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no eiremstauces which lead them to that conclusion, them
I should say that not only former example but present sir
euenstanem with regard to the peculiar poeition of this
cue render it most desirable that they should accede to the
invitation of the goveromeet of the Uoited States, end attar
into tegotiatioes with Mr. Dense upon any of throe points
of difference which, though perhaps not presenting say
very melon' aspect at the present time, may, in the
end, lead to most serious moults. With respect to the
question of precedent; there are, I think, instances is
which, with reseed to the gtvernmeet of the United
States, both the governments of Franey and Great Britain,
baring found that the ministers whom they had eppcintel
te Yes resent them at Washicgt,n were unecceptabie to the
government cf the United litotes, withdrew those ministers
and appointed 'then, nod no intereeption of diplomat,' re-
Wiens ensued. l here is the wall-known ease which °t-
eemed in 1782—that of M. Genet, who was sent by the
Republican Convention of Frames, and who not only flqad
oat privateers and broeght their prises into New York, thee
violating the neutrality of the United State*, but
likewise endeavoured to write seditious attempts
mealiest the g aaaaa meet of Wasbiepton. In that ease
General Weehingtos, meting with that forbearance and wis-
dom, end also with that firms's., for which he was so re-
markable, declared that the conduct of M. Genet was in-
tolerable and that be could act he akl,med to continue as
the minister of France to the United States; but diplo-
matic relations wets not therefore broken off. And the
French goirsrament having stated also that the minister of
the United State' at Paris was imam ptsble to them a new
minister was sent by the French Convention to the baited
States on the one hand, nod General Washington, at that
time President of the American Republic, on the other
hand, ohms es the representative of his govern-
ment at Paris a minister who was acceptable to
I France; and so the diplomatic relations between the two
countries was restored. Again, in 1809, when Mr. Jackson,
the minister of Great Britain at Weshington, became per-
sonally unacceptable to the government of the United
Btetes, and was informed that no further communisation
could be received theoegh him—Mr. Ryves being at that
time Itinerant minister in London, and Mr. Matthaei' Presi-
dent of the United Sates—another minister was appointed,
and the diplomatic relations Mimeos the two countries
were coutinned. The next case was in 1860, when
the then French minister at Washingtee, mod certain lam-
piece in the courts of his diplomatic intercourse which
was considered discourteous to the American Secretary
o: State, was sent his passport ; bet there was
no interruption of the amicable relations between
Puree and America, and the minister, who was
them on his return to Fret ce from the United Stitt', was
recalled. I have ref-nod to them events to show that t' the
&missal," as it his in some quarters been called, of Mr.
Dallas would not be in aecortlatee with preeedeet, and
would not, amardieg to intereational usage, immediately
w the course that has been pursued by the government
of the United States in regard to Mr. Compton. (Hear.)
I come now to the question upon which negotiation has
been opened, and is still pending. That questiou is an
deshtedly one of very coesidereble difficulty—one in which is
involved ancient obligatio sof this country—ancient cranes.
lone, and what we consider honoutable relator,' tittered into
between Great Britain end certain teihm of Indians oa the
Moequita Coot, sod is which is involved, likewise, various
and cotnicting interpretations of recent treaty engagements
In regard to the Mosquito territory, end the states of Nicar-
agua, Coma Rice, and Liondurse. I might ale° mention
that the act of 1851, which was carried into effect by the
government e f 1862, is also • 'Better on which &lifetimes of
opinion might well said. Now, with regard to all Miss
questions, involving, as they do, most important considera-
tions, it appears to me, from the hasty perusal I have
been enabled to give to Mr. Mercy's coil and
dispassionate despatch, as it 'ppmr is the newspapers,
that the American government, while maintaining every
p MitiOn which th.y have all along maintained, seem willieg
that each of these questions shall be fairly dimmed, with
a view to an amicable settlement, and that with regard to
those which are merely matters of detail they are open it
discussion and reviaion. Now, sir, it has been marooned,
that though Mr. Dallis were to receive his passports and all
official communications with him were to be suspended, the
negotiations upon all these various points of difference
might be carried en in some ether place and by some whet.
persona. I cannot think that such a coarse would be bat-
tles the duty of the government of this country, or that it
would toad to any useful pupae*. I sonnet think
that it would be befitting the dignity of this country,
bemuse, if you cannot maintain dipoinatie relations with
the goverameet of the Usited States directly, to enter upon
indirect negotiations would hardly, I think, be eaudneive to
a satisfactory result. If this negotiation to te be curried en
at all, I cannot but conceive that it would be better carried
on between Mr. Dallas—a gentleman wt ois animate illy re-
spected, and who, during the short tints he has been here,
hea won the good will and the esteem of all parties—
(hear, hear)—es the one hand, and on the other by e
minister who is folly aequaiated with the whole
of the adrcumstanose of the tate, mad whom

diploaatie talents, fcrbearance, and high tad
hasowisble principle would, I am persuaded, be of the
utmost service it bringing the dispute to • satisfactory and
• foal tanniaation. With respect to the second question,
the pretest state of afire la Central America, it is but too
obvious that some accidental and tutor/teat circumstance
might occur to being about a collision between the aaval
forces of the two nations, which would seriously compote
the amiable relations now happily suiting between them.
