New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-10

federation, has ever relinqaished the title.
The British are now said to benegOtiating with
Spain for title, which We should think rather
late in the day. spain Of course vii sell
cheap what to her is not only worthless but
hopeless; but IS England has recognized the
Central American States, we cannot believe
this vii amount 70 much. That, however. Is
not exactly oar business British Honduras
may or may not belong 10 Great Britain; it
certainly does not belong 20 Ms.
Down to Mr. Folks Presidency, the United
States had carefully refrsined from reeoguiz-
ing in any manner the British title to the b.
lie But while Mr.. Polk was President and
Mr.. Buchanan his Foreign Secretary, the At-
ter applied TO the British Government TO su-
thorize aud receive L. S. Consul there. which
was accorded. Gen Taylor and Mr. Clayton
withdrew the Consul; but the official expliea-
ton will be an awkward circumstance if our
Government shall seriously take issue against
the British pretensions.
Mr. Clayton was required TO negotiate With
the British Minister Treaty which should ia
cilitate and reasonably guaranty the cOnstruc-
ton of Ship Canal from the Atlantic 20 the
Pacific through Central America, and be exc
cuted the task ably and successfully. That
Treaty affirms principles and contains Provis-
ions which are an honor to the contracting par
ties. end will lead 20 important mitlgatons oil
the usual horrors and devastations OF war.
That Treaty vas one Of the first examples OF
two great Nations uniting, not to aggrandlze
themselves at the expense Of weaker States
but 10 set limits to their own rapacity andcon-
fer inestimsbIe blessings on mankind.
Great Britain united with us heartily aud
honoraby in furtherance of the great objects
Of that Treaty. We think she has not been as
faithful in fulfilling the obligations Of this Mica
ragua Treaty as she was honorable in contract
ing them-but Of that another time.
Now We hear from Gen. Cas- and others
that they understood Great Britain was turn
ing herself out Of the Balize Cor British Hon.
duras) and locking the door behind her in max
ing this Clayton Treaty-and they declare that
they would never have ratified that Treaty had
they not supposed such to be the fact. Mr.
Clayton has given these people bitter dose in
the publication of Hon. VIM r. Kings let
ter-but We let that pass We wish simply
here to ask this question-Can Gen. Cass X
Co. have Jeiiered what they now pretend
What motire could have actuated Great
Britain in thus turning herself out of d posses
sion she had struggled 50 long TO acquire aud
maintain What object could she have in
view! Suppose We wished to abandon New
Mexico, would we be likely 60 do il in Treaty
With France or England Remember that
the Balize is not like the Mosquito preten-
sions) at all in the way of che Nicaragua Ship
Canal, but is hundreds of miles away Why,
then, shoH'd Great Britain, to what end could
she, have stipulated surrender of the Balize
in the Nicaragua Treaty What excuse could
she have given for such surrender TO her sub
jects compromised by it What purpose could
she have hoped to subserve by it With what
face could We have asked it of her Please
consider