Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-26
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
Mr.. IIISE'S TREATY.

proper ~ publish the following conclusive retuta-
ton them, extracted from the Executive document
of the House Of Representatives, No. - Of the lst
session, 3lst Congress, communicated to that House
by President FILLMORE on the 22d July, 1850
The extracts from the report Of the Secretary Of
State, in answer 70 a call BY the House for nfor
nation on the subject
Elijah Hisc having been appointed Charge d Afares
of the United States Guatemala received his instrnc
tions on the Sd day Of June 1915 IA copy Of which is
herewith transmitted in which it j. declared that the
independence as well the interests # the nations
this continent require that they should maintain the
American system Of policy entirely distinct from that
which prevails in Europe To suffer any interference on
the part OF the European Governments with the domestic
Of the American republics and to permit them
establish oonies upon this continent, would DC to
leopard their independence and to ruin their interests
These truths ought everywhere throughout this conu
nent, to be impressed the public mind. But what
the United States do resist such European inter
ference, whilst the Spanish American republics continue
Z to weaken themselves by division and civil war, and
deprive themselves of the ability Of doing any thing for
their protection" This last significant inquiry
would seem to disclose the for the omission
interfere after notice Of the pursued by the British
Government in extending the limits the Mosquito pro-
tectorate in Central America These instructions after
stating the dissolution Of the Central American republic
formerly composed Of the FIVE of Nicaragua Costa
Rca Honduras San Salvador, and Guatemala, and their
continued separation authorize Mr.. Hse conclude
ties of and navigation with the States of Qua
tema and San Salvatore but conclude by saying that
was deemed advisable to empower him to negotiate
with the States of Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras
until he should have communicated TO the Department
o. State full and satist ,al information than that
which it then possessed
With regard to the special convention negotiated by
Mr. ise with the State Of Nicaragua it proper to
mark that in4smuch he had been positively instructed
TO make treaty-not treaty of commerce-with
Nicaragua Costa Rca honduras, it not imagined
he would in opposition his instructions and
in September last the Executive for the first time in
formed that lie had negotiated treaties with the State
of Nicaragua-the treaty Of commerce. the other
treaty for the proposed ship eanal-boh Of which he
brought with him his return home. lie also nego-
tated treaty of commerce with Honduras and in each
1t Is reeed that he had full powers for the purpose. He
had no such powers; and the whole proceeding, on his
part with reference to those States not only unautho
rzel by instructions but in opposition those he had
received from President Polk and after the date of his
own letter of recall and the appointment of his
The twelfth article of the treaty negotiated by Mr..
Hse in effect guarantees the independence of the State Of
Nicaragua and her sovereignty her alleged limits,
naval and military power Of the United States to support
it. This treaty authorizes the charterng Of corpora
ton by this Government TO cut canal outside Of the
limits Of the United States, and gives the exclusive
right TO forfy and command it, The late President lid
approve it, did he submit it to the Senate for
tifcationno merely because Of the facts already
toned but because the 3lst Of December last Senior
Eduardo Carcache being accredited 70 this Government
as charge dAfaires from the State Of Nicaragua in
note to the Secretary Of State translation OF which is
herewith transmted declared that the special couyen-
ton concluded at Guatemala, by Mr.. Hise the Charge
dAfares Of the United States, aud Senior Selya, the
Commissioner Of Nicaragua. had Jas was publicly aud
universally known been dsapproved BY his Govern,
ment'
!" We have precedent IN history justify such
a treaty that negotiated by Mr. Hise since the qua
gave France Of her American possessions
The treaty negotiated with New Grenada on the 18th day
OF December 1896 did not guaranty the sovereignty
Of that State the whole OF her territory but emily
the single province Of the sthmus Of Panama. i'm
medatey adjoining the line Of the railroad the neutrality
of which deemed necessary by the President and
Senate to the construction and security Of the work
Tie policy adopted by this Government in negotiating
with the Central American States and with al foreign
nations in regard to those States owes its origin to the
resolution Of the Senate Of the United States unanimously
adopted the 3D. Of March, 1885, in the following
words
-. Rsolred That the President Of the United States
be respectfully requested TO consider the expeiency
opening negotiations with the Governments of Central
America and New Grenada, for the purpose Of eifec
tually protecting by suitable treaty stipuations with
them, such individuals companies may undertake
10 open communication between the Atlantic and Pa
cihc by the construction Of ship canal across
the sthmus which connects North and South America
and Of securing forever, by such spulatons the free
and equal right Of navigating such canal to all such
tons the payment Of such reasonable tolls may
be established to compensate the capitalists who may
engage in such undertaking and complete the work
President Jackson approved and adopted the princi
pies Of this resolution, and in pursuance ef sent Charles
Biddle as agent to negotiate with the Governments Of
Central America and New Grenada The result is fully
set forth in the report Of select committee Of the House
OF Representatives Of the 10th Of february, l8i9, upon
JOINT resolution Of Congress authorize the survey Of
certain routes for canal railroad between the Atlantic
and Pacihc oceans. The policy adopted By the Pre-
sident and Senate indicated in the resolution Of the 3d
of March, 1885, was fully confirmed by President Polk in
his Executive message the Senate q the lptb or
February, 1897, Tin which he cites and relies on That
solution, and by the Senate which in consequence ~
the recommendation contained in that message confirmed
the treaty with New Grenada in regard to cara or rail
road the Isthmus at Panama The objects Of the
late President, like those Of his predecessors TO whom
have referred to open communications across the
stbmus to all nations and to invite their guarantees on
the terms; TO propose guaranty Of territory to
foreign nation in which the United States would not have
interest with that nation and to Constitute
alliances, not for political objects but for purely com