Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-07
THURSDAY, APRIL Z, 1853.

carogua and Costa Rca. There was dif-
ference between Nicaragua and the British
Government, which assumed TO be the pro-
tector Of the Mosquito Indians; and must
add. lealousles were entertained -unlound-
ed iealousies, as think, but sincerely en-
terlained-heiween the United States and
Great Britain, each supposing tina, the 9th
er was DESTROYS of securing some exclusive
advantage to itself. IN reference to the open
ing Of tins route of inieroceanc COMMUNE
cation. Now it was the great object, as |
understood it, Of the Treaty of April 10,
1850, negotiated bg my friend from Della
ware, to remove these difficulties part,cu-
larry as far as the U. S. and Great Britain
were concernd and to establish the princ-
pie that neither of these great powers should
have any exclusive advantage That uea-
ty was negotiated undos Gen. Taylor,
by the Senator from Delaware, precisely on
the principle that had governed every move
ment and every step that had been taken
from the first by the United States, in ref
erence to this lnter-oceanic communication !;
and, in my judgment, 1t was right princi-
pie. That principal was. that neither par
~ sought any exclusive or peculiar adyan-
tage, but that the two parties would unite,
as far as depended upon them, in opening
this great pathway TO the commerce Of the
whole world. 1t is a point think has not
received sufficient attention, that tt was alb
solutely necessary, If the matter was 10 be
peaceably disposed of, that this understand
ing should take place between the United
States and Great Britain. The United
States c0ud net take the grant of exclu-
size privileges from Nicaragua, because Nj
caragua was not Ia condition to give such a
grant She claimed an exclusive sovereign
" over the whole route, and she was salts
hed that the claim was good. Perhaps we
are satisfied that II was good but 1t was
not uncontesled. There wos another great
power that denied The validity of this claim
There was great power that set up rival
pretenslons and 1t was, therefore, necessary
that these should be disposed of. and that
as understand was the great object, or one
of the great objects, of the ueaty of the
1914 OF April, $50 And vlll say thi.
"a reference To Great Britain. | wish to dc
her 40 more and no less than Justice ia this
matter. Although she had set up this claim,
aud although we thiuk it an uniouuded one,
Yet 10 reference To this Canal, she set it W
only to waive 1t. She did not make any use
OF u toobstruct the execution Of this char.
ter, which Nicaragua had given. She said
that Nicaragua had no right to give such
charter, because she did not own the whole
distance but she did not use her rival
clam to obstruct that charter. On the con.
trary, it was the leading object of the con.
vention of the l9ih April, 1850 to give the
assent of Great Britain to the construction
OF the canal upon that charter winch was
gsan'ed 20 American cEiIans. She gave
her own consent, which was IN form of IN
dertakmg to obtain the consent Of the ma
ton Of the Mosquito Indians, over whom
she had claimed the protecloraie. But Til:
was only the form of stating her own con
sent. She not only gave her own consent
and that of Mosquito nation, but she prom
lsed to use her influence to obtain the con.
sent of Costa Rlca; so that whatever we
may think of her preieusions, as protecto-
rate Of the Mosquito Indians, she ayaied
herself of those pretensions, not to Obstrucl
bat to facilitate the work.
And NOW a few words in reference tc
this Mosquito Kingdom aud the protector
ate which Great Britain claims a, her right
and to-day exercises over it. Nv friend
from Delaware has characterized it yer,
well, using the iavorlie motto of Junius.-
lie has called the Mosquito Kingdom nom,
mas am5ra-the shadow of a name and II
is really nothing more. There is, IN a val.
liable document that lies on YOUR table,
iatfar from, NJ u NJ
Secretary OF State, giving a report Of con,
ference which he held with Lord Palmers
ton, on his way to Paris, IN lSl9 under the
direction of the Department Of State. Lore
Palmerston stated TO Mr.. Rves that " from
very early period, the Mosquito Indians
had been treated by the Brush Govern
ment as separate aud independent State
They had what was called king, who
by-the-bye," added Lord Pamerston, in
tone of pleasantly, :. was as much king a
you or |. "
II such Is the account that the British
Minister Of Foreign Affairs gives of tn
Mosquito King aud Kingdom, | think
would be wasting the time OF the Senate O
the United States for me to beslow man
words IN proving the InanIty OF this KIM
and kingdom. Nevertheless, 1t was real
an ancient affair. There was some hlstor
: in II, which runs back for TWO centuries
aud Great Britain AYERS, aud apparently IL
good faith, that in the coui of these tw
centuries, she has contracted certain obi
cations and certain duties towards thes
Mosquito lndlans-now reduced, | believe
to a mere handful, and thai of the mos
wretched descrptlon-whlch she does nc
feel herself at liberty to disregard.
, Now the history of this Mosquito king
, dom is really liule more important tina
} II might be otherwise thought. 1t playe
Tor long time very important part IN th
: history OF the world 1t was a very prom
: neut incident in the Spanish Colonial So:
TEN, which for a century and a half gave
character to the international politics Of tn
= civilized world.
America having been discovered by III
1 great navigator who sailed under SPANS
auspices, Spain possessed herself of the laI
gest and noblest part OF the continent
E From California to Cape Horn, with til
exception of Brazil, everything fell into he
: hands. IL was not merely the largest an
> the iaIrest part, but It contained within i