The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-06

ngIon, 20 the Secretary OF State dated June g. 1885 he
paper prepared and published in Guae-
ala oy oenor Annita member OF the federal congress
Of Central America for the State of Guatemala. in Which,
Tecluns .hai the English settlements between the Rio
fondo ana tue Belize ia territory. able and
orcible exposition is made Of tho injury resulting Cen
ai asIaa oy The smuggling openly carried on at the Be
ze 10 defiance OF the laws OF the
and strong remonsaDco against tho preensons of the
ss mhs da.s 81 Sn'ns A., sa 70 Occupy as thsy hea IN
.eay limits with Spain In the letter of the Minister OF
Foreign Anat, before referred this encfoachment is
stated al more than forty nye leagues"
The only thing in all this statement OF the committee
when can be relied upon as the claim OF Guatemala her
SELL IN regard 10 The extent OF her own territories is the
government Of Central America The letter of John Ga
Undo, an rishman who here merely bearer Of
Dispatches and so states in his letter OF the 22d OF May,
1889. and whom the British government refused TO
celve as commissioner 10 demonstrate against the al
legged BRUSH encroachments Guatemala. and The pa
per OF Senior Annlta, which is magnloquen address
speech by member OF Congress OF Central America 10
the people there (never intended for u from which he
doubtless expected TO derive much petty local popularity,
do not bind the government OF Guatemala not ut
tered by her authority, and worth about much
the letters OF one Of our own hearers OF dispatches
abroad setting forth the claims of government, the
speeches OF OF modern advocates of the Monroe
doctrine, when threatening here among usquet old gen
emen 10 sweep the British from all the country north OF
40 deg, to annex all Central America 10 the United
States We know from the letter of Mr. Dickens, acting
Secretary OF State the 10th of June 1885, to this John
Galndo that The subject OF the letter OF Alvarez must
have been made cabinet question; Tor the Secretary
the consideration of the President Picture to yourself
then, General Jackson and his cabinet in session the
senator from Michigan then being Secretary of War,
cupes the third the cabinet table John Forsyth
produces The letter Of Alvarez and reads it. do not
leve he soed his fingers with the speech of Senor Ami
tia TO his constituents in Central America with the let
ters OF John Gando, whom the committee have dgnihed
with the name of the " Minister" Don Galindo. When
Mr.. Forsyth read the passage OF the letter OF Alvarez
declaring that II had always been the policy OF the
United States prevent and European settlements
| in America and that the aggTessons and encroach
ments al Belize dangerous and alarming violation
OF this principle, what do you suppose was the appear
ance and language of General Jackson, who into
power upon the adverse principle, supported by party
which violently denounced the Monroe doctrines Clay's
instructions TO Poinse and the authors Of The Panama
mission especially, and all their works The senator
from Michigan doubt sustained the Monroe doctrine
and the principles OF the Panama mission. But how came
abou, that the mission Of John Galindo, the speech
OF Senor Annita, and letter Of SslrsGry Atudrez,
all treated with perfect contempt or al least passed
in perfect silence' We know that General Jackson
fused to take notice OF the subject he did OF the
application of the government of San Salvador asking
admission into our Union
But this letter OF Alvarez when carefully examined,
conclusively shows that the Central American govern
the time did pretend that the boundaries of
the British settlement, under the treaty of 1856,
within their limits; All they claimed was ha, "the
boundaries should be according TO the letter OF the con
venlon OF 1855" They did noi complain of the British
settlement within those limits, but they did complain "o
an encIoachmen beyond those limits by more Than for.
Belize, which, they said definitely fixed by the
treaty of l7s6 and they admitted the Mexican title
high domain over the territory OF Belize, by saying
that he original treaty limits had been ratified in 1895
by the treaty between Great Britain and the republic OF
Mexico. They sent John Gando to England to
plain, not OF the settlement wthin the limits of the treaty.
but OF the snroaeh hmens beyond them and the passage
cited by the committee from the letter of Alvarez to prove
that the settlement of Belize within the treaty limits
upon the territory of Central America, proves d-
rec,ly the reverse it shows that only the sggressons
and encroachmsns at Belize upon that territory As
consider this despatch of M. Alvarez as concusvely
-.
not in Central America the 3olh OF December
1884, ask the reading OF that letter,
! III was then read By The clerk, as follows
DEPARTMENT OF FOKKros ArrAfxs
ST. Salvador, December 30, 1884.
Sir short time since, the authorities Of the State of
Guatemala granted Tor purposes OF settlement, sundry
lands situated in neghborhood the Bay Of Honduras
TO company, whose objec was TO form national essb
shment upon them. As soon, however the Hathores
OF Belize informed of this grant they declared that
the lands in question within their jutisdcton
their properly, and they positively refused TO give the
tractors possession OF night which now Justly belongs
them. sa
This extravagsnt pretenson is plainly contrary the
of 1885, based upon that of 1885, between their
Britannia and Catholic Majesties which detnvey fixed
The connes OF Belize, within which the inhabitants
TO keep themselves which convention having been ratified
10y the respective courts in ISL and subsequently In 1925
UY the teay between Great Britain and the republic Of
description that the boundaries should be accord
| ing to the letter of that convention
The inhabitants of Belize, who have exceeded the
tablshed limits by more than ory leagues, found their
petensions upon the circumstance OF their having occupied
The lands controversy prior to The independence OF Cen
in despite the and repeated
OF The Spanish authorities cannot give those of Belize
awf consider that their which they have
| in Tact usurped.
An affair OF such magnitude has constrained The gov
eTnmen OF Central America 10 accTedt Col John Gslndo
TO the British cabinet and The Vice President OF this
public does doubt that through honorable conduct
the President oil the United States may make the mos.
pone init nations the his Majesty pom tho sub
ec and that he will take lively interest," end that
the rights Of nation, who is sister and friend that
tue North, may not be violated.
The mediation OF the President will doubtless give
greater weight the representations which
soner may make TO the British government and this
public would deem such measure most decided proof OF
friendship and Of concern tor her rights Suffer upon
this occasion, remind that IL has always been OBJ
cct the policy OF the United States that there should be
no European settlements the American continent and
hat the and encoachmens at Belize The
territory OF Central America are dangerous and an alarm
and happy republic to place herself in The vanguard OF
policy interesting TO the new American States, and
to uphold with her rights In the presence oil Ing
land.
Meanwhile have the honor tender your excel.
eucy shed sentiments of the
win which am your encelency's very devoted and obo
dirnt servant, M. ALVAREZ.
The SECRETARY SrATE
OF the De apartment Of Fore ign Affairs Of the
Government of the Republic OF North Amerca]
will only add that even the letter OF John GaIindo ad
ms that the British entitled to occupy the town OF
Belize; though do not consider his letter compromlt-
any interest," for he dsregaded all historical truth,
and did not represent Central America or anything else
letter OF Mr. Murphy to the Secretary OF State proves
that he was impostor, and never accredited to
England as commissioner from Central America, but
only IRON the little State of Guatemala.
have now examined every authority cited by the COM
mtee, and by each of them have proved that The re-
port OF The committee is All these authorities