Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-03-08
reported for the Baltimore SUM-
The Central American Question.
WAsnfNGroN, Feb. go.
SENATE.

The President sent in the document
relative to the offer TO submit the cois.tnr
fioh OF the CLAYTON and Butwer Treaty, D.
which it appears that no formal ptopo6i
ton was made to Mr.. Buchanan, who IT
pea's merely his conversation with Lo:t
| Clarendon on the subject.
Mr.. Burhanan in letter TO Mr.. Mar
ey, dated % November last. says thai II
The couis e of his conversation with Loft
Clarendon lie observed 10 him that til,
the most serious diff cui,ies between III,
iuo governments might ARISE out OF Thu
! Ceutra, AmfrItao question Lord CiateH
don SAID thst when two governments disa-
greed about the construction OF a tfea,,
the best and m ost natural mode VI as 10 re
fer the question to third power.
4 an eallY period in the negotiation
| Lord Clarendon made his spgs es!ion, bat
1Alr. BuehaBan PECULIARLY nPtled thai the
! Emperor Of Russia was tte only power
sufficiently independent TO act as an I'M az
ina! umpire in the 'a>e. and Eagland Eat
gone TO war with him.
M. Buchanan ia another letter TO Mr..
Marcy, dated on the 2ist of November,
says he urged LcrI Glarendoo as 3onEty
as he could, the reasons " bieh he though
ought to induce the Blush governmen
to seinqaish the Bay Island 10 Honduies
Lord Clarendon replied tina; the is!and'
are not the least value TO Great E'itath
and tie oHiY question with them aas
whether the national honor did not ioIb,C
this course.
! Mr.. Buchanan, ir letter to MI. Mare,
dated November 9Th, SAYS - had al
Interview Yesterday with Lord Clarendon
By appointment. He then said that tn
best mode to settle the question was BIZ al
bitra,ion. replied shat there was moth
ling TO af6itfate. He aid the true con-
stu, ton o! treaty was a proper suffice
Tor arbitration. told him did hot con-
slider it question of construction at all
The language was plain aud explicit, ant
/ | thought tins would be the almost unani
nous opinion of the American people, bU
in ridng TO YOU should mention wha
| he had now seid at our first Interview
NJ. buchanan to MIR. Marcy, in a let
ter dated February 5sh Instant, saws
Ere this can reach II as!iinetnn sou vii
have read the spee,he of Lords Dero,
and Clarendon in the House OF Lo.ds CD
Thursday evening, which will speak 70!
themselves. Lord Clarendon saws III rela-
ition TO The central American question: slr
such tase correspondence is ose'ess,an1
losl NO itae in offering 10 refer the whole
question 10 the arbitration Of any thife
pow er, both sides agreeing 10 be bounc
~ the decision. That offer has not beer
accepted. and | hope upon further consjd
Grafton the government OF the United
States viii agree 10 II.
Mr.. Buehanan res1mes: Il is therefore
proper to STATE, rs Il matter OF fact, have
reported 10 you in the most faithful man.
ner every conversation which has passed
between Lord Clarendon and myself on
THIS subject. the reference OF these ques-
tons to friendly power As ncvel
learned that the British government made
auy such offer to the government OF The
United States through Mr.. Champion,
l4!er that his o'dship must have teieiieo
10 the general conversation between bin
and MY SET, which could by no means JUS
tifY the broad terms OF his Statements -
Tans much merei. To yindieate Truth an'
history.