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

allow her 70 Assume absolas domiaisa there for ths
same psrposs. sad thus .nnul the whole treaty.
Central America, and that this oonstruotion would a.
Irvs beth the entassg parties Of the power to dssni
prossst he canal ssd iii canals ssd al ralrosas ssst
part q The Iithnas which separates North from South
In virtue Of this obligation, IT would b the duty q
both 70 rssst, BY the most effective means In their
great and phianthropo common purpose So, too, Dia
ss or tors Indicted either by the Isdans any Csna
American States upon ethsr American etissns Bsh
subjeeta may b punshed By their respective govern
msn without violating the treaty and oss d these
States, BY means Of . convention which II marked in
nsrss civrston and equal justice % al nsu' can 8:
cape punishment Of her mi astcs and opprssson This
treaty Il the nrst within my knoslsdes In shieh two great
psaesfuy for the prosecution and accomplishment Of an
objsst which, whom completed must advance the hap
psss sad property Of ~ men and i would b mat.
Of the seotstor should be defeated By petty eav
and special Pleading ON either side Of the Atlantic
and the eouptsr declaration made by you, at
the time Of the Exchange Of the rssiacstions I!
probably had sss.s Opportunity Of s, .s.
Of the phraasoogy the esastsr dsaIazston dasd tls
10th Of June By your rsa usst also, examined 81
Henry L. Bulwer powers and coavsrssd with him fully
on the whole subject 1T the very mooat whsn In
the whole negotiation remember well that altar his
declaration was received there period whsn you
but when Sir Henry consented TO receive YOUR sountsr
declaration Of the 4th Of July In which You expressly
limited the term "Hsr Msjss'y's settlement at Hon
duras /" to that country which u known as Beitish
Honduras, ~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES distinct from the
State Of Honduras, and alec confined the word "ds
known st the time to be suoh; Ia which, also, willis cd
uniting Belize or Britsh Honduras rot to be included
IN the ,Is,ty you ds.sovsd Al purpose q admitting
that the treaty did nclues the Central American
States With their just limits and proper dependencies"
top could be made In The treaty without the consent OF
the Senate and that he UNDERWOOD net pro-
posing any such ahsratisns-you, then, consented to
excAsnge that counter ecarAtiou which, your
opinion, and niue too completely - nuled every pre-
text asserting thst the negotiation of the nsgotaors
upon contrary to the meaning Of the Prssdsns aud
Senate. We both eonsidsrsd them and, jurst now
hold to BE- perfectly clear that the sxchssgs Of the
Publications that counter declaration was the
part Of the British minister complete waiver Of every
objection that could be tak TO any statement contained
init
In point Of law the declarations Of the M gotiators not
submitted to tbs Senate, were Of no validity and could
not Affect the treaty Both understood that This gov
eminent had decided that question In the OF the
Mexican protocol and the b itish government official
y informed Of their decision power to exchange
solutely impossible that the British Minister could have
been deceived on that subject.
Remember well that steadily rs.u'sd every effort
the part Of SIR Henry to induce you recognise the
nofquito title The ssty left us at liberty to recognise
the title Of Nicaragca, or any other Central american
misc the title Of the Mosquito King o. these points the
parties agreed to dsags Bat the right to recognise 10
very different affair from tn. right to compel others to
recognise The British protector ste was, repeat entire
Ritn 70 psc.s oesuis sos or s :.
tOryi she Is equally prohibited n my opinion froa %.
