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

no statesman, NO map ever denied we're IN Central
rs of Belize the OF which granted BY Spain to
England for certain purposes and which finally extended
to the sibocn few miles from the Belize Not word
can be found in any arrangement between Spain and
EDsand in any claim actually set up by the latter,
river And it is to this Narrow District and nothing
more, that the respectable authorities quoted by the
Sns Of so l
yond this barrier to the Santoon river by maps,
james river is in vrrni..nd to the Gull Of Dolce BY
Others, ds,an;e on the line Of coast suppose little
short Of two hundred miles, and she has seized and
tanned islands, and formed them into colony which
~ least three hundred miles from Belize lying off, be-
eys asd in sight Of the coast Of the state Of Honduras
those OF New York The most valuable OF these islands,
Roatan, was, In 1904, pronounced BY Colonel Heneer
to examine It, to belong to span'-but in 1880 Il was
seized BY the British Of the stsmen"
in that spirit Of utter disregard of existing and acsnov
ledged rights which markA the progress OF this rspac
but in Consequence Of energetic circumstances from the
government Of Central America then united and pswer
full 1t was restored to Honduras But too Important
. naval station in those to be finally Abandoned
merely upon question Of justice and again taken
tar, detachment belonging to Honduras was expeed-an
little better than pracy-And Eogland csins it.
with BonaooA, Uaa, 60 Is An tsgral portion Of her
empire
Whatever opinion, therefore, may be formed Of the
posion assumed by the Senator from Delaware, that
Cent Al America it is beyond controversy that tas
encreachmsns Of England are ia the territories Of the
her beyond the reach Of action BY the
ing Of the negociaors must leave the Senator from
Delaware to explain trust not, contend not but 1t
Is arrange creum. tance this appeal from writ
tan treaty to the memory and intention Of its
framsrs But the whole subject has
the s.gota,ion and conduct of the negst
aters are reduced TO comp satve insgnid No
can mistake the dispatches of LORD Clarendon; while
sufficiently courteous In their expression there is air
Of arm deter minaon spread them which leaves
doubt Of the nxed pnrposs of the Eegsh govern usns
We have the chat by which they {, sail, aud
whether 10 the way out Of the way their voyage
the lei: / do mol see that they have given up single
sopAby founded pstenson and the resog tion
of the de aeo government Of Grayo -n which the ssna
tor from delaware refers to with appreciation the
states of subsequent arrangement entered into be-.
consider very i'm 'rovident one, and unfortunate
concession to the presnsions Of EOgand Oar daty and
have insisted upon the fat aful performance spu
Aons; but not to have made temporary soust nent Of
right England to in srsrs in IL. Of osnt
America Ina tead Of wthdra wing from treaty
requires But this Arrangement. is mere e1p.dient,
no intention Of disturbing departing from -I pre-
fume, till it is her interest to do Mr. President the
Buwer treaty to secure to the parss-to tho com
merciL world, indeed the undsturbed OF inter.
ion the territories of Central
Ane lea. With that view they mutually int riiotsd to
themselves all right Of exclusive control the canal
as we'll all right to establish maintain ortifeato.s
commanding the line of Its route Bat II they had stop
ped there the work would have been bat half done Each
party was mansty DESTROYS of excluding the other from
the means Of exertpg controlling influences the
feeble governments OF thai gion by whish in peace
rious embsrras nens might bs thrown in the way Of
hold this great highway would be facilitated, aud
night be rendered ,uccsssfu. And, 10 conformity
e. '' action these n.ss nsu upon the p,
yond the line of the canal. The treaty provides
sy 9n s.s
and its sptcdc spuAtions apply to the route thus de-
but the mutua, rssri ,tions extend beyond
this narrow district to the whole of the regions
Central A rica stretching hundreds of miles
beyond this line and where Of course fortified posi-
GuAau ala covered by the treaty but it makes prov
zion for no Canal there Why this cautious and jealous
By this work unless to prevent the ,co uisson
OF political influence SO easily Converted by party to
own Interests and 70 the injury Of the other9 To
these young political communtie closely connected with
ons another beyond the control Of either OF these
great powers the evident object Of this convention
Suage.
And now an unworthy attempt is made by
them-I can cali it BY no nider term to frter away
the real meaning OF the Convention and to establish tbs
pretension to march It's forces int, that couotry
At n.ssuIs-for prsts.ta under the name Of 40
wanting thus to defeat its own obligations am
not speaking in this connection Of the rights resulting
Enshnd and any Of the Central American republics
leaves either party At liberty TO apply pss
sure but even then the neutrality aud free the
nal are guaranteed to the Of the world.
am akipg Of state Of peace during which the ira
says TO the contracting partis you shall occupy
dominion any part Of Central AMER "a" One would
think there were pleonssns enough here to keep that
no, rays the British sovsrnmsus through is principal
law adver In questions Of foreign Queen
tba. Great Britain has and may have alliances With and
Affords and may afford protection to States and people in
Central America and only spulaes that neither shall
mace use OF for the particular purposes therein forbid
den and the maxim Of consh uoteu erpresso
cliso aairs applies to this article Nj. President in
the fair construction OF conventional Arrangement like
this between two great powers, artiHci. msxms and
verbal 'ubtetes whether sought At Doctors Commons
at Lncolns orthy the slightest
Where the mind led away BY such inyssss
IONS truth is too often sacrificed to contests aba
after IL. .doW OF snsu.ee n.ss Of r..
has been the great r.proseh OF that legal code
which II the fashion t. prsi.e far more then de-
inasinatons Of its early expouno and Commentators
actually ran riot Ia their pur,ut Of subtle distinctions;
anpes of the waste Of mental power remarkable in
Its features rs the syitem they bal up equally pusre
than useless in its application In national contracts,
language shouli have It's natural imprt but dnersooes
to the objects the parties and not merely by
fetal rot truth but idle barren dis
tncons The OF one thing the excusos OK
another rays this high legal fupc onary and therefore
If an act Ia forbidden in that habit OF alton
which mistakes redundancy Of language for preeision
anything else may be Gone for which there |. an
sctual specific prohibition however ae istent 1t
may b with the object OF the pariies, or With
the tnds to BE- attained ~ the This treaty
provides against the patton and ortcAtion
onsaton md assumption and exercise of domnion
any part OF Central America II is icult understand
precisely the meaning which the neeotiaor. intended
should be attached to all these terms The prohibition
sgainst occupying country ;ud to forbid
uncaon and colonization and probably also the exercise
Ct dominion, which Itself includes its assam ption
t difficult to conceive how thsse be performed
without some actual occupation do not understana
WY All ,neee terms were employed, any than do
WY soms o. the states Of Central America
rated ane others omitted The nego3tors able add
experienced men, and suppoe the fo WAS done GU
| Afos no strength TO the iastruuent Applying the
British canon Of contruon TO these proh biti me
We shall zee that all the great objects Of Joint act OF
the two powers ~ be def ated You SD all fo tfy
sny part OF ntrAI America says the treaty. the ca
uAcung psrtts True rays the Queens Advocate We
not but by this rule OF expression and exclusion We
can hold fort fcatons for the purpose Of or pro
tecnon any part Of that courty OBTAIN peace
able pose Of them IT, the sfre bv hones or sa.r.
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