The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-26
The Tre.ty on Niearaxua.

AT WASHINGTON THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL,
The United States of America and her Britannia
Majesty icing DESTROYS Of consolidating the relations
Of amity which SO happily subsist between them. by
setting forth and fixing in convention their views
and Intentions with reference to any means Of COM
munication by ship canal which may be constructed
between the Atlantic and Pacific by the river
San Juan de Nicaragua and either both Of the lakes
OF Nicaragua or Managua to any place on the
conferred full powers john Nj. Clayton Secretary
Of State Of the United States; and her Britannia Ma
jesty on the Right Honorable Sir Henry Lytton Bull
q Member Of Her Majesty's Most Honorable
Order OF the Bath and Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Pnipotentiary Of Her Britannia Majesty to the
United States for the aforesaid purpose the said
Penipotentiaries having exchanged their full powers,
which were found TO be in the form have agreed
to the following articles:
ARTICLE l. The governments of the United states
and Great Britain hereby declare that neiih the one
the other will obtain or maintain for itself
any exclusive control the said ship canal agree
ing that neither will erect maintain any for
tihcations commanding the same, or In the vicinr
ty thereof or occupy, or fcrtify colonize or
sumo, exercise any dominion over Nicaragua,
Costa Rica the usq Coast any part of Central
America; nor Will either make of any protection
which either affords or may afford. or any alliance
which either has, may have, to with any State
people for the purpose maintaining erecting any
such Notifications, or Of occupying fortfyng or colo
any part of Central America or Of assuming exer-
eising dominion over the same; will the United
States Great Britain take advantage of any ntima.
either may possess with any State government
through whose territory the said canal may pass for
Iecty for the citizens the subjects of the any
rights advantages in regard to commerce nayga
tion through the said canal which shall not be offered
the same terms to the citizens subjects of the
other.
ARTICLE II--vessels of the United States and Great
Britain traverspg the said canal shall in case OF war
between the contracting parties, be exempted from
blockade detention or capture by either OF the bei-
gerens and this provision shall extend to such dis
lance from the two ends Of said canal hereafter
be found expedient to establish.
ARTICLE HIN order to the construction OF
the said canal the contracting parties that
any such canal shall be undertaken upon any fair and
equitable terms by any parties having the authority Of
any local government or governments through whose
territory the pass then the employed
in king the said canal, and their property used
to used object shall be protected from the
of the said canal to its completion by
the governments of the States and reat Britain
from unjust detention, confscation seizure, any
violence whatsoever.
ARTICLE Iv.-rThe contracting parties will use what
ever influence they respectively exercise with any
State States nts possessing claiming to
possess any jurisdiction right the territory
which the said canal shall traverse and which shall be
the waters applicable thereto in order to induce
such States governments to facilitate the construc
furthermore the United States Great Britain agree
their good Offices wherever however it may be
two free ports one at each end Of the said canal
ARTICLE V-The contracting parties further engage,
they will protect from interruption seizure unjust
confscation and that they will guarantee the neu
tralty thereof that the said canal may be forever
open and free and the aptal invested therein
Nevertheless the Of the United States and
Great Britain in according their protection to the
etruction of the said canal its neutrality
and security when completed always understand that
this protection and guaranty granted conditonay,
and may be withdrawn by both goverumen or
government, If both governments, either govern
ment should deem that the persons undertaking or
managing the adopt establish such regulations
concerning the traffic thereupon contrary to
the spirit and intention Of this convention either by
making unfair in favor OF the
Of one Of the contracngpaties the commerce Of
the other or by imposing oppressive exactions or
reasonable tolls upon passengers vessels goods wares
merchandise other articles Neither party however,
shall withdraw the aforesaid protection and
without giving six months notice to the other.
tion engage to invite any state with which both or
either have friendly intercourse to enter into stpula
tions with them similar to those they have entered
share the and advantage of having contributed
to work Of such general interest and Importance
the canal herein contemplated And the contracting
parties likewise agree that each shall enter into such
treaty stpulations with such Of the Central American
Of more efectuaIIy carrying out the great design
Of this convention,-namely, that of constructing
and maintaining the raid canal as a shin communis
cation between the two for the brnent Of man
Kind, equal terms to ALL and Of protecting the
And they also agree that the good Offices Of either
shall be employed, when requested by the other in
aiding and assisting the negotiation Of such treaty
stipuations And should any differences arise, as to
right property the said territory through which
the said canal shall pass between the states govern
ments of Central America and such differences should
In any way impede obstruct the execution Of said
canal the Of the United states aud Great
Britain will their good offices to settle such differ
ssts Of the said and strengthen the bonds Of
friendship and alliance which exist between the con-
tracing parties.
be unnecessarily lost In commencing aud constructing
the said canal the governments of the United States
and Great Britain determine give their support and
encouragement to such persons or company may
first cfer TO commence the with the necessary
capital the consent Of the local authorities, aud
such principles accord with the spirit and intcn
tiop Of this convention; aud. II any persons
pany should already have, with any State through
which the proposed canal may pas eonsrset ior ,he
convention, TO the stipulAtions OF which contract
neither Of the parties In this convention have any
just cause to object and the said persons OF company
shall have made preparations and expended time,
ney and trouble the faith Of such contract Il Is
hereby agreed that such persons shah have priority
protection Of the United States and Great Britain,
and be allowed year rom the date d the exchange
Of the Publications OF this convention for concluding
their arrangements and presenting evidence OF sui
cient capital subscribed TO the undertaking.
II being understood that H. at the expiration Of the
aforesaid period such persons company shall not be
able to commence and out the projected enter
Great Britain shall be fee afford protection % any
persons company that shall be prepared TO
and proceed with the construction Of the canal
EnrIclr yTrT.-Tho governments Of the United
States and Great Britain having only desired In
entering into this sonvcntion, TO accomplish psr
tc.isr object but also 20 establish general principle
they hereby agree to exiesd their protection by treaty
stipulation TO any other practicable commune atoms
whether by canal railway the 1sthmus which
connects North with South America aud especially TO
the inter oceanic communications should the same
prove TO be practicable whether by canal or railway
which are new proposed to be established by the way
Of Tehuantepec or Panama In granting, however,
their protection to any such canals or raways as are
BY this article specified II alsays understood by the
United states and Great Britain that the parties
structing owning the same shall impose other
charges conditions OF trafhc thereupon than the
aforesaid governments shall approve Of just and
equitable; and the said canals railways being open
70 citizens and subjects of the United Ststes and
Great Britain equal terms shall also be open on
like terms 20 the citizens and Of every other
State which IL willing grant thereto such protection
as United States and Great Britain engage 90 afford
ARricLr IN-The ratification Of this convention
shall be exchanged at Washington within six months
from this day. N possible. In faith whereof
We the respective Penipotsntiarics have signed this
convention. aud have hereunto aff xed our seals.
Done at Washington the Nineteenth day Of April,
Ammo Domino. one thousand eight hundred and hfty.
JOHN N. CLAYTON. (L.s)
HENRY LYTTON BULwBE, e. %
THE RATIFICATION.
The above treaty was ratified by the Senate, on