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and the vote in tho Senate executive session. the
adoption of the treaty

and the vote in tho Senate in executive session. on tho
adoption of the treaty
sasATs April o. 1850
EXECUTIVE
The following message received from the President
and referred to the Committee Foreign Rotations
TO ne Senate Of tie United States
herewith transmit to the Senate for their advice with
regard to its ratification, convention between the
United States and Great Britain concluded at Washing
state on the part Of the United States and by tbs RgS
Hon Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer the part Of Great Bri
tain This treaty has been negotiated in accordance with
the general views in message to Congress
December Last Its object Ia to establish commercial
intercourse with all maritime States for the protection
ragua, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
and at the same time to insure the same protec-
Iehuantepec and Panama routes well to every other
inter oceanic communication which may be adopted to
shorten the transit to or from territories the Pa
cihc 1t will be that this treaty does propose
take money from the treasury to effect any object
tempAted BY it, 1t yields protection to the capitalists
who may undertake to construct any canal railway
across the Ishmus commencing in the southern part Of
Mexico and terminating in the territory of New Granada
gives preference to any route another but
proposes the measure Of protection for all which
ingenuity and enterprise can construct. Should this
Of ali om ay Of
sion At the time negotiations opened with Nicara
qua for the construction Of canal through her territory
found Great Britain in possession Of nearly half OF Cen
King has been my object in negotiating this treaty
government and citizens Of the Unitod States, BY
the construction Of q great highway, dedicated to
the uses OF all nations, on equal terms, but to
maintain the independence and sovereignty of all
the Central American republics. The Senate will
judge how far these objects have been effected If there
be who would desire to seize and any portion
OF the territories Of these weak sister republics the
American Union, or to extend dominion them
90 not concur IN their policy and wish it to be under
stood in reference to that subject that adopt the views
entertained SO far as know by all my predecessors
The principles by which have been regulated in the
gotiaon OF this treaty in accordance with the sen
ments well expressed by predecessor the 10th Of
treaty with New Granada for the protec of the rail
road at Panama 1t is in accordance with the whole sp
rt Of the resolution of the Senate Of the Sd March, 1885,
referred to by President Polk and with the policy adopted
by President jackson Immediately after the passage of
that resolution who despatched agent Central Anne
governments for the purpose of eectuay protecting by
suitable treaty stipulations with them, such ind
communication between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
by, the construction of ship canal across the
and Of securing forever by such spuation the free and
equal right of navigating such canal to all nations the
of such reasonable tolls might be established
to compensate the capitalists who should engage in such
undertaking and complete the work also communicate
herewith copy of the between the Amer
lean Secretary Of State and the British plenpotentay at
the time Of concluding the treaty Whatever honor may
be due to the party first proposing such treaty justly
sage the 10th Of February 1s4 referring the treaty
with New Grenada for the protection Of the Panama Rail
the ,da be
which its acceptance might secure to them and confer
the glory and benefits of being first among the nations in
either Of Great Britain France That either of these
governments would embrace the offer, cannot well be
doubted because there does not appear to be other
eectua means Of securing to all nations the advantage
Of this important passage but the guaranty Of great
tory. The interests Of the world at stake, i'm
portant that the security Of this between the two
e ns H
suggests that the treaty with the government Of Ncara
says have good to believe that France and Rus
sa stand ready to accede to this treaty and that other
great maritime state will refuse its accession to
rangement well calculated to difuse the blessings Of
pence commerce and civilization and honorable to oil
nations sS which may enter into the engagement ,.
wAshNaroN, April %, 1850
Mr. Clayton writing to Sir Henry Bulver, April 10,
1850 submits to him the treaty in the shape he desired
to have it, and he presumes from the nature of Mr.
Bulwcrs Instructions he is prepared 10 sign it. He in
forms Mr. Buwer that, in September, 1Si9 when hope
of this treaty entertained treaty made with
tie go, of Nicaragua which IL before the Senate
for its approval He the treaty il now before the
Senate Who ae the Presidents advisers in the matter
He does not think the Pre- idcnt will conrovert anything
the Senate shall do in the matter He has doubt the
Senate will make the treaty with the Ncsaguan
government consistent in terms with this He
joces in the happy results to dow from the treaty &c
Sir H. Buwer replies to sr Clayton under date Of April
10Th knovedgng the receipt OF the draft of the treaty
tion to one 1nimportan deviation in it from the orig
nal text Of the project submitted to Lord Pamarston for
his APPROVAL hut il is important that in the present
situation of the affair further time should be lost
in the conclusion Of it, and the alteration, have been
adopted by both conformity for various which
have appeared exleden for the furherance of the OBJ
iect which the treaty Specifies he prepared TO sign
it. He his regret that other treaty
ed with the subject should have pied the Senate
before this but his confidence in the Judgment and
ability Of the Senate and also in the superu lending wis
dom Of the President him that it viii be ratified
and that nothing will be put IN it contrary to his 'e
standing and engaa emcnts " tn Mr. Clayton He rccipro
Gates the cordial expectation to the benefits to result
from the treaty and hS elic.taton in having
been connected With Mr. Is you in tlee euga ycnents
mits two letters between ,Iessrs. CLAYTON aud Bu-
showing thai there foundation for suppo,ins
Mr. thstheld bad made any treaty with Costa Rc in be-
half the British government and that the sylish
eminent bad no intention OF making sny such trcasv
in he Senate Nay % 1850 the following rosollton
adopted
ke ed tWo.hirds the Senator present concurrin,
of the Con, enton between the United States of America
ard Her ritanc Majesty concluded at the city OF Wash
ington April latl,, A. d. 1oj0
Yeas--aessrs. Hadvnr, Baldwin, Fell, Berrien, Butler,
CAS- Chase tl8rka Clay. Cooper Cornn Davis Of MISS,
Iawton Dayton. Dodge of Wisconsin Dodge Of 10 ~,
Iown. Felch foose Of Mississippi Greed of Rhode lind,
Haie, Houston Hunter, jones Of Iowa. Sing, M,ngum.
Mo sor Mile Nor ca Norris, poarce Pratt Sebastian
seward Shields, sr,,tf sorle spruase, Sturgeon Uu
dcvwt ID Wales ani " ebater--i,.
Nss.--Mersrs !t,l'son, Borlend Bright, Clemens. Ma
Vi ot siiss mcL' 3oi, D,aglas lurney, Walker VIII.
ccnib and Yui.S-7t
80 tie Convention r-tifed
IsOvie oi Et l:sy'sentat.veA-