The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-07
THE NATIONAL ISTELLIGENCER AND THE CLAY
TON AND BULwER TREATY.


THE NATIONAL ISTELLfGENCER AND THE CLAY
TON AND BULwER TREATY.
Two days ago we had to administer just reproo 70 the
editor Of the LtetgsHeo because be had taken sides
with the English the recruitment controversy His
English feelings were Immediately after again manifested
on the Central Agerican question.
After acknowledging the courtesy with which We con-
troyered Ills position he gives lehanded blow by sH
horng to be animated by the spirit 10 our future
course and then proceeds insist that he is not guilty Of
first charge ignoring the greatest Of all British out
RACES in constituting the treaty leave Great Britain IN the
fall occupation Of all the rights and interests existing when
il formed lie says and shows that be has condemned
this British Interpretation $50 r regards the Mosquito
coast" Alas that he should eudeayor to him
self The whole occupation Of Central America between
the Sboon and the Sastoou embracing several degrees Of
latitude and the whole colony of Bay Islands besides
what has he said of Them They form part Of the
Mosquito lie knows that we'll He leaves oil these
ignored. Not word of complaint is made by him that
the British insist occupying them ALL although the
treaty expressly forbds them do Does he call that
backing his frends2' We say-"a plague upon suth
backing" And as to the Mosquito coast be takes tie
ground that Great Britain not in possession ofonly
the Mosquito King So Great Britain did not offend he
He seeks evade the real point in controversy in
regard the British claim to the colony of Bay Islands
dependencies of Belize by again referring TO the loose
opinions of senators before the facts necessary to under
stand the subject fairly presented TO their minds,
and he has the cando admit that those very senator's
whom he quotes have in the cearest and strongest and
repudated his whole construction of
he treaty in regard this colony and asserted their
ty rights most ably and eoquenty in the recent speeches
delivered within the last five weeks
lie then addresses himself the only hook upon which
he hang hope to make argument against his own
country and that is the speech of Mr. Everett This speech
delivered far back the 2lst of March, 1862 with
out conclusivey proved any correct information
the subject Before proceed to show this again, we
will say that if Mr. Everett had been the best constitutional
lawyer in existence his authority would not weigh rush
against the clear language of the treaty and the negotia-
tors the powerful and conclusive arguments of Mr. Mar
cy and Mr. Buchanan, to which the EDITOR scarcely ven
to refer He has found speech which he knoos
full of errors and yet he adheres to it his authority
for adhering Great Britain But he shall not escape
without an exposure the blunders of his so-muchreed-
speech
He has quoted Mr. Everett be it remembered for this
serton to be found in that speech The Bay Islands have
been century more part of the dependencies of
Belize"
This the foundation of the British title TO the Bay
Islands
This statement we said was utterly untrue. 1t
gross historical hlunder and reted by Lord CLAIR
endon himself
This latter assertion of is completely established by
the very quotation made by the hatelgenea in which
Lord Clarendon says that although this island Ruaan
and that of Bonaca have doubtless BEEN times
left uaoccuped and Others claimed held by other per
son it is certain that in 1888 $780, and ls4O Great Brit
ain only asserted her right to the but declared
the intention to maintain that right by force"
Now, By referring our article the ftsltger viii
find that it did msgote what said when stated that
Lord Clarendon admitted iat The present British claim to
this island Ruatan) originated in 1889 ls40' The
Latelligencer conveniently omts the word present
allegation which ia completely sustained by the very quo
taon it has given u.s. The British have if Lord Ciaren
don be credited made several claims at different times
to this island They made claim during the existence OF
the Central American republic and had to abandon it
they often did before 1888 1882 and ls4O Mr Buchanan
says 1t was in ls4 and that the date of this last
pretended seizure and il during these years
asserted Lord Clarendon had admitted their present claim
originated VIII lhe explain why nc omltteu 10
quote us correctly
1t Is due to himself to make the explanation The Intel
hgscer makes argument but that which is addressed
ad hon,iaem. We might follow its example. most
fortunate argument Of this description win be found In its
attempt prove that the negoator of this treaty
member of the Senate has admitted these British preten
sious as by Mr. Everett says 1T is very remark
able that he Mr Clayton should have orborne to this
day communicating the fact to the public THAT is the fact
that he knew the Bay Islands included in the reay)
or ha he should have by silence phen Mr. Everett
said in The Senate that the attention Of the negotiators
turned 10 these isiands and that they not in the contem
plation Of the negoators at the time negotiated Of
he Senate At the time approved"
We might ourselves by general reference to
Mr. Claytons speeches refute this But this is
tempt to escape from the issue and make The
issue IT, was Mr. Everes statement upon which the In
egenoer relied truethat the Boy Islands hare been for
century and part Of the dpendnees Of Belize r. That
is the pont and say again. the statement ia gross
historical blunder made IL is q far worse
statement against than any Englshman has made 1t
gives Great Britain the highest tea preserptpe right
these islands by than hundred years Of occupation
and If true would completely settle the question in favor
of Great Britain when her pretenson is that her
present claim originated only time "in 1885, 1882
1902 and Mr. Buchanan completely proves IL origi-
mated in ls4l and not by any authorized by Great
Britain but by piraticsl seizure made in 1871 by few
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