The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-04


Mr. CLAYTON then ssd that among this papers wa. =
letter from Lord CArepdon to Mr. Ofapton aud another
from the Queens these showed that
the remarks he had made in this Senate last s,og
this subject had been forwarded 70 the Bit h govern
ment, whore they had been condersd council o, the
ministers and By them referred 10 Doctors Commons,
and the ornoD Queens Advocate ras upsu them
Tho review 81 his speech by the minister and by the
Queens Advocate had been SAINT bask TO ths
The resolution ling for these papers adopted the
Of that rssoiuos the veil Of secrecy had ossn
rcm this review o. bis speech The British Minister, Mr.
CHAMPION, ths~ o the Injunction of secrecy from thsm
and allowed them to be sent 10 Congress with the other
papers In response to the call Of the Senate Tney could
rot have bsen sent to the ssnSte while that
injunction reuaiusd. While he would hsvs objection
70 have bis spsech thus reviewed Lord Csssn
on the floor OF the Senate with the privilege OF Ssna
tor with the Qassns Advocate ~ his side to cid him in
the argument he did object to this mode Of reviewing his
speeches In dplou ATTIC notes when he had
ty Of taking part in the discussion In this wsrtat hs
had not equsl chance. If Lod Clarendon were hare
he could pnt questions him wb.h would elicit replies
and confessions which would 60 far in the Of
the question His rights a. rnenbsr OF Congrtss had
been trampst UPON BY this whole proc edtDg, and he
to make his protest against this outrage upon
his rights senator OF the Unsd Safes. He had no
~s n e: not
10 have rvisw Of his speech, d>Ssred in the Senate
tIsn;mittsd ,, foreign s1ysrst to tho body o.
either OF thcse papers-thsre acthing than
dosnastleal assertion that tho treaty so lad 60
without anJ Ing TO support the assertion In ths
fsrenc@s protocol to the treaty With Mexico La
Rosa, the Mexican Minister addressed Mr.. Buchanan
Who WAS then Secretary Of State for an explanation OF
certain debates 10 Congress the Of the Prss
dents message Mr.. Buchanan replied, denying tbs
right OF foreign minister to ask the President for
when Secretary Of State, dsaied ths right OF
foreign Minister to ask explanation Of the Presidents
Message Mr. Livingston when Minister In France, in
formed tho French government when they asksd
explain alton Of the Presidents Message that there visa
nothing In 1t addressed to that but it was
part of proceedings, in sort Of family council
he did wish to be understood making this protest.
rs desiring to svade an Argument anything contained
In his remarks He simply desired to vnca his rights
% Senator 1T the proper time; aud after the Senator
from Michigan heard he would take the opportunity
fleviewng the dogmstcal assertions Of aogmat
LORI Glare ndon to the amabs gentleman who repre-
sented the British government In Was hington From his
acquaintance with the latter gentleman he supposed this
act done by order Of his government without due
aection but he hoped this would be the As 1t
the 6rbt instance Of the British government attempt
Ing to intrude spon our family councils. It
contsnded BY him that by the treaty the Brtsh pro-
tectorate on,ine destroyed. What he had main
tanned WAS that the treaty dsarmed 1t and made II
distinct that provisions OF the treaty
practically carried out changed and modified that
aa as IL sSi
He did not understand that there any stipulation In
the treaty BY tho United States that the company should
construct the canal he commented Lord CArer
statement that Mr. karcys des patch hostile to any
settlement OF the matter ard said that he osuld
Ssshan snd R hoss .n IN the m
e
British government for . treaty. He a.tri.
