New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12
xxxIIfp CoNGREss-FRsr SESSION.

XAAlllD CONGHESo-f
SENATE. WAsHrSoroS, Wednesday, Jan II, 1884.
Mr. SEWARD presented two petitions, when
Mr. BRIGHT moved that all prior orders be postponed
which was agreed to and the Senate proceeded to
slider the motion TO refer the correspondence relating to
the Clayton and Bulwer treaty.
Mr. CASS proceeded at great length to reply to the
speech of Mr. Clayton made at the last session We omit
this portion of the speech think reader would be
repaid by wandering through its excessive verbosy and
come at once to that portion of his remarks in which he
refers the lately published interpretations of the Clayton
and Buwer Treaty. 1t is as follows
The documents recently communicated by the EIecu-
tive in relation to this treaty disclose state OF things
worse than was anticipated by its opponents or appre
bended by its rendsa state of things manifested by
the claims of England in striking contrast with the views
respecting the intent and certain operations and clear
ness of this treaty. by the exclusion of British influence
from the Central American regions. As to the British
"prOteC0n in Central America, says the Senator, 1t
was of course disarmed by the treaty Its terms
"plain TO be misunderstood by any one. Great Britain
"cannot place armed soldier the territory without
violating the tire atty And after remarking in relation
the prOecOrate the Indians that there is nothing
"undened in the treaty this subject, he says that
all British dominoDs in the whole Of Central America,
extending, il does by the line of the coast nearly
one thousand miles, is abandoned. Unfortunately the
protection remansthat is the word employed in the
treaty and it is well chosen one better than dominion,
Protector better word for Cromwell than King,
for it admits of about much latitude of interpre
taOn the veriest political casust could DESIRE
The Senator from Delaware, as gather from his re-
marks upon the subject, and to which shall again
advert In preserving this protection intended only
10 preserve to England the right of affording chart
table assistance and religious instruction the wreched
Mosquito Indians and of medating with the local gov
within whose limits they reside, prevent their
being mastered by their hereditary enemies And he ad
ministers severe rebuke to the member from Illinois,
(Alr Dougas) for asserting that Great Britain has
abandoned part OF the country saying that he does
mot place much reliance upon any statement be the
member from Illinois, makes this subject" His re-
lance seems to be upon the British Minister who assures
that his Government has observed the treaty, and
means to observe it faithfully" &c Cold comfort this
in good faith advocated its ratification. Lord Ciar
endOn adds his assurances TO those Of the British
Minister telling u.s. with well measured soemnity that
all these engagements Great Britain will relgiousy
keep" &c.-I suppose she finds it convenient
to understand them. And really Sir, it would appear
that almost the only substantial point upon which
the understanding vi the negotiation clear and
tus far can judge from the avOwed purposes of
contractor that Honduras and its dependencies
should be secured from the obligations created by the
language OF the treaty. Nearly all else seems in the
opinion of the British Government to fall within the cate
CORY Of Whatever may be indefinite in it, described
by the British Secretary of State whether with most sin
GETTY or sarcasm it part of my task TO judge But
certainly is in the intercourse OF nations that 30
Ss IN s s1 Of in fact % that
construction given by party of the mutual obligations
created by treaty. comes to threaten the tranquility of
the contracting powers We told by the British Secre
tary of State for Foreign Affairs that great sconcen
ton appears to prevail not only among the people of the
United States but also among persons placed in high and
responsible situations in the Government of that conn
try"-we know from the ausion to his speech by the
Queen Advocate that the Senator from Delaware Is among
these msconcevers"w with regard the true nature OF
the engagements into which Great Britain entered by the
Convention Of Washington of April 49, 1880 with respect
to her present and future relations with Mosquito and the
other nations Of Central America the Indian Chief and
biz five hundred followers have now become nation
OF Central Amercd and that misconcepton if not i'm
medately corrected, might lead 10 serious msunderstand
ing between Great Britain and the United States he there
hspIa - n 4, !. 49,.
without delay put upon its night footing by clear and
distinct explanation of the views which Her M4iestys
" Government takes of it, and of the conduct, which they
" iItend 10 pursue with regar to it" And cannot
accuse lin of any equyOcatiOn for he tells Us pretty
clearly what the British Government will do and what
they wontdo They viii hold to all their pretensOns
and they viii not sacrifice their interest 10 sconcep
tOn in other words construction Of the treaty
But Dir, desire not to be misunderstood. 1 desire
neither to misePesen the Senator from Delaware nor 10
his labor which sincerely believe he undertook
With the most patriotic intention becoming his high and
responsible position earnesty repudate- essnesyas
be caIthe construction given treaty by the British
Government much of which Is opposed to ia language
and much more to its spirit And think very brief re-
view Of the circumstances will establish not only the tre
object Of this convention but the utter neompabity of
The British pretenson with the avowed purposes Of the
he parties But before doing il seems necessary 10
look back to the acquisition Of these possessions and 10
contrast the early circumstances under which thew we've
made with the nature and extent Of the present claim nor
only because this information is important TO inst con
sdereon Of the British title but because the history ia
uaA'J illustrative OF the poicy or England BY which
she has encrcled the world with colonies and also he
cause the tenscity-pernacity indeed-with which ne
nas adhered to these regions in the face Of the most
'oiemh engage nen,s has been rarely equaled in the
progress OF national power The pratical enterprse,
sgainst the Spanish possessions in America hay
ng oeen put an end to- some Of the adven
! 'Lneoe an e.tatLsEment at the Belize River for
Le purlSse OF cutting mahogany and dyewoods 40 abun
1ant IL that region This direct encroschment mon the
nebt OF spein led TO difficulties between her and Eng
and, and Of the causes OF the war Of lao rs
ret recognition Of this night by Spain i to be found in
ne teaiy OF 1908 with England which provided that
he ioIIlteaons which the British had erected in the
o onsHTes and other places Of the Territory of Spain
ana the Spanish Government agreed that British
uects Should not be disturbed 10 cutting and loading
oRNcoc' &C In 1883, another treaty was Concluded
hich for the first time defined the extent of country
@lin which this right Of cutting logsood should be en-
eyed 1t extended along the coast northwardly few