We have bad weighing apatite for a long period &question,
which for the greeter part of a century ham remained la
abeyant, without ace salve participation either ea oar
part or that of the United States. The central Maas of
South Amain, so far from realising the anticipations of
Mr. Casting, when he said he would treats in the New
World • number of isdependent state, which should restore
the Deletes cf the Old World, have been hardly able
to keep order within their own narrow limits, still lea have
they ban able to @tempt any conquest—or the stroager
amongst them Ineompl.tely to vanquish the weaker, as to
form In Central America say great and powerful state. The
staid of Nicaragua, therefore, great so at bet pretensions to
the government of the Mosquito toast, and little as oho het
bid regard to the obligations which we felt were due to as
from oar former trestles with Spain, has net yet hems
able to overcome the mall colony of anima Europeans,
Roglinneet. and others, combind with citizens of the
United States, which has been established at Greytown ;
and we pee now that an enterprising military chief—a man
of actssiderablo energy, who wia likely to attract many fol-
lowers to his eiand..rd by taking the part of one faction in
Nicaragna menet soother—boa established himself In eon-
"Wittig.' power there; sad it is very possible, that Presi-
dent Sivas, having the assistance of that enterprising man,
may sake at fannies into the Mosquito territory, sad
eves make an assault on the inhabitants of Greyest/a.
The question is, what would be done by oar govern
melt in that gees ? No doubt they would woad,' it
their duty to protect British persoese, British property,
end British interests, end I cannot wonder that
for that purpose they shoald desire to have a sufficient
steal fore* at Grattan. Bat we ought to have tome
informant ea to what they may think fit to de further.
Whether they propose to intafen la the "Hein of Naar-
&gas and Gtoytowa I know tot, bat I think it a galenite
upon vitals we ought to have tome infermatioo. (Beer,
hear.) And I say this the mon, because the reports noon
the subject are very conflicting. I saw to-day • statimint
Is the apropepers that the ships of the United
Salle were snowed to carry men, pattern, and
military stereo, to swell the knee, no doubt, of
Nietragaa, without attestation from her Maary's
ships of war, and I have seen what is alleged to be • tale-
rapine despatch to the commander of her Majesty's ship
Barydia it reference to the practice of tate/brit' with
vessels entering into the harbour of Greytowa, which I think
requires some ezplanatioa in order that the aaziety which
prevails on the subject may be at at rest. These are the
two questions apes which I desire to have saw strata-
tits from the noble lord—First, whether it Is the lateatiou
of her Mtjesty's government, after the sauna alma by the
government of the United States in regard to Mr. Crampton,
to pursue a similar aura toward. Mr. Gallia, and thus to
break off all diplomatist relation with the United States ?
Sagadly,supposizi that not to be the case, whither manna
have been takes, aft r the deliberation which her Majesty's
goeseunatat ban had %Inopportunity of glass to the eabjeat,
to present as far as penile', any collision between the ships
and forces of her Majesty and the shin tad forges of the
United States ? Pee my own pan, I do hope that the or
maiden of the ships of war beloesing to the limited Sloths,
and the commanders of the shire of war belonging to her Ma-
jesty, will reran such orders napeetively, that they will
act soar letup la concert, and net allow those miserable
matte is Central America, w.th their revolutions and
squabbles, to anon two great and powerful mations, and
to brief them into Motile collision. (Hear.) I need sot, I
as sure, dwell upon the misfortunes that would arise from
ouch en .sent—they are obviate to everybody. The evils
which would eases If that di.seasions should unfortunately
lead to any oarless quarrel, much less if they should led
to attal hostility between this country and the United
States—the miseries which would follow to both latices
from net a wawa are imeakalable, and such as no man Is
this wriatty or is America eta tont em plata without sufficient
alarm and name ease. (Bear.) With ratted to the Fount(
the two aatioes—there Gould be no question that they an
both powerful, and sapablet of aistaitiag s long and 'i-
solative war. Bat It is equally clear that the muse of
barrenly, the cause of peasefel 4KN011,1611, sad the cause of
avilisation sad program, would suffer severely in the wallet.
