New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-28
The Mo.oui,o ouestIon-The Union, &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
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WARRINGTON, Sept 70. 1912
Inasuiuch AS the Washington UnioR few days
aimee gave the Brush version OF the correspondence
that has epsued between the accredited Agent OF Great
Britain and Mr. Clayton our Secretary of State touch
ina tho extraordinary claim set up by the former Gov
eminent for the exclusive right Of navigating the River
San Juan which is tho outlet OF Lake Nicaragua 1t is
no more right that the facts they exist should
be- made known with view of dissbusing the public
mind and explaining precisely the position Of things
they now exist between the two Governments
Your readers are well aware, that under privilege
derived from the Government of Nicaragua Associs
ton organised In the United States have 1t in coniem
pation BY the route Of the above River and Lake be
tween the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans In conflict with
this night is claim set up by England that the mono
poly Of navigating this river which lie the Key to the
above contem plated communication Is secured to her
by grant derived from selfconsttuted King OF the
Mosquito Kingdom. This power has never been re-
cosnised by Nicaragua nor s any attention Whatever
paid BY its citizens TO his acts acquisitions Against
this extraordinary privilege the State OF Ncsragus
protested not only with Great Britain but In November
lss sent Agent 10 this City for similar purpose
The correspondence ~ which both the Washington
Ugi0n and Journal Of Commerce allude, was opened by
Mr Clayton shortly after this Administration came into
power, by which tho Representative OF England was
formally notified that the claim she set up tor the ex
elusive privileges above referred to- could not be recog
nzrd by this Government nor suffered 10 Interfere win
the nights OF any American citizen or body OF ciuzens
who might claim the privilege OF navigating said river
Mr.. Clayton further Informed him. that the lnited
states did seek to secure the exclusive privilege oil
this route bat that II should become al may the
expresson) great national hghwsy open upon equal
10 all nations The Secretary OF State went iur
Their and insisted that the Mosquito King not possess
ing the night OF the exclusive navigation OF tue stream
in any aspect of the subject In which could be viewed
that he could not of confer that privilege upon
any nstion body Of men, and natural consequence
toe claim Of monopoly the part of Great Britain
must fall These are the simple facts and In contend
log for which the Un0H asserts that Mr. clayton mas
been roughly and unceremopiously handed no" near
M trsfk this IT, will be made manifest when the CORES
poadsnce is laid before Congress
I admit that the correspondence has been conducted
with tome degree of warmth, but deny that hing
iaaecorous, up becoming or improper has been permit
ted by Mr. Clayton, or been received from the br'tsh
legation In this, as In the correspondence win NJ
r0u.sn Mr. Clayton has maintained an elevated ana
csnited tone, and exercised bis sccusoeu
BY keeping his Government entirely on ths s sue o'
tae ouestou IL Is not 20 De concealed thai tneIe are
some embsrrassmcnts surrounding the hna dispos.
tos Of this controversy, but none thsi arc
able or that need disturb the smicsbe relations exist
ing between England and the United ststes Lngiauu
has unfortunately assumed a position that upon 10
principle Of International law or common jusNoo al
sae maintain And that position she VIII have 70 a0an
oon with a. little modification to her PRIDE as po.'ioc
Ohef nations beside the United states are III
tho Tree navig alton of the San Juan RIVER ana na'o
socd for saying that those otner hsuohs WI" -
rules sought to be maintained by this Government
The question IL delicate well IS important one,
aad regre, thatthe Union should have alluded 10 IL Al
81 or 90 early day manifested disposition 10 AZ
ray Itself the side OF England against its own eoon
iy The premature sllusion to mstters OF dsPlolH.S
o. this nature, are always attended with unioi'unse
fsats as panic makers will seize hold Oi them WV.
sHdiiy for the purpose Of affecting the money mnAo
advancing some stock jobblng operation anu 40
% not believe there 10 the slightest ground OF SPPo
hhsion That any rupture Whatever will grow on. %
Hs""a,P correspondence, as the journal o. Co,'
Sfceh pleased to term IT, have iel II as due 10 'no
-eAc that the above should be communicated 10 you
~. al excitement and speculation might cease.
may be well Tor me here remark, that THIS "noe
'oJect has been carefully and laborously examined Dy
shAensn fully competent 10 the task, the results OF
zen ~,h before long appear In South western Jour
ana venture the prediction In advance, thst ~ VIII
-noasusle with mathematical certainty that there
snefeised BY England by virtue OF her grant from
Se Nasquio Kingdom. "kossUTH.
'sE NICARAGUA QcEsrIoS.--The Courter u
~sgsssr authoritatively contradicts the state
Asas that an animated correspondence has taken
sacs between Mr. Clayton and Mr.. cramptoo,
~s British Charge, on this subject No cores
''sdsnce at all has taken place, and none will un
@as arrival of Sir Henry Lyt.on Bulwer, the
sE Envoy from Great Britain.
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