New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12


Governor Of Jamaica, and who gave tho chief q CON
mission King. And what would England have thought
If at that very time selfsiysd dspuahon Of some OF
the tribes Of Virginia Indians had been taken to CAnsil
ard there ceded tho sovereignty OF the lands they reside
on to the King OF France And this day whs wouli
sho think II similar step should be taken by some Of
the Cafre tribes and France Holland should claim ex
ensye regions in Der Cape colony by virtue Of such
oessonl Her history answers these questions while It
founded procedure just void by the lay Of nations
The mode in which Lord Pamerston establishes this pro
ectoraie would not have occurred to many men, bat
be has fertile mind, and a moral courage which does
Dot often yield any obstacles in bis way He says thai
the treaty Of l7s6 contains stipulation which was an
act of protectorhp exercised by Great Britain in favor
"the Mosquito Indians. And wha. was il Why In thar
treaty there was provision that on the evacuation OF
Mosquito by the British subjects the Indians shoud
mot be punished by the SPaniards for the cooperation
"and assistance which they had afforded TO the British
"&c This stipulation continues Lord Palm rston'
"wss substantial and eectual act Of protectorshiP on
"the part Of Great Britain scquesced in and subscribed
"io by Spain The very stipulation eifectuay aeknoTl
edges the sovereignty OF Spain, whose government IN
getting back the country, willing to receive the In
dieDs without punishment for their previous conduct
And this principle Of allowing tie Indians to return
TO their natural state Of allegiance unpunished IS
precisely the adopted in the treaty al jhent where
both England and the United States agreed that the In
disns living in the dominion Of either of the parties and
who had aided the other in the should be permitted
to return TO their previous relations they would
hosiios. And it follows, from the doctrine of Lord
Pamerton that each nation is the protector OF all the
tribes thus crcumsanced living within the territories Of
I,
What Of difficulty this would occasion needs
no foresight to tell man Of plain common sense, and
not blind with diplomacy would say that all connection
between the British and Mosquito Indians honestly
the spulaons in the treaty OF l7s6 for their
protection faithfully carried into effect By Spain
But whatever ARRANGEMENT Lord Clarendon cOnemplte',
instead of or in addition to- the existing treaty obhga
tions is 10 be made dependent on what he calls ihe
general Central American question and til that
is finally determined he announces that the British
Government will hold to aud protect tho ter
"riioria rights Of Mosquito, including G.eytown, Saving
the de facto arrangements &c) as they nave always
been regarded by Great Britain, and that it will
resist any efforts Of Honduras to take possession of any
IaIt Of the teriiory-R territory which, not long since
England maintained extended even into the State Of New.
Granada and which stretches along the coast some
five hundred miles and occupies two thirds OF the country
between tie Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. And ali this
region held according to the Senator from Delaware Oy
five hundred wretched Indians Now, Sir how stands tls
matter of The proposed negotiation We are invited 20
90 hend in hand with the Government Great Britain in
devi,iDg and establishing scheme Of adjustment by
which the affairs of Central America Mosquito included,
shall be satisfactorily and permanently settled IN concert
If practicable in the Central American States nearly
concerned in the question; but if not practicable without
such concert IL is impossible Mr. President that such
proposition this can receive the least favor from the
American Executive. am surprised that Lord ClAren-
don should have made it, as such proceeding IN
dicatts either entire ignorance of our settled might
almost say our constituonal,l policy, or indfer-
e sSTf from 10 'he so %Sey cannot f to make in this
country. What have we to do 10 conjunction win
England with the affairs of those independent republics
III
more obnoxious by the determination to act without the
consent of the States interested they choose not to give
tler consent and by an association IN this interference
with European power whose influence upon this Con
nent desire reduced and not augmented By our
folly, and also by the preliminary ayowal that those
foreign associated Governments meant not only TO devise
but TO establish scheme Of regulation, which, II 1t did
not inure the profit of at least one OF the parties by
giving to it controlling influence over those extensive
and magnificent regions we should owe the result m ore 20
our good fortune than TO wisdom Nor do see In
any view what should gain by new treaty. The hrst
one is well enough if carried out in its true spirit and
another would be better exposed TO the same process
OF construction rather mscOnstructOn. what Lord
Clarendon expects from treaty or what either party
is to demand or concede at loss conjecture.
What want and all want Is, that the Central Amer
lean States should be let alone to manage their own
affairs in their way, leaving to the civilized Gov
enments within whose territories they live, to regulate
the Mosquito Indians as they think proper, aSreeeoy
principle everywhere recognized and adopted since
the discovery Of the continent All this Is precisely what
the CLAYTON Buwer treaty would effect if fairly interpret
cd and fairly executed and an honest compliance WIN
it, spuatiOns presents in my opinion the only scheme
"of adjustment in which we can have an agency, Dy
which the affairs of Central America, Mosquito aded.
"can be satisfactorily and permanently settled. Ana 1
think we to honor and position in the world 10
say 40 to England in firm, but temperate language aud
having sad go to act accordingly be me
what they may. am aware Mr.. President, that such
language just il ITSELF may expose me TO captous REMARKS
/ eLal be accused. have been before, OF desire TO
promote war while only desire to maintain the name and
fame Of country above suspicion and above reproach
have little feeling in common with that morbid PATRIOTISM
which is too cautious to look injuries in the face and too
tnd to avert or avenge them Lord Clarendon in two
other dispatches, seems 10 complain OF our Government
because the proposals of England TO enter ino renewed
negotiations were not time since accepted adding
that he had Of late but too clearly seen how complete
y the rights of the questions issue and the Intentions
OF Great Britain may be misunderstood and msrepre
sentCd in the United States &c we THINK we under
stand the treaty Mr. President, and also think II re.
qures great sagacty to understand the Intentions Oh
England. When she meets US and says, Leave these
States TO themselves then we shall believe she frank
and loyal and means to give elect 70 her own Guy le
etensions and hold to her claims while enlishten
ing by dissertations upon the language OF tue rea
but tend increase of irritation and 10 remove ine
parties still further from each other. Lord Clarendon
tells us that until the matter be finally disposed OF
" by a Convention or formal agreement between treat
Britain and the United States in concert. pracuca
bic with the Central American States more nearly
concerned in the question, but If not pracucaole
without such concert Great Britain must necessarily
retain the pOsition which she has always held win 70
gard to Central America, and which the Convention
of 1850 calculated and Intended When pracuealy
carried out 10 modify, but which, % us provisions have
not been carried has not yet altered Wei, II that
is not adopting the political maxim OF Mr. Fox by patng
their Interpretation upon the provisions OF the treaty
and determining upon prudent cOnsiderntOns Whut tner
course shall be il difficult TO cSsseve by what process
the presC nj British cabinet could prove themselves pr e'
eel disciples of the great master But II Great britah
ans her old position in Central America independent OF
her treaty Obligations Lord Clarendon says she H III
This sch, me OF adjustment be carried into effect and with
The Coz peraton the United Sate the tenure there VI"
be long How pacific or how prt hiaOle II may prove
We must leave to time the great reveaer OF the Iaure'
TO tell This is very extraordinary annunclatl0h lug
land has the exclusion from the treaty OF Honduras
and its depe ndences whatever these may justly ana iar
" be with the assent of the American Executive her
Government believes that great mlsconcepon prev ans IA
tie United States respecting the treaty and therefore US
views are made known TO us. And what are they Ine
continuance of the Mousquito proecorate with what IN
cdenis we not told, and the right to march armies
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