New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12

agreeably 10 the Queens Advocate whenever they cal be
neaceaby obtained BY such process Of refinement this
bcb law officer establishes the proposition that Great
Britain may in my opinion protect any state or PEG e
"Tncludng Indian trbesl in Central America, even by
force of arms If needful without violating the treaty
provided only, that in aOrdng such protection she
wholly absaihs from occupying Certifying coonzlns'
cor assuming exercising dominion beyond her own ter
"IOry in Central America. And be adds that ne sees
nothing In the treaty to prevent Great Britain from send
ing fleet army into any part of that region, or from
carrying wake operations there, alone or III alliance
with any nations states Of Central America III the
learned q neman is right in all this, never were
the forms of a solemn engagement more idly employei
used indeed give the semblance of dignity to whet
would be little better than national farce An am.
ance or protection is, protested ensage1sns
for either Of those purposes with the MOSQUITO thua
chief or with one Of the weak governments OF CehrH
Aroerics-woud be The signal as would be the usthca
tory pretext for the admission of British army nIo ns
country for holong it indeed just as long as might slt
the purposes Of England. And who that knows the
strength wealth and power Of that country and the weHS
division and poverty OF these rivai ola.es cur
that an alliance, or Protectlon " al a an! n ,h
within her reach and with It the means oil conroin3 inc
destiny Of that parf of the continent And can
proiect and form alliances" so may we AMI Cenral
Hnorica NAV become another Eianders-a theater OF
bloody contests where foreign nations may measure
e strength nj the sacrifice OF the best interests OF the
country Il rather difficult to conceive that the Queen
Advocate is serious when he talks about the right Of
British army TO even enter any OF these states
provided it absains from occupying or exercising do
minon there. British army on the sol OF Costa III
ca and British feet in its harbors and all tins neither
occupying exercising dominion over that small State
within the true spirit and object Of this treaty
Why sir while this is reputation Of national faith, 1t
il 10 insult TO the of mankind IOumight as
well the Austans exercise dominion atAncona nor
the French at Rome, because the local police goes
on with It's unworthy work The word dominion does
not necessarily imply the actual direction OF the powers Of
government as the argument of the Queens Advocate
would TO take for granted. 1t may be presumed
and preserved without that actual Interference with
the internal affairs Of country. The great Eag
lsh photographer tells that it among other
things, power and "predoninance the acquisition Of
both Of which is precisely the condition which the parties
to this treaty sought to prevent SO far as depended upon
ito provisions And passes my comprehension TO con
ceiye how power or predcminence" dominion in
deed in either of these forms is to in the pre-
sence Of British army in Central America II is idle to
talk about 1t. The dominion Of ouch anarmy would
both .precede and follow it,. ami would be just
the country were in its hands. 1t would control
the State precisely every successful invading army
does whether they come as friends or foes As to tot
flying" their position such measure would in fact be
useless TO British force looking to the composition and
character Of the people Of those regions The bayones
of the invaders would furnish the only fortress they could
need. Their camp would be imprggnabo stronghold,
and their line of march undispueH occupation OF the
country. Is there Engishmap wlhin the four seas
who believes the United States would Pyer have entered
into this engagement with the suspicion even, that 1t
would be controlled and rendered abOftve by s1ch con-
sirucon If there is he knows tleo the character Of
the American people British influence to be acquired by
tie pressure of armed force was what our Government
sought TO exclude similar exclusion with respect to
the United States was what the British Government
sought II this is attained by the treaty then that
instrument is not worth the space it occupies in the ar
chivos Of either nation Lord Clarendon in his dispatch
to Mr. Champion, of May q, 1888, proposes that a
new supplementary treaty shall supply the defects
Of the first and establish scheme of adjustment by
(which the affairs of Central America Mosquito included
shall be satisfactorily and permanently settled, &c IL
is not little singular that the Secretary of State, Mr.
Clayton the very day OF the exchange OF the athca
tons expressed TO the British Minister the opinion that
on some future occasion conventional article clearly
"sating what are the limits of Central America, might be
"come advisable 1t is unfortunate treaty, indeed
which needs explanatory supplement in the opinion OF
the negOatO of of the parties before the promuga
ton and in the opinion of the other party almost since
For myself sir am not al all sanguine in the expecta
ton that any useful result will follow attempt to pro
vide by second treaty for the failure of the first The
President in his message informed US that Great britain
has proposed to settle the embarrassing questions which
have arisen out of this treaty by amca0e arrange
mept and tina, our Minister at London has been author
lied to enter into negotiation upon the subject Ihs
step proper however adverse the chance OF success
and the honor and the interest OF the country are safe IN
the hands of able representatives nor VIII the ADMIN
istratiOn feel sure consent to any arrangement whch
does protect both Of these elements of national power
But as TO settling the boundaries Of Central America
geographical Central America for must again bring to
the recollection of the Senator from Delaware that the
political confederation Of that name to which he has
alluded has ceased to exist and that the States that com
lose are wholly independent it would be lost labor to
undertake IT, With respect to settling the boundaries OF
the existing republics have no more right TO do II than
they have TO settle And what one object would be
gained by the effort England claims that British Hon
drra and dependences are included in the treaty
and agree in the before stated that they are not
The Question then between and England if there BIO any,
is not the extent of Central America, but OF On
duras and its dependencies Whatever may be the ex
tent of Central America should il reach from Labrador
TO Cape Horn would not include an acre OF these pos
sessions for they abOOed by the declaration tina. the
treaty does not touch them. is clear that the BRUSH
Government consider them as part OF Central America
excepted them from the treaty by our concurrence ana
there is not the least doubt as have already SAID 6ut
that large extent of the territory south OF the Belize
has been wrested from the legal possession and now
held without the shadow of just title Since the formation
of this treaty and in full view Of its stpulatons new
colony has been established in this very region And
does any man suppose that England prepared by any
process peaceful negotiation % give up one loot oil Tue
country she holds part of which she has just organized
into Separate Government Is there anything in her
history or in the dispatches OF Lord Clarendon TO Justify
this expectaonl Docs the Senator from Delaware sup
pose that because in the official memorandum ne nlel
With the treaty he restricted the claim OF the British Minis
fer 10 Honduras and its dependencies, by inserting the
word "alleped" so as to read Honduras and its al
legged del tendencies or because IN his notice OF July -
he peaks Of these dependencies a the small ISLANDS IN
"the peiehborhoOd of that settlement, which may be
"known its dependencies does he supposed say that
suoh expressions if intended to be ultra cautious
viii induce England quietly to recede, without more
efficient motive of action than is furnished by indefinite
limitations like those here employed She has got the
country and her claims and her possessions were just as
well known while the negotiation was pending as no"
and her encroachments could not have been concealed
from the investigating mind and habits of the Secretary oil
State And il is very much to be regretted that when he
thought it necessary to accept the British proPosn 20
control the treaty by the understanding OF Tue
he did not come understanding in clear and precise
terms as 10 what of country should be excepted from
its engagements As the subject is left furnishes
most fruitful field for controversy no better PROOF OF when
is wanted than the extensive claims OF England along the
coast and her establishment OF this new colony H. there
fore she should propose which she has not done
10 adjust the boundaries OF Central America II VIII Dc
found TO be Central America excluding her Honduras set
temept and its dependencies she holds them: ask
what single motive have for fixing the boundaries o.