The daily union., 1854-01-05

! 10 which this treaty OF 1853 referred. You VIII
see them that that cabinet anxious that the sxth
Spanish article in that treaty should have been deferred
for six months doubtless 10 get rd OF 10 ani Inc resi-
OF the treaty signed at once by he negoiaors ana'
Spanish article was The article which bound Great BRIT
ain 10 occupy hold any part OF "eoaitssM EPaS
ncP,,he Spanish continent-the same now called Cen
ttal America, and the Mosquito coas, MI roy ~ ,aa'e ,
diatey writes to the ki0g. and states TO hiu' tbat 'he
cabinet had resolved a. length TO take Inc treaty WIN
the Spanish article in it. leserving q themselves me
power put such Interpretation hereafter as they please
upon the words continent Espsgnoi spanish coniipeni
contained in that article and 10 determine upoa yrndsh
tas considerations whether the Mosquito shore comes u
and reasons which then 10 govern them 10
the construction OF treaty were mol lhe rets,ous con.
sideranoas, but the "prudenial considerations" II
from these .'prudenal considerations thereafter they
saw fix TO cons!rue the words "Spanlsh conlinenl to
mean something decidedly different romwhai The Span
iards understood them 10 mean when they made the
treaty, they then held themselves at liberty TO do
fhs me mental reservation nade By one 81 The most
FAIR and Ingenious Of British statesmen at the time OF ne
goja,ing great and important treaty. The King writes
back to Mr. Fox the same day, and says, IN effect,
that he very sorry that the treaty cam o, be made
\defnve, without having clear ground for fresh dis
pues The point is that the treaty was made with The
mental reservation to construe as | have stated And
how was it carried QUIZ In few days afterwards Mr.,
| Fox writes letter the Duke OF Manchester, and
speaks OF this Spanish article One but be amused 10
observe the intention OF "religonsly' observing the
ice, when he finds Mr. Fox speaking OF It 10 the Doke
"the cursed sixth Spanish article" In short time
the Spanards learned that the words Spanish continent
did not what everybody else thought they meant;
but, on the contrary the treaty meant that The Spanards
never had any right over the Mosquito coast. Great
hd n direct Y voao 81 l ss % 81 nv @ e
Spaniards not very well satisfied witt, that Another
difficulty occurred they complained oil The breach Of
aih and in three years alter that they made another
treay--the treaty OF London oil the lIh July, 1856
which had no other object in view except TO exclude
Great Britain from this very country OF which they now
claim to hold possession Yes, SIR; OF tins very country
in relation which Lord Clarendon in one OF his
dispatches they have had the continued possession by
their protec,oale ior two hundred years, and over part
OF which Mr.. Harding says they have dominion. The
leay of 1856 drawn up in such strong phraseoogy
that 1t last admitted that Great Britain bound
10 leave that country. The words Spanish continent,
were longer left as subject Tor qubbng Yes, SIR
Lord Clarendon says Great Britain has sexercsel proec
ton Tor two hupdred years--,hey were compelled then
TO evacuate. After this motion was made IN the
House OF Lords the ministers who negotiated
,ba, treaty which compelled Them leave thai country
And you will find that The great lion OF the admlnsra-
hon Of that day. Lord Chancellor Thnow, engaged in
the discussion aud in reply TO the attacks made upon the
administration, he demonstrated beyond all possible doubt
ha, Great Britain had no shadow of claim in that terri
tory. And far from the opponents OF the ministry OBJ
tanning vote of ceusure against the administration for
sbandonng the resolutions OF cehsure were voted down
by hf,y.seven 10 fifteen.
4 Great Britain having left that coon,ry thai time,
what followed You will lind that Shortly after wards,
Mr. Pitt succeeding Mr. Fox IN the administration OF the
government. introduced bill into the House of Com
mons indemnify those British subjects who, seduced
and auIed into that country by the false claims set
by reat Britain, had settled there and conp- He'd
TO vacate it by the treaty of l7s6 And a amount.
ing about 1880 pounds sterling was voted to them
That was the mode in which the BRUSH claim was dis
posed OF at that day.
Il will not go into The whole history of this subject
now, il would carry far beyond the object had in
view when rose. But the mex, tune our attention was
drawn the aggressrons OF Great BRIAN upon that
country days alter made the treaty OF Qua
dalupe HidaIgo. When we acquired The country upon
The Pacific they renewed this claim through be Mos
quito King. ana two British shipsoi-war, the Alarm
and Vixen" into the river san Juan, expelled the
Nicaraguana from San Juan de Nicaragua, called ii
Greyown drove the inhabitants into the country, storm
ed Forl Ssxapaqu and finally Capt Lock, the coon.
mander Of the expedition made arrangement by which
the Nlcaraguans were not 10 attempt again to disturb
the title OF this Mosquito king under The penalty OF
, war with Great Britain. Tbis brings down TO the
time OF The negotiation Of The treaty of 1880 The OBJ
ject Of those negotiations will be apparent from The brief
history which have here given. lorbear going into
discussion OF the general considerations arising out OF
these dispatches particularly The question OF construction
reserving that have before said, until another day
more agreeable TO the senator from Michigan.
Mr. PRATT There is single point TO which |
would ask the attention OF tue Senate. ! think the
honorable senator iron Delaware mir CLAYTos1-and
say with great Difference, for have not had the OPP
poronity OF examining the papers which my honorable
friend appears 10 have hadis mistaken upon point,
or have entirely misunderstood them they have been
read al the StcreisBs desk the honorable senator is
right IN The grounds he states for his protest against the
action OF the Brush minister aud the British government
in relation 10 himself What il that actoni The hon.
orable senator made speech last spring In this Senate
in which |, for one, entirely concurred. The British
minister supposng thai 10 be he best exposition OF the
set that speech to his government exhibiting the
view OF the American government The senator certainly
cannot complain OF that The British minister sent that
speech the Queens counsel tor the purpose OF having
his opinion upon the construction of OF The articles of
the treaty embraced in the speech of the honorable
ator That opinion given 10 the British minister ii
sent 10 the representative OF the British govern.
meh betp and he showed IL the Secretary OF State in
confidential communication, II remained confidential
communication unt after this body had requested the
President % furnish tue information imboed IN the pa
pers which nave Just been read by Secretary How
was the Injunction oil secrecy originally placed BY the
British minister upon the paper referred wi,hdmwn
from h It done at the request Of the Secretary OF
State ha, he might be enabled send il here in answer
TO resolution OF inquiry. The protest, therefore,
which the honorable senator designs to enter against
the action OF the British minister properly goes il ALL
against own Secretary oil State who requested the
veil Of secrecy to be withdrawn by the British minister
from the document referred TO- that il NIGH, be erni
here Now, lar the British minister or the British
government ia concerned, no wrong has been done tho
honorable senator On the CONTRARY IL highly compl
mentary to him that the British government should have
thought II necessary 10 have hrs speech 10 the
Qneens COUNSEL IN order 10 have his opinion upon par
cuar article OF the treaty in reply the opinion that
speech lie cannot obec, that thai opinion OF the Queens
counsel was sent 10 the representative OF the British gov
ernmen here, for that highly complimentary to the
honorable senator What then s the objection which
is urged here by The honorable protest against
the action OF The British miniserl IL is, taa at The in.
stance OF Secretary OF State, he consented to with
draw The obligation ol secrecy which he had imposed
upon the original communication In order 10 enable our
Secretary o State obedience 10 the request of the Sem
ase TO send that paper rose solely for the pur-
pose OF doing what thought but justice 10 the repre.