The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-05

OPINION or KRvBRDY JOHNSON.
The folovt.g 4 the letter Of III. Hon Beverly John
70 b. printed In sonascos With the sorrsspendsnes fur
niahsd in reply to Gen. CAss's resolution -
wAmscrou. Dsc 80, 1858.
nj sn-l cannot hssitats 70 empty with your -
treaty hsston Of the lsth q Apr 1850 Pending
the nsgotAtons Of this trssty. exsrtsd myself IL per-
An agrsmsnt bstwssp you and him. and On sevsr sesa
sion. had ths honor Of being consultsd By you both
des 1t about the time Of the exchange Of rataos
lions.
In the ra draft Of the article Of the treaty presented
trastpg par:ss were obligated not ito occupy, o. tor
Try or colosiss, o. assume, exercise any dominion
part Of Central America thousht then. d yoa AL
that there words were sufficient to exclude any nation
disposed to observe the faith Of treaties from occupy
ing forthytpg, ooloptzipg or assuming exercising
any dominion, untsr any prstsxt, for any purpose
still think So but 1remembsr well that other eentls.
abundant caution, that Great Britain shouid psdse
AFFORD %, might afford or any .sses which she had
purpose Of occupyng fortyng, or eolonsDg or OF q,
sunipg or sxsic'sine dsminion over that country.
p e o sss. e That Object,
proh ctorste Of Great Britain in Central America.
~ own opinion las BEEN and II H. that this pro-
vision Was mot ct al necsssaiy. You thoueht AZ did
But - could not possibly weaken the force or effect Of
them forcibs and operative 10 did
not cbect to its insertion 1.-THE former wo dc prohibited
they clearly did, Of the Going any Of the
acts should not b done BY under cover Of proeo
toaies or alliances could only operate Still more ess
tually and absolutely to prohibit ihsm
Ar one of the advsrs Of the Pr aicsnt enthusiastically
gave him my opinion that the treaty did esctualIy 10
al intents and purposes dsArm the British professionals
in Central America and tho Mosquito coast athoue 1.
did rot sb lish the protecoraie in TERMS was II
ought advisab. TO do in ipsisimis v1 b" Ali that
that country, whshs- held direcy or Indirectly,
whether cam.d By Great britain in her right n
But our government has n, notes, and no oesir. to
prevent Great Britain from forming any Of the duties
which charity or ps,sion for fallen might die
fsre to the .,unt 10 the oause Of huns We
never designed 10 do anything vhoh could enable the
erDes Of this mi ersbs repsnt Of indians TO butcher
stsrve The ami thought that bota eat Eritaia
the Ulitd States owed to their shskctsr for civil
isstion and humanity 10 interfere fs In thsr bsha a.
them from the lands they occupied without sxtinrush.
re BY bs iedenipty, tbs Indian ts Aocsrding
to the rpss Of stos which have been admitted both By
The hglbh and Ourselves Bot ws did intend land the
ues svep thing for that that could Be
desiied) to prevent the British governments from uaug
a son uodr prs.a Or eovsr - ~, pr0no
tee'orate. Ant when now reviewing THAT done,
tay upon n, responsibility a. law or, and the legal
dsnent human language could mot 10 more propsry
aud acnsby selected the purpose thaa that which
ssd but can hs sessS IL ey... a ns I sss
in virtue Of the phrassonsy Of the LAT part OF
the nt article Incidentally speaking Of tbs protsotioa
which either parry that thu treaty soknowlsdgsa
the roteetorass over the Indiaus 90, equally %
knowleogss cur protecsorAss oi the sGms Indans OF
owe. N,es,ssus or any state Which vs may Choose .
project The sams words apply to both psrtss and Il
bad rule that doss not work equally for both The
mtnt Great Britain threatens With arms TO dsfssd this
M, and shims shs to do In virtue Of the
~ We may claim by the asWs instrumsnt, nth equal
Justice the right 70 take arms In dsfsnes Of Honduras
and Nicaragua But, 10 my ju,eusnt ths treaty which
vas meant for peaceful purposes. denies both t. Great
Britain and the Unsd States the right TO intsrss b.
crce OF for such PURPOSE for Any other par
poses. except BY mutpAl sent
Great itsin may send IN army into Nicaragua 10
defend tho Indians without violating the treaty Viii n
bIFs her not 10 oosupy that country then b. tia
rule uciop ths may fortify the vhoe d Csnrai
AEsrscs, OF Introduce solony thsrs nudsr the
pie.xt Any possssscn Of Great Britain In Ca
trsl America vfbcus cur nssnt y cceupston IL
violation II her nauosa1 faith. The urueti0u which
uld slos her Ia lace armed solitary the terri
y for ne rsfPcx Protsvsisg the ladRns, woyl pao