Demoine courier., 1856-05-22

WAsHISoroN, May ~.
SENATE.

VASnir0ioNs muy if
SENATE.
Mr.. Clayton said he he'd seen in tn
morning papers the propositions 10 TAX,
an extract, from a letter from he British
Minister at Washington. dated Matcl
alsi, 1856. in which Mr. Champion cay,
III will be within yeur lordships' recol
lection Thai Mr. Clay ton was informe,
oy Sir Henry Bulwer. before The treaty
otsl7s6 was signed. that Ruatsn was d
jnre and de facto a British possession
and Mr.. Clayton has said On, various oc
c~asions since in q Convention that h,
considered Rustan a British possession
as much as Jamaica OF any other Bri:is:
West India Island.
Mr. Clayton branded this attempt a.
utterly untrue 10 every respect. Tn,
British Minister was laboring under, /;
tdelYsion az strange as ever entered III.
brain OF any man. 10 make such a declar
atioc. Nothing like j, had ever escaped
him in conversation with Mr. Cramp,ol
or any body else. He would now reat
i, again to con,radict Mr. Champion,
abatement, which was made known :,
him for the FIRST time this morning, ant
Of which he had not the most remote con
ceplion In this matter, Mr. Cramptor
said the dependencies of British Hondu
r1s. in my opinion, was d%istinc,ly emu
meraled in the treaty OF 1855. lie hat
made this slaiemen deliberately. ant
The irresistible conclusion was that Rua
tan was not included in these dependen.
cies. \
Mr.. Clayton said, while he was q
his lodgings confined by sickness. il
FEBRUARY last, he was called upon b,
Mr. Crntenden. and while they were en-
gagged in The consideration OF this subjec
Mr. Champion came 10 o invite him
Clayton, TO dine with him. H, Clay
ton, was TOO sickto accept of the invita-
ton. bu. took occasion to ask Mr. Cramp
ton II hs knew anything regarding Id,
charge that he, Clayton. had admit,e.
,ba. Rualan was accepted, from the pro
visions of the treaty, anu Mi. Crampiol
in the most unaualiiied lerms, acknuwl
edged that ,here was no truth in The re
port that Clayton had ever made any
sach intimatiol. TO him.
Mr.. Clayton said he had made s2eacl
after speech in the Senate, endeayorin,
10 prove directly the reverse of wha, h,
was Represented as admitting. lie wa
wiling 10 put the mos. charitable con
~struc,.on on il, but !. was an utter mis-
take.
Mr.. Cass though, it very certain Mr.
Clay ton, unless in some fiji Of insanity
could never have said to Mr.. Cramp,o,
wha: was attributed 10 him.
Padre Vigil presented his c~reden.ial!
as Minister from Nicaragua, and wal
Immediately recognized By the Pre.i
dent.
WASHINGTON, May Is.
sEssl ar SENATE.
A. message was received from III,
Precedent relative 10 rouses Of transit be
tween the Atlantic and The pacific, nnt
the general conds.ion IL Central Amer.
ca in which he says q email body Of ca.
izens, invited to Nicaragua by Cosill.
ions party, hid apparently put an end
10 the struggle. The hew government
exercises power, and we do not go be.
hind tina, TO investigate the quesuop 81
leg nimacy. We do inquire into the caus.
es which may have led TO tina, change o.
government. u, therefore. when the
Nicaraguan Minister, Mr. French, came
here four mon'hs ago. facts now presents
ed had existed. he must have been re-
ceivs6. Another has now presenlet
himself and received satisfactory syi'
dence having baen presented ~ he rep
ressn,s a Government de focto a Ae jure
Numerous considerations are sdvanc.
ed in ,he message in regard 10 proprie,y
OF his reception. and additional measures
are suggested for security Of Transit a.
cross Nicaragua. A debate ensued CT
the reading Of the message. 10 which Nj
Crh.enden sand that in M weeks Time
the country would be agita:ed from ons
ehi 10 the other and might resuIs ia
war.
Mr. Mcson defended the President.
Documents accompanying The message
are very v~ciun;inous, more from the Al
.orney General are to the efecttO preven
the fitting gu. OF expeditions. military o.
naval. agains. any foreign powee.
A report of shs Secretary OF the ma
w comprises various orders 10 the com
msnders OF the Minnesota, Potomac. y
Mary and Fulton
The Steamer Saint Mary 10 TO re.
main q. Panama as long 81 she is need
The documents contain full particulars
Of the Outrage a. Panama. and q letter
10 Mr. Marcy speaking Of 6libustering
powers aud. all shat was horiile 70 this
republic. ~.
MIR Marcy seFIies, April 25sb. to wlia'
Mr. Molina Gala lawiess conduca u the
United States, saying u reflects on the
good faith OF our country lie says,
respects Tor Costa Rica ard for Mr Mo-
lima himself. requires that this language
implies no charge or connisance Of ibis
Government of violation Of the nenisai
:,y laws. ns6 4a3 aA
"a, g aoG fj May Q.
Msrcy sends Molina papers detailing
shock mo barharny and slAuVhter Of nine