Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-11

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He elaborated at great length the point that
the terms of the treaty did embrace the whole
Of Central America, including the British Hon
duras, and that the Government az Great Brit
ain 10 understood the treaty and hence requir
ed before ratliy'ng it an express stipulation
excepting the Honduras
The question Of title did not necessarily
arise In the matter at all but simply, were the
British excluded by the treaty from those set
Elements no matter what their title? He held
that the condition placed by Great Britain, ac-
guessed in by the American Government
would entirely absolve the British Government
in holding their possessions in defiance Of the
treaty though it did not affect the question Of
title
He then entered into an examination of the
title Of Great Britain to the possession of Hon
duras and to the Protectorate of the Mosquito
coast. He reviewed the whole history Of these
possessions. quoting largely from the various
treaties on the subject between England and
Spain, and from the diplomatic notes. COM
mentaries, and dispatches, of English Minis
tiers and Ambassadors He Of course held that
the English had no shadow of right to any
political authority over either. He reviewed
very fully the papers Of Lord Clarendon and
the Queens Advocate, Mr.. Harding, and con-
trasted their positions AS to the construction Of
the treaty
After he had concluded, Mr.. Clayton obtain.
ed the floor, and the subject was postponed till
tomorrow.
After 4 short Executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
House Of Representatives., Jan II, 1854.
A report was received from the Treasury
Department., enclosing o statement of the ex-
penditnre Of the contingent fund
4. report was also received from the War
Department, enclosing a statement Of expendi-
tures fort national armories.
The House resumed the consideration of the
resolutions proposing a vote Of thanks and q gold
medal to Captain lngraham.
Mr.. Perkins, of Louisiana. was gratified that
no opposition had been manifested to the ex-
preston Of the approval of the House Of the
conduct of Captain lngraham and he thought
the Secretary Of State was equally fortunate
with Captain l. He supported the substitute
resolutions proposed by the Committee on For
egn Relations and defended that committee
from the charge of having waived the express
sion of any principle desirable to be avowed
The committee had concluded that the act of
Capt. Ingraham was itself q principle. 1t did not
avow that Rosetta was an American citizen
native or adopted 1t simply avowed that he
had right to protection on the grounds of
humanity, aud nationality by virtue of his
domicil in this country. The committee did
not believe it right to force all who could not
approve the whole political ground assumed
in the original resolution to vote against the
award OF commentator.
Russia, Austria, and Prussia, had protested
against the aet Of Capt, Ingraham and against
that alone tho conduct of that officer at
in ba ats &c
Government to Koszta The issue before the
committee was therefore simply, should the
House do more than the President and Score
tary Of State had done, viz: approve the act
that had been done by the gallant Command
er? The committee had resolved to do no more
except to add the thanks Of the House for the
performance of that service.
The views Of Secretary Marcy were not new.
He cited American authorities in proof of this
But they were American views, and Americans
should assume them, and repudate the Euro
pean Interpretation of the laws of nations. He
did not however, ask the House to adopt his
opinions on the subject.
He simply wished it TO perform the legiti-
mate duty before it---that OF commencing an
action that had in every CLINE caused our flag
to be greeted with cheers. He wished the ma
tionality of that act to be avowed In the SUBJ
stitute resolutions before the House, great prin-
eiple was proclaimed and he desired that the
world should know that it would be sustained
Mr.. Disney, OF Ohio, argued at length in OPP
position to the views of the Secretary Of State
assuming that Rosetta, after his departure from
this country, had no claim upon our Govern
ment for the protection of his person; that he
owed our Government no duty, and it could
owe him no protection, which could only be
due as a reciprocal obligation.
Mr.. Preston, of Ky, saw nothing censurable
in the Secretary's doctrine Of domiciliation
He thought the resolution was a sort of Balti-
more platform, on which all could stand
He thought this was not the appropriate way in
which to originate diplomatic principles; that
the resolutions Of thanks and the reward of
medal were sufficient for this body The COM
mittee had done we'll, and he wished to see its
substitute resolutions adopted.
The law Of 1S4S however, having granted
the right of inchoate citizens to 90 abroad du-
ring their probationary period, implied the in
tention to protect them wherever they might
go. The only part Of the Secretary's letter
which he deemed open to criticism, was that
in which il is asserted that it was optional with
the United States 10 protect Koszta or not. He
thought there was no option about it. The
duty Of protection was incumbent. A pledge
10 tnat euect was gwen IN the law ALREADY
cited. As Wing, he was glad the Secretary
had written the letter, and hoped the House
would sustain its principles Capt. Ingraham
had fulfilled hrs duty, and he hoped he would
receive the commentator Of the Legislature of
his country therefor That our Government
had not claimed too much might be read in
the fact that Austria had yielded He would
not dampen the effect already produced by do
ing any thing less than to applaud the act
Mr. Bayly replied 30 the question, whether,
If Captain Ingraham had acted under the in
structions Of Mr.. Brown, our consul at Con-
stantinople, why should not MIR. Brown, and
not Captain Ingraham, be thankeda by saying
that Mr.. Brown deserved commentator, and
he would yet see that no should receive il
but being in civil life he could be promoted,
and Mr.. Bayly hoped the Administration would
promote him.
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