The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-12

have already saiA that do not propose to
enter into the question whether Hon uras AMI its
leps enciss are portions Of Genital Amsri shall
tint myself with some very general remarks on the sub.
ject and with referring, Is said TO sin authcria
Tive Acts and sRn'e': entitled to much weight IN this
British government and Twill TRANSFER 10 it the g.unst
thrown down BY the SENATOR "who suffers the report OF
with 40 much confidence that British Honduras was ia
cluded In the treaty" The British government coat
back the trsAty With al official declaration ass part Of
end TO Honduras 0ne the otter hypothesis be
true In explanation Of this courfs and leave the S.na
tor TO take bs choice - either is sufficient for my par
pose The British Cabinet must have thought that toe
descriptive term Central America embraced tes passes
sions and in that event. that they must TO abandoned
by Great Britain, that the question was so doubtful
that contest mig hit arise upon the subject With the
United States and, In either case, prudent fore g
demanded that all doubt should be by explicit
declaration In any other aspect Of the transaction the
decsracry annuneation was oct Of
equally useless and undg ni6ed folly indeed which the
Birth gov rnmsnt was not likely to commit And little
pugDac us as feel myself Will hrow do gauntlet
AIS and challenge the senator Delaware to point out
any other reasonable motive for the conduct thu Eug
lb ministry sAtiAHsd, SIR that the treaty by the
To- m Central Amer CO did include the retirement, Of
Biiih Honduras bu. do rot suppose shall be accused
OF an excess OF patriotism when say that neri
can citizen ard Ssuator II Is quite partonable in to
think my country has made ont . clear case 10 A con
vsnon when the other party thinks it Is only prsoabs
All issl dssi q establishing 10 that had good
reasons for believing that this treaty would abrosAe
British influence in Central America including Honduras
and his establish BY the very act Of the other party
But We have more tn An this far MORE sir The
recently disclosed TO which again rev. IT oy ANA
by prove seoEd doubt that in the opinion OF British
high in Office and whose opinions almost
deciivc with their government In the settle
m.nts OF Honduras make part Of tbs Central America do
bed in this convention In the letter Of the esn Al
that iunctionsry says III Understand Nj Clayton
set that BY the treaty Great Btain had absndonei eli
dominion in the whole Of Central America Which asssr
ton is IL opinion, and at variance with the
fact st least regards Belize and its dependencies
indeed this exception from Central America not in
tended BY hn" This exception was 10 ended,
know by Mr. Clayton, but under the nptlon tina. 1t
vas une srstood by the negotAtors that the epgsys
mens OF the treaty did not extend the British pos
still further may protect any State Central America
by fo cs Of arms pesdfnl &c provided only that 80
doing she abstains from occupying, &c exercising any
BE says, Also "Shs may certainly do So (hat H. carry
on military operations in Central America II the aS
stains from occupyne, or fortfyiog, or assuming
Lord 6isrendon, the British secretary OF State for
Foreign Affairs, in his despatch to Mr.. Champion,
leaves doubt OF the true extent Of Central Amsrics
In his opiDn He observes that Grea, itain has no.
whsie IN the treaty Of April 1885, rsnouncsd
had ary intention renounce the full and absolute
right which she possesses her lawful territories
In Central America, such that degnAtion was els.
trcy understood and declared by the nesotstors OF
the eaty nor has Great Britain renounced by the traav
the protection which shs has afforded for centuries past
and stil Ahor to the Mosquito Territory What other
RIGA than Honduras and its dependencies know not for
the Mesquite country is not Jet claimed territory
and evidently excluded from that description BY Lord
Clarendon By the Epgfh lawful territories ia Central
America "a that designation distinctly unders
AID declared by the nsgotators OF the really. rd C
a BY which Rs ss' me rs0
were declared not to extend to Honduras and lis
dependencies, though situated in Central Amsri,.
having thus established the position that the British
.verDmept believed these settlements were in Central
America or At est that there strong grounds for
such an opinion and having shown that the iorm view
ID entertained BY her eminent men, whose official duty /.
