The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-13

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extensive claims OF England along the coast and h.r
establishment Of this colony -
II, therefore, England should ever propose which shs
has moi done vet 10 sdius, IN. wussn suc
America. Il will be found to be Central Amrrica sYcisd
ing her Honduras settlement and its as az
| holds them 1 ask, what single motive have wa a.
fixing the boundaries OF the Central American rssion
no possible dispute could arise with England srrsc,
to the extent OF what Lord Clarendon calls her own
lawful Territory in Central America r. III she is prepared
abandon her unjust acquisitions, and retire upon her
original possessory rights then certainly much OF the ex
listing dilhcay might DC adjusted BY ~ DO not believe
hrm one, too, without which there will never be
either cession or concession on her part Though by
an Unauthorized act of Executive may have Ore.
cluded ourselves from maintaining what Otherwise we
could aud should have maintained, had the treaty been
ratified stood. that Honduras and its dependencies
of country thus severed from the obligations of that in
strumenI is improvden,y left indefinite, yet justice ana
policy (another Tor the Monroe docrnel equally
unite TO dictate course. and that Is 10 require Eng
land TO abandon her encroachments. which no fair
dependencies of hers and to fall back upon the posses
sorry rights. sovereignty, limiting them 10 the compare
lively district she has often and s0lemnly
declared to be all 10 which she has any Just claim.
But. SIR, 1t is evident, on careful perusa OF Lord
Clarendons dispatches that the British government have
intention of submitting to negotiation the question of
the lmiis OF their possessons--none Whatever He
makes such proposition. nor anything keit Neither
the boundaries Of Central America, those of Hondu
ras dependencies, alluded 10 by him. The
subject is carefully and sudiousy avoided This will
be manifest by the brief examination propose to make
OF the papers. AS 10 NlOEQultO ne duMit6 lnSk IL
within The limits Of the treaty. though he denies that the
stpulaons provide for the abandonment OF the proecto
How it is TO be maintained without foItfcation,
occupation, dominion would be OF the most puz
cling questions in political science presented for
practical solution What amtcabls arrangements Lord
Clarendon ccntempates respecting the Mosquito territory
it is difficult to conjecture He emphacally announces
that he honor of Great Britain ancient protector OF
Mosquito must be preserved intact" Frank enough this
bu, not very encouraging for any satisfactory arrange
ment II that relation is retained, this declaration
would appear intimate we had better abandon the
whole matter and LET events TAKE care q ,emssves its
sovereignty of their country by the Mosquito Indians 10
the King OF England made about 1857 the governor of
jamaica and who gave the chief commission king
And what would England have thought il at that very
time, self styled population of some of the tribes OF
Virginia Indians bad been taken to Canada, and there
csded the sovereignty Of the lands they resided to the
King OF France And at this day. what would she
think il similar step should be taken by some OF the
Cadre tribes, and France Holland should claim extern
Hs Il De-, cs o1y ~ q Sn
powerful rebuke TO the pretensons she now sets up,
founded on procedure just as void by the law Of
tons. The mode in which Lord Palmefston establishes
this proecorate would not have occurred to many men
but he has fertile mind and moral courage which
does not often yield to any obstacles in his way. He
says, :" that the treaty OF 1855 contains stipulation
which was an OF protectorshp exercised by Great
Britain in favor of the Mosquito Indians" And what
was il Why, in that treaty there was provision that
sh subjects, the Indians should not be punished BY the
Span,ads for the corporation aud assistance which
they had afforded to the British" &c. af$M
'This stipulation" continues Lord Palmerston, twas
substantial and efeciual Of protectoFship on the
part OF Great Britain acquesced in and subscribed TO by
Spain" The very stipulation e6ectually acknowledges
the sovereignty OF Spain, whose government, in getting
back the country, were willing to receive the Indians
without punishment for their previous conduct And
this principle Of allowing Indians to return to their natu
raj stats OF allegiance unpunished precisely the
adopted in the treaty Of Client, where both England and
the United States agreed tina, this Indians living the do
mnion OF either OF The parties, and who had aided the
other 10 the war; should be permitted 10 reiuYno their
previous relations, if they would abandon hostiies
And il follows from the doctrine Of Lord Pamesion,
that each nation is the protector OF all the tribes thus
cums,anced living within the territories OF the other, and
is forever 10 watch over their interests. What new
Of difiucy this would occasion needs no fore
sight TO tell OF plain common sense, not bit with
diplomacy would say that all connection bstween the
British and the Mosquito Indians honestly ceased az sooa
ton were faithfully carried mo eject BY Soan Bu.
whatever arrangements Lord Clarendon contempiates
stead Of in addition to- the existing treaty obgaon
il IS to be made dependent what he calls he gene
raj Central American question !" and till thai 10 finally
determined he announces that the British government
will hold to and protect the territorial rights Of Mos
ment &c. as they have always been regarded by Great
Britain. and hiatt will resist any effort Of Honduras TO
take Possession OF any part OF the erritorya territory
ao The State Of New Granada. which now sretcheg
along the five hundred miles, and occupies
two-thds of the country between the Atlantic and Pa
cIc oceans: and all this region is held according 10
The senator from Delaware, by five hundred wretched
Indians. H0 a4ss er1sW&
Now. cir, how stands this matter OF The proposed
gotiaiionsl We INVITED ",o 90 hand in hand with
the government OF Great Britain devsng and estab.
fishing scheme OF adjustment By which the affairs Of
Central America-Mosquiio included-shall be saisac.
orly and permanently settled " Gin concert, practical
ble with the Central American States nearly
csrned in the question; but il not practicable without
such concert" H NU#&
II is impossible, Mr.. President that such proposition
this receive the least favor from the American
ecutIve am surprised that Lord Carendo should have
made II, such proceeding indicates either entire g-
norance OF our settled might Utmost say conslu-
tonal policy. Indifference the impression which
proposal 10 depart from il widely cannot fail make
IN this country. What have we to do, in conjunction
with England. with the affairs OF those independent
pubilcs II would be the Panama mission over again,
rendered yet obnoxious by the determination act
choose give their consent; and by association,
in this interference with European power whose In
uence upon this continent desire reduced and
not augmented by our own folly and also by the prelm
mary avowa that these foreign associated governments
meant not only 10 devise but to establish sehss OF reg
uIaon which II " did issse 10 the profit OF st Teas,
Of the parties by giving 10 u costFolng tnAasnce
those extensive and magnificent regions should
owe the result more 10 good fortune than to
wisdom
Nor do see, in any view. what we shsuld gain by
new treaty The first is we'll enough, IL carried out
IN it's true spn and another would be better il ex-
posed 10 the process of construction rather
What Lord Clarendon expects from new
treaty. what either party demand concede am
at loss to conjecture VIVA, want, and all we wan,
that the Central American States should be let alone,
TO manage their affairs their wn way, lea wing TO
the civilized governments within whose territories they
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