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TAs Earl % Cisrrsdss Ny lords, IN snsieas |
70 uske some oh>cfvsuons on ibs early ran 81 The |
speech 81 The seole earl but they shall Dc very fev
snes-ssd pc>sIefy ths darysr-of sseh . dissss- \
sion ~ The pfssea momest. (Hssr, hesr) Intsed,
20 deeply eesvineed an Of this, that shall re-
rain nen nakias ewes sisgis obssrvs,ioa 90
several remarks Which fell from the noble sstl.
and which hesri viih rsrsst, bat. siill. am 90
ssxioss that ihsrv sheald be no uistaks 10 the
feelins. Of Her Majesty government with respect
parsosd, and .iiieh lAsy viii eos,ir ne 10 pursue,
ihs, must address lev words 70 your lordseirs
And, my lords. vii. n the hrsi pisc- ssy that
as isrAsi@ysslf an esacsrseS-ssd soak also in
The name 81 all the members Of Her Malesiy's gov
ernnent- do not believe thsre can be the slight
est sSsee cfry sat tksir 5rr,rs &c uzxir:at- rrir-
paired the closets, ,he eofd,si ana ,he moss
sseefs ris'soas waih The Ushed States. tChssrsl
believe no msn ean be more eoavincea thai ws
are both Of oar iatsrest and duty 70 nsibtaip
ihoss friendly relations With the AmsrieaD covers
msnt and people. aud ~ far ss an eceeetned.
yesrs, can eouscisutiou,iv affirm that neither BY
word nor BY DEED has anything been done which
would ersais Just cause Of Irritation bstween the
| two countries. Celestial
The Acble lord has aliaded 20 the two poi.ts Of
dinsfeaee tstwssn The United States and Great
BritsiR-viE The question Of ,hs recrui,neht, sad
| The question Of CesirAl America With rsgatd To-
the recruitment that quss,ien entireiv arose rom
proposals. made 10 Us With rsspset 10 persons ds,i
fous u entering islo The QaseL's service. sdh
not svea sseiemplsie accepting any Of those oHsrs
vithsu due rsfsssaes 10 the psuralitv laws OF the
Uniisd sls,,s, vb,eh, entitely agree S,iA The
BILE lord u 10 mach our Interest," and daty 10 an
hold q, II can be those Of the UDiled STATE, inem
selves. lHesT. hesL) ....-
Iii, sOs our daily. Indeed, 10 saeIose'. upon Ii.
laws Of any eihe, conauy, bat ~e no We an inisf-
esi-a British inefes,--in the bsutr alliy law, OF
the United States being maintains A The ,p,io-
tenaRee, therefore, OF those la, ga. our hT,,
thought as they constituted r4s principal pin OF
our insfroeiious aud the - onsni we asesftainsd
that the recruitment could net be carried on With
/ out The danger-not on AZ patt OF cur own aveais
but Of Pet,Ons Who assumed 10 be our sgsats of
vioIanng the nsntSs ally laws Of the United States,
| Nssgtsi 70 re'n .quish the whole scheme.