Is to ooDscer the bearing OF this question upon the in
terets o. Great Britain and whose sentiments were no
doubt submitted TO and approved by the Cboet before
ADsmiison to this country, proceed to refer as
promised to the Senator from Delaware while acting In
his cal aei, Of Secretary 0, State - an authority Of
ter With the rider upon the treaty excepting from Cent a
America portion OF its territory asked the concu.
rent OF the SEQ etAy Of State thai this
demand was just it appears that tie application If I'M
expected WAS one for which he not uuprs parea for
the lad occupied the consideration Of the
negotia ut their conferences. Thsy had In fast
come TO understanding in relation 20 H. as We are
told by the Amerissn COMMISSIONER who sa that sths
language of the ass article Of the invention IS
m.nt DOR 5, either Of !. h' b ss govern
to IN luce the British sett sms nts ia H,nauras" Is
1fea why not say so' This question must have been
ssd the negotiating agents. though know
rot ny o. the dicusson but by the result was not
Iru upon the Senate by the original debate In this
body No understAnding' could have been tome up
on pbics pre- suppose, Of course that there
cuiiy to adjust by such hiosd action ts Dssrps
Aoo if co aid not have thi psnsrs
en q tasAcors statesmen the consideration that
u ere ns latitude In the words of the treaty which
WAS 20 be homo ed by the efsAn ling Of it's frAmsrs
sed NIT by the opsr AdAptA OF the languag to the
real sheet He who read IL would might reasonably
ppoie 1t was designed to exclude American aed Brish
tsminion from ali Central AmsricA lis only, VIII, was
be scenes could know that the face Of the tnstu
Was to be controlled by an bstwssu
two persons, whose functions expired when the in
was signed Now, sir, this discussion and
colleague should have shown him, did show him. in Iced
that here vas very important question left 10
.rds i'm doubt which might have been removed
In i've minutes by an obvious change in tbs Ian
suage" Little hsxarded BY the ASSERT that the
so,ators to understanding ecns any other
indeed theyimay have talked sbot the Mosquito
cesst but with what practical arrangement 1t Ia vain :,
inquire. for Lord Clarendon in the despatch to shich
have alluded, says that hs government viii holi to
he prosecorate there, when it has enjoyed for CEN
ures and intin ates In dou ,tu lAngusge that
Efforts Of the States Of Ncaragus and Honduras to take
poasetsion d this Indian territory within their sovereign
y, would be resisted BY British force. The Senator
ron, Delaware looks upon the Eoglsh prectorsts -
views in mott KINDLY light the intere taken By Eng.
and in their behalf, and demands, in the name Of hu
ani;y we oesile she should not send food to the half
'tai we'd sAvsges May shs not send the Bbls among
hem Do you wish to prevent thAtS"
Mr. President know something Of British interf,r
sih Indian sometaiss Of The subsidies granted
which they we're retained as useful allies sgsins.
,s, so designated by the British commissioners At
ibent and the history Of frontier
aims An, tale OF blood many rsyoltiog OF
ous cruelty due to this union Of the Christian and the
Avsge have no patience with thai adsctAtion which
eeks in feelings Of charity, the motive for such uohoy
and the subject grave it would
really Be amusiDg TO hear AM Senator dsscAat upon
benevolent which alone prompt the British go
TO over the welfare Of tbs Mosquito chief
apd his people. As practical matter, should think
hat the largest stock or knowledge might fad objects
enough Of philanthropy with which TO occupy itself 10
Ano It's aependeEcies without seeking farther
po mept in Central America the frontier Of tns
&c States Bat after ALL the Senator Is destined to
encounter disappointment in this part Of the treaty
The vas in leaving the protectorate Ats and it
were LIFT, in kav undefnsd the relations 1t carried
With it. La his justification Of this course, he tells
that these Indians have deadly foes around thsm and
TIA se had jus6able motive for preventing Great
itsn nom interesting, In friendly way with any
Of tse Central American republics to them from
5 ruc'ion +" Soft words these, Mr.. President and
'o:ty put. Interesting with the Central American
Iadian tribes, which, by all tbs recognised prin
les OF the Law OF nAtions subject a3ns to the
ZION Of the civil z-d govern ments within whose jurs1c
tn they reside Bnt Lord Clarendon, o. have SEEN
ia, thara Ia rg