The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-12


view with Colonel King found him rsadiog the Iaf
subject then jost publ he'd He was quite iil tnou,h
uy Aoh 70 converse; but 1t probabs he had ex
'ns papss With the attention he w1sl have
tnem mad be been In batter health Jadse
Bragg says Colonel King suppose the Br tsa ~
the recognition OF ls had o.sn yielded Most assured
y he couli net have received thar from ma
No such demand was msds. far as Ihnov-asrt.in,v
is disclosed by the papr-aad 1t was thsr,fos An
ALI CATION could ether make contradict a. had
not the slightest knawledgs Of the circumstance Hyins
redeemed myself from any charge OF nd
g mi representing Colonel King return to the sccu
saton Of the Senator DsAwae. He says sttsr.
wards-tbat L. after tbs publication Of ColoDel Kipg's
note and bis denal personally OF the truth Of state
ment-it appears from the card Of Judge Bragg I
came into the Senate chamber and reiterated the accuse
tion Judge Bragg Goes state that rsieras my pre-.
does not appear by tn. debat,s that did SO In this
the honorable member Ia in &c will ind, by re-
.r TO the 6o.h and 5lst pages Of the volume OF the
Cnsresstondt GLOBE OF tie last Eesslon that / did
expressly reterate what had said befors-that Gel King
made to me the satems mt gave to the senate not
responible for Col Kings accuracy but RESPONSE
bic for my own-that is, that Col King told what l
said be did. And does tbs Senate 3pose because he
Published the mote q Col King that therefor was
on that dav vas substantially repetition Of what COL
kss bad told me-that repetition Of his nsnt
and the re assertion that he made it. to defend myself
against airy inputaton Of bei,g spthor and added
also the EXPIRE, sion Of conviction, whish rs Arm now
to leave to Great Britain right 70 cut logweod in
Honduras, but without any right forty or to onzs
Tbs declaration repeated by Mr. soue and 4 portion
o. the letter Of Judse Bragg only to be- rsconcs by
this supPositon HE told saia Judge Bragg "that
this declaration had been sb. RsSs Of as51sp.g
the treaty stood upon iss provsons-that Mr.
aer cards informed him the provision had
been abandoned and he considered the treaty ratified
By the British govern men, precisely it had been ra
hod BY the Senate Col King also said he had some
H.ne but he thought Of lis bsnx set up -
the foundation Of {. pretsnion to establish o,lony
there" We have here Col Kings vs~, Of as own
position who tnsw him will doubt bis honor
or his patriotism. Ga, country posse sed more
honorable citizen, and few hsvs been more deep or
more justly lAmented The explanation given by the
Senator even II 1t correct, does not reach he
s,dudmen Of the chsrse-tha is not 70 the under
ing Of the Senate his views 10 that
respect were; but that he condtons
ton and gave the impressions Col King his autho
ivy '0r .ns e b thus treaty Win as
King never suspected even such of his It was
evidently private and nasty one not writ for Off
Col KiLg the last assume such An ia ydious
Distinction to be in conversation merely and
bearing tic cate In that letter Mr. Clayton ,ks
the understand ing the Senate upon this poat Of ex
siu suq ADDS mat he was ths morning writing .