Your lordshirs have seen from the pa p.r., which
Azre oeen va on the table, that there IL nothing
Sh'gh eoe'' be expected IRON one nation towards
sanoln.', rom one government towards another,
from on, gentleman towards another, that ne have
ho' eoAs, or offered to do, 10 order sr1Td rePa-
| Iaue TO the United STATES for any otErncs-hou-
| t' ~ untrientioeai en- our paT,-Which they can
! conceive has bssn committed. (uear)
My lords, the Last despatch that was written on
this subject, which was rs5EsAS OF the whole mat;
ter, in answer 70 the long despatch OF Mr. Marcy,
can hardly yet have reached the United Sales
and therefore Upon The question OF the recruitment
Am exceedingly anxious not le cay any more at
ptesenL Bat, a. Tar as have been able 20 aseer-
tain what are the impressions which that despatch
has produced IN this country, think the general
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faction 10 the eoEefnmsnt Of the United States aud
| that 1he oaly tkiBE WhIrh ne certainly have not
done has been 70 recall Mr.. Cram pJon nd the
sals, because We do not think they have ncriled
that eensnfc and that punishment. (Chcers)
There woold have been no shoficon ing on the
part 81 Hsr MsIssiys government u we bad sseB
reason 10 adopt coaiTary course or no hesitation
TO deal severely viii Aay agent Who should 80 far
have forgotten his duty and beea unmiRclul of HE
insiTaeIisns as TO violate the laws OF the Uni.ed
States bar being convinced that that had not been
done, and having In our possession the means Of
proving 10 the Uniied States that II was ot doue
taink nebody will require q " 20 sacrifice our
agents end 10 purchase conciliation With the
United Safes b. doing thai Shiea would Be both
shabby aud dishouorable. (Cheefs)
4 With regard 20 the Central Americas question
your lordships know y bat vsrs the terms OF the
Clayton BuiSer treaty. think IL i'm possible that
language could Be more elsAIo or mere pTeci,e In
i's meaning than the language employed In that
instrument. Clear, hrsr0 The treaty sets forih
that there should not - 10 future any eoloniyaion
any occupation. any Terrifying or strengthening
VI places no, already in The possession Of ether
country. do 10, see how there can be leo inter-
Pretstions Of It's terms.
IL was intepdsd Tor o specific objeci-hrsi the
eonslrueon Of canal, and then its n ainien snee
free Tor The uss Of the word, prohibiting auy en-
erosehmsnt on the part ef the CEitsd SiPles ard
( Great Britain, which were the erhiraeIinE and
EuaTanteeibg parties; bot all its provisions were
prospective, and thsrs Is eeftaiEiy nothing ia II
which implies that we we're TO give uP Hoaduras
aly Isipsctf.om what 1t was before the lasion
Of the treaty.
Il Is impossible that ihs very able mar--sir
T Hebry Buiver-Hho DePoliAisd the treaty on the
par Of Great Britain. could have taken upon him.
sslf wllhoot ihs,ruetIoht- without tie knowl.
edge ol his goyernment-to abandon any portion
Of British territory British Interests aud 90 iG:
from having doas anything OF shat sofI he made a
stfingeHi prcyiso, vhirh was acknowledged b. Mr.
Clayton, that The treaty should not touch Ho6du.
ras, or Affect any Of its dependencies. (Hear)
When ME-. Buchanan came over 10 this eoaniTy
We heard tor ibe ARA lime that there sau3s-
" new Interpretation TO be pot upon The treaty.
IL vas 10 lOSKeT 10 Be looked upon a. prosnsciiys
arrangement bat one fVt Tic eVaeuaiioa Of British
territory and We usTe told that Se we're 20 b ame
and were The cause will rot say Of a quarrel
bSiWssn the Two eOBhIrits, bal-of Irritation and
complaint on The part Of he Uaied States because
We bad not faiglled the engaKcmenn Of The treaty
BY evaeualine all the tsrrte5y Ne possessed In
Cestfal AnleTica.
I told Mr. BuehAnnos-vhat was the neTlrel
Uuih--,bat hat was the hrst time had heard sueh
80 intsrprstsIion put spoa The treaty. lie replied
ihatia bis county there @as no doubt upon TIC
subject then said tha--ho ever clear the term,
oflhs treaty mighI appear 10 mc--sV cali u third
party, an Impartial Jadgs. 10 de,efmine what
should be The fa'erprvsHtUn of the treaty would b,
the tairesi esor-s % pursos bstwesB government,
a. betSssR iAetviaaaIs
siso added that ne certainly dl not Wl,h "a
possess territory In Central Ansfea that We did
not desire 70 eTtsnd eur iphuspee in'Jkas part Of
| TIE Wofidi thaf We were pSffeetlY ready o. gntrI
ihto such engagements az would safety the Unilst
Ssaiss, add rvsh our Oan people 81 homs (hsar
upon that score that u therefore rent Il
us WhS a. called in 20 arbhfase that We shenlI
Z Be prepared 20 sbids b. the detisiSu whatsVsr n
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