Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-18
TIE NICARAGUA TREATY.

Is SENATE APRIL %, 1850.
The following message om the President 81 the uGlied
States received read and referred I" The Committee on
Foreign ReaJns and ordered 10 be printed IN confidence
for the oil the Senate:
To tie Senate of the United States:
herewith transmit The Senate Tor their advice win re-
gard IL its ratification convention between the u States
and Great BfiIiu concluded at Washington on the l9 M
s.ant by John NJ Clayton Secretary OF State on The part
OF the United States and by the Right Honorable 81! Hen
~ Lr;ton BL!"cr, on ll,e part Of Great Britain
This treaty las been g'tiai'd In accordance with the
general views expressed in my message TO Congress nDc
ceber last It, object IS ~ establish cumTcIC al alliance
wirh NIL great ,rr States for the protection Of
tcmaed ship canal through the territory Of Nicaragua 10
connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and al the same
time to insure The protection to the contemplated
railways canals by the chuanIepec and Panama routes
as well every other ntc-oceanic communication which
may adopted shorten the ansl To or from our terrific.
rics the Pacific.
II will be seen this treaty does not propose to take
money from the public treasury TO effect any OBJECT conien-
mated by it, II yields protection {" the capitalists who
may undertake 10 any canal way the
islhnus, commencing in the southern part oil Mexico ana
terminating in the territory OF New Grahata IL gives no
preference 10 any another but proposes the
same measure OF protection for all which ingenuity and en-
;rprisc can construct Should this treaty be ratified, il
will u'uic tho liberation OF all Central America
from kind Of foreign aggrcssion
Al The lime ncso,iaons were openci with Mica qua for
r, construction Of canal through her territory found
Great Britain in possession ol nearly hali OF Central Ac'l-
en- the ally protector o! the Mosquito hing Ii has
been nv object negotiating this treaty not only 10 secure
The passage across the lsh".us the government and Cti
zars of the United State. by The construction OF great
highway dedicated the uf oil nations on equal terms,
bu; 10 the Independence and sovereignty OF all The
Central American republics The Senate vi" JnI@c no" lar
these objects have been elected
If there be any who would desire 10 seize and annex any
portion OF the territories Of these weak sister republics To
The American Union extend dominion over them,
DO not concu: ia their poicy ard wish 10 be ander
stood in clerc.cc that subject that adopt the view
entertained 80 tar as kn"w, by all my predecessors
The p;inctc by which have Ecen regulated in the ne
collation. of tits treaty. in accordance viii c sen'l-
nfns well expressed by my Immediate predecessor on The
l0,a of February, lSiI VIII he communicated TO hc Sc
NAT. the treaty with New Graua3a for The protection OF the
ralroa! paana Il accordance with the whole spi-
rII Of the res lion Of S.natc of The 80 OF March 1885
referred 10 by President Polk and with The policy adopted BY
ptrlen, jack. m,dlary after the passage o that re-.
solution VIII" despatched agent TO Crnira America and
New GTnra.a, ITO open NEGOTIATIONS with ihnsc govern.
r mis- ior t Impose of tcctuay protecting, by suitable
treaty s;pui.pns with them such individuals companies
as nigh! undertake 10 open communication between IN:
Atlantic and Pacific by The construction o ship
canal across tho s,hus which North and South
America forever by saith siipGl uns, the
free ard equal st OF nav ang >&c canal 10 a.! such Ma
,inns ON n m men, q; such reasonable tolls as might be
established compensate the capitalists who should engage
in such undertaking and complete the work
also communicate herewith u copy OF the corrcsp0n-
dencc between the American Secretary 81 SLATE and the
British p"nu naTy al the tire OF concluding The treaty
Whatever h",T may be due the party hIst proposing
such treaty Jaily belongs To the United Satcs NV pre-
sc,ssor in his message the 10Th of February 1877,
frpy 10 the treaty with New Granada for The protection
The, Panama ,ii-nad observes that shnd the proposition
be ectei y deprive The United States of the jus, in
r,y crri's ~. being first he n1;iuns in
rnn, lptinc 81 arrangement unnr lar Gp"crnucC!
either ci Grca .!n France. That either q" these @"
ysrnnrns cu!i embrace the Offer well be doubted
because does appear be my other cfectual
nuuns of securing all nations the advantages % this i'm
porian passage but the guaranty of great commercial pow
ers the s;hmus shall be neutral territory The interests
OF the world stake important that tho security of
this passage between the two oceans cannot be suffered To
depend upon the md revolutions which may arise
among different nations.
Should the Senate, in It's wisdom see fl 10 confirm This
trcnty and the treaty heretofore submitted BY me for their
advice III regard lis ratification negotiated with the STATE
of Nicaragua the 81 day OF September last will BE-
cesaary amend both Of he that both treaties
may stand in conformity with each other in their spirit and
intention The Senate will discover BY examining them
both that this is task OF no grea, difficulty.
have good 10. believe tina: France and Russia
slhnd ready acccde this treaty and that ",hc great
ne State will refuse lis accession 10 ngement
we'll calculated duse the blessings OF pesce, com
MERGE and civilization, and honorable 10 all nations
which may enter into the engagement. Z. TAYLOR
MAss'Soros, April q, 1850.
DEPARTMENT STATE,
Washington, April 10 1850.
SIs: have the honor submit TO In ehape