The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-06

uch according to this authority is the claim Of Great
Britain to the Mosquito territory, which she expressly
stipulated by treaty to evacuatea claim resting upon an
arrangement with the Mosquito government which has never
been recognised by the Central Americans independent
Statea government fact alleged TO have been establish
ed or rather got up its present FORM by Great Britain
herself; and It would from this statement which IL
sustained by other evidence coroboatng It, that she ex
amines documents parf boundaries settles them
without consultation with those whom they vitality concern
binds herself to support them, and acts accordingly "A
summary of the law OF force cannot readily
be found"
Since the meeting of the Senate this morning, have
ceved copy of notice from the British consul general IN
Central America addressed the principal secretary of the
supreme of Nicaragua, in September last IL Is
translated from the English into Spanish have only had
time to look its purport but wi! read 1t
now to the Senate ranslating it back into English;
gnlrIsH CONSULATE GENERAL.
Guatemala, 10th September, lS0
TO the Principal Secretary of the Supreme
Government Of the State OF Nicaragua:
SIR Que tions having arisen various periods with the
States of Honduras and Nicaragua concerning the extern
her Britannia Maesiys government after carefully exam.
ming the various documents and historical registers which
oria right of the King of the Mosquitoes should be main
tanned extending from Cape Honduras the mouth OF
governments of the States of Honduras and Nicaragua
have the honor of doing that the government Of her
has right to this extent of coast tho. prejudice 70 me
right Which the said king haze to territory 'ouh q
The rirer San Jaa and her Britannia Maesys
cannot see with Indifference attempt to nsuIp the terri
orla rights OF the King OF Mosquito, who is under the pro-
lection of the British Crown
have the honor TO be- sir your o.dsn r feryanI
Copy: Department Of Foreign Relations of the Superior
Government of the State of Nicaragua Mangua October
IA, 1917.
will be by this notice that Great Britain lays the
foundation for claim behalf of the Mosquito King, to
territory south of the San JUAN leaving the boundary
underlined This bears date the 10th of September
last And it is curious fact that official note, bearing
date the oath of the month"; addressed to the
men of New Grenada, ntimation is given Of such a
claim south of the San Juan read the last mention
ed note while addressing the Senate the California claims
and the omission is the extraordinary the British
government hardly be unadvsed that New Grenada
claims jointly with the Central American States the coast
Of the Caribbean ony the river San JUAN but as
far north as Cape Gracias dos The object OF the oms-
sion If 1t had object be left conjecture. II may
have been accidental be that Great Britain did not
think advisable alarm, that juncture, the most stable
OF the governments having interest IN the question: ny
putting forth claim well calculated to excite uneasI-
With these evidences of fixed purpose of extension and
nggrandizemen of Great Britain this hemisphere with
vivid recollection Of the tenacy with which she assert
ed her claim territory northeastern boundary and IN
Oregonterrtory from her. chiefly valuable because
encronched u.s. and curaed the limits for expan-
sion with the still more fresh and vivid recollection of the
transactions in California, with view obtain large and
valuable portion of that territory for British subjects with
these evidences of purpose and papabe to extend
her dominion upon this continent if not TO prevent the
extension of really surprised that any one can
doubt that she would avail herself of the first opportunity of
own settlement at Baize and separated from IT, according
to her representation by boundary ill defined" Sir,
must say that know parallel to this ncredulity ex-
cepng in the of things in Athens which produced
the third philippe of Demoshenes in the blindness which
would not enemy in Philip, when Phocis and Pherr
and Es and Oynhus, and the two-andhirty cities of
Thrace had fallen into his hands. do not make the COM
arson because fancy any other resemblance between the
historical features of that epoch and this In other respects
the parallel fails do wish any member of this honor
able body enemy in Great Britain. do not
consider her myself consider her friend desire
that she may continue so-at most rival in commerce,
in the generous competition of industry, and in the
extension of civilization and freedom. l do not envy
her. or Its legitimate the dominion over the orrid
plains of Central Amercaha crust of earth parched by
raging above, and heated by volcanic fires beneath
Much less do regard her extension in neghborhood
with apprehensons for safety We have long since
grown beyond the dimensions in which there was any
danger to be apprehended from the extension OF other
tons this continent matter how closely they may
be brought into with But make these state-
mens IN order that may what is actually In prog
because it brings with any serious Of
turn away faces when weak and deenccless neghbors
invaded and despoied For myself sir, cannot help
seeing in Great Britain spirit of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT which
perpetual It's progress this continent alone but IN
every other portion of the globe where there territory
unoccuped and often where there territory occupied
by those who weak to defend it. believe, also,
whether this conflict in Yucatan shall terminate In the
pulson of the Spanish race the discontinue OF the abo
rIgna, that her boundary will be likely to be extended
further the interior That -dehned" boundary may
become Defined and with greatly enlarged dimensions
Mr.. President, have nothing more to say upon this
point excepting that do not support the bill because