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


repeat, sir. that little is hazarded by asssuag that
there no discussion between the neKouaosas NO
understanding respecting any other OF the pOeesosous Of
Enga from the Ofonoco 10 the Ganses Do yoa snp-
pose they talked about Jamaica. Eagsh GuiaAa. or
Canada, IN connexion with this treaty Nothing q rs
and simply because could pretend they were
embraced by lie language but precisely because sash
could be reasonably advanced with respec to
Honduras. it behooved the English commissioner. 10
the interest OF his country, to come to an wadvsannG
by which this conclusion might be Oreclossd And he
did SO but the home authorities wanted something
stronger than the declaration OF intention, and thsy
obtained il by The express cooperation OF the Amsnean
executive. And under these circumstances, bow hnp-
pens that American Secretary of Ststs eouduotng
the negotiation the part OF his country, when be found
the language was SO equvoca that mutual undsrssnd
ing became necessary establish is true impotwhy
did he not say, remove all eqnivocation by an nseat
change IN the phrasaDogy so that no one coald be mis-
led 10 the obligations created BY the nssnentl Ihe
Senate would then have known what they rataed and
the country would have known what duties il incurred.
without The use Of Gaxsser compiled for Inst puSss
by the Secretary OF State in the form OF ocal dee
araon, undertaking. in most important particular ec
put an authorized construction on high act Of nauoua
sovereignty. # asp
do at all concur with the Committee on Forsiga
Affairs, nor in the view presented BY the honotable
chairman that the only eject Of the admission made BY
the Secretary OF State 10 the British minister, was 10
serve as protest against the acknowledgment OF the
te Of his country to Honduras The senator from Del
repudates this construction of his act and we'll he
may for nothing be clearer than that what Sir Heny
Bulwer wanted recognition that Honduras and IT.
dependencies were not included y the .engagemeac
the treaty And this he got by deed and word % csarg
as to preclude all controversy the topic By dssd for
Ekh me 0prsoa O ins
upon the files OF the department., unc0ntradced to this
day and by word for he expressly told by the Score
.ay oi osleand the same fact is repeated n the sso
that British Honduras was not embraced in the tTssty
II is impossible to establish this point clearly
l. The senator from Delaware seems TO congratulate
himself upon the fact that he left the title to Honduras
as the treaty leaves it, without denying, affirming. in
any way meddng with the same, "jus il stood pre-
vously" And the honorable chairman also appears to
attach some importance to this measure precaution-
ary must confess that to it is another of the
enigmas OF these enigmatical proceedings. What the
British title as the treaty left it. ust il stood Previous
" lprevously to treaty which i was "undsrs.oo9'
mot Se Sai SaS am
not extend TO this colony 1t to that refer
to the treaty Of Client, any other indeed, would
have been just appropriate The moment be accsded
to the British demand that moment be had to do
with these possessions than he had with the city of Lon
don sef and his protest against the title OF the latter
would haYe been just as appropriate and as valid
against the former, and not particle more So II was
act of supererogaton. but far respects
this convention, it was unauthorized intsrfsssnce
did ask the United States recognise their tle
to these regions. They said nothing about it--not
word They asked our acknowledgment that the treaty
did not extend TO them and they got it, and there ended
the matter 4f .N{ 878Ts aL
Nor do concur with the COMMITTEES on Foreign Az
ADMISSION
made by the Secretary of State.
With respect 10 the practical operation of such dec
araon this made at the time Of the exchange OF rat6
cations, whatever that might If judged by the ordnafy
principles of municipal law applied to individuals, can
not be contested that in the intercourse OF Datons wharo
mutual engagements depend for their fu6lment upon
mutual good faith, such Joint procedure would be
sdered by the party ITSELF and by the world fall jus
tihcaton for the construction demanded and coose-
quenty in this that this treaty had bearing apon
her settlement OF Honduras and its dependencies, ogat
portion OF them. .fsiatla.ssS
Mr. johnson, in his letter to the senator from Dela-
ware, speaks Of this question strictly legal oss and
refers to the protocol the exchange of the ra6eaaiDn
OF the Mexican treaty bearing in principle, upea It,
Sir, ii goes far beyond technical considerations.
and tar beyend that act That was the declaration OF
the opinion Of the commissioners to the extent oi
tain clauses OF the treaty. avowedly made without any
authority whatever This the act OF the head OF tho
nationthe organ OF communication with foreign BOW
witha the line OF his authority a. he cons;dsrsd il
receiving and assening conditional ratification. and
declaring that the Senate understood il as he did ior
suppose will deny that this whole proceeding
took place with the sanction OF the President and upoa
Mr. EIAYT5N, win the senator permi, m. to a,.r
Mr.. CASS II The senator desires to say but few
words, willing hear him; otherwise should pre-
Ter to go on without interruption, and finish what have
to say NtH HsE8
Mr.. CLAYTON. l only desire to ask question.
The senator says as understand him, that The Of
nation OF The Mexican treaty, were unauthorized acts
Mr.. CASS. That is my opinion. may be incorrect
Mr.. CLAYTON Now desire to ask the senator
whether he does not distinctly remember that those
missoners had notply the power to exchange radaca
ons OF the provisions OF the treaty but express power
10 make explanations in regard to the treaty.
Mr.. CASS. Mr.. President il they had power to make
that explanation 10 the treaty. does not touch ts qees-
ton had supposed that in that they acted without
authority. read from the protocol. The Ssaate had
action upon it, But repeat that in this this
the act OF your Executive the Of your governmsnt,
in negotiation carried on with foreign power. ts
But, sir to return TO the bill Of indictment preferred
against me by the honorable member. He says thats"I
made still graver and more serious accusation ag1tnst
him." that :" charged him with direct falsshoo4 m hs
letter to Sir Henry Bulwer, in the assertiea, msdepen
the authority OF Colonel King, that the Senate peseey
understood at the time they voted npon the 4rsay nat
British Honduras was not included in II, and thai de-
clared the Senate that bad received from Colonel
King that very morning positive denial OF the ssssr
tioo" aHs
Mr. Pre.ident, il is obvious that there are two facts
involved in this statement One, and much the most i'm
poran is that the Senate knew this restriction upon the
limits OF Central America by which that British province
excluded from its operation, and the other, ssco0d
referring TO the authority OF Colonel King in
proof OF the alleged knowledge OF this error
Now, sir, as TO the first. deny bat there
was somewhere grave mistake No man, except the
senator from Delaware, will that the Senate
SUCH perfectly understood that British Honduras
not included in the treaty. OF they knaw moth
ing of the "understandng" OF the negoatora that In
not pretended and therefore their opinion OF the terrific
rial obligations OF the treaty depended their opinion Of
for had then political existence any mora than the
of former days the Italy OF own And
he who believed that the British possessions, any por-
tipn them. n reainn c0untYv