The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-08

II is reduced to the "shadow OF q name" Ard the prao
teal conclusion OF these two gentlemen Ia that Costa
Nca or Nicaragua Sssis the Mosquitoes preoludsd
under tbs treaty from anording armed assistance to
allies. "Whyf" asks the amazed reader, who has under
sood the language Of the treaty not only In this sense
but In Its exact opposite We believe we can give the
reason why II because the wig statesmen Of Amsrc'
md they nave done unpopular act recognizing tn:
Mosquito protectorAte and, with the immortality toe
common in political parties when under cloud are do
OF making pass for the overture to refined AM
Machiasellian policy. They would rather be ossme.
guilty OF international swindle than OF domssti.
mistake
IT, ucsed 1t wsro true that the conven ioa OF wsshln
ton assrmed the British protscorste o. thu Mlsqutces
that convention ough every principle Of equity, u
DO considered null and of effect for ID ths. one
mep stipuAtions which 1t intended to enforce In
sense not understood at tie time by the other contracting
fowsr and rot papable 10 the apprehension oil
mSpkird But there ntcsssy for resorng to s15h
bypothess The words of the treaty will besr but
meanf gihs resnins attributed to them by Lori oarsa
don. Tbs maxim erpressi0 i ea rsl,o orius" stsn Ids
smorg the frst In the lawyers horn book and al the
Queens Advocate truly Observes s conclusive on the
present point Every instrument which engages the sig
nA;ass not to do certain acts empowers and en- isles
tn to DO every othar act OF the cass Moreover
as the Americans have expressly reserved to us our pro-
tecorAte of these lndi2u II rests with them TO dehne
the which they admit to be lodged with u.s. Wns
is the British protectorateS Mr. Revsrdy johnson
| OF it than the rhetorical phrase We have
| quo.ed-it H. 1t seems, the 'shAdos OF name"
Negatively he de6nes it in this way We nsyer rtend
ed 20 do anything which could enable the enemies OF this
miserable remnant OF lodiaus to butcher and starve
them and Ne thought that both Great Britain and the
United States owe it to their high character for cviza
ton and humanity to interfere in their behalf % to
prevent the eXtirpAon OF the the e1pIson OF
then from the lands they occupied without sxtiususn
TO the rules justice which have besn admitted both by
the Er slsh and ourseves There plenty o: words
substituted BY the convention for the single protec
torAte OF Great Britain Or that Great Britain is only
Ssn the Or s.t OF sah
entitled to protect the Mosquitoes, ia bound to desist
"reasIaos indemnity" for their lands 10 rendered by
Costa Rcs Nicaragua We beg the reader to compare
any OF thse interpretations with the letter OF the
treaty, and say whshsr Mr. Puff extras'sd mora extra
ordinary meaning from Lord Bureish's Bhahe Of the
head than Mr. johnson doss from the simple language Of
this Clearly drawn instrument.
In the United States tas publication Of tbs corrsspon
dsnce nay probably serve little to up tbs tspd
tregs OF anti British feeling but We are not induced to
Thick that 1t will retard the gress Of the eyotsons
settlement Of conflicting claims in Central America.
President Pierce has, fortunately, with the
mis- :.1Ii.gs Of Mr. cytoas policy and under no Oh
that the Protecorate OF the Motq uoss departed
from u.s. In the view OF the exiting American govern
rent We have still, beyond actual poss sssons,
tain rights In Central America to RETAIN modify sur
render and they not honorable or vAluable to
put the two latter coure eat of the question il
able termB proposed by the nericSn Executive We
pretty sure too that tho people Of The United States
will not think the Of in the long rum for refrs
However prone cousins may be TO drive hard bar
GAIN they not famous for respecting the persons OF
the epted with the approaching arranssmsnt
whsn they see that We know our rights and understand
their value.
from the London Times, jan col
TIE tpondenee laid before the American Congress
ting csrta British treaty rights in Central Ameri
o., will probably interest the people OF this country only
in far may appear the bet ween
Epaa and the United States The actual question At
Issue IL certainly not more attractive than diplomatic
Lstt
Of in ellisible exposition S me time ago II WAS thought
desirable tina. canal, connecting the Atlantic and Pa
c6c thould ba ruted across tbs lshus OF
Nicaragua The Undertaking sccodiny q, promoted by
the joint efforts aud common agreement o. The British
snu American COVER and 10 order to stamp the
mark CT public utility and dispte rested policy the
work, both govt rDmens made formal r-nupcatisn OF
particular in,ererts clSms rights the terri
tories and conmunost Concerned BY arrangements
creeisble to both parties, the canal be publ,
and crmmor canal exempted from all peculiar exclu
sive control ON the part Of either State bat
entitled 10 the protection OF BOTH for the service and
benefit OF the world At large.
