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

nate hostltes with the Indians, and TO suffer them 10
return 10 their possessions. If they would Immediately
desst from hoslilites against u.s. and they did 70, and
back 10 soveTegniy-taught useful lesson OF
peace aud obedience The s'food" and the "Bibesp
they got but poor compensation for the suffer
ings they underwent the lives they lost and the misery
they entaied upon themselves. wish the senator from
Delaware bad recoleced this lesson taught ID the histo-
ny OF his country, when he left this Mosquito proiscto-
rate TO exist though should exhaust It's efforts as he
seems TO think II WILL in acts OF physical and religious
bene voencethe food for the mind and The body. But
Lord Clarendon tells us another story,
have carefully examined the despatch OF the Secretary
Of Stale. OF the tenor and temper OF which Lord Claren
don complains. and see nothing in It's language or sent
ments not ay justified by the circumstances. The Sec
rotary speaks plainly and firmly, but with proper dignity,
as becomes his position and the honor OF his country
The real difficulty in the subject and not in the mode
OF treating II requires not much penetration TO per-
ceve that Lord Clarendon became sensible of the embar
rassnent oil his position He had undertaken an irksome
taskthe task OF defending the pfetenson OF England to
control band OF ignorant savages decreasing in number
and increasing 10 wTetchedness occupying regions be-
longing TO civilized governments and keeping them, as
he says out OF the pale OF political enlightenment, and
lost TO the world All this is contrary to the received
principles OF public law well to the practice OF Eng
land, that the effort must have been made with some sac
n6ce OF consistency, if not OF feeling, by British states
man II may well be- therefore, that language which I'M
der other circumstances would have provoked no obser
walton, became under these cause oil offence.
The senator from Delaware in his speech, as have
before observed. 10 consider the protectoate
left only for charitable purposes. and TO enable Great Bril-
ain to i.srceds In friendly oy, Nth sny one of the Gem
ya .amsrics republics, to tn from destruction Their
reduction to five hundred and their state OF misery. are
but poor comment upon this foreign philanthropy But
Lord Clarendon also gives similar Tor the Brit
ish neglect to comply with the treaty. though the ~gs he
throws the Indians becomes the signal of against
the civilized communities in those regions | do not
know, Mr. President, the relations they bear to the
Christian governments, within whose boundaries they
live, well enough to say whether any arrangements and
II any, OF what nature, should be made in the interest OF
humanity for their protection. II there are peculiar
circumstances belonging 10 the past the present.
there well may be from the nature of Indian hostes,
by which bitter feelings and resentmens have been
engendered as to make their position unsafe the remedy
is not the violation Of great principle to shield them
from the proper lurisdicton but by friendly representa-.
the United States and by England TO insure to them such
as their wants require without
country. to be controlled aud governed by a power
across the ocean, under the kindly guise OF protection
To do all this requires neither new treaty supple.
ment, but good faith only and honest compliance
with treaty already made.
see is reported that American company has pur
chased large portion of the Mosquito country from the
Indian chief and OF the journals OF the day make
subject of congraulaton. under the expectation that
il will remove much OF the existing embarrassment.
know nothing OF the alleged purchase, OF the pur-
crease the difficulties. instead OF diminishing them. by
adding new and serious element of trouble. What
right have American citizens to purchase land Of In
diam chief living within the territories OF civilized
nation! Oar government has demonstrated with that OF
England for the exercise OF its power these Indians,
by which the States of Central America have been kept
from the enjoyment of the right assured to them by the
established principles OF the law of nations, the control
of the aboriginal tribes living within their territorial
limits
We have taken and justly, strong ground in opposi-
ton 10 this pretension and II is impossible that gov
eminent should do any act recognising such purchase
without the OF the States interested in the mat
ter How far England may be disposed TO favor such
scheme know not |; but one thing | do know; and
that is, if she does favor 1t, it will be in consequence
OF the advantages which she expects 10 derive from
them is better for US to preserve our honor and
ssency ihaR to cooperate any such enterprise at the
expense of national and established rights.
MIR CLAYTON obtained the floor, but gave way 10
Mr.. HAMLlN, who moved that the further consider
alton of the subject be postponed until tomorrow
The motion was agreed to-
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
"A message received from the House of Represent
atives by MIR. Forney their Clerk announcing to the
Senate that the House have passed bills of the following
titles in which they request the concurrence OF the Sem
ate
An act for the relief of Lewis B. Willis, late a pay
master in the army OF the United States
An act for the relief of the legal representatives OF
Isaac p. Smonon.
An act for the relief of William Blake.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
On motion by Mr. HAMLIN, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF executive business and after
time spent therein, the doors reopened whereupon
The Senate adjourned.
By J. G. McGUIitE, Auctioneer.
TRUsTEEs SALE OF SMALL FRAME HOUSE AND