The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-24
CITY OF WASHINGTON TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY a. 1854

America
do no, quote book and page did moi come here
refer The honorable senator The of my health
would not have justified in the research necessary
hnd ibs papers, nor would II permit ms 70 read them il
had them bui have fresh and vivid recollection OF
them all; and when speak oi them ksow that am
right in everything which undertake to say in regard to
them
Sir, choose upon this question TO place myself on ,bs
side OF government Ii the Argument OF the hon
orable senator yesterday. that part OF his argument
whoh was contained in the first halt perhaps the first
twelve columns OF his speech, meant anything bad
any force or effect It's tendency directly TO lberale
Great Britain from all the obligations OF the treaty OF
$780, 10 give her The very denlcal thing which he says
she has been seeking Ia oblanto give ber the very
ihing which Mr. Marcy not only refuses to grant her
but IN reference to which he mainlaus, she thinks
hostile feeling. exhibited in cold silence whenever
she addresses bun.
There another thing alluded in the letter Of the
British minister residing this government TO which
wish to call the attention OF the Senate. The senator
from Michigan on the 9th of January, 1853, told the
American Senate that the word dependencies" con
taned in the British minister's declaration OF tbs 29h OF
june 1850 an evidence OF ambdcxteriy the pafi
OF Sir Henry l. Buiwer, TO which had been victim,
and which, he said set the whole treaty afoat The
senator evidently supposed judging from the hole tone
of his speech that occasion, that Great Britain
claiming Roa.an, Bonacca, Julia, Helena, Barbara and
Morat islands, which he said were three hundred miles
from Belize, as dependencies OF Belize II SO, II is
position utterly unenable, because Great Britain claims
her occupation al Belize mere settlement, such
Vatle speaks Of when he writes of nation holding
territory private individual within The limits OF
other nation Belize coiony oil Great Britain.
II is settlement, OF British subjects. The tenure
of Great Britain there is in respects like that OF
tenant on farm. He has mt sovereignty or dominion
on that farm, but he has right OF occupancy.
Wha, is the title claimed by Great Britain in Roatan
and the Bay Islands She holds them az a colony, il
size holds them all. She claims TO exercise dominion
there she claims that they as fully under the power
OF her Brl,snnic Majesty London. Not Belize
The honorable senator was perfectly right when he said
yesterday. that the British Paamsa by successive
llctG N -tlG
~ dsclamed all dominion or sovereignty on the part OF
Great Britain over Belize and it's dependencies.
Then. what is the position OF the honorable senator
He contends that colonya place where Great Britain
exercises doninion-is the dependency OF settlement
he might, with just the proprely, contend that ia
maca might be dependency OF some private gentleman
A colony or a country in which nation exercises do
miuon or sovereignty cannot become the dependency OF
private settlement, or the settlement OF nation holding
settler. Ii is absurdity on lis face and II
Great Britain should set up such pteension, would
only disgrace the lawyer IN Doctors Commons who
should advise Il or attempt TO sustain IT.
Blu, Mr. Champion, In the letter which has been read,
says that he does understand the treaty the
from Michigan does He understands the dependencies
Of Belize 10 he precisely those dependence which my
friend, the Attorney General, and legal adviser OF Pres
den, Taylor in 1850 in that able opinion which has been
published connexion with these DISPATCHES, described
them 10 be and that L. The small Islands situated within
marine league, perhaps, or very small distance, al
least from town OF Beiize the first OF them, called
Cayo Cahna, or ST Georges Key and The others Called
'cluster OF small islands" IN lhe triangle msntoned
might be tel,ei when the n0 drove the inhabitants
from the main laud, when. consequences II other
causes was impossible to reh those ships on the con-
tnent.
Mr. BADGER. What treaty describes these islands!
Mr., CLAYTON The treaty TO which refer as de-
timing The dependencies OF Betze is tie treaty OF London
ai Jaly IA 1885, the toufn and h af'icns o; that
neas those winch describe The dependencies OF her
NaeSiys settlement al Honduras and there are no
other asmsll islsnds' which b. considered "a de-
psndences of Belize IN daughng my reply 10 SIR Henry
Buiwer, when he filed his declaration, restricted the
word dependencies 10 those very "snial islands winch
may lie knowni 10 be The dependencies o Belize" Bat
the senator contends this all nothing was OF no
avail n his estimation, nothing declared on the Amer
lean side at the of the exchange OF raiihcaious
could have any effect, while every word IN the BRUSH
declaration was a iair construction OF The treaty hlnk
be will nd IN the sequel OF The discussion, that he has
only thus abored 10 enable Great Britain 10 violate The
treaty, but has involved himself IN very ridiculous
ab-utdities 50 anxious has he been put wrong
that he tas admitted me to be right II sat down,
| | was too short If stood sp, WAS too long While
bis great object OF mIsrePesenng my acts has pTedom
mated with bin, as The only means oi sayIng himself
4 from distressing dilemma which will soon expose,
he ass it necessary abandon the rights and interests
of his own counry and sustain the declaration OF Sir
| Henry l.. Bulwer, as utterly destroying them
Now SIR single clause my reply OF July q, 1850,
TO SIR Henry l. Bulwer, was enough TO couq,erdeela
the whole oil his letter, and that Will state He declared
that the convention OF 1850 did not extend to her majesty
settlement in Honduras and It's dependencies decared
and made him exchange upon that, or not al althat
/" the treaty does include all the five Central American
States of Qua aemsla Honduras, Ncaragus, Costa Rca,
aud San Salvador with all their jus, limits and proper
dependencies" Now, put II 10 any man. as lawyer,
ii there had been nothing else IN that reply TO Sir Henry
but that single assertion, what could he have taken by
his declarationl suppose man occupying Whiieaere
writes letter TO neghbor adjoining him occupy ing
Backacre and gays, claim Whileacre with all It's APP
and the person occupying BackacTe writes
back again, saying And claim Bsckacrc with all its
appurenancss" think the declaration ot the latter would
be quite available that OF The former in court
OF lnscs II any weight could be attached TO either How
could the former make out Of his declaration that bis
claim 10 the proper sppurtenances OF Wheacfe gave him
something than belonged TO his own farm That is
one view OF the simple presented by these decara
tons
But sir knew well that stood in position where
il was required OF that should exercise the utmost
caution No man remembers that better than my honor.
able friend from Mayland, who then occupied the po
silion of Attorney General under this government, Mr.
When this declaration oil Sir Henry Buwer, mean ng
as little u did first came in resolved as be has
stated, that would no, exchange rathcatoDs upon II
but soon convinced might be Justly censured
broke this treaty between the two governments
such ground a. that. II | had done so, certainly
should have heard the end OF IL for II would have
/ been said OF noe in all time, and would have been
prompt say it than the senator from Michigan,
that had lost The last chance OF preventing Great Bnt-
ain from obtaining toolhod IN Central America.
acted differently; aud, under the advice OF friends,
solved to reply to the deelaraon; which, besides the
statement | have already mentioned contains others
equally Efficient tor the purpose had in view. The
Of the Presidents legal advisers aud yet the senator of
course, complains OF every word OF IT. he is bound TO
do to sustain himself former misrepresen tall
Among other things, Sir Henry Informed by me,
that before would agree To exchange the raiifcaons,
(and he was not permitted to reply TO 1t, but ex.