The daily union., 1854-01-05
CITY OF WASHINGTON. THURSDAY MORNING JANUARY 5. 1854


their constituents and their country. and Other
human power This eyolablliy is esssnlia the pema-
nenee Of our fiee institutions.
"ts believed that far regards the debates pro-
ossangs o Congress the ss occasion ia our history
heh has become necessary address the represent
alive OF foreign government Not SO IA relation TO the
messages Of the President Congress There is least
OF similar character which you may find 10 the nr-
chvas OF your own legation Mr. Caslo one OF your
predecessors. in mole OF lih December, 1885, ad
dressed Mr. Forsyth, thea Secretary Of State, eaiied
relating 10 Msxco coniainrA in President Jaeksons
nna 10 Congress OF December 1881 The answer
on tue 10Th Deeember 1885 informed Mo Castillo that
remarks ade by the President message 10 Congress
xanations with the representative OF oreen govern
men' On somewhat similar occasion, mn Livingston,
formed the French Minister Of Foresn Aas that Ia the
OF President Jackson 10 Conassso the Previous
Dseeber nothing addressed 20 the Fench ma
tlon and he lkened tt very properly 20 proceeding
well knowni the Fnench law Ga family council, In which
their and discassed bu ci winch,
in our case, the debates wee necessariiy pnbic
Under our constitution, is rhe dury OF the President,
sronl e tlne, to the Congress information o.
of The upion and Ieeon,nend 10 her
non such nfeasufes hri deem necessary and expedir
ent Ii Ia tta aensabe 10 ihe independent action OF The
goyc that these oounnicalions between rs eo-of-
dnae should be free and uhreserved These are
np,eriy ikened by AIR Livingston 10 family council II
Is concer WIN which foreign nations have no
right 10 itercrc lhis otherwlseifthe repesena-
i've OF foreign could ask the President for
planatogs o such parts OF his messa2es Congress- Of
iher proceedings. might in the opinion Of minis
Ter. Prove nnsa,isisetoy 70 his govenmelt al honethis
would necessarily, either impose restraint the ffee-
dom of action both OF the President and Congress- in
volve executive in endless and useless discussions with
the other powers OF The world
My objec, in making this protest agalns, what deem
to be aviolaon OF my rights senator this floor is
not with avoid The discussion that is rendered
M hS he BiliIsh mInslsI Aud repeat that at suitable
shall have heard, shall avail myself Of the oppor
unity of meeting The whole question, and shall endeavor
TO show that The dogmac assertions contained IN these
diplomatic dispatches not worthy of The high
tfrnm pmanalpd 1
understood by anything which have said in regard 10
this assault on the privileges conferred on members OF
Congress by the constitution OF the United States, TO i'm
pate Intentional wrong in This respect 10 Lord Clarendon
to the distinguished asi amiable gentleman who rep
resents the British government here Ny associations
with the latter gentleman have been such as have laugh
me 10 respect aud TO admire him but cannot avoid
getlng upon this OCCASION that he should have fallen
into such an error; and rather inclined TO think,
casting the mantle OF charity this act that il has
been done by the orders of his without suit
able reflection. hope this has been the first in
sance in the history OF this government in which such
thing attempted, that will be The last IN which
any foreign minister will again to oblrude
himself upon our family councils. Indulge me In a few
words regard TO what is contained IN these papers
Without discussing the question OF construction, say
now il never conleDded by that the British pro-
tec,otae, omne abolished by the treaty OF 1850
What coniendrd ior and what conceive TO be true be-
yond possibility OF doubt, s, that the Treaty disarmed
the proecorale, and made perfectly useless far
regards country Ii could longer be OF any injury
10 us The obec, had in view was not 10 abolish The
announced in that letter OF the 9Th OF May that her
Britannia Majesy's government did not BY the treaty III
tend TO renonnee The proieciorae have not Claimed
that il did In another no,e-the one, bibk, dated
the 29h OF April, not month before the date oil the
10 which have adverted-a remarkable expression Il
contained We told that, 'in the United States
government does not make treaty supplementary 10 the
treaty of lS50n case some arrangement other Than ,Sa
treaty is not made"Great Britain must necessarily reaif
ise .'poson which has always held with regard tc
Mosquito, anti which the convention OF 1850, wber
practically carried out calculated and intended lc
modify, and which, because i,s provisions have no
been practically carried ou il has not yet altered
That if unders,and the English language is ds,nc
concession. In that very despaicb dated no, monIf
before the TO which first adverled. and TO which
have TAX en- exception, is distinct admission that the
" was both calculated ani ,ntndsi TO aoiy and alter h,
position which Great Bnaln had IN reference 10 the Mos
quito county.
Well what is the reason assigned for her refusal Il
permit position 10 be modified and altered agreeabli
10 the intention OF the treaty! Because, says the Brit
sh minister The proysioEs OF The treaty have not beer
practically carried out What is the meaning of that
Is IL pretended that this government has refused 10 carri
out the provisions OF The treaty No. sir. itis not pre-
tended, either in that or in any other correspondence whct
have seen, that this government has not kept pertec
good faith Grea' Britain 10 reference TO that an,
other treaty. Then,l ask again, what is The meaning
that clause IN that letter which Gays the provisions
that treaty have not been practically carried out? an
at loss conceive. 1t has been suggested 10 tina
perhaps he British government means TO contend iha
because the canal which contemplated by he treaty
has been made therefore the provisions OF the treaty
have been carried out II that preex is set up fo
The purpose OF getting nd OF Tie spuatlons contained
IN treaty, then ask, rs there thing IN the treaty
that binds US 10 make the canal No, sir. We no
where in the treaty bound this goyefnment that the com
pany engaged in the construction Of the canal, which
II vas said was about to engage n H. should complete
N, begin II. We bound ourselves 10 no such
tnog. H. then. The canal las not been made Tor the
iauii OF the canal company, with what sort oil propnety
eau Great Britain contend that she Is exoneraed iron
The o the treaty, aegog thai its provisions
have not been practically carried out II any other con
srucon cen be put Upon these words by The ingenuity
any man. shall be very happy 10 hear A. And fepea
again, that | consider that very statement ss dlsnc
admission BY The British government that the convention
OF 1850 both calculated and intended 10 modify anC
alter the position OF the British government IN regard tc
the Mosquito country
Indulge in another remark in reference 10 another
subject adyeTted TO here iappears that the letters o
the Earl of Clarendon addressed noninelly 10 Nc
Champion, bat really 10 the American Secretary OF SAte
bave this object IA view, viz To induce this govern
TO make another treaty IN addition 10 the treaty OF
1850, which the British government would like better
They are not well pleased with the treaty OF 1850 il
would, indeed, that they are not willing TO abide By
ill., Now, the American Secretary OF Slate passes oyel
all these impIoraons OF the Brush governmsntand
think properly, toopasses over all these enreates
TO make another treaty, and TO discuss quietly
in his note Mt lngefsoll The rights OF the American
I Transit Company.
4 In his final letter ia reply 10 the American Secelary's
he considers the tone of Mr. Marcy's hostile, or
al all events. such not 10 have been hoped foi
under the circumstances Now, what there hostile
in the note of Mr.. Marcy There nothing OF hos
I,y in iis srpressons suppose the thing wsicb was
most deeply ieit the silence OF Mr. Marcy IN rea-
ton 10 all these Implications 10 which have referred
iha, silence, presume, they interpreted rightly Tor the
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