Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-29
From the New York Tribune.

THE NICARAGUA TREATY AND CANAL.
The negotiation Of the Treaty between the United
States and Great Britain before the Senate for APP
proyal, marks an era in the progress of mankind. We
shall hail its ratification (Which are sure is not doubt
tul and trust cannot be dstant as triumph of Civ
ilization-a victory over Barbarism and Night. The
spectacle OF the two great Anglo Nations, OF the
Old and the New World respectively, uniting theig
couuses and their efforts to secure the opening Of new
and most advantageous highway to the Commerce of
the Word-each expressly and carefully stpulatng that
the advantages thereby acquired not for themselves
only but for all manknd-such is the spectacle Of which
the contracting parties may justly be proud and which
will reflect honor on the Nineteenth Century.
The material provisions OF the Treaty subsan-
|. The United States and Great Britain mutually and
recprocay pledge their faith either that they will
not take use hold, occupy exercise dominion over
any part OF Central America hencetorth and forever.
,. they further agree not to establish nor maintain
any Notifications nor military posts upon within said
country.
3. Each Government pledges itself to respect and
to use Its best offices to cause to be respected by other
nations the complete and perpetual Neutrality of the,
ports on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans which shall
be the temni respectively of the proposed Ship Canal
through Central America.
L. They will also respect, and use their best offices
to to be respected by Others the perpetual neu-
ralty OF said Ship Canal the vessels navigating it, and
every thing pertaining there to-
5. They further agree to respect the neutrality OF all
vessels within reasonable distance Of either term of
said Canal mo distance yet agreed on but degrees
or l2o geographical miles have been suggested and
with no obectonl and to endeavor procure gener-
al recognition OF such neutrality by all nations whatso-
ever.
g. They mutually agree to protect and secure the ope-
rations OF such company ander the authority of the
State OF Nicaragua shall construct and maintain the
proposed ship canal.
7. If the company now holding a contract with the
State OF Nicaragua for the construction of the ship ca
nal uniting the two oceans shall within twelve months
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the governments
its ability to construct said CANAL the foregoing stpua-
tons shall enure to Its beneh but not, then any other
company, duly authorized by Nicaragua, and which can
satisfy the two governments Of its ability to make the
canal shall enjoy all the benefits which this treaty is in
tended to guaranty to the constructors Of the canal.
3. The contracting parties recprocally pledge them
selves their good offices respectively with the sew
eral State Governments OF Central America to induce
them to enter into spuatons based upon and accorddg
with the foregoing.
g. Each party pledges to the other that it will inter-
pose its good offices for the amicabe settlement OF any
disputes which may arise respecting the construction OF
the ship canal or its management thereafter.
~. The two governments not to interfere with the
construction management OF the canal except that
either government should tolls be levied vessels pass
ing through it which in its view eXorbitant and op-
pressYe, reserves the right OF Withdrawing from the
company all the protection and favor which this treaty
pledges to Afford but this will not affect the nterna-
| tional stipulations OF the treaty.
ii. By Protocol to the Treaty, the two Nations
covenant with each other not to claim exercise,
der the cover OF Protectorate OF or allegiance whtany
Central American State Tribe, any power which they
have discaimed renounced in the foregoing articles
Such, when It shall be published, the Treaty will
prove to be in substance; the phraseoogy do not in
tend give. And we believe the world will realize and
admit that the contracting parties directing their
ergies toward noble and beneticent end. Undoubted
ly, the two greatest Commercial Nations earth,
the United States and Great Britain promote their
interest primarily by securing the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal; but they freely invite all nations to
share with them the advantages thus obtained. And,
between themselves Great Britain comedies to the
common aim than does this country; because the
traity OF the Canal the Ports, the Ong, indspen-
sable to reapng any advantage from the Canal in
time OF Wal with Great Britain, when her overwhem-
ing Navy would enable herr to command both ports be-
yond dispute and utterly bar the of the Canal
cep by herself and her allies. She, too, has to
give up asserting to the policy Of Hands OFF, hanwe
have, for we adhere to it anyhow, while she has for
generations been devoted to the Colonizng, appro-
priating, grabbing policy. We don't want a foot Of
Foreign Territory at any rate while she has been crazy
Tor it. She has pretensons to give up in Central Amer
ca; We have none: She has devoted Allies there's we
had one until very recently So the Ship Canal itself,
though very desirable Great Britain is even
cessary to u.s. with our Pacific Whale Fishery, our vast
possessions in California and Oregon, and our immense
and lucrative trade with that magnificent realm. This
Canal will shorten the passage from Atlantic ports
to San Francisco about onetourth and the transporta
ton ofgoods by sailvesSels more than One-hd. Even
now, before the Canal Is made, the Company expect
to convey passengers (va Nicaragua River and Lake0
from TO in less than twentyfou hours and
from New ork to San Francisco in not more than
three weeks When the canal shall have been compile
ted land we trust will be in 1851 goods may be ship
ped hence TO San francisco at hafhe present cost and
in less than halt the time now required. Thus Poly
nesa, Australia and Eastern Asia will be brought much
nearer us than before, and the trade of Europe with
them must pass by doors Not since the Discovery
OF America has any occurred OF equal CONNER
cal importance with the construction of the Nicaragua
Ship Canal.
The FLORIDA INDIANs.-The steamer Monmouth
from Indian River Florida arrived at Savannah, Ga,
on Saturday last. The Georgian says:
She brought several officers of the army in Florida
We have not obtained much news by this arrival but
sufflcent to satisfy MS, IN connection with direct
from Tampa that the Indians have determined not TO
remove peaceably Billy Bowegs has evacuated his
town with his followers, and with Sam Jones' has re-
tired into the southern extremity OF the Everglades
where they are perfectly from the operation OF
the army during the summer
The Georgian also gives letter from gentleman in
Florida, well acquainted with the Indian movements,
which says:
The Indians never intended to go-they are smart
and are iooing the army General BowIegs is some
lie has got clear OF the crying widows of the grabbed
Indians and few old grand dads-sold his fat hogs
received good supply OF blanketsbu he cannot como
in.
A FATAL DosE.-A few days ago an Irisbman came
his death in Harrisburg Pa, from the effects of
drinking one quart ofbrandy, which he had been re-
commended to take for the ague and fever
The U, S. steamer San Jacnto was launched in fine