The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-08


limits OF Guatemala The author OF that map is
tam Aelandfo Mafure. professor OF history and eeogra
phy IN the Academy oil Sciences OF the State OF Guate
mala.
Here then, is map published at Guatemala, by direc
uon OF the government of Guatemala, drawn by one OF
their most eminent literary characters showing the Rio
Hondo, which is the northern boundary OF the BRUSH
settlements, 10 be altogether within the limits OF Guate
maai and yet the honorable senator says you are to
give no credit IN the world to the map because Guate
maa interested in the matter but you TO ascribe
all faith TO the British map maker because he says his map
s compiled ftom materials IN the archives oil that State
say, SIR, that IN my Judgment would rely for the present
at least upon he map OF the State OF Guatemala which
has the credit and The faith OF the State OF Guatemala at
ached to IL because it published under its authority
ask the honorable senator from Delaware how are we
to know the boundaries OF any nation but from the de-
claraton prescription of the nation itself! Every
nation has right 10 assert its own boundaries as against
Others who not errtoriay Interested, and they are
to be taken II not absolutely certainly pra ace true
We have no territorial interest in the boundary OF Guate
maa We have no contiguous territory and no disputed
line between and say 10 the senator from Delaware
that Eng has England is not er,itortaHy inter-
,sed in the question Of boundary between Guatemala and
Yucaan, England is interested only TO know the bounda
lies prescribed by Spain to her settlements but whether
they lie in Guatemala in Mexico is not the question
which interests her Her rights remain the be they
where they may. We interested in it only under the
treaty of 1885, because Great Britain has stipulated that she
viii not coonZe in Central America We are interested,
therefore, in knowing whether the settlements OF Eng
land not in Central America That is our IN
terest. England may have like interest against
bnl against The republic oil Guatemala snc mas none
She has tie Sigh interest to the disputed bound
ary between Guatemala and Yucatan. Then say con-
denly that tor the present at least and uni! we are iur-
tber informed, we are 10 take as true what we Off
ciay informed by Guatemala is true, iha, the British
settlements ale in her territory. Upon survey and exam
nalon conducted 10 the proper manner to determine the
question OF boundary. let the facts be what they may
whenever established will assent but for the presen,
shall repose apon the assertion OF Guatemala, thai
these settlements within ner territory, and take as
prtpd Jacie true.
Rute VA hava snpa I'm on
which was concerned find met with little favor at
the hands OF the senator from Deaware-some further
Guatenaan authorities. have said IN one OF The maps
of Arowsmith, (hai found in the atlas the British pos
sessions which in previous map be had correctly de-
fined by the limits prescribed in the Spanish treaty,
extended very far south OF the treaty ne and as low as
the river Sarsoon The treaty made with spain ia 1888
clearly defined the limits OF those British settlements
they bounded the south by The river Wallis or
Belize. and on the north by the Ro Hondo Three years
afterwards, in 1885, by new treaty between Spain and
England, the southern boundary extended to the
river Spon Tabon, that from that day to this, with
question lar the title is concerned, the British
possessions al Belize by the treaty confined TO the
country between the river Spon the south, and the
Hondo the north but yet, as said, on this map OF
Arowsnth, (the map maker on whom the senator re-
es) you will find these British settlements extended as
low the Sarsoon rivera river emptyng as lar south
The bgh, OF the bay Of Honduras giving, ii is said,
to tbe Bti,isf settlements. Now, we have what Gua,e-
mala said that subject IN 1885, contained in letter
from gentleman who, was also concerned to find.
met win lille favor al tne uanus oil tne senator IRON
Delaware; Colonel Galindo, or Don Juan Galindo.
whichever may please the senator best Colonel Calm
do, who minister commissioner from the con-
iedeacy of Central America Great Britain in 1885 in
letter addressed to the Secretary OF Stale, Mr. For
syth, gives him the following Information
"The authorities of Belize took upon themselves, in No.
venber last, declare their limits TO be the Hondo the
parallel the through Garbuus Falls, in the
river Belize, thus extending the old grant by least five
~, fron Eua IN
England TO demonstrate upon the subject OF these British
trespasses in that country, informed the Secretary OF
State, in 1885, that the authorities OF Belize claimed IN
of the treaty, lar south the SaTsoon
and here you find upon the map OF Arrowsmth, 10
which have advered that convenient map maker the
British possessions extending to that river have now
had brought to me the map Published by Guatemala TO
which referred and any senator who desires may look
and IL will be found that the British possessions
liked within the limits OF The State OF Guatemala
rely upon that until the contrary Is shown.
There another part oil the report o the Committee
Foreign Relations upon which the senator animad-
veried. | the information communicated by Colo
mel Galindo, who cent upon this mission TO Eng.
land OF this gentleman the senator boldly afrms, that
he imposioT-to establish which be AYERS that he
bearer OF dispatches, whilst claiming TO be a
minister TO foreign court and again, that willis; he as
sumed have been sent by the federal government OF
Central America TO England he was in truth but an
emissary OF the separate State OF Guatemala
These positions of the senator 10 dscredt the State oil
Guatemala, and with IT all evidence derived from that
republic think will furnish no bad exampar OF the
mode in which the senator has dealt with the argument
sgans, the English preensions, and shall therefore
present the facts to the Senate they appear in the
documents to which the report of the committee had
reference.
In 1884, the Secretary OF Foreign Affairs OF the "Con-
federation OF Central America. by letter Mr.. Forsyth,
then Secretary OF Saie introduced TO him certain Col
John Galindo, who, he informs Mr. Forsyth had been
sent by the government OF Central America commits
soner "accfedited" 10 the government OF England 10
lay telore the latter government the complaints OF Cen
trail America agalnst the ag9ressons OF the English set
tiers al Beze-a most unwelcome topic certainly to Eng
land and Mr.. Forsyth further informed that Col
Gsndo was instructed TO first TO the United States,
and TO ask the good offices OF this government TO aid nm
in his mission to Eng land. He received by Mr. For
syh in due form The representative OF Central Amer
ica hut, for satisfactory 10 our government,
doubtless. but which do not appear IN the correspondence.
interference on our part declined Col Gando went
bis way England, and that government declined re-
ceiving him as the representative OF Central Amerca on
the ground that he BRUSH subject, and there
fore could not be accredited the representative OF
foreign power
II in this manner that Englan evaded the renon-
STRANGE OF Central America, shielding herself behind the
arrogance OF British law, which acknowledges no ex-
subject Of Ensands monarch. always
subject Colonel Galndo, seems, OF Irish buth.
Such his mission, and such its termination. Cen
trail America too feeble power TO enforce hear
ing at the naughty Court OF 81. James but demand To
know through what sympathy is ber accredited minister
now TO be denounced in American Senae as an i'm
postor t.4 - H.#s .Ns#
Mr. Forsyth in letter 10 Mr.. Murphy who was the
confidential agent Of the United States at Central Amer-
ca, speaks of Colonel Galindo in this language
'Coonel Gando, a distinguished officer in the Central
American army bearer OF the application OF bis gov
eminent TO ours" #H
In the letter quoted from the Secretary OF Foreign AZ
fairs OF Central America to Mr.. Forsyth, he says that