New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-31
CENTRAL AMERICA.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
The following is the letter of Mr.. Marcy to Mr..
Dallas on The Central American question:
nrpARrNENr STATE

Dallas on the Central American question:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHINGToN Saturday, May 81, 1856.
SIN. | am directed by the President to address You
on the subject of the difference OF opinion between the
British Government and that of the lnted states, re-
garoipg the construction and effect OF the convention
OF April l9 1856, aud the subject OF Central America
generally aud state 10 YOU the views which the fres
dent enIegtains of that question as now stnus, III
,rd, that Oh may communicate the same 10 the Earl OF
clarendon her Britannia Maestys principal Secretary
of State ioI Foreign Aai. You are aware that there
has been no direct communication between we t"0
Coyerpments on the main subject since the letter OF
xonr predeoessor Mr. Buchanan, to the Earl OF Clar
snou dated s, pttmbcr IL, 1883, aud his Loiu- ip
repy OF the 2elh Of the sane September ana te Die
7, onder by Mr.. Buchanan on the All OF the oho"i9S
October. In hs letter of llth OF September MI.
buchanan briefly recapitu' ltiOg the cOnclusOGs at
winch the Mt had arrived IN the wlole case aud
which had been July explained to the Blush Govern,
ncnt his previous dispatches, reminded Lord
Clarendon that more than a year had alreaay
elapsed without any new step bong taken by
he United States IN the discussion from an
,suYnpuess TO press the subject while the attention
cTIer Maies,y's GoverDment was engrossed by war
,,b Pnsia and he proceeded to say that the fIesi-
d.ut had direct, him before rcurnS uoh hlS mn SION,
- IL was anon. 10 DO TO request from the British
Cov,rpmcnt statement OF the lsitions winch 1t aad
1.t.riucd TO m0lntalI, more especially IN regard -
d. Bsy Islands the Belize settlements ana tue MOS
onto gnotectorate. 10 tins communication the Ear.
81 p1on replied stating as the final opinion OF her
Naisstys Government that the Convention oi Apih
70 1850, vas merely prospective III IT'S operation
AND did no, in any way inter with the state
Of things EXISTING AZ the time of its conclusion.
lie repeats TIN idea Afterwards, in ot0cr forms of ex-
nrtssioD sewing ia place that the British Govern
ept consider that the design of the CONT acting par
ties was not 20 disturb any state of things then existing
ars IN another plaoe that while the British Govern
M If have 70 wish to extend the lmts of their pos
ses.,ons or the sphere then influence in Central
America they 6rc net pyCFa.ed contract either the
one os the other in psuunce OF the Interpretation OF
convention 10 which Interpretation they cannot SUB
~crbe Here W.iO the exec tlon OF oilei note from
Mr Buohansn to L0gG CiarenGon-and thst upon
sinel. ~, mt only--She correspondence toucnnS t9e
,,,nsral o,estion has remained suspended III WA
nns he perceived lhat in his saoslng dispatch tae
ri s Glare aon desists al s hsi as ~ l. IN
otcts II he controversy, NAsh lsG IHs,'s-ss - -
aver lion of he twc (iovcrnrcI q, oru res -
a rosoh tn at Length definitely ssso net az ;,
uouI eoA-of rsr-euaT hypothess tonehnS thS ; ~.
Conxeniton The President soeia tei o" lssl
an Announcement wiCh equal sur prise al regset no ~ ~
have Teen oSglssd 20 restfd % as ~ or sP tbe
TEN alton correspondence the sueeet O. 49,
taipfv duty 81 sa.enny that the Conven'ioa -
ccaeS 20 he ot<ioTy the United Ststes but io Tao ~
pg exgus ssions ~ the Earl Of Carenlon's dispeieh d.
sTsh tcH shares the convicii0n OF
aert II Unitso stte that q Of the ~ eoct
ard ntual desire "a usntsa the eaistug ed 'os
tors slke insliEe each pAfty with coLc&ofy sit
ana 20 Al Satisfactory al
Stment of the Central American question The British os'
sgIrmsnr zee 40 ressSn why should be obsrsiss'
ms language the ps,t o. r. sMaissye praePsl setei.J
J FSreb Afas bee h tps ees yTs,etrs tie Pre- dsn'