cupyng for the purpose Of protection or protecting for
the purpose Of oecupaton shs observes the treaty,
diplomatic nots,) tbs shadow Of . name
with regard 70 the British colony said to have bssn
Bonaccs, UtiIa Rarb.rat hsIsua and Aorat and dssg
mated - the Colony OF the Bay Of ands the question
whether By ssabb hing such colony Great Britain has
violated the treaty Of 1850 depends entirely upon facts
In regard to shsh there are different opinions: The
only spds known % this gsy rnmsnt On the 4sh Jul
were thos referred to In the fourth or nth article Of
the treaty Of London Of the l4th July lsc The fourth
st. Georges Ksyer Cayo Cssins and BY the afth Article
they have the liberty Of rsdtting their merchant ships
Cayo oasBa and tho cluster Of small Islands, which
situated opposite that Of the coast occupied BY the
cutters a. distance Of eight leagues from TIE river
Cd for that purpose For which end the sdiacss and
Abst iu'sy necessary for that service shau
These articles Ia the treaty Of 1855 give N the only
kD0wIeoae OF any omau hlAndD' which the Ath
suly 1850, 80 pent spoiss' Of British Honduras.
peat that the counter declaa other
dependence Of Brah Honduras bat those smAn sasds
tesd that Great Britain veil as Honduras had laid
claim TO Ruatap; but had information TO the
BY to Sir Hsnry Buiwsr avoided any rsecguton Of Is
Birth claim 70 IT, other auson TO It. than could b
Inferred from tbs positive assertion that the treaty did
LID it, and proper dspsndenciss thsss isasds v,ss
part Of any Central American State ct the time Of The
o. u 90 % s oh:s
they do not then bsosg 70 any Central Ameeaa STATS
would = sross siu.ses on oar psst 70 vrsts.d that
Ruatan belongs 70 the Stats Of Honduras my n,v
dgs Of the f.ss ia too limited to enable me- to express
During the afministrasioa Of President Taylor there
va no new ssgcssoa b essst Britain Ia sny part Of
the lsthnus which was not promptly met and rssstsa
power to prevent such assrssson, any such should -
attempted, oon.idsrng e he did that al The psssasss
retain our prosecutions on the PacHc prstsnd 70 know
nothing Of what has occurred there sncs his day. bat
neither he nor his adviser could Be held rsspoa6ls
the treaty negotiated BY his aess has besn ct any time
violated sines bis death scarcely sapposs possi
BILE that Great Britain intends seriously to intsposs her
proeeorats again TO obtain domnioa the Ishmus.
am that whs,svsr may b eostAiasd to The con-
6ay In any destatchss emanAttng from the British Fo-
reign oecs, Of which rumor speaks the fact is hat
portion (repvsssnted to b hA Of the cla IL
nosqrito King has been lately bought up b. Amsrssn
eti,ens with the aud appreciation Of the
euo s08v no8Otteuoo1 ofo on L0nt,
with fair prospect Of success for purchase By NE
same pen sons Of the residue Of that claim.
Before sloipg this letter would oongAtalsts ron and
our country the Frightening prospect Of speedy
atruction Of the great work 70 promote which you have
devoted yourself 20 long and faithfully. Ansrieas
Asd English gsstlsmsn Of hga character have 1t seems
int rested In the sxp0 atom OF canal soat
indicated by Humbolet the Is.bmus Of Dsxisn.
Their engineers have the route from the ssvaa
sah river emptypg hto the hArbor Of Darisn and tho
Gulf OF st. guel the Pacific. TO Caledonia Bay, %
r.: atlantic being certainly praetscAbs Tor HAS thas
81 600 600 and that the harbors each side admt
raby form cd BY nature for the purpose being sufficient
to contain the psves Of thu world The deepest cut o.
this ronts which extends but for very saau distance
reprefeptsd 10 be emily about hun fred and atty
feet and the whole distance from poi the Ssvan.
nah river, seven miles fiom the harbor Of Darsn,
where the depth Of wAter IL thirty six feet to the
noble Bay Of Caledonia Is only thirty three miss.
In consequsncs Of your pesotiston the sth ar,s OF
the treaty " 10 h April 1850 brd both Great 8sin
end the United states t. protect this route veil
all other canals and railroad the Istbmus,
whether 10 or cut of Central America l understand
tbi pursuing the 'pirt Of the treaty engn under
sanction Of the OF Great Britain AID the