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

alteration and al that meeting it was considered. per
hsps discussed aud that Colonel King said that in order
to save the feelings OF the British minister the BRUSH
government The phraseoogy OF the treaty was not as ex
phcit in respects might otherwise have been
From this the senator from Michigan drew The eonciu-
sion that Colonel King could have been right IN ia
forming me that British Honduras was not included in the
Nj CASS. 1 will observe to the honorable senator
that | merely quoted the words OF Mr. Soue from his
sssshs and thea observed. his authority that all the
idea which Colonel King had about right Of the
British II Belize was right to cut logwood That 10 the
Observation which made. and quoted from Mr.. Soules
E sJ;sS me y what sds sd he honorable
tors speech because, as understood it-and submit
70 the Senate, since have heard his expa-
nation, that understood J, conecytis an attack
C0lOneI King. III II was meant SUCH II 10 my deter
mlnaiion 70 defend HIM II il is not attack upon him,
lhsvs no desire 10 notice it. would get out OF my sick
o'6 4 Midnight. \ Necessary, 70 defend hun
read this paragraph from the speech OF the honorable
Nj BENJAMIN read as follows
q" shsl specially refer but OF these statements
more not bsng necessary snd rsie, 70 lhess om their
peculiar bearing upon the subject Mr. Soue stated tina,
meeting oil the democratic senator's called by the chair
Of tho Committee Foreign Rotations, Mr.. King ]
be. kMr Souls when The danght OF the proposed treaty
,nfusncs from Central America would BIO sufficiently
paicit transactions Of ordinary life and though II
isct dvest England Of nil pe,ensions SET
night 70 any portion OF the county embraced by IT,
ton express words He adds stated by
r King. IN tina, whatever obscury there might
the part OF the British minister 70 have his national
pride proteced and 70 desire the of Mr. Clayton
forced into kind oil backing OUT. and II expect
ed We would not insist upon any expression being in the
treaty which might wound her sensbilities How far all
this compatible with the assertion that the Senate knew
the restricted application eventually 10 be given TO the
treaty, am not called upon to explain and am glad
am not for It would be hopeless task to undertake.
Mr.. CLAYTON. These are the sentences TO which |
desired the attention Of the Senate.
Mr. CASS. The honorable senator will allow me To
say that 80 far from attacking COL King thought hin
one OF the most honorable men 10 the world. said in
my speech yesterday, and said in January 1883 that he
was IN state OF health, that undoubtedly, 10 my mind
had led him to mistake his posItion and all that refer
red TO in regard to his views at the time they
presented never drea,ned OF attacking him, but spoke
OF him In the highest terms.
Mr. CLAYTON. / understand that But viii not
consent to take the stale OF Mr. Kings health
cuss for the allegation that what he said untrue.
Lei us have this matter tried and examined clearly The
honorable senator said, in his speech chow far all
this'-that is, the statement Of MIR, King 10 Mr. Soue-
sis compatible with the assertion that the Senate knew
the restricted application eventually TO be given 10 the
treaty, am not called upon TO explain; and glad
am not for It would be hopeless Task to undertake.
Nothing that Mr. Soule said Inconsistent with the
statement OF MIR King. would not hold the yeracily
Of William X. King. subject well considered by
him. impugned by contrary statement from any man
but there necessity Tor interpreting the statements
Of these gentlemen any degree contradictory AT
the democratic caucus: very we'll conceive that
the QueeOn might have been discussed among the
why it tina, the British proecorae in Mosqui-
10 was not abolished psiss,m verbs, and that the
marks OF MIR. Soule applied 10 that But The senator
from Michigan applies these remarks OF Mr.. Soue TO a
very different subject he applies them the declaration
OF Mr King. when be SAID that British Honduras
included in the treaty And then The senator, making
false application OF what Mr. Soue had said Mr.. King
stalled ia the caucus says he not called upon ex-
plain how far the statement OF Mr. King ia the caucus
agrees with the assertion that the Senate understood the
treaty Mr. King did and he adds, alter stating that
he 10 not called TO explain il, and | glad ha,
en- not, for il would be hopeless task to undertake"
Sir. think the exercise oil very little amount OF char
ity would enable any to explain ill., and precisely
lhave explained il. have not a shadow of doub, that
have given the explanation because know well
that the very question which MIR Soule said raised
In the caucus discussed between me and Mr. King
and other senator's II inquired, why not abolish
the pru@sciorae, nomine? Why say once that
il 10 abolished Well SIR there motives for this
and among them OF those alluded to by Mr Soue
though they have been expressed by him somewhat
loosely and mperecy from recoec,ion after the lapse
Of two three years and aoQuesonably the proeco.
fateno Belizewas the topic which the attic ntoa OF
the senators in that democratic directed.
No man. certainly not Mr. King tha, time had any con.
ctpton that Belize the treaty Yet 10 such shifts,
such perversons Of testimony is the senator driven
sustain himself 10 bis position, which has become
distressing
Atths point the honorable yielded the floor
the solicitation OF Mr.. BADGER, and
The Senate adjourned.
,rf5t &fftass tTo BE CONTINUED