and while eechntDy altering the treaty the tins OF
exchanging rat6caons" he WISHES leave me groands
for charge Of dupicity against our government, and
therefore, he shall ray {, him in effect that such con-
strucon 1.-THE inclusion of 40 adurAs the trssty) was
moi the interpolation OF the negouators or Of the
Senate, At the time Of confirmation &c there asked
permission OF Col King to his name in m liking this
statement The Gay this letter va. Written to ol King
the letter to Sir Heary Bulwer IS have said Alec
written In that letter the Secretary tells the Britain
Minister after to receive the conditional cot
In the convention vii hou, referring the same to the
S,nas; but 10 not undorsand having authority
to propose Any aterAdono bow the Secretary Of Safe
could decline 10 alter the treaty hs says Col King
when 70 alteration asktd BY the other party
,ays os Henry Bs,wsr It no: very easy to coDps
that till the day Of their Conversation hs supposed the
treaty stood upon s own provisions aud that ait had
.asa 3, the Bsn ps. = y
executive message Of July H. 1850 referred the
dsba e and which expressed the vie of the President
respecting the e. tent Of the obligations of the treaty
But neither that message shy document nor
infoima Ion, so far Is know, made known the
called BY the the last session TO show
the real spirit which carried to the discussion quote
what l SAID on thus second day: With rsapses
not disposed to belsye he did NOT receive
III an one. he 10 AZ honorable man, and would
OF make sr ch On assertion unless II were true F"
But sir the documents recently unicatsd by tbs
executive In relation to this treaty, disclose Of
things wor than vas snhc aasse BY ITS opponents or
Apprshepded BY IL fren is-A stats OF thogs mani
tested BY the claims Of England In strkias ssh
the views SO confidently expressed BY the SenAto from
tons and Gle this treaty by the sxolu ION u
Br fish influence from the Central American regions
g. As 10 the Bitch prot con In Ceatral America says
the Senator was Of eourss duar med By me treaty
ls terms too plain to bs ~ sny one
Graf Britain cannot place an armed sodir the tsui
tory without violating the treats" Aud a. remark.
Ing, in relai TO the protsotorate h Indiaas
THAT there lie nothing unceaned in the treaty on ths
subject" he says "that all British dornioDs in tie
whole Of Central America extsntios ~ Is does by he
lice Of the 20 coast, nearly one thousand mills Is
ihe word sapoysd treaty and it veil sh cen
better than dominion protector better word
Tor Cromwell than King for admits Of about IS much
latitude Of Interpretation As the veries political cAsuis
could desire. Toe senator from Delaware - gather
from his remarks sbis subject AMI to which shall
only to preserve TO England the right of sordng ohsd
table assistance and 10 igious Instruction Ito the
local governments within ~hos- limits they rsds 70
their ceing mAesAcred BY their hereditary
miles, And be adminststss severe rebuss the msmb
from illinois, (hr Dougas.) for asserting that Grsd
Britain has not abandoned any part OF the oouary cay
Ing that he docs not place much reliance upon any
statement be- ('hs member from Iinos) makes tAis
subject" His reliance to DO upou the Bdtish
Minlter, who (" assures rs that his government his
&c Cold comfort this Nj for HIM yao
made this treaty for who Ia good faith adv sed it,
rtfctop Llrd Ga rendon aids mis- to thoss
tf the British Minister telling with veil measured
lsmDity that All these engagements Great Britain VIII
relgious, lesr," SCI suppose she auds 1t
pear that almost only substAnta point upon which
the understaD ding OF the negotiation clear and mu
our cocontractor vAs that Rosdura. and ia depends
ces should be secured from the crested b. hs
language OF the treaty Nearly ali else in the
MON OF the British rnment to tall within the cate
cory Of whatever may be inde6ne in IT, DESCRIBED
by the British Secretary Of State whether vi sio.
oerty sarcasm IL IL part Of my TASK to j1dgs Bat
certainly it is in the intercourse OF that 80
sweeping prot~stfor . protest In fact IL is-As that
contained in the letter OF Lord Clarendon against the
construction given BY one parry of the uAl
created by treaty comes 10 threaten the tranquility ot
the contracting powers We told BY the British Sec
Rotary Of State for Foreign Affairs that great msconcsp
ton appears to prevail not only among the people toe
United States but also among placed high and
sibe situs tous n the Of that untry
(se know from the Ausion " his speeoa by the sa
advocate that the Senator from Delaware ing
mis OF nctivers) regard TO the nature
.nsssemepts into which Great Britain n.ersi py h.
convention Of Warrington OF April 10, 1870.
With respect to her present and future relst,us
Mosquito and the other nA.ieos OF Central Ameri
9TH, Inoan Chief asd his Ave hundred fois
become 'nation" OF Central Amsri, land
ussopcspton 1, not immediately oerreeted nigh iesd
misuude rstaudiog between arsa. Bstait
Unied Satesn he therefore thinks 1t highly do
sirable that that gu sou shsna without eei.y
upon its right footing by clear and Distinct
OF the views which Her Msjstys government takes of
ard OF the conduct -h n they iot~nd 70 pursu, WITH
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