The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-25

the face OF that will show that the did
me- substance and elect, with having recognised the
British tile in Honduras. although he eclured me so
strongly yesterday IN his speech for having said that be
did IT, although he admitted Yesterday that "independ-
en OF the moral offence which such msrepre
carried with it, assertion like that wholly unsupport-
ed by the facts and contradced by the documents before
u.s. would have been act OF folly which he trusts he
isne likely TO commit" will read his speech from
the Globe, published after January g. which he says is
correct for the purpose. not only OF showing this, but
another and more important fact and that s, that i is
CERTAIN from the speech which the senator acknowledges
be delivered January g. 1852 that he must have told Mr.
King that had recognised British title and dominion at
Belize The senator, speaking OF Colonel King, that
day said
pose would in the Senate and that ill this
day he supposed the project OF accepting this declaration
had been Abandoned and that the treaty stood It's
provisions Colonel Kng further said he had gem
erai idea OF claim OF Eosland logwood in Hondu-
alton Of pIetenson TO establish colony"
That shows very clearly that the senator himself and
Colonel King were in conversation in regard 10 the dec
aratons of the negotaors the time of the exchange
of the raucaons of the and that Colonel Kng
told him that he never thought of the claim OF the Brit
sh al Belize being set up as the foundation OF preten
sion TO establish colony there Then, OF course, he did
think that the declarations OF the negollaiors had
changed the treaty that colony could DO set up at Belize
The senator continues and puts that matter out OF all
manner OF doubt for in the very next paragraph OF his
speech OF 9Th January, 1853, he says:
at will be observed that the very of the treaty
framed to exclude such effort for only does
IL
that they shall occupy any part OF the country and
have the authentic claim establish colonies in
YCennal America, but TO what extent we not yet told
Thus that the senator stated that the declara-
ols of the negotators constituted ground on which
Great Britain might set up authentic claim 10 esab-
sh colonies in Central America. Then, did he no,
derstand that had acknowledged the British title in the
Belize II had so far compromised my own govern
to admit the right of the British government TO
and ssp.y;snty Of Great Britain over The Belize
Further sir, the senator the 10th OF January 1858.
made another speech, and still the idea remained
unchanged in his mind He then said, talking of the
conversation between himself and Colonel King:
sImay not use the precise language which he [Coonel
King did but the particular ideas and the general impress
which he to be with British
there precisely the that which the senator from
wood-an underlined right. think the senator from New
York has sad-an underlined, unknown right and Will
misunderstood him. mat the treaty authorized the
British to establish British colony there"
Now, put it 10 the himself, whether il is not
demonsirabe and demonstrated that when be waited on
Colonel King the conversation just such as Colonel
King afterwards represented il TO have been? They
both in error but both made TO believe, from
the senator's hasy perusal OF the dispatches beween the
negoia,ors, that had recognised the British title in
Honduras. There the foundation OF all the msta ke
which made. Colonel King al once said that he
never authorized me 10 do that On the contrary, we
know from his letter 10 that at the very moment when
he authorizing me TO state what did state, he ad-
monished me 10 beware OF any recognition OF the British
Tor in hall dozen conversations had both concurred
that should be DONE and that proposition TO that
effect ought never TO receive vote IN the Senate.
Tue honorable senator had thought that day, IN his con-
versation with Colonel King that had recognised the
British title in this district of country, and tha, had
far recognized i, as that Great Britain now held can
auhentc claim 10 establish colony there, which she
did establish, and never could consistently with
any principle OF International law Now, will the sena-
tor, IN the face OF what he himself said in the debate,
showing the impression on his own mind immediately
after leaving Colonel King, su contend that IN the
vesen with Colonel King he did tell him that in my
Communication with SIR Henry Buwer bad admitted Brit
ish title, dominion, or power TO establish colony at Be-
lie Sir, think the matter so clear that shall not
dwell upon H. and leave The senator to do himself the
justice OF reviewing what he has said on that subject,
and think he will Gnd that this is just exactly the
place where the and all the mlssatemenis and
Misrepresentation which be has since made, org
mated. His misfortune is, that, having committed one
mistake, he has endeavored to sustain 1t by continued
misre presentations.
Does The senator not know now the difference between
colony and settlement This little dis,rc, OF country,
about which there has been much discussion called
Belize, British Honduras, presents peculiar
in lts eaufes that do not believe you can find on The
globe parallel 10 H. Ii is very difficult for any TO
say what the British claim there is The senator will do
himself the justice TO admit that IN subsequent part OF
that same debate he acknowledged that he did
derstand it-iba there something "indefnite and
unk nown' about IT, which he did not comprehend
This is a subject which had occupied my thoughts TO
some extent during the negotiation OF the treaty was
anxious to do nothing which would admit Great Britain
TO have other, higher greater power al The Belize,
which knew or believed she had selected for ulteror
purposes, than what she had acquired before. What
was the power viii, she had acquired before by the
treaty OF London OF the 4h OF July, 1856, she had OBJ
tanned the rIgb, to cut dyewood mahogany, and other
woods in that district and in thai district only and her
settlers had other right given TO them than TO procure
the natural products OF the earth They bad no night TO
take the cultivated fruits OF the earth. The fact s that The
dyewood, mahogany, and all the woods that were there,
TO cut which the British allowed the possession.
have long disappeared from that REGION so that The ORG
inal purpose OF establishing the settlement has passed
away. There no longer any natural fruits there
to be obtained for exporaton The purposes ior which
the settlers originally went there do not now exist
The rights OF SPAN descended upon Mexico by the
revolution of the latter county, and IN 1926 England ac-
quired by treaty the rights from Mexico that she
had previously obtained from Spain and no Then
what are her settlers Belize nowi They merely
tenants suherance for find higher title, right,
tues title al all II s strictly and legally the right OF
Mexico al any time to insist their evacuation OF the
territory Mexico may say 10 them there is no dyewood,
and wood OF any other kind 10 be cut there are
fruits TO be gathered The usuruct to which you
admitted has ceased But England retains her settlement
there and she retains IL by suerance of the country
which has the eminent domaln--Mexico. As long as
Mexico does moi her, know right we have to
undertake 10 do so.
il Well sir, understanding this matter Just as have
planned it The Senate al the time OF the exchange OF
these notes and the ratification Of the treaty o $780,
deavored avoid all admission OF British title to the Be-
ze or its dependencies. II outside the limits OF the
treaty. IT was not a part of Genital America. knew
that Great Britain had obtained her cession from Mexico,
II Guatemala had had any right Then was anxious,
in exchange with Sir Henry Bulwer, 10 say 10 him,
did in effect say TO him. "the right do not meddle with
have proposition to make TO you or 10 receive from