Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-13
THE GREAT TR III BETWEEN THE UNITED
sTATESsAND GREAT BRITAIN.

sTTEs-AND GREAT BRITAIN.
FROM me ofhclal publication in the following
columns our readers will learn that the Publications
OF The Treaty between Great Britain and the United
States, relative to Central America, concluded be-
tween the SECRETARY OF STATE and the Right
Hon. Sir HENRY l.. BuLwER, the negotators ON {
each side, were exchanged between the represents
tives Of the two Governments in this CITY on the
fourth of this month and that the provisions Of
that treaty, so far as they Extend are now the !
law of the land for both countries.
This Treaty, on account of the commercial al
well political considerations connected with il,
not only cannot fail to be received with interest by
the people OF the United States, but Also as con-
templates in time the accession to il of all Mari
time Powers by the Governments and People osj
all other nations
The leading object Of the Treaty appears to bel
the establishment of ship canal across the 18th
under the Protectorate not only Of Great Britain
and the United States, but Of all other nations which
desire the right Of passage through it from ocean 70
ocean on the same equal terms.
In reference to political advantages connected |
with that Treaty, it may be remarked that all tha
States Of Central America, comprehending the I'M
mense extent of country from the Belize, common
ly called British Honduras, down to the northern
boundary Of New Granada, is made neutral terrs-
tory. No Government entering into this treaty
occupy, colonze, fortfy, or assume or exercise
any dominion over any part of the Mosquito coast,
or any part Of Central America, from the bounds
ries of British Honduras and Mexico on The
north to those of New Granada on the. south.
The British title TO the Belize the treaty does noi
in any manner recognise nor does it deny it, or
NEEDLE with it. That settlement remains, in THAI
particular, as it stood previously to thetreaty
| This Treaty, which has been very enormously
called "the Nicaragua Treaty. does not extend
merely to the State of Nicaragua, nor does it more
with neutrality that territory than the other
four Central American Republics of Honduras,
Guatemala, San Salvador, and Costa Rica. The
same international guarantees of protection which il
provides for the canal at Nicaragua, it equally Of
fers TO every other line of communication, whether
by canal or railroad, that can be constructed al
Tehuantepec, Panama, or any other place on the
whole Isthmus, whether within the limits Of Mexi-
CO, Central America, or New Granada. The united
protection of the great Maritime Powers contem-
plated by this treaty TO the Nicaragua or other
canals, will of course be the means of saving to all
Powers which may become parties to it, the cos,
of maintaining large and expensive naval armaments
TO guard their interests in transit through these
highways. And the clause which exempts vessels
passing through the Nicaragua canal (and any
others which may be conssructed) from capture,
detention, and blockade, presents nav feature of
itself Of so much interest and conses.snce, as, in
connection with other provisions, to mark the con
cluson Of this treaty an era in The history Of
international compacts.
Upon the commercial advantages to both parties
to be derived from the enlightened and liberal dpo
macy of which this Treaty is the fruit it is not for
u.s. but for those more familiar with the course and
channels of commerce, to expatiate. Little as IS
our practical knowledge Of such subjects, we crD
readily comprehend that if it do not throw the mosa
valuable portion of the Commerce of the Pacific ip-
to the hands of the United States it will at LEAST
enable us to share it on equal terms with the mosa]
favored of Maritime Powers.