New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-17
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The Baze notwithstanding this British legi-ls on her
IA to De found Englh lawyer in Doctors Com mons
who jogmaiically asserts that England has domino,
there Mr. Harding goes further and asserts that Eagsn
has dom nion in Central America and that too after IL,
the treaty Of 1850 in which England and the United STAT
both declare positively TO the contrary tie pronounced
the opinion Of Mr. Harding to be nothing bat m1astrOl
arrogGnce He commented upon Mr.. Harding application
" the maxim crpressio aHias ct ercusio dsrin, af
keued is rse in that poper to made Of il a repeyir
case occurring to bis knowledge. man sold a mare,
snd between the time of sale ana acua delivery the
hroueht forth fine colt The seller refused give
the Co. the ground that exDress mare er0 cat
lLGuehter lie said he could make out e Sir Harding
Ui this maxim nothing less than that the
pres sion Of title by Great Britain excluded every thing
else. After commenting much further this point he
again EXPRESSED his earnest wish that the violation Of ne
treaty BY Grea: Britain might be stopped lie quoted the
language of President Pierce Inaugural as applicable TO
the acQison of dominion this Continent By European
nations end held that Great Britain should be com
PEELED abide by her present interests on this Cont
nen,. Lord ClGrendoDs dispatch OF day - was ne
RESPONSE 10 ills Inaugural The response il vas true,
was communicated coufdentiy, AMI re NAMED 30 TIL
lately but the fact nevete true that hardly had
he President got warm in his seat before ne had TO SUB
mn 70 this curtain lecture from the British
In Lord Clarendon tells the President thar the British
Government viii maintain its proecorate over the sove
regIty OF the Mosquito Indians, ana nat Honduras or
Nicaragua attempt interfere with those Indians they
do II at their peril Where the advocates OF the Mon
roe doene If that dispatch is attempted to be carried
out The treaty will be violated the President insult d. and
he Monroe doctrine trampled under foot If Great Br
ain attempts to voleo the treaty. to interfere with the
States of Central America in the matter, he for resist
ing that attempt England and France srmng for the
sid Of Turkey Whainerest have they in Turkey what
The United States have in mantang the neutrality Of Cen
sral Am0rca II Great Britain does proceed in her az
erosion he believed the Administration would nsist upon
the observance of the treaty But insisting will not do
there most be some efficient demonstration of resistance.
In such contest all parties would stand by the President
Those who wish to preserve the faith of treaties would
sustain him He could not imagine in such how
there could be division of parties If there should
from England such another dispatch the insOen Of
az MAY he WOuld introduce a Bill which would
test gentlemen. He would If such should be the case in
rcduGe bill placing the Naval and Military forces Of the
country the OF the President, with power to them
for the defense Of the honor of the country lie would
give Great Britain the choice OF peace with on hOnora
b, by the strict observance her part OF the
treaty and rights resistance by active
70 her encroachments and violations of treaties. The
United States demanded of Great Britain the neutrality Of
tho Istbnus not only for their but for the benefit
Mr.. CASS said-In the speech of the Senator
the other day. be made alluson to his being chded as
school hoy by his master He knew not if the Senator
intended bul to to him appeared rs something Ike
mpuous reference to his having been school
master in the Senator'S own town.
Mr.. CLAYT0N-No, Sir have the highest respect for
schoolmGstCTs.