tuted NJ. AMcy's silence on that point to ths fact
treaty there was no use IN making another Ia these
papers was repeated the declaration that Great Britain
instance Of how rslgiousy she observed srea by
giving the history Of the treaty Of Versailles, by
which she bound to abandon the Spanish continent
and 1t turned out since that her minister had made the
mental reservation Of the right to consrue the pAnh
continsnt" differently from what all others under
stood Il to mean, II, for prudential reasons such
advisable This result was that nsw treaty
was made In l7Se and made for other object than
clear up that question By this treaty Of 1855 Great
spaniah continent, which tpe greater security wal
d.sehbsd Mosquito eo.st and every other name ever
thse dispatches iay Great Britain has had over th
coa ny uAdisturbed protsctorats Of two hundred
ytaae. Sore years Afterwards motion made in the
tse OF Lords to csnsure ths minister who made ths
treaty abandoning the country; but In thu debate IL
demonstrated that Great Britain had no right to thu
coast and the motion to was rjsotc BY large
vote Ths next aggression, assertion OF right By
Great Britain to that coast made until SIX days
after the treaty of Guadalupe HidAlgo signed thsr
they called Grsytown and q ain assumed ths sxercss
the prorectorate He had already said much thar
he intended at this time, but after the Senator from
Michigan had been heard he woud give the subject
attention.
Mr.. Phrr (vhig) Of Nd, said he understood the pa.
upon the argument Of the Queens AdvocAts had bsea
moved BY the request Of ths Secretary Of State and
Voluntarily By the British Minister this wsrs the
Senator ought to direct his protest to the Secretary
State and not to the foreign Minister He did not think
the Senator could complain Of the british fol
icsn ride Of the question to review.
Mr.. CLAYTON said that the British Miustsr committed
an error In addressing tbs President at all respecting
what had been said by Senator In debate.
M CAss said hs supposed tho Secretary Of Stats and
the Minister had convsrsAton and afterwards this In
junction Of seoresy was removed When these papers
printed no would move their reference and on that
motion would AK to be heard.
The motion to print was agreed TO-
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House Of Representatives.
wMHHaros, Jan. 8, 1854.
THASKs AND SWORD FOE ars. WOOL.
Mr. BrBMI, (dsm) Of H., from the Military Comm
tee reported joint resolution giving the thanks Of Con-
greas and sword to Gen. Wool for gallant services a
Buena VISTA He believed he had never asked favor Of
tho Houas but oncs and rsoosotsd distinctly that It wal
not granted. He asked that this resolution be put
on its passage.
Mr. GrDDSGs res soi OF Ohio, asked for what reasons
the resolution brought forward and what claim
there the House. he understood the matter
was novelty in the practice Of legislation. he believed
that this the Hrst instance that the thanhs OF Con-
rss were proposed to any officer save the chief COM
nAndsr In battIs and sword presented. It was intro
ducng practice and pslncpls. A We have here
toors presented the thanks Of Congress to the com.
msndsr Of the battle at Busns VISTA and the officers and
sodisrs ur der bin Why are We now called to tender
thanks to Gen Woef Shall We be called to deal ia
similar manner towards all the minor ocers who per-
formed gallant duty In that aetoI They entitled to
specific thanks equally with General Wool. With
out meaning to be personal he would ask the gentle
man from Illinois whethsr he himself did not d,
- good isrvice as General Wool Why, then,
should we omit the gsntlsman from Illinois In
thanks and swords In his opinion, II this resolution
shsuld be passsd Injustice would bs done to those Of
y Hs vas not q The psr.r S
which demanded ths passsgs Of the resolution and
that IL b rsoommittsd in order that the Military Com
mittes might report nom the records the whic
require it, passage.
Mr. PELL said he would reply but strongly suspsssi
that IN his answer would b round the Of the gen
tsu ans hostility to ths Ths thanks and sword
proposed to b voted for gallant conduct rendered
country BY General Wool at Buena Vista
Mr. GDDIsos inquired respectfully IL Gen. ,ol
had Performed service more sasnty than the gsntsmAn
(BiaseD) himself hadf
Mr.. BrsDL replied that II far from his sesirs or
that Of any other friend Of General Wool TO discuss the
merita Of the reEolution, Il Nsun uunaasearY