(Bea) it is elear that throughout the sontiseat of Europe
own man who was the advocate of saints' and ladividnal
litany, every men whe desired to no lb. muse of freedom
retell would deplete seek a statist between two oath
Wham • great ealamity, sad it is Is my tiled equally
tartan that all who wish the reign el teratey to enatiate
Is these nutria of leave *Watt an now or
premed, walk**, et it. Beek lositg the (Wisp

by which every liberal minded man 'asp, he animated
in considering this question, and having heard
from my sable friend himeelf similar sentiments
at an early period of the lereioo, the impression of which
did him the highest hinter, I have no doubt in my own
mind that anything that can be dine oonsistently with the
honour sad astute, of the nation, and cooristectly with
those engagements to other nations by which we ere board,
will be done to preserve peace. (Cheer,) And, sir, let
me only add further, that if the government ere about to
enter into this negotiation with the United States,
I hope that from the moment the declaration is
made to this house, imitating the etheop:e
end be cannot Imitate a better than his own enamel,
of the last twat yeti's in the negotiation—that his noble
friend world abstain from any act or word, or any loot lin-
tioa that may induce say person in the United State. to
suppose that there is anything in the way of amicable
operations, or to prevent the two nations from uniting to-
gether in the cause of freedom and in resisting oppression.
(lieu, hest.) I think we are entitled to some explanation
treat her Majesty's government on this 'eject, and I await
with aarnety the stemma, of my noble friend. 1 feel that
there is at this moment a 'Nat responsibility attaching to
the government, and I hope that the issue will be snob as
will not only be conducive to the present interests of the
country, but will tend to cement for a lorg period minions
of amity between this country end tire -Untied States.
(Chem.) I have seen, after former negotiations have been
brought to a occlusion, that new questions hove perpetu-
ally arisen—tad that when, after long and anxious negotia-
nos. the North-Western bosndsry question, and slier wards
the Oregon question, were settled, then speedily came some
other point of differesee, by fomenting which it war sought
by certain genies is the state to treat* 11l blood between
toe two nations. I hope this will not occur in this instance.
It should n be forgotten that no two couritr.se on the
face of the earth are more closely shied by natural blessed
by unity of interests—no two countries whose interest. and
whose duty it is more to cultivate friendly relations with
each other. (Bear.) We are two great empires, but there
is ample room for both in the globe. We are a great empire,
the United States form • great empire—both are equally
powerful, and it is tie duty of both to combine their powers
to n remote the poses and the happiness of mankind. (Bear )

Fitment PALMERSTON—Sir, it is perfectly natural
in the present state of affair,, es between this country and a
the United Matte, that this house should expect from her
Mejesty's govetureant at the earliest possible moment a full
explanation of the position in which onr relati-tts with the
government of that country actually stand—(hear, hear)—
sad I cannot therefore feel any surprise that my noble
friend, who= petition in this house and the country so
well entitles him to take the lead in an inquiry of this kind,
should avail himself of this opportunity to require frem her
Majesty's government some explanation in regard to this ,
miner. Indeed, if no hon. member had expreestd a wish
for information on the subject, I think it would still have
bees the duty of her Majesty's government not
to have permitted a day to pose without putting
the house in poutinion of their intentions in respect
to the questions to which my noble friend hat referred.
It is unnecessary for me tr enter into any @splenetic= ee to
the tenor of the eommunications which a few days ago my
noble friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs x•-
esived from the United States minister, because those com-
sanitation', having been presented to Congress, their con.
tents have been already published in the newsp-pars, end
every hon. member is doubtless as fully In possession of
them is the government themselves. We have not laid
them officially before parliament, because to lay them =S.
cially upon the table of the t One it would be necessary to
accompany them with such mowers as opts fall considers-
ties, and after that astute deliberation which the impor-
tant. of the nutter demands, we should have thought it fit
to give to the United Stites governmeat, and we hove not
yet been able to frame those answers, and therefore we are
not in a position to present the pipers officially to par-
Hameln. Bat, air, I am quite ready to answer the
vitiation of my noble friend as to the intentions of the go-
vernment in regard to the continuance of diplomatic rela-
tions between this country and the United States. (Hen )
It is to be °hulloed, in the first plan, Out although the
Usited States government have thought St to intimate to ll
Mr. Crampton that they cannot continue to hold oilier=
=tortoni** with him, and that in consequence he lus
left Washingtoe, thseintimation did not go to the extent of
a rapture of diplomatic =latices with Ragland. On the
contrary, it wee coupled in another despatch by the expres-
sion of a desire to matinee such relations thr- ugh the Ame-
rican minister at this court upon that and other matters.
