Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-31
EEIIE 4EA'F EST MEMS
REGE1vFsEs ia
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
" ,spy4e7oS so;bZfThe message Of Il
NEWS-

MEMS.
WAsHISeroS. S0;h-The message Of the Pres
ident relative To Central American att;irs, was
sent into the Senate yesterday, but it wits not
read.
It merely cncloscs aletter of sir. Marcy to
Mr.. Dallas, dated May 9th On the subject of the
clitftrcuc of opinion between the British Cox
erIilnent and that of the U. $. regarding the
construction and effect of the convention of tGc
18th of April 1850, and the Ccutral American
question gcunc7aiiy, and stating Il Dallas, the
views the President cutertd;ns OH That question
las. il now stands in order that he may commit
uicate the same TO the Earl Of Clarendon.
There has been no direct communication be-
tween the two governments on the main subject
since the letter Of Mr. Buchanan TO Lord Clar-
cudon in September last, his lordships reply of
2Stsi September and the Iief rcjoiGGer OF Bu-
chairman on the eth of the following October
Tie President i. appears would lave been better
satisfied ii in expressing the conviction that all
Obstacles to satisfactory adjustment Of the con-
trOversy might with { cenciiatoTy spirit Oh botl
sides be overcome.
The Earl of Clarendon has been pleased to in
,licate tine means which IN his iuugineut, were
calculated to produce 50 tavorahiea cohsnmatIon.
.tUr want of this the President was left to con-
lecture the precise idea OF her Mnjestys Gov
o.minelt he could not he certain that iis conec-
tuTe concerning twas well tuunted, but was IL
dlced by certain collateral accidents Which have
occurred, to infer that il MAS by the arbitration
of t:4ird power.
sir Marcy says it would be suPcrAuous TO
dwell upon the right Which the President e''-
tcr;ains that; portion Of this nature which her
Maiesty's Government intended final one,
was not presented al the commencement IL.
such a shape IS to have attracted l0 aI:d liked
upon it the aEte1tiom OF Il1is Government.
Clarendon seems to assume tiu difference be-
tween the two countries was one merely ot the
Convention OF 1850.
Alter reriewi..s Great R.itains preten:ions
NJ. Marcy say: 10 t,Se vita a military force
and hold san j, al, Nicaragua ANY Utler poIns
in Central AiuerIc;, Sucn pietrntlJ!. s'oulu DC so
totally irSgcouci.aDie Witiati iiea OF teihdclcIs-
deIce OF, HeutrIiity OF t.te istaua as ~ render
t.tc convention wOr-C taau nu2aiOiy To the I.
states las cal Vi submitting 10 ARBITRATION tbs
.getvi.tIun Involving Sue! Consequences on IL
Any o;lc. way coi,acntiag to restore the effect
u :; treaty it'll SEcn po,ihic coastfu:.4Ji.,
II wou. Ia the Judgment ui tie fFesi!ei.t be iis
sutv Ia propose lis auntl..uelt 80 n TO re!gils>
t..c u. s. from Obligations ioI ItteA'iei pt' ;'"y
b.ue-.t- Rad which u0 ;t;l oiss s' N..i!itetl-
titv cu.rc.i they a;tIias cttltl!.!to tt treat!
u5oa the IMPOSITION t;i;tt as; a,.autarsci ~
10. restriction ~ - incurred d.. tiiCu- itlaI-
fAc P.vs c..t .Ss IL c..ret u an, Ting Fihc''
csu.I o,. TAKEN 10 :,.it either directly "i Ie'!,
bal t,,erc queS.iysi ia l4iS u.id atINc u lie
t:u- cjsl.Ucl ION cI t..It convention ana i'e s>.'
D1,i.d to t;Ie earu tat Ii out-r.inI.ls lie lies-
understood ~ attuat,d by tae slig. tsst iet!ing
i t:!,t.IISt T,gagag the treaty rights II tie L
states, but tu. President i, mt tcf;'s'i 10 say
Dat t,;it som. 81 the questions of tie inst COLI
-.Iil. which tae two GJys:nm1.sS differ, may
lao; b. determined by arbitration Osty i.it al
t!agoua method. % his class OF oGiect- oi ~
yuuY i Lhe4ue>siJn, What are tue EIs.itiul itit'
II the establishment az kciHe ti,; sitic OF the
i.Ga,g OF Honduras, the question! whether IN.
hsy- Islands do or 10 rot belong 60 ;Iat hcPu''-
ic, and the question to what extent OF co"n-
iry Is embraced in tine term Mosquito Coast of
Is in the actual occupancy Ci Mo: Tito Indians
considered as Indians with sgieil territorial
i-i:tS only that description of possessions are
:.lidcd to claim.
According to the established ,bie law 81!
.rc.t Britain, Of the United states. and Of
pain, Of the Independent StaJci which have
accecdcd Sliin in America Icia,inhciiI z u.at
power exists on the part of tir,aJ Britaia and
&c L. :. TO dispose Of tic Sovereign rights Of
fe Nicalaguan any either Stale Of Contra!
t,ucric;. Marcy concludes as Ioov.S:-'fhc
President would not decline to rcvr To arbitra-
ion. He is aware of many practical obstacles
90 the adjustment Of any international Difference
i"f this nature by arbitration. fhe President
docs not doubt any one Of the pO"cr Of Europe
ailCh should consent TO undertake. tue taSk.-
such arbitration as Is proposed would per-
orru the duty in perfect inI artia ity: but e
apply to any power to do ti.is would be to ASK
|ul' il an act, which, if granted, would add t.
rci burden of domestic duties ami la'ois Offset!
tiag the complicated differences Of other gov
-rnmcnts.
He would greatly prefer that in a controver-
= ike the present, turning Oh points Of ro.iti-
al geography, the matter >onli hu referred 10
some one 81 ttore of tl,os.. ciii!.clt Of sci
eucc who ito henor u the intellect Of EuroHc,
and who. with the previous consent of III IL re-
seectiyc gov't<, might well undertake the tasl.
Of determining such question, to- the accept
aace of he: n.ajestys govt wcil as That of the
[. States.
You are instructed, therefore, to eater into a
communication vitf her macsty'S Sec'y of For
ai-n .%HftirS il. relation to Central America, IN
order to ascertain in TIE fist place whether any
existing difference cannot he terminated bya d.
rect negotiation; and if it cannot. then 10 get
tue conditions OF tie arbitration OF those paints
af difference aS TO Nbiet alone ii Is meti!od Of
-a;!!cneIt seems applicable, Ii being assumed
that the other points after that wn,ld yield II a
conference between Clarendon and yourself
conducted in spirit of cor.tiality aud fauisIcSs
.!,irl belongs to your personal relations, ana
!igtateei by tue true Interests of tIc L. s. a!rd
q. Britain.
CONVENTION.
BFooMTyG7ov, Ill, 2aGi.-ihc State Rcruh-
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