The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-24

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Tawsday. J1.usrg,I2. 1854.
The Senate resumed the confederation of the motion
Submitted BY Mr. CAss on ThuIsday, the 5h Instant TO
refer 10 The Committee Foreign Relations the message
Of the Pvsiden, OF the Uuei States received on the 81
ins,snt communicating, 10 compliance with The refolu
ton OF the Senate December l2 1852 the correspond
ence which had taken place with the Brush government
u subjects gro wing out OF The treaty OF washington OF
5uy 1885, since the message OF the President oil De-
WI NJ CLAYTON said: Mr. President. / confess | was
CAss Yesterday in relation he dispatches which have
been here from the British government. About one
half OF the address OF The seDator was OF the harshes
and excepoDahe character aud yet sir he closed
with postion which seemed 10 be the result at which
his mind had arrived after fully investigating the whole
main question: which perfectly IN accordance with
my own sentiments In order that the Senate may nn-
desand our relative positions at the time OF h,s concu
sion, will ask my friend from Louisiana Mr. BESJA-
MINI who holds IN his hand, 10 read one OF The
last passages oil his speech.
Mir BENJAMIN read the following:
.Nor do see in any view, what should gain by u
now treaty The first is well enough, carried out IN
N, true spirits aud anuther would be no better II exposed
10 The same process construction raher mcons,ruc
don What Lord Clarendon expects from treaty, or
what party Is to demand concede, am at loss
20 conjecture. Whu want, and all want Is, that
Central American States should be ie alone. 10 manage
their affairs in ner way leaving TO The civilized
governments within whose territory they live, TO resu
ate the Mosquito Indians they h'nk proper, agreeaby
pnncple every where recognised and adopted since
discovery Of rbe cousnenr Aud all this is precisely
what tho Clayton. Bai@er treaty would effect, Il fairly
with its stpnialions presents, In my opinion, tue only
scheme Of adjustment Tin which can have agency
10y which The affairs oil. Cenlral Amenca-Mosquito m
ouded--can DO satisfactorily and permanently settled
aold % say 50 % England IL firm Su ,ampeia,s ansuass
and having said to act accordingly be the
what they may
Mr. CLAYTON. Now, MIR. President cordially
shake hands with the honorable senator on every word
which he there says. | am satisfied with the treaty
which has been negotiated, and will stand side by side
with him any attempt made by this government TO car
ondfst NhSnry hy knY md L
shall become necessary 10 do But the first part OF
the senator's address ming with chdng and scod-
ing oil for nearly Two bonrs. and feared that he was
about 10 arrive al the cOncusOn the necessary result
OF all his argument, that BY reason oi the declarations
OF tue negolaors at the time OF the exchange OF aiih-
cations, The treaty had become null and VOID also
feared that the Measurements which tue honorable sen.
had nduged IN here IN reference to this treaty
might be considered BY England Justification tor an
attempt by her 10 Withdraw the ratification OF H. We all
know now. from the language OF The dispatches which
sent here by Lord Clarendon, how eager
Eogland is to make new treaty 10 modify the
provisions of this, especially since the debate mere
IN January 1883 Tie whole object OF The i'm
plorauons OF Lord Clarendon 10 Air Marcy, as
may call them and have heretofore called them. that
treaty might be made, varying the provisions OF
the former arrangement The honorable senator coacurs
with entirely, that the request OF Great Britain should
be listened il her object be to place her proeclo-
better basis for herself, and that our govern.
should insst upon the observance OF the treaty
We the rhded at great length, and, alter
ALL concluded ha' had done the very best thing posel,
bic. He reminded OF what one OF my youthful
school fellows sald IN reference to scoiing and
Asseauon which he had received from his scbooissser
The boy said thai hs master seoded and ogs.d him iof
hall hour, and al last concluded by telling him All
you did right you dog but you did not intend to do
1t; there was mistake about IT." Laughter The
bonoaoe IRON Michigan, who, 10 hrs hooor be
sa,d teacher among The people OF Delaware,
suppose felt upon this occasion thai he had rish 10
ADMINISTER 10 me some OF this KIND oil castgatioa; al
though al The close OF IT, he repeatedly told me the treaty
all should have been and thai Great Bi,aD should
be compelled 10 observe It.
Mr. P,esideni, nearly all lie manifold which
baye occurred long, elaborate and very ingenious
speech OF the seaaior from Michigan originated iron
single source; which will proceed 10 expose He CON.
meBced IN an error on this subject on The 9th day of
January 1853 He maintained then here IN the presence
OF the Senate that GENITAL America" as used IN ihe
treaty, covered the settlement al Belize. He still per-
ssts IN that The speech which he made yesterday was
IN reply which had the honor 10 deliver here on
The Sth OF March las Alter having considered The sab
lect Tor nine long months whe replying TO that speech
which, think, showed, II was possible TO demonstrate
anything. that Central America the senator understood
il, not the diplomatic politiSal, true and proper
Central America, Notwithstanding all that have said,
and, l suppose, all | can say, be will still insist
upon his original error, that Central America covered
Belize and It's dependencies, commonly called "Brush
Honduras" II would be- 30 doubt. painful to blm to
confess gross blunder he made. lie does not re-
Ter us TO single authority 10 sustain his absurd position
lie has had nine months TO exaniae the Twelve or twen
iy authorities which produced here last spring, among
which Male Brun and Humboldt; hut ne reiieraies
bus original assertion upon the credit oil what slated
one erroneous sentence OF The Earl o Cafendon's de-
spaieh TO Mr.. Marcy OF the 27ib oi May last The sen
alor builds upon that posulale for he does
not attempt to prove il true that Central America
Belize He seemed to leel that he stood upon high and
iefuiable ground. When read The dispatches, was
surprised ind the they contained reflected that
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs had Just gone into The
Foreign Oce under Lord Aberdeen, and thought that be
had probably yet not bad tune to examine this Dtri
cate and rl,cs,ed subject, while his attention was ne
tsssarily devoted 10 the eastern question could not
believe that distinguish statesman as Lord Careh
don would persevere such this Uader this
lunvn Add cd
gentleman occupying the post OF British minister residing
near this government 10 inquire OF him whether there
might not be in the dispatches wished es-
pecially know whether ,t-ihe British government
undsrstood Central America covering nyhing more
Than the 6ve States which constituted the confederation
Of Central America.
Sir, received from him a prompt and frank reply,
which AK may row be read by the Secretary. for the
Information OF the Senate.
The Secretary read the letter, as follows:
BnrIsH LsoArIos, January 2. 1854.
Ny psAa smi have the honor 10 acknowledge the re.
ueipt you date in which inquire Of
me-hrs whether there may be mistake n the des.
patches Of government, lately com mmuncsed to con
gr.ss they speak OF British Honduras as ps oil
Central America Secondly, whether understand Cen.
usl America as embracing anything more than the hvs
stsud the depcndenccs OF British Honduras as anyibng
than the ss islands described In the treaty oil Iso
that al present unable 70 supply you with
explicit explanation of the passages of the desps'ches
from which il seems 70 be inferred Belize is stated
By the British government, TO be situated IN Cenirst
Amerios, as la possession OF any ohoial commu
neson om my government IN which that question 10 d.
fecty treated.
air Inference however from tn, Of treaties and
oef doc which have access with regard to the
uue Of Great Britain Brush Honduras npd s depcnden-