The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-14

strueon is the true one then the treaty Is destitute
OF that mutuaity which is Inherent In all conventions,
and avowed with peculiar apd soeiuniy in
this one The United States have not either the Mos
quito coast or IN any other part o Central America any
colony, occupation dominion OF any form whatever
They supnlate that they will obaiR any
such Great Britain has all Of these existing 10 the form
OF the potectorate and that constitutes the obstacle the
opening OF the proposed ship caaa object desired by
Il both parties She agrees her part that she viii not
i only not obtain any ooony, occupations
dominion there bat she viii hereafter maintain or
ercise such that Is existing As she has
fore made use" of her the purpose Of main
tanning and exercising such occupancy and domnion she
agrees that she will make OF that machinery for those
purposes longer But II the machinery preserved
ALL IL must constitute now, heretofore colony
cupation, dominion and therefore the machinery itself
must II the British construction Il right then Great
Britain has conceded nothing present and nothing iuWei
while the United States have conceded everything equal
y present and future by excluding themselves henesCT-
ward and forever from Central America
One can scarcely maintain his gravity when he finds
Lord Clarendon the other hand arguing that the Brit
ish construction 10 based the principle of nutualy-
His sylogism is this Great Britain has colonies occupa-
uons and dominions in Central America; the United
States have II Great Britain fenquish her coo-
nies occupations aud domnions, she surrenders advan
tages without receiving any equivalents But i y 70 be
membered that tho United States denied absolutely the
British title their colonies occupations and dominons
in Central America and secondly, they had antagonist
cal rights to establish colonies occupations and dominons
there by virtue of the contract and two treaties extended
to them By Nicaragua, whose title they hold . be para
to that OF Great Britain To avoid this conflict be-
tween themselves the parties agree to abandon Central
America the States existing there to whom it belongs
Pressed by the American argument Great Britain
cedes that the treaty limits and modies her occfoate
but she cannot stand that ground because the treaty
specifics no limitations notifications and the language
which corfessedy works them out equally works
ete dscontinuance and abandonment of the proecoga
1 herself Da&
Lord Clarendon attempts TO derive contemporaneous
exposition favorable the British construction from the
conduct of Spain and the United States previous the
treaty Spain did not, indeed, remonstrac against the
protectorate during the last years Of her power in A
ca but she had abundant occupation in defending them
against her insurgent provinces The United States did
not challenge the Legality o. the Pro'es'orae before si
States OF Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua But then
they had acquired title and interest which would
authorize their Intervention When that title and that in
terest acquired they promptly and explicitly
noupced to Great Britain their rreconcabe opposition
her maintenance of the protectorate.
have already given the protest made by Mr. Rives 1
give now the language OF Mr. Clayton as expressed by Mr.
Lawrence:
Is Great Britain eager willing that the question of
her alleged protectorate should be tried at the bar OF the
public opinion of the world Does abe believe that she
obtain edit for having undertaken it from conviction that
the Mosquitoes competent to discharge the duties of
sovereignty Or she disposed to hazard the nooroy OF
the fact that the visor Of royalty which she would an place
conceal the features of the real sovereign Can Great
tacy allow her, by nydious, TO obtain snbsen
tal and exclusive control the right OF way % the Pa
chc by the port of San Juan and the river OF that name
the sovereignty that region from the righn
proprietor In such pretensons we trust that the United
Sess. SD Gong
Lord Clarendon resorts to refinement Of crit-
cism quito extraordinary in such place lie refers 70 the
ers friendly either OF them enter into spuaions
similar those contained in the treaty and argues that
this agreement would include the Central Anercan Shtes
while If they should accept the invitation aud sign the
treaty, they would thereby according 10 the Amercan
construction the territories in which they exist
The most evrsory reading Of the stipulation WIN ts con
class those existing in Central America the other
those which established there ouly the first class arc
invited TO into stpulatous similar to the present
treaty, and they arc also invited TO follow Tue exmnpe q
tho contracting parties and enter into especial treaties with
The second class---namey the Central American States
leave this controversy Of words, and following the dis
ngushed negosors rise 10 the height OF The great
gunent Mark prsy you the manifest conflict Of the
In his statement Of the llth OF SEPTEMBER 1858, Lord
Clarendon argues thus;
If treaty had been intended 10 upon and ermi
the procctorate would have contained IA specific
enuncstion the part of Great Britain, 81 tho
ard rights which, up 10 the conclusion Of the con
venton she had claimed TO maintain
Again, and on the hypothesis he writes
.'The treaty would then imposed upon Great Bain
the obligation posssssioAs ahd rights, with
any equiv Pronunciation the part OF the United
q IL the convention intended 10 impose upon Great
Britain obligation TO Withdraw from portions n territory
by then hs government OF the Central American
would by the act OF accession, gn a"y ther
rights the territories in which they were situated"
Once more he writes:
The British government neither have the wish 10 extend
the Of he possessions the ,pher of heir ilgeHee
tbat quarter would British interest be promoted
70 contract ether the The other"
You see at that in these branches o. the dseus-
sion the protectorate is unsubstanta hadowy thing,
but that, the contrary, 1t Is political institution,
having the elements OF possession, OCCUPANCY ana o.
minion.
Listen now to his lordship, while with equal slil be
plays upon lowerkey. In his statement Of Mayed 1885,
he writes:
ct proper ,ha. her Majesty, government should At
her Majesty has held any posscons photers
In The