New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-12
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION.
cr.RryDos TO MARCY.

CLARENDON TO MARCY.
Parliamentary Paper, issued on Thursday even
ing, June &c, contains me etIe, o' , go
Marcy TO Mr. Dallas npOn the Central American qieS
ton communicated to the Earl Of Clarendon by Mr.
Dallas On tie 18th Of June and a'o TIE Earl oil Var
endon's reply. The latter document Is us follows;
FOREIGN OFFICE, June 20, 1850.
SIR: The dispatch of the Secretary oi StaIe OF Tue
United states dated the 9th u. copy OF whl;h was
placed y YOU in my hands the llth instant on the
subject Of the difference OF 0p1on pewesl Tue o,a;
sb Government aud that of the United states, regard
In, the construction and effect Of the Convention of
April 10, 1850, and the subj,et of Central Amerca
generally has receive the affective consideration OF
Fer Mai, siy's Government.
R,G,yc proce.d to communicate 10 you the vie va
of Der haj.stys Government in repy to tsis Dispatch
] will beg leave to remark, in answer to NJ MaFcyh
Cbte yaiUn, that direct communication upon Tue mtu
subis ct had for some time ceased between MI Bu,
chnnan aud mysolf that such correspondence had
c.a,ed tecause it appeared to her Mejestys Govern
h.t further - 80 not hk.y To Lao
10 set,l, nent II the question NJ ISSUE Ila question:
tuLed ulon the neiIreiatl0n OF the tresty VI leoO
zee, ectiug which her Maze tvs Government learned
for lie frrt time from Mr. Buchanan that view had
D. ell taken by the pfesen. Government OF the United
States different fom that of the preceding Govern
ment. Tie treaty out OF the various projects
which had been sat for commercial co Dmuncations
acIoss Ceptra. America, bet~e the Atlantc ana the
Pacific and especially had ference TO scheme OF
,hip snal 10y the River st. John aud the Lake Mic
arogua. Tie main Inject OF the treaty was to provide
q security that euoh lire of commercial communca-
ton, through whateyer part OF Central America they
uigrt pass she ud be free for the OF all nations,
ard should not fall under the exclusive control OF any
power.
Thee objects ard pgrpscs are ,ry txplsined and
stated in Il G first article, which Is a. flows:
"The Governments of Great Brit-n and The United
States hereby declare that netherthe nor the other
will obtain o. MAINTAIN for Isef any ex ;lu-ive
control the sale ship canal agreeing that neither
viii ever erect or maintain any Notifications COM
pandpg II same or il the vicinity thereof or occupy,
or iofify cooIizc or assume, or exercise any do
mnion over Nicaragua, Costa RIGA, the Mosqnito
cast. or any part of Central America will either
mske use Of any prot. cti)n which either affords or
may sfioId or any alliance which either has or may
have 10 with any state or people for the purpose
Of ,tIg maintaining any such iortifcatioos or
Of occupying, foItiiylg, coon.Zng Nicaragua,
Costa Rca, IL Mosquito coast or any pat of Central
America, Of assuming or exercising dominion over
the teme. Nor will Great Britain or the Cuited Safes
taEe advantage Ct any Intimacy, or use any alliance
connection OF luence that either nay possess with
any state or Government through hose territory the
ssid cana may pass for the purpose Of acqu rng or
lodine dirsc y or Indirectly, toi the subjects or c-
ZtIs II the one any nights or advantages IN regardto
Commerce navigation ii rough the said canal, which
sha 70; be oiY,rcd the terms TO the subjects
or CiiizeIs Of the Other"
Her MaCs,y's Government deemed that the plain
ind unqr. rtionabe Interpretation Of this article was
that each Government was prohibited from dong what
the OF the article explicitly declared that neither
Government should theresfter do; 1ut that both Gov
eIjcSed, where those nights not expressly limited
Or abandoned.
With regard especially to the protection which, for
lorg coune Of limo the British Governu EFT has az
forced to the Mo.quto Indians ths article far from
IeGuIrg that projection to cease acknowledges its
existence, and cOptemplstes it, crntiDaahc; for the
Article Gays that neither party WITH make use Of any
protection which il affords, may afford, to sny State
ar people, the purpces Of erecting or maintaining
tpy Notifications, of occupying. terrifying col
Cnizing the countries therein spe flied The treaty
Therefore Gees Lot Isque exi-tr protection 10 cease
but only fcrbids Using such protection for certain .pec
repeatedly informed Mr.. Buchanan that it was the
wish Of hey Geiesty's Government t. withdraw from
The pIctecoTate OF Mosquito, provided they could do
so with honor, securing adequate provision for the
King aid the Indians Of that country that RuatBn
was possession Of her Msjestys Crown and that,
ler nHjosty's Government could not consent to
Gbgi dor tie protectorate Of MoqutO or TO give up
The J. and Of Ruatan merely in pursuance of an in.
depreciation given by the Government of the United
states 10 treaty which iEierpl citation her Msjesty's
s;ovolpment cid not admit; the mos. usuI well az
the moot hieIdy, course to pursue, TO refer the
meaning of the treaty to the decision of third
power.
hi. Cfer was made BY me 20 Mr. Buchanan BY the
direction Of her Majer;y's Government 1t several
times renewed and discussed between u. Mr. Cramp-
ton ought undoubtedly according 10 bis instruction.
10 have CT mnunicsted 10 Mr.. Marcy al the time when
be reoiytd il, my dispatch Of the 10th Of Novem 1er
giving an eeeourt OF my convers atoms with Mr. Bu-
caDaD, bat bis not having done was Of little conse-
qutnce, as Hr. Buchanan had often assured me thai
way thing which had passed between US had been
duly reported to biz Government. I am therefore a.
Ices to aeders and bow happened that the Presi-
dent stouIs g. stated by Mr.. Marcy, have been 10.
duced only ~ certain collateral cdenis TO infer tha.
arbitration b, third power OF the difference bet geen
the Governments IN ela'ion 10 Central Ame.ies had
been rIoposed By ber Aojestys Goyerrmert.
misconeeptton bts, hoHever, taken place which
70 he regretted az seooun: 81 the delay WITCH hss
oocsgo-et bat tbS b-s been rsAdeTed eSnpa-atiyely
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