operation
q tojQsaify imputaton BY their action. We are all liza
~ search alter The truth might degenerate into personal
a!tersat0n, doubts and contradictions necessarily i'm
p!ied odsneye imputations. repeat, sir, made no
ehA1e1 Of fAseh0od against the senator.
q A. aoon - read the letter and the accompanying
AoaaneDs. determined to call upon Colonel King to
sssstain the ground for the asseronhat the Senate
wae aware oil this claim 10 exclude British Honduras
1pan The stpulaons of the reatyn order publicly and
Pso9paly 70 clear myself from all charge of participating
~ NE view o. the obligations created by that nsru-
ment suppose neither the senator from Delaware nor
any one sse will call 10 question my right to pursue this
Ws sir did call upon Colonel King. and the result
saed Il to the Senate the very day took place. at the
o9 SECULAR session OF this body. Col. King disclamed
elknowiedgs Of the alleged fact, and informed the
Senaie bis views then were precisely what they
thu member from Louisiana, Mr. Sou9 stated nv
own position, and the conversation had had with Col
AmGs and did 80 the readily because he desired it.
Now, or, am not going to defend the decorum of this
pfoceediog. may safely leave my vindication to the
GOOD sense OF the country.
In proceeding TO what he considers much graver ac
cua0ns the senator from Delaware speaks Of the charge
neae against him ia cennexion with the letter OF Mr.
KanG. and the denial in it, though was the author Of
ne conadiction and his accuser disclam the agency
snus imputed to me-. expressly said, did not
e9e 70 arraign Mr. CLAYTON" denied that the Senate
sooi sI.i British Honduras was no, included in The
treaty. bad a right 10 do so beng onr of those who
neseI Tor moment entertained such view, and who
w0Rd have voted against the ratification had such sug
esson been seriously maintained the act Of this body
Du - to the letter. my agency con6ned to reporDg
u hs own request my conversation with Colonel King
upon whose authority the statement rested The senator
says, The senator from Michigan declared, in the pres
Of the American Senate that he had that very
ing himself waited upon Colonel King, and had received
10 BE- did Mr. President, and repeat ii here,
the presence, and in the ace OF the senator himself
Il vas true then, and il is equally true now.
The senator goes on TO say that man OF hasty i'm
pulee might make mistake. and misunderstood Col
King. As | am not a man Of hasty impulse, neither
meook nor misunderstood the tenor OF the conversation,
md therefore could not take the benefit of this act OF
abus0D, even were il designed for But il is not for
TIN senator adds that the Saturday succeeding his
vindication including copy of Colonel Kings letter to
"and il appears" he continued. "iom the card Of
Mr. Bragg, gentleman ofhe other house, and friend
& On hs a
Mr.. King after the morning which he made his
accusation, and received from Mr. Kings own lips de-
NAL OF the statement which the senator made on this
Mr. Presdent this statement is utterly indefensbe or
rather defensibe only from that excited state OF mind
too many evidences OF which were given by the senator
daring the progress oil the debate a#H
Judge Bragg gives not the slightest inmaon that /
saw Colonel King second time-nor did land makes
aliusion to such circumstance nor 10 there the
ano0oa N al
70 me the truth OF the statement which said bad made,
and did make. upon his authority leave 10 the sena-
sos from Delaware 10 reconcile his assertion with the let
~ itself As matter of fact, saw Colonel King but
oUes and of course received from him such denial
- slieged. am that for few hours there
Hssgn Exhibited 70 CERTAIN quarters 70 make The truth
veeacty. (of my veracy,) though il never assumed
tangible shape How could III Colonel King in
the CITY, and could at any moment have contradiced my
statement, If untrue, upon bis own authority; but he
nope1 did so, and there other evidence OF his
qnAsesncs, this expressive silence would have been SUI
keieat But there than this for Judge Bragg
The very letter referred to- says in many Words thai,
"Colone King did say what General Cass represents him
to havs said in his statement" Judge Bragg also adds,
s.ppossd statement Of facts very different from the facts
thay actually exist He then proceeds explain the
visws OF Colonel King, connected with his previous i'm
psssocs, and says he iaef SUPPOSED tina, the doeu
Lord PAlnerstons demands Chat s, that the title and ju
y11icton OF Great Britain a certain portion OF Hon
00t19 ouOutQ Dc TeCOkHscu United ctAies1 mad
been yielded to in all It's extent. instead OF being aban
ionsd,~ &C.
Now, sir it is not pretended that had any particpa
tioa IN this misunderstanding The supposed statement OF
feoae was the result OF Colonel King impressions, and
thie 10 demonsrahle frcn the circumstance to which
have already alluded. When entered the room King
ohe istervew with Colonel King. found him reading
The lntsgsncer, which contained the official documents
On this subject, then Just published. He quite i'll,
though fully able TO converse but il s not probable he
had examined the papers with the he would have
Sssewsd upon them had he been in better health Judge
bsax 0ys Colonel King supposed the British demand OF
IL recognition of title bad been yielded TO. Most
OuTedy be could not have received that information from
DE. No such demand made. so far as knew; GER
niny none is disclosed by the papers, and it was
oAsssfore allegation could neither make contra
det - bad not the sghies, knowledge OF the crcam
Mnoeo.
Having now redeemed myself from any charge OF mis-
undsstanding or incorporating Colonel King. return
70 the accusation OF the senator from Delaware. He
U that afterwards that is, after the publication of Col
oe xings note and bis denial personally OF the truth
q ~ aa1o0snt appears from the card OF Judge Bragg,
oa0e into the Senate chamber and reiterated the
&nn- JsAge Bragg does state thai reiterated my pre-
ve4A assertion. bat nothing but the senator says
deo not appear by the debates tina, did so In this
The norable member is in He will hnd by refer
rine the 50h and Stat pages OF the volume OF the
Congregational Globe of the ast season, that did ex-
pssssy reissrste VIVA, had said BEFORE that Colonel
King made to me the statement gave to the Senate
w. hot responsible for Colonel Kings Accuracy but
told ne what said he did And does the senator ~up.
pos, bscause he published the OF Colonel King,
thai therefore was preclnded from defeadngnmy
position What said on that day substantially n
repetition OF what Colonel King had told me--tbas IN,
repoion Of his statement, and the reasseron that ne