The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-25

h--~inoe ~ 'asg tss ssose hAse your letter,
have tstsa pscs het~een ts Hon ra4ksr fs~nch aud
yeu y n whNh fan threaten - break 40 our line.
fs4 ssa Awsss ot his iwpoteu boASt my reply would
A-+s hlsa a aH"rrns character.
Hhs so<n~F yoo hestn Hmeh amsgnanimous undertaking
lls .ebsi - ~ sarn hat srandsqneni boastng has
- Iens osey tho iaws a. thia country a. we ever
have drs and .AA continue H. do we nv. no,hnr 10
np9shrnd from iher Justice gr the vniic,ivene.s Of
H. vstnmeni gahceIs J.t W.
A. ths aiaCsy heive@n the rovernmen, ANA the rrau.
- Company Fegsra hs cAapaesr of tse passengers
hat tha ssasfs % M. hrs igafy carry appears
. hinss upon hs aytoa and E.i~er treaty, sanex
hat fsasots ac1nsns order - place She pnblir IN
possession u No iuues, isofns,i"n on The subjcc,s
THE CLAYTON AND BULwER TREATY.
coSyksrIos narwrFS raH uTfTsD STATES or AMERr.
ca Asp HER FANNIE MAJESTY.
The hasd Stsses ~ America ana her BitNnnie Ma.
Jesy nrg desrous of consolidating the relations Of
aIniy Which hspraly .ue.s le,ween theu BY -etlnS
forth sna nxing y convention their vess aud lnen.
tlons With references 20 any ~ communicative by
ship c@Bal sheh may b. constructed bet~ern the At.
aas o. sicsrsgaa and eltss sr s,,h 81 ths ntes q
irAfssua e ssnasna = any prt or psce "a The Pad
Il ,Cs.n the fiessssa. Of The niisd states hss
n ne slt Staes aud her nfitannle Majesty on the
ght iisuerahls ~ Henry iytton Bal~er, minister u
Ccmmsnasr ~ tte h. nor Order " the Rs,h
end .nyy sstsordinay and minister peupoentiary.os
her annie Majesty - the United states for tie af5r.
sid purToss and ts raid ipo,entaries h-vng sr
changed ,hsir min powers -Ilah vsrs fsuna 10 he IN
proper iotm, havs sseed 70 the following article. =
Article J. The governments "a the Unstsd state. AMI
cfs I'an hereby .elsr~ that neither the one nor the
'hsr iii sess fr it.eB sny exsla.ivs
va sssr se, o. Amen .ny s alton. asa ssss
he fsms ths vi.suy thereof ~ or f,tsies
nrss~~s os's Es4 the Mor,uiio coast ~ sny part u
Nsatfas &frs .fA ~f8 sf'6e "a anv vrasn-
,isa shsh .. si'l.r .aesa. :, .y sa,a aay 'isa
r~p'e fgr tbs grrpv~e ~ etrcinr sr staining any
such 'orsshes'ieas ~ y vcrsryius. rul Ia csso
psrs a esn,fs .rsirs y aaeuung ~ s<rcs ng g.
mini ssrr ihe snm~i nas ~Gn iAs rniel ,ss.s- pf
Gra Eren '..s sasantsge afsns ts'1sary 81 n.a .nv
slnnre ne~ii =, aapenc. kat e.lies may ass
vhh any Stsfe = Rvranuevt tht0rzh -Asse ierrsss,
s,arr ~, rsa s.ss' s ~ g. ~ 's ~ ?. seloi.as
4 ne 49,, sny - sssaalgsF a rsgagd VI com.
weree = nhssaS tbsoaeh tbs 90 est.t which shail
-, " anes-, - 'as sAsae aF'"' = As dtizcp. sch
~. = u -l.pf s4s,ces.a <a,s. or G,e., sd,,ia
ihs ecsS tpe parties, BE- esemp,rd frsm sl,csads a.
lsnti q csrtnfe by either q ae belhserrnts All thu.
" ,v's.'n shall extend 10 such distance from The two
efs Of the I'd canal may here,fsr b. .oaaa expe
nfeni 10 establish.
