The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-18
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY, MAY Is, 1856

probably In the Senator FINN Ds,a vsrs
W; " called to Sc. him found him :u:rtns and
made End particularly that part Of Wherein the s.na
Rossn and the supposed admason on ths part Of the
Senator frm Delaware when SECRETARY OF sa's Of that
Bu.sr asserting Tie title which sttsr rs%snsd aaeoc
tadcted. We oonverssd freely and very fully upon the
SUBJECT and the conclusion was that called, ct his
/ possibls, to obtain copy Of letter Which think
from Mr. Wocdscn, superinteoeent Of the Belize,
which the Senator from Delaware stated had been shovn
which stsd TO BY the Senator according to his
recollection thereof Mr.. Crampton very frank and
courteous, he always H. he slated that there was
such letter and that he had shown 1t or stated its
contents the Senator He could not conveniently Lay
fams Is the Senator IRON Delaware had stated 70 me-
There had been discussion during preceding session
of Congress- in which the Senator from Michigan, (Mr.
CsH,) and, think, the Senator from Illinois, lMr.
Douglas took part This got into thu papers there. Re-
errpg to this Mr. Woodson stated in ths letter that
and the Senate with regard to the true
claim tf RoAtAn. He said that the British title to
Rossn was not that oa dependency of the Belize but
hat their title, such 1t might be, rested on differ
emit founda ion. That 1t dependency Of the Belize
far as the necessities of certain settlers who
ernntnt, lad made 1t necessary for them TO apply
to the Belize Che nearest British possession) for
protection The Governor Of Belize promised to send
Them, and had sent them, had commissioned magis
trse to keep the among them their spulatng
to pay the expenses That the connection Of Roatan
with The Belize ore Of convenience for municipal
police regulation established by the colonial authorhes
and not by the parent government resulting from the
necessi hch have referred and net arising from
the relation OF dependency from identity of title.
This understood from Mr.. Champion. the purport
of the letter The Senator from Delaware DESTROYS
to zee Upon my suggestion to Mr.. Champion that he
should call upon from Delaware and the
letter Communication with him in regard TO II, he
promised to do So saw the Senator from Delaware
again the day and told him what had passed be-
tween Mr.. Champion and myself. Within day or two
after the interview between Mr. Champion and the
Senator from Delaware to which references has been
again saw Mr.. Champion, who told me that he
had the Senator from Delaware, and had
had very pleasant conversation withf him, and
explained every thing he believed, to his entire
satisfaction In the OF these two interviews Mr.
Champion undoubtedly stated that he understood per.
fecty we'll that the former Secretary Of Sate the Sena
tor from DelswRre) always denied the British title to
Re stantnat he never understood him. as the Senator
from reported to have represented
him hAvrg admitted it either by assent by imp-
eaten.
Mr. CLAYIoN-That is the point.
Mr. CAssThe hor ofabe Senator IL ectiy confirmed
In his Mt by the despatch Lord Clarendon him
self who puts the British title TO Rca.an the basis Of
''spcntsneou settlement" The honorable Senator from
Delaware viii Iecoect the expression in the correspon-
respondence claiming 1t dependency of the Belize
but this right Of spontaneous settlement" This
Ia of the Coveres which have been made
another, to for lily the eeerrDat to hold ON to the
Belize and to The whole courtry-treaty or no treaty
Driven from position, they have fallen back on au-
that they claimed Roatan the ground of spontanso
settlement it Is claimed dependency OF the Belize
Spontaneous sett ment ia new foundation OF British
title. It is one which will carry us great way.