Mr. CASS said il was true that be was n poor school
master at time and he thanked God that he was citi
zen of country where such circumstance would not
prejudice any man. he was proud that he had been
scho omaster, he reioiced in it, lie was proud to
saw that he had been promoted from post to post by his
fellow citizens without any merit OF his own until be had
reached his present position a member of the highest
deberative body in the world a1d the friend and asso
ciate of The most eminent in the land He then
mented upon the usefulness of schoOmastes and repeated
that he was prond Of having been He consld
cred the Senator from Delaware az one OF the aOlest de
bae and best parliamentary accians in the body but
he nevertheless thought ne Cass right IN this matter
,nd If be were now sehO0naster and the Senator his
Iup he would not despair but that by awhoesome uset
arguments and striking ones too, mentioned by the Israel
tie administered pOstor3Or they uln0unt 10 the BRAIN
and produce conviction Laughter lie repeated his
position on this subject and maintained its correctness lie
commended that the map exhibited here on thursday last
did not represent Texas included in Central America as
ated by the Senators he read the title OF the map lie
referred to Mr.. Champions letter to MI Clayton ana
ht II an extraordinary proceeding his part to sug
cest that the dispatches of his government which had
evidently undergone the scrutiny OF the British Cabnet
were erroneous or did mean what their face they
expressed, and that his own government dld not under
stand the subject upon which II was waiting lie then
entered at length into the question of the British tile to
the Baze and maintained that since tie treaty the British
Government had occupied far exceeding the boundaries OF
lis immediate settlement. He said that his quotation of
the British dispatches to sustain him. was because the
Senator had said that no sane man would say tnal
Honduras was in CentralAmerica HebGd merely sheltered
himself from the charge of insanity by quoting these dis
patches.
Mr. CLAYTON said that the Senator seemed to have for
gotten that in Delaware, when the schoolmaster taught
doctrines adverse his country and took sides with
foreign government against his own, the rule was re-
vesed and that in such the boys authorized to use
tho arguments and striking ones, too posterior on the
master The Senator's only authority now Tor asserting
that the Baze in Central America is the dispatch OF the
British Government and that too, in opposition to the IN
tcress of his own Government in opposition to the one al
ways assumed BY the United States and in opposition to
v hat he well knew was the view taken by me present IA
of which he protested supporter The
hole tendency of the gentleman argument was To snow
flint Great Britain would have the right TO Withdraw now
the ratification of the treaty lie thought that no one
would doubt the fact that tie debate originated by the
Senator Tire oh Of January last year gave me nst MINT
10 Greet Britain that she could find some way OF gengOu
Of tie treaty He thought the Senator as an American
ought not to complain of Mr. Champion correcting his own
Government in favor Of the United States lie did not
orignste this debGte forced upon HIM 1t was com
mcnced in open session. and he had to deiend himself
in ol4n session. He did not approve OF discussing
treaties in open session. If difference of construction
existed TO express that openly like showing your hand
toyour opponent at whist the foreign Government iou1d
such Senators the from Michigan taking Its sde
against bis own Government, they would seize at his
Views and look for his aid to justify them in adopting
different construction OF the treaty lie nad suveeeueu
in getting q discussion the Protocol TO the Mexican
Treaty adjourned executive session, and he thought
with GOOD effect The signing Of his powers 10 exchange
the ratification of this treaty the last official act OF
PRESIDENT Taylor who now lost to his country and
bovo1d pra or censure He thought the Senator ought
moi to have thus discussed this last official act OF his great
rival but that rather he should have said as great Roman
d mon the death of his successful rival" He great
D." indeed. for he conquered me- 60,
MIR CASS said that not men had expressed or felt
n higher respect for General Taylor than he had, or
him more than he did, bat he did not admit that
the Senator was right in saying that because President
dead that therefore the official of lis Admnlsra
ton were not to be discussed He could admit no such
doctrine. -,
On motion the subject was laid on the table.
The House joint resolution appointing committee on
the subject of making testimony Tor the rescng oil tne
passengers board the San Francisco was taken up AS
This resolution was in form requiring approval by the
President, il was laid on the table. ,
Mr. SHIELDS introduced one in the same words, on'
in different form, simply providing for JOINT commit
mittee, &c and it was adopted.
Messrs. Shields, Gwin Pearce, Hamlin and Everett
were appointed. 81 a;s
The Senate then went into Executive session ana ala
not sd ill long after CLOCK.