AIT. 8 10 secure he esns,ructoa Of the aid
canal the contracting parties engage thss say
canal shail be undertaken upep aud equias terms
by any psrtea having The authority ~ he local govern.
mon governments thro.gh whose territory ne sam
pass then the persons employed mssing the sas
canal and toir property used 20 b. usc1 far hs eb
Jee, shni be o'eclsa from The cen'msneanaat = the
United States and Great Britain fi0 unlass det@ato
confisration, -sizure, or sny violence ~hsisarvcr.
enc" they respectively exercise ~h any Sas state. ar
gov,inmen,s possessing eaiang pess,s any ysri.
cicon or right cver the territory which the .ad cans
tbail traverse, which hal he waters sp,.
be thereto, in order to induce
TO hcaie he conf'fucton 4 tn. .as canal ~ syery
means in their power And sngthermorc the tn4tad
states and sfeai kain agree their gp9a oac.s
wherever Or however = may he mos srpeiisai q order
20 procure ihs es'aei.hmen, Il 'veiise por asash
end q said canal
Art 5. The contracting parties further ens.~e ,ha,
when the said canal shsl have hep nspet.a tney ell
Protect II from inter- upton, mn5oss nanasss
ton and tsat They wi guaranty e neatfaliy thereo
tha, the sad canal nas ~pen AZ e. ans ths
capital Invested therein secure Seyerthcsas sse go.
,rgments Of tie ini,ed state. aud Great Rftaan In -.
cordng ihsir protection % tie cns'ruciou = me aa
completed always nnderstsf. thai thu. protosan and
guarantee are granted canct nsi md may ~ wssh.
governments either government k0ua deem tlA tha
person or company undetisling managing tn shme
iheirnpnn ~ are contrary " Ne spir and latsutlon a
THIS convention eiiheg BY mAkiag unfsis di@claaAns
IN svor u tbs u a he contfac,nx 81.
ues or WIN the Commerce Il the ohst, ne ~ ipsstag
orpressise esaetionn uuleasoaabc iss apaa tascs
gers, veses, soear, rases, n~rchsnane olhsf a..
uce- Neither party, hoses.f thaI uffhtssw the re-
sad protection snd gsefanies vtbass arsi ritns sis
months notice 10 ;be other
AT. O. Tbe contracting r.rssy 10 ih 50. .sasisa %
gsgs 70 iBve evefr rtAie witb shsh bsih ~ msthsf
have sndly ntefc0urpe 20 enter tnss stp0isiions
them, similar 70 ihose witch hey hass enssa ass sta
tie hobor and slvanisge o. having en'Na'f4 - wafs
Of such general interest i@past4ass $50 eAnal
herein contemplated. AMI the e0ntr.c Ing p~r--a
wise agree that each Sh. enter into rg.y sp alats
vith sueh ~ the Genital Amer Stsieo thwy mNv
teem sdyab'e for the purpose "A snf~ r.fft.
irg oct Tie great deslgn q" hl t,at
AZ euns'fucing and rasin,ar ring III. esn.i - A.
Communication betseen the tso eeas "a
mspkitd equal terms ~ all snA ~ - ats~ tfnx tAs
and they aio agree that ths sood "a - ~ ssss
sba be employed, vhen eaussoa by the other In "a
ING and a.-trfing The psguuaticu o such tiau
tiors and should any differences ar a te rlx4i 0s
property over the territory through Which the s. esasi
tba err, between the ia - " weFnnssat u nfrsl
Aueries, and sneh tasrtnocs shDua any .sy aat@ae
obstuct the execution u Tho ssd cxnal xvyrvn
usnis of the United states ans x.at nslaain sl as
their coed ofc~- 70 settle ruth dsnces ghs asa~r
best suited 90 proro. the interest,". II ihs snA
20 strengths The bond. ~ nashir ard alasne .tfsa
exist between the contracting rsffIs~.
Art T. II being desirable that time should ~ ssn~
eesssriy osi In commencing AL constructing ths
canal, the nm.nt- u The United aaa saf
Britain deternne % give sess support aa ~ncsarsss
meut 10 such persons COMPANY arxt oT@r ~
commence the With the necessary espsxA tks een-
sent n the Local authorities sod sach pfinciyss -
accord with the spirit AMI n,@non n thla eonvensg
auy through which the proposed shis eaaal nav
contract for the of nurh canal a.
that specified IN this conyenfion ~ the spslasgnm ~
which contract neither of the oontsc ing @e. IN thls
persons company shall, moreover hsv. nste pY.r.
rations and expended time money and trsabs on IN.
faith of Guch c0utfsct, IL hereby sgee1 tha N unfs
eomrsny shall have priority u claim ovpr svsvy
other rerf0n, pcrsons company, - the pggtectian
the governments OF the nied states ami Great rrlsxa
and to sowed year from the date n tbs exrhasxe ~
the raiiHcstions u this convention ut n0ncsnx thssf
arrangements and pfssenng syileaoc "a wnAc~nt ca.
tai fnbscrSed 70 accomplish tie c,ntempaiea arte-
tai ng IL being nnderstDsa that - the sfA, AZ
Va .fn xtnN IN T.