The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-23

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The ship Canal aud the Mosquito Pfotectoratc =
New Propositions from Great Britain.
We rublish to-day a message from the President,
dated the 18th instant enclosing report from The Secre-
,ay Of State touching recent communications from the
British government relative 10 San Juan the Moqui.
% coast. an Inc proposed canal through The territory
oi Nicaragua,
The report gives the finishing blow 10 the miserable
abortion on which M Clayton rested his hopes of dplo
Haiic reputation. The friends Of the Central American
treaty, following the example Of II, author aver that its
terms 90 not embrace the British claim to the Belize
and now II appears that neither Lord Palmerson nor
Lord John Russell nor Nj. Webster. nor Mr.. Everett,
holds tina, its provisions concluded the Mosq u,s proec
torae or even settled the Mosquito claim 10 San Juan
and the left bank of Nicaragua river, The British
still adhere The Mosquito pro.eetorste, and maintain
the Indian title 10 san Juan. Mr. Webster signed a
convention fixing the future boundaries OF Mosquito
Kingdom and acknow Lodging the indian title and Mr.
Everett Gays expressly that the relations Of Great
Britain TO the Mosquito Indians remain somewhat
nde,erminsie, while he timidly and indirectly rec
ommends the Webster. Champion arrangement, OF the
solh of April, 1854, which has already been prop.
erly rejected by Nicaragua, 10 whom IT in.
suit and an act OF plain and direct spolialion. We
mus, confess lba, have no, the eyes see, nor the
heart TO feel the advantages OF r. Claysns treaty We
regard with shame rather than with pride for gov.
eminent has been ou,wtted and oyereached and i'm.
beetle administration has permitted the British cabinet
avail itself OF preience TO wrest mporan, right.
from US, and 10 impose degrading restraints upon us
By the treaty OF 1850 we have solemnly stipulated
tina, we will gain no too,hold ia Central America.
We have no iooholG there now and having stipulated
not to acquire any, excluded from every inch Of
Central American territory; while Great Britain retains
the Belize and adheres 10 the Mosquito protectorate,
which is bu, another name Tor British colony.
Up to recen, period the country believed that Great
Britain had abandoned her ideas OF savage sovereignty and
her attempt make independent nation OF band OF de.
bauched Indians We must confess tina, at one time
we shared in that belief. Bot the administration has,
by implication, IL no, by express terms, recognised
different construction OF The treaty OF 1880 Mr.. Web
s,ers arrangement with Mr.. CHAMPION has not we
believe been published in full; but an abstract
| OF /, has appeared in the psper which has been
considered and treated accurate and authentic. Mr.
Everett tells in the report published to-day that the
only object Of the Webster and CHAMPION arrangement
was to lay down such boundary between Nicaragua
and Costa Rca as would far as possible the
passage OF the proposed canal through and the
civilized State To carry out that object. the neeoa,ors
adopted the strange process OF despoing Nicaragua Of
large portion of her territory required her pay tribute
to the Mosquito Indians for the eesson Of San Juan and
set apart a large district OF country permanent Indian
kingdom in name, and British colony In fact Nicaragua.
whom was thus proposed TO despo rejected ID. PROPOSE
ion and Costa Rica for whose benefit the spolia,on was
4 n a.
Everett, evidently adberes TO the arrangement Of Mr. Web.
ster and en,eraiAs hope that the ratification OF Ncs
qua can be obtained. II that !. DONE then the triumph
of England will be perfect The false movement which
Mr. Claytons partisan bitterness and personal vanity led
him into will be fully carried out and degradation
will be complete.
One OF the special objects OF Mr. Eveeirs report III.
reader will perceive, sio present the substance Of several
communications received at The State Department recently
from the British Minister for Foreign Affairs Tbo-e
muncaons according to the account gwen Of lhem by the
Secrclayof State OF most extraordinary character
We cannot believe that they were conceived in good
faith. II may be that the in which govern
men has been outwi,ted this max
pcous; but cannot resist the belief tina, the recent
propositions OF the British government were dictated BY
cunning and duplicy, and addressed to cabinet whess
penetration and sagacily it had reason TO estimate very
highly The British minister oonfes.es that The Mosqui-
to protecioate assumed for selfish purpose and
states that aecoun, OF the altered condition Of affairs
in Central America, the British government wishes rid
itself OF the burden Of that proecorats, IL II do
with honor. We doubt the good faith OF tina, statement
The minister says tina, the wish abandon the Mosquito
po'eclora,sis not new, but several years old Why then,
did il not appear in the treaty OF 1880 The English minis
ter confesses that the Mosquito Indians only furnish
name by which foreigners the effective government
Of the country lsihee any wrong in disseminating such
protecioats II there be any disgrace in such shsndcnA
men,. did not that stain attach to The Enssh government
when il promised old tSrain to abandon the Mosasto
COAST Or does that government think that the disgrace