Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-08
HIGHLY IMPORTANT raunEsruSDENtg
OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.


tint of Great Britain, IN relation TO the Central Anne
ri IN question, communicated TO Congress by III
p..-!dcnt, embraces letters extending from July
lSJ', down t" October, lsJJ. The man points II
to discussion, however, viii be found III the l'll""
ia. letters, which ot llIe laest dates:
MR. BuCHaH,S TO InED CL,KEHr"S.
The und .rsigurd. Envuy Extraordinary ana M'n'S
tr Picnputemary of the United Stat has ocen III
srucicd by The President again Ia can inc n.eh"'
ot the Earl of Clarendon, Her Majesty rLIhcP"
Secretary Of State for Foreign Aha'rs' 10 the Cchn
Amcrican questions pending between the two gov
rrnnemts, under the convention OF l9'N oil APrN
| 1850.
| The President has directed the Undersigned before
retiring fruu his mission, In r'ques from tae Drsi
government statement Of the position w'i"i II ha'
determined maintain in regard I" the Bay islands
the territory BETA ~ the Si!Tuu anu i!lc Stis''"on
a, we'll Il. the Belize settlement, anu to Ia. M1Squho
| Pro:sctornte. The long delay in asking ior lH' ''
| formation has proceeded from tile PfeSle!t lc'''o
lance 10 manifest any impaticnce ON inns ihlPoi'a''
subject whilst the attention of her Majesty sm I'VE "
rient WAS ensrossed by the war win hussia. nu. q"
more than year has already elapsed since inc tes.
minatirn OF the discussion on these i,
the first session of a new Congress Is rapui! aP
proachng the President does not iee that ne "o"'u
L- justified in any longer delay Whist Is ar "
the purpose of the undes sned to reopen the genera
discussion he has been instructed To c"'hmun.eao
the Earl of Clarendon the conclusions al "uc" '"0
| President has arrived upon the whole case go,
After having carefully reviewed and recohsluereu
nil the questions involved, with the l'Sht cast Hp
| them by the Earl of ClarendonS statement ~ W..
nd of Nav 1854 the President has expressed ms I'M
willingness to believe that the positions, ~hich ne
conceiyes 10 be rather indicated therein than hhaiy
adopted will be adhered to by The British u"'efn-
| mtnt. .. ..,. 81 .,o
convention 10 exclude both contracting parties from
ho,iinp or occupying well as from acquiring terri
torin possession in Central America; and that tins ~
,entun is not clothed in ambiguous language put Is
s,t firth in explicit terms. The United States have
bound themselves not to acquire any such posses
-iuns and Greu, Britain has stipulated not 10 assume
or exercise any dominion over amy part OF Ien'r"i
America" Indeed, without such reciprocal engage
ments no mutually whatever would have existed De-
tween the covenants Of the contracting Parties.-
Whilst the United States are excluded from occupy
iuy colonizins exercising dominion over any part
o: Central America, it cannot be admitted that the
SAME restriction imposed in the very same language
is not equally applicable 20 Gacat Britain.
The President, therefore, confidently believes that
Great Britain is bound by the first article Ut the con-
ventou Of 1850 TO withdraw from tho possession she
now holds of Ruatan aud the other Central American
islands the coast Of the State OF Honduras us wei
~ from the territory of Genital America between tho
Sibrun aud Sarstroon, which has been encroached
upon by her Maiesty's subjects. He is also OF opin-
ion that the possession of the British government AT
the Belize should be restricted ~ the limits aud Oh
ects specified in the treaties between Great Britain
aud Spain Of 1888 and 1856
In regard the alleged protectorate over the Mos
onto KINGDOM, the President has instructed the un-
o--isned To say it his confident belief that Tins
ur,rc;orate had been finally disposed Of by the
van,;nn It ia therefore. much 10 his regret that lie
GnJ II ia .t continued ps the basis OF British do
,pnion over an extensive region in Central America.
Even, although Great Britain admits that the
ventun imposes restrictions on the pr"teci"ra'e
d",';,;a,' go ,,,n M,snn;ro cnast which sb, had
u''i'l'om W. ~" iIS ., ~. ,r...nt ,nn,u,n,
ao"e ot,"'e US ua'c i"us'r' u. 'o r. =. -; ar NJ,
no visible power, cNl VI n'", U.s. =; $500 ~" w." h
9no terr,torS, eAcep; Jun, M,,0 ,h cnnv.u,;n ~
pressy prohibits both parties from using amy pro-
lection which either may afford TO any Sute or peo-
pie, for the purpose of Occupying terrifying colo
nizng the Mosquito coast, or my part OF Central
America, for the purpose OF assuming or e1-
ercising dominion over the same.
The declaration of the British government that its
protecorate is only employed for the security "f me
rights of tho Mosquito Indians anu thai II 10 ready
Ia abstain from Farther interference Ill that country
whenever these ri.E.s cHa. in q proper manner. be
Guaranteed to them cannu. be recognized by the Cni
ted Staes having any tna:idit!oh III the conven-
ton. The President considers this 10 be Il question
between Nicaragua aud the Indians within liz terri
tory with which neither Great Britain nor the United
States has any right Interfere except in friendly
conference with the authorities Of that State.
Having thus distinctly presented 10 the Drllsn
government the views OF tiie government VI Tue III,
led States in regard to The obligations Imposed ny
the convention ct lsJO, the frcsdeht lce's assured
thai the Earl OF CInrel1 %.il, w.n cnarae.I9as.s
irankiess, % equH''y eAP.c.t VI PreSen',S WV
II the British government III regard 10 These oolS"'
tions.
In conclusion, the undersigned u instructor I"
state that Tie lresiuent uoes nor uouo .nut ne ''e
resi- oi tne TWO eou!rieS an, ,, tnr. ;m ILL
'naihtain eAIs.i's itteuuy io, o"d ',oiI .ipa,n
eacn nhr'y VIII I c oi'oiS r.; ;n,. nJ;, ,n.rt
'% IN. Central American Questions.
Ut rue Centias ,,' h'' y, r.,a,v ~ N. Earl
wv uiue S no" ''ra',n.s ~ h G,iu,;,,J cnn.
VI , o'". en'o 'A' J,wrs RrCu,y.y
trh R;,bt Han tba Earl of Cln-.uduu &c
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MR.. BUCHANAN TO MR.. MARCY.
No. %
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
L"nd"i' oct'' H. i2o'' }
SIR:-l have now the hon"r"i TRANSMITTING 20 you
acory OF the note OF Lnrd Cinrehaoh VI Tue Io' re-
ueived by me on Inc 29ih uitliho, III ais"er 10 my
note ct the llth ulino' on tue Crnlrdi american
ton, as well ms copy OF III iePiy u"leu WI W. ~,
INST Lord Clarendon hoG Is ol surn c,,aiu'tet ~
might have hten anticipated aiter 'he
between his Lordship ana myself on !e n VI APR
Inst, reported in my d'spatch No ool Oh !ne ,