The reader will probably bs that Crest Ban i
OF certain territories Of own in Central Ams
rca and also that she has exercised for very many yeArs
spec.B OF this Mosquito territory the
same parts it viii further be remembered that tas
Americans make e secret OF the JEALOUSY with which
they regard The seitrmsns of European nations taeir
own nnent and that they have Avowei resolution
70 restrict all 'uch settle nents ~ far sle Mh.o
therefore the treaty in question bstsesa
Sir Henry Buv and Mr. Clay And the nciaons
Of which spoken be butied in the CON.
vsnon difficult, occurred with reference to the
B'ith rights ALREADY snbssing in the vicinity OF the
territories. concerned These rights ,hongh indeed,
/. contettabe not formally .'reoogniz-d" by tia
American government, and whereas pegotiAtor
anxious, not to procure this recognition, at any
rate 10 tA,s existing claims harmless the other
less DESTROYS Of turning the occasion to advantage
by sItR guthing ouch claims altogether AZ these
respective views OF the case were fully sppeca'ea GA
10th sioes singular that there al out bs any
ambiguity in TIE actual conc!usion but 1t seems that both
the contracting parties Of opinion that hsy
ceeded in gsiDrg what they wapted without losrg what
OBJECT
construction OF the ship canal and this provided
for accordingly but, the words of the treaty cana
to be consule3 contendsd b. the Americans and
piici d med by their negotiators that this
nuucistiors Of Great Britain made With respect to the
her 9th ghte Of control In these regions while the
Br,ifh government less coefdently alleges that
reucrpoed eesgoed to ounce any ,uch
lawful claims This in general terms Is the subsae OF
the present dispute and 1t certainly not little
mhrk,ble that two diplomssts with their eyes fally
opened to the question bstwsen them shoa have reei
upon stipaation which each now thinks unfavorabe 70
the other
Without conducting our readers into tho msrs of a.
plomaic wrsueluy. may express opuios that
the government this country ia substantially lst6sd
in it's vte. and that G;eat Bdtsn could ia reason
be thought to be withdrawing Absolutely from Central
America simply becaue she agreed upon tho question
OF certain project TO pretend 10 exclusive rights or
kdvsp ages 70 FAR rs that pr Get concerned Bat
in making th,s assertion must freely add our belief
that British Interests wonlt sustain kind Of dam, gs
from such adjustment would be more agreeable 70
the American than thu maintenance of our
ls~fnl rights, The whole question, in short bears con
Siderable ressr banes TO that OF tfe fsheres which
threatened TO produce unpleasant embrolnents some
elhieea months ago The rights Of the ,ase deduct
bic FROM argument, usase, and the Latter OF treaties
rest with the British; but there is Just 40 much
reason in the cetres OF the Americans as might
induce friendly government to consult them.
We cannot say that their wishes are altogether
ss defensibe in this Gaze as THAI OF th. fisheries
for whereas the latter the ncs and interests
o, their sailors erioenty concerned in the present
instance they are conen5ing for tls ,rs than !,lu
rive territorial predomr ancs Nevertheless, the Mos
quito prosectorae certainly not possession which
the British nation need SCI any value its very
would PROBABLY be uninesibe half the popul stiep
of this country and its results far more likely to
yield trouble than stvsntags We cannot be asked to
surrender own lawful property to pease another
State but 10 far ths colo ,i.,nr forti
tying or occupying" American territory with . view to
contest the dominion Of Americans their own CONT
nsntana this Is the real eist Of thsir
may frankly give them all the ASSURANCES ,hsy can sx
psct OF AL the decisions which could be Or ,gsted