The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-27

10, with paris oil Mexico, fucatan, and New Granada
showing the proposed line between the Atlantic and Pa
cihc BY way OF Tehuanepec" The map is IN the
Secelarys Office where the senator can refer TO It, is
very clear that the COMPILER OF that map never dream OF
conhnlng II 10 Central America, but that he was extend
ing il elsewhere.
shall not go over the question in regard TO Central
America, but there few circumstances IN reference
10 IL TO which wish 10 call the attention OF the honorable
senator. who has maintained certainly with great deal
OF ability. that the British possessions al the Belize are
not in Central America.
The term Central America as view il. can be nothing
bu geographical one, and will state the reason why
The honorable senator the term political one,
for the reason, understood him. that we made rea-
ties with Central America and that the use OF the phrase
be limited 10 the States with which we made those
treaties tits did make treaties with The States
o Central America, but those States have passed away
There is such political region known in the
world as political Central America, any more ihan The
Saxon Hepiarchy or political Italy, or political Hungary
OF political Poland. These countries have political
existence. The term ls geographical one, and as
contend, be nothing else. The States of Central
America existed about twenty years. Now. suppose
those had been made before they existed, what
region would the phrase Central America" have desg
mated but geographical one And now they have
passed away, what does i mean but the same thing
II the honorable had enumerated in the treaty
which he made all the States OF Central America, the
whole difficulty would have been obvated but, as
said before, OF them enumerated and some
lett out The treaty expressly mentions Nicaragua. Costa
Rica, the Mosquito country, and the rest OF Central
America leaving out the States OF San Salvador, Hondu-
ras and Guatemala; and it is The northern frontiers
Of where the precise difficulty arises as 10 the
limits OF Central America. cannot Tor my lie see any
reason why the negoators did not go on and enumera'e
the States which did compose Central America. instead
Of enumerang only parl, and then adding he rest OF
Central America"
Another thing will he observed When we come
tuay to the authoritative expression which should be
used in such solemn act find that there never was
such republic the republic OF Central America. Our
treaty with them is with the federation OF the centre OF
America You will find that is the descriptive epithet
in the treaty. IL is our statulebook. am not
Spanish scholar, and do not know whether the words
correctly translaed but on our statute book the par
lies the treaty appear to be the United States oil Amer
lea and the federation of the centre OF America Bat
suppose it to be the confederation OF Central America
is popularity termed, it no more follows that they in
clHded the whole oil Central America than that own
United States include the whole OF America The fact
to be determined according 10 the time and cifcum-
stances in which they were applied. i was Central
politically for about twenty years but the political con-
dltion disappeared, and it is only geographical
Central America, and be nothing else. Why the
senator did not remove all This difficulty and uncertainty
by simple, unequivocal description OF the country.
shonld be glad TO have him explain.
The honorable senator from Delaware is, as have
said an able tactican and he has proved in this
by the man1uvre of keeping out OF sight his own ex-
posed point and pushing his column in another direction
upon his opponent. had foresesn that, because the
honorable senator did the thing last spring He
confined his remarks 10 part of the British clamiheir
claim the Belize agree that there mag be
bic doubt whether that portion of the country is in Cen
,fa America; but The fact is that the British have got
than hundred miles south OF il, 10 the Sarsoon
The senator will not pretend 10 say here
where else, that the Sars,oon river is not in Central
America. Nobody deny IL Nobody will cay that
the terms OF lhe treaty TO England the settlement ol
Honduras, she claims and holds IL the whole country
10 the Sarsoon riyer which, said the other day, Is
just much IN the Stale OF Guatemala James rlver Is
10 Virginia. There is no mapmskef, no statesman, no
goician thai ever carried The province Of BRUSH Hon.
and here nearly bundled and fifty miles along the
posses par OF her Honduras settlement and
which the senator does not pretend Is not IN Central
America.
The honorable senator does not the whole point
in his Argument He only maintains tbat the Belize set
ieHent referred TO by MIie Bfqn ana Humboldt and
and which down 10 the Slboon river, some ten or
twelve miles south OF the Belize. excluded from the
treaty and Notwithstanding what the honorable senator
says think the British have got the islands in that
neigh bohood, under ibe OF dependencies OF the
Belize. repeat, have idea that they can bold them
They must have title justify them in holding and
that title must be just one. And The admission OF the
Degolaors ii you may call H. does not conclude Us al
all to THE point, The only practical u effect has is
that il puts in worse position " the treaty had
been le ratified. 10 include all Central Amer
lea, without the rider attached TO IT. could have said
10 England, your possessions are in Central Amenca,
and they capno, be continued. They plainly ex-
cuded by The terms OF the treaty but as is, we have
to contest her title with her IN possession. think we
may do both successfully; hui do not shut my eyes TO
the fact aat the difficulty Is increased by that declaration
10 which have referred That - all that said on this
point and therefore repeat with all respect 10 the hon
orahle senator lha think the treaty can be alfy main.
hat lie says portion OF acinal Honduras. That
portion of the argument whichI shall touch, but de-
sire the senator observe that the he restricts
Central America, the nluted By The resific.
| iion.
| The honorable senator has read letter from MIR
Champion, the British minister have word TO say
of Mr.. Champion bat what is respectful. lie u gen.
teman who has been sent here 10 represent the Interests
o his country, and dare say he does faithfully bot
think this very odd kind OF letter from him TO
be read here IN this body authority did not under.
stand him to Tar the honorable senator did In his
letter but certainly u rather curious that the diplO
matte representative OF foreign country this gov
eminent should come forward and wrpe letter be read
IN the American Senate, and thus place il before the
American people, doubling contradictiug the solemn
assertions OF The Minister Of Foreign Affairs OF his own
county, founded The adj vice OF the law adviser OF the
Crown foreign matters, and doubt submitted TO the
British cabinet and sent here by them, and communica-
ted 10 our government their rule Of action The min
lister here notwithstanding these facts says effect
codiag to the construction OF The honorable senator,
"My government does not understand the matter The
Secretary for Foreign Affairs young man. and does
not comprehend his business" All have TO say sir, j.,
that this is curious proceeding, and Is no part Of my
business TO account for H.
Mr. Champion n hs letter iniimaies that The Islands OF
Roaan, Bonacca, Julia. Helena, Barbarai, and Mofa
recently constituted the colony OF the Bay islands,
not claimed as dependencies OF Belize The from
Delaware thinks that construction is fortified by one fact,
which he mentions, viz that IN the British order, or II
may use the term in their hierarchy OF possessions,
colony cannot bo dependency OF settlement DO not
know how that a. bat the question does not arise here
for this simple reason The treaty concluded in
July, 1885, and the colony not created u 1852, 80
that between 1850 and 1859 these islands may have re-
manned portion OF The dependencies OF British Hondu-
ras without violating any herafcblcal principle as to