The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-14
Nicaraguan Canal Treaty.

Nicaraguan Canal Treaty.
lFrem the London STANDARD June 20
This treaty IL now published and Is, 1--WE sus
pect very inca utously), made topic Of graduation
by the wing newspapers, as we'll as by others who
ought TO rub their eyes little brighter before they
leap We have gone this treaty which, be IL OBJ
served, was ratified almost without debate, and with
only three d,sentients by the United states Senate
For our parts We must confess we never saw docu-
ment more strange IL this handwork Of Sir Henry
Bplwer sno Mr.. Clayton, the American Secretary nor
do we, in the least, wonder that the senate should
accept II with an alacry not very common with that
astute body.
"a see the re al merits or domorts Of this treaty
must 90 over briefly the circumstances which led to
H. The present project for canal through the river
San Juan and the lakes Of Nicarsg qua and Leon orgi
mated In the States IL was patronised by the United
States cabinet and in urtheranse OF ins scnems tnst
Nicaragua a treaty by which that State, for these
specific purposes, abandoned the Sovereignty Of the
rins Of country wanted for the can al aud
n eopditionally to the United States The conditions
that the canal should be open to other nations
and n neutral territory
al" NJ th,s ,reatv Lord Palmerston for England de-
murr,d lie said that England would not Join in q
work, the dominion over which vested when Il was
treaty between the United States and that Of Nicaragua
he set up on pretence counter-claims Of sove.
Mosduito - ef whose interests England he said, had
long been the protectess Much squsbbling hereupon
ensu,d: ana SO hot became matters between the Bril-
ti,h ana American oonsuls. that CbathelI for Eng
land was rash enough to SEIZE for short time, the
nust these trouSlss. Sir II Buwer was sent out and
tie treaty new pub,hed is the result Of his policy
Let what 1t really is, and all that i really in
In the first place 1t must be noted that this treaty
yhtusily though not In words dBroses Of the Mos
quito claim put forward by Lord Palmerston IL
does So because IL tscly allows the State OF Nicara
qua and It's present government 20 be party, which
Involves acknowledgment OF their rights over the
treaty conditions Is part and parcel Of the arrange
noDt and the basis which - really stsnds Thus,
the Mosquitoes Monarch" Is thrown quietly over
loard, and Nicaragua Is party undisputed and I'M
questioned Let the reader note this specially, as we
sbsll have ssAin to advert TO this point.
The treaty goes on after having assumed the basis
Of the conditional eession, by the exiting govern
the purposes Of tbs esoatO declare that such terri
tory and canal bsll be neutral That In case OF war
between any Of the nations parties to the schome no
each side OF the coast England and the states are
protectors Of the eaas but that any other nation At may
nor batteries crccted on any pretencs, to ovcrave
vessels passing through this neutral passage; together
Now All this ssupds as fairly and plausiby as pos
sise and would be plausible were not for one
esue which provides that any of the parties to this
"lbersin treaty may. ION giving six months notice.
rroyis,on. Now What wo would ask are We to make
ofsueb a clause as this! The canal shall suppose
TO be made. and. perhaps. made by means Of English
capital Very well. The United States find some fssit
! giving six months notice in compliance with the
treaty, withdraw themselves from - Prom that me.
men; sSss
revves for is only superseded whilst the
other treaty from which they have Withdrawn, has
force Thus then this clause enables the United
States without any breach either OF society or the Law
of nations TO become sovereign over this canal and
territory IL would be in vain In this to try to
reyiv. the Mosquito olaim;n because having By this
treaty really admitted the rights OF the State OF
Nicnrseua xhich we before questioned, rctracton 70
impossible
Thus then n seems undeniably and Individually to
follow that the only effect OF this soauded treaty Ia
resllv 10 mt into positiou worse than th NJ
which che before held We have, through it's pro-
visions abandoned the aMosauitor claim, and tsoitly
ment 10 dispos, of the tsrritoyv Nv acting thus