Her Majesty's government, therefore, after duly consider-
ing all the various bearings of the matter, and paying full
Mostar= to those considetivions to which my
noble friend has Ifferred, have not deemed it
heir duty to advise her Majesty to =upend
diplomatic iatereourst with the American minister at this
nurt—(load chess)—and we ere therefore prepared to
eater into communication with him upon any matters hite
lag regard to the material interests of the two great nations
which they and he respectively repretent. I think OS
haw will feel that having etatad this, I am best performing
my duty bylabstainiog on the prevent minim from entering
Into any discussion with respect to the various incident
which have occurred. (Cheers.) But my noble friend has
expresead a hope that the instructions which her Majesty's
purulent have given to the commanders of the naval
force which has bees despatched to the coast of
America are not such as are likely to bring
about say soneeetury collision between the naval
forces of the United States ard thou of her Majuty.
I can assure my noble friend and the house that It it the
earnest desire of her Majesty's govercment to avoid any
aced= that might by possibility bring about such applie-
s**. (Hear.) the instructions which have nee given to
the commanders of the British naval force relate on'y to
the protection of British 'ejects and British property ; and
there is nothing in thou instructions which can tend to a
collision between that foree and the American naval fun
in thou mitten. We have met .inly thought it right, con-
sidering the uncertain position—and uncertain it was on-
doebtooly at the time—of our relations with that navel
power—we undoubtedly did think it tight that our
force is the., WIN should be plecel in such a
coeditioa ea should enable it to meet any dagger
that might occur. We thought it right to take that
precaution, hot In doing to we gave instructions to pre-
vent oar becoming the aggressors. (Hear.) Upon the ge-
neral geirstioa of Cenral Amnia, I sin sure the hoes*
would not wish me to go into any diectusioa as to the va-
rious points is dispute on this musicale. (Hear.) la those
hare which my whit friend has so well expresatd, and
which I have heretofore expressed myself, as to the conse-
quent* of a war between this toiletry and America, I
fully participate. (lieu.) It would tadeod be lament-
able that two great nations, which have so many interests
is seween, should, by the peronismo' of any
OM be brought into a state of hostility with
said other; and with regard to the conduct
of her Majesty's government, I may be permitted
to say that while oe the see nod this country was MTN'
in a more fitting condition to carry on war, if war be
toned upon her. that state of preparation in which w• may
boast enables us, without derogation to the notional ho-
ning and the satinet dignity, to act with celmnese, mode-
rnise, and fall deliberation in any matter of such gene
importance as one that bears on the mutual relations be-
tween this toiletry sad any other, more especially between
which and ourselves are so many causes is common, and so
malty mutual =tenets as exist between Ragland and the
Baited States of Austria. (Cheers.)
Mr. DlSHABLl—Question, of this kind on all tensions,
*specially when they bear upon a cut jut to important as a
misenderstanding in our relations with the Baited States,
ash:ally impress upon th. mind of every honourable mem.
bet the secessity of approaching them with the utmost
moderation. The noble lord who bee just addressed as has
touched very lightly on the two causes which have di.
rutty occatiosed her Majesty's minister's retirement
from Washingtoe ; but I was glad to hear from
the noble herd In what he did say —I was glad
to be reminded that in se far as the United
Suites was coacerned it Gould not be looked upon ea a
rapture at diplomat= relation. (Hear, hear.) I said
not, however, help feeling that it um my duty on this ofts-
lion Weems, this opinion, that though the go= rumen of
%haunted 8 ates have drawn • distinetioe bet seen tee eon.
duet of Mr. Craw peon and that of her Majesty's genre-
meat, I trust the House of Common will not follow that
example. (Hear, hese.) I was glad to hear that the noble
lord tassels dad not his pt or 1114114106 that ettenreabeet.
am perfectly villa= to accept the statement of Mr. Many,
that In es far es the Baited State' government was unused
they are completely satisfied with the emanations which
have bean mina by her Majesty'. goverment as to the
seeds= of Mr. emotes—but I am sere the house will
sot adopt thedistiastion whit% the Baited States govern-
meat has made—tad that it resputhility has bees incurred
they will hold her Majesty's A.evernment responsible, and
11111101115 CO to the 'entry, to Europe, and to America that
the Hens of Cessions is act prepared to In all the blame
npon the =dividesl who at all ousts bee attempted to do
his duty to his sovereige and to his ountey.
end who apparently has acted upon the ia-
dmitlow of kis septettes, but will take the earliest
opportunity of asaoseciag that our late minister
at Washingtoa is sot to be made the scapegoat to the tide
dude of the governmeat he =pretested, and by whose
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