Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-04
RICHMOND ENQUIREis:
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY ?, 1858.
FOREIGN INTERVENTJ"'>

FOREIGN INTERVENTJ".'' ia ,oso,r.
Considerable attention has been at ;ae,,,nn h,6
ton of Gen. Cass enquirng whets rcsnec,np he es
been received the Department .v in Central America
,ablishment of British of An July 1850 has
whereby the Clayton Buiw of This international com
been virtually broken. .s
pact ere IN part as the United States and Of Great Bl
The governmeaher ,rW ever obtain or maintain Tor IT,
saa agree control over inc snip cnanhe! ~neh ~
designed r .MaSTAs any fortifcation commanding ne
ever ereeS ThEREoF or OCCUPY or IoTtYy o'
same or to exercise dominion over Nicaragua
cooSa Rica the Mosquito Coast or any part Of CentrdI
Gmsrica," &c, DC.
II is alleged in the New York Express that
"he new British colony Ar Cass speaks of is the island
of Ruatan and other little islands OIL Honduras which The
British people resident there have u co years past
,.ted into of colony for segorernmcn phich has
oee, recognised by the Home Government Great Brita-
These islands British Islands prior To The treaty OF
Washington and in exercising dominion and authority over
!htn, Great EIln exercises nt,o aunorty nor douii
non only what she mad before For years they
under the British Colonial Government at the BaZe,
bu, this at distance was nconvenient and the
people, therefore, resolved themselves into colony, which
has been recognized
We with The Baltimore American that the terms uf
the treaty broad in their nhbi,on-not only Of for
flying and coonzine, but Of Occupying Exercising any
dominion" over 'Nicaraeua, Costa Rica, The Mosquito
Coasl or any part of Central America the abrupt
criticism These Islands, unques,ionaby constitute por-
ton of Central America and if Great Bitan binds herself
"no, exercise any dominion amy part OF Genital
America appears impossible that she success
fully the right Colonial government in that
quarter Neither the people of the islands organize
themselves colony and be recognized by the home 60
vernment
The Clayton Bulwer treaty received our cordial ap
prova. We considered it act REIMBURSEMENT OF tue
doctrine long cherished by Government that we would
not into entanglng alliances with European powers on
any subject and especially that would not permit their
interference the regulation Of political or geographical
rights on this side of the Atlantic By treating with Eng
land on this subject and by ratifyng the treaty, We admit
ted The right Of European governments to n'crerce IN such
subjects If had made treaty, the question might lot
ever have been considered least adjourned one Mr.
Fillmore took the proper ground when he declined negoha-
ting with France and England as to Cuba.
the Clayton Buwer treaty was 10 be o any avail 10 ue
we hoped that might effect the thing which Senator
Cass now seems We trusted that IT would des-
troy al! European colonial Judgments this Continent IN
the neghbohood OF the great lines OF transit between 'c
Atlantic and Pacific. This was, conceive not ony 'he
popular belief but The intention OF our negoa'ors e'
we have no doubt that Sir Henry Lyton bulwes ooec'
was 10 obtain concession OF right TO treat IN regard
10 American geographical political rights and thus vu
ayto nuhfy the safe and slaesmanke policy OF Monroe
| Clay Adams, Jackson and Polk.