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

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ever apply to my government for moe distinct ex'
PLANTATION OF the matter. which, doubt not, VIII prove
satisfactory 20 the governmsnt OF The United States ana 70
yourself r
a my dear 'i' WIN '"''h oHN 1jPNs'T r yCRaMPToN
10 the fIoa, Jcns NJ. oLArras. U. Slnate.
Mr. CLAYTON Thus. Mr. President, you see the
Interpretation which The British minister himself puts
upon HE dispatches Those dispatches furnish the only
ground Tor ha, supersiIuctare which The senator
from Michigan efecedior those fifteen columns N the
Globe of Yesterday. Mr. Champion says the term Gen.
trail America must have been understood IN some geo.
graphical in those dispatches The senator from
Michigan. TOO, contends bat Central America. as used
u the treaty, Term 10 be construed 10 some geosraph-
ca sense but what that precisely Is be has mol
vsntnfei TO explain 10 us, and never will
examined the question last spring mlnuely 10 ascer-
tain what The tue geographical sense o THIS tefm
and thought that had demonstrated that II was pre-
cisey the hive Central AmeTican States, with their Just
limits and proper dependencies bni' SIR, there are
gazeiees there are careless maps, there are statements
by travellers who investigated the subject.
which tend 10 conound and mysny the whole matter,
and wosd induce suppose not only that Belize, but
sir ha, Texas and California parts OF Central America
II The Secretary will open the atlas which have placed
upon his desk aud which belongs To the Department OF
State, any senator may see what is Central America IN
the geographical conehded Tor by the senator from
Michigan The British Society for the Diffusion OF
Useful Knowledge has published this atlas; and The
map OF Central America, which il coaains, in its tile,
and is face, pnrporls TO be "Central America, in
eiuding fsIis California; and The northern States OF
map continued, with the title "Centsal America, in-
iuding Yueasa, Belize Guatemala, Salvador. Honduras
Nlcarassa, and lte southern States Of Aerico."
Sir il remarkable that The Society Tor the Diffusion
OF Useful knowledge has there described, other mans
| and map makers have described. Central America as
including part Of hs Arsriean U"iOn; and wha, is
very remarkable they absolutely exclude Costa Rca
which is OF the Central American States. Upon
such maps that the senator, as statesman, relies
Why. sir 10 what conclusion must all this lead II
the contends that The term" Central America is
10 be used IN this geographical sense, II follows that
when he voted for the treaty OF 1880 which provided that
neither the United States nor Gfea, Britain should occu-
py fortiiy colonze exercise any dominion
over any part Central America he voted the State OF
Texas out OF the Union, and the whole OF California
with i'll He says other seaators understood the subject
precisely he aid pray leave to ask, Sir, whether the
honorable from Texas understood It IN this geo
graphical sense! They both voted for the treaty Did
they vote their Slate Out OF the Union, and them
selves out of the Senate 1t is ecessary to dwell upon
this. The senator find no mao, he can lind no pre-
tended authority, which includes Beiize, or British hon
duras as part OF Genital America which does not also
include other countries besides the Central American
States, proving that Tue map error, and en-
tireiy unreliable.
The question s wha. kind OF map ought an American
statesman to rely uponl fhe s that which rep
tesents Cenlrai America defined by MS ocn government
1t is defined by The government OF the United Stairs IN
treaty win Central Aaesca-the treaty OF December,
1925 which is Ieay with the hve Central American
States OF Costa Rca, Nicaragua. san Salvador. Hondu-
ras and Guatemala, and others. These all tna
ever constituted Central America IN any legal, poIilea
or diplomatic meaning of ihai term The subject Is SO
understood by the government OF Great Britain. as well
| as by ours.
Al the time The treaty OF lS25 was negotiated the con-
situiion OF CeRlra America was communicated TO this
| government II enabled Mr.. Adams and Mr Clay, who
made the treaty 10 understand with whom IL nrgo
iialed The constitution. Tor the eamr purposes
had communicated 10 Greas Britain and mat con
-utulon is 10 be found IN the volume oi Bntsl Slate
papers which lies upon he SeeTe,sry's desk and l
ask him TO read a few extracts IRON 1t, which have
marked.
| The Secretary read as follows:
Irrsnsl,uon
Constitution Of the republic of Central .im.,iea
In The name Of the supreme Beiag Author all Soce-
ties lie saior o the Unverse We the representatives
the Cenus America, represented IN national
constituent assembly, IN compliance with hef desire. and
10 exercise rights IL order Their
eci, tuem tue greatest possible enjoy
citizen upon the nnalieFabe pnc ies Of eqarl,y seco-
y. and property 70 establish public otder, aud 70 iom
perfect confederation, decree the iOowng constitution
Ofhx Nation and fs Territory.
\ sscros osr-or rms NAr1os-Article L The nation OF
the federal epublc OF Central America sovereign and
The essential and d,,, object Of sovee gn,y pres
ervalion OF hbefty, equality, security, and property
Il IS Iheir duly 10 obey and respect the law 10 serve
and defend the couniy with afms, and 70 conbnte pro
pohonaely towards the public expenses, without priy
srouoN sEooSD-Or rHs rsRnuosr-Ihe territory OF the
republic q which formerly composed the ancient king
don Guaremaa, ~th the exception of the present, ol
the province OF Chlnpas.
4 Mir CLAYTON The territory OF Central America
her constitution sayr consists OF the ancient
royalty OF Guatemala, with The exception OF The province
of Chiapas This is precisely the territory which was
included the treaty OF 1850 The territory, and the only
territory which be properly called Central Amer.
lea Tue moment you attempt TO leave that as The rule
which ia govern Legislators and statesmen IN The con-
slruction OF the term Centrs America" you ahoat
upon a sea OF uncertainty al The mercy OF every map
maker and il will he impossible or you TO 1nd any moor
ngs afterwards We see how the senator has been ship
wrecked.
The BRUSH minister states that these bis i'm
pressons and that he has good reason 10 believe that
our own government concurs With hlm There can be
no doubt about that. The question must have been de-
cided and seed between the present American Secretary
OF State and the Brush minister long II question II
could be called The result a, which they both arrived
is precisely the with mDe stated by me in the
remarks made here on the stb day Of March last
Then, SIR, according 10 these lights, the senator from
Mchiga arsycd himself in drect opposition to the
views OF the Observation-Disclosures his own government.
He chose to take what he thought the British
srucon aod 10 help himself IN this otherwise hopeless
controversy Tor him, called for and sustained this British
despatch in a miserable efor although be knew we'll
no one ought know betlerMf Marcy had releeedi',
and adopted the Interpretation OF the term dspuie
4 Take from the honorable senator this single ground,
that Central America is something different from the hve
Central American States, and would be almost willing
to let his speech OF fifteen columns 10 The
country without further repyi for the whole OF u,
full az IL IL OF error, and OF evidences oi wounded
vanity. 10 founded upon this single assumption, grow
ing OF his understanding OF the British minister's
despatch. Sir, tell the senator iron Michigan, that
whenever he produce before the Senate the auibor-
" OF the American Secretary OF State to sustain him m
st sdheres to despite of all the Efforts which have
m ads In viz him q. hrs 1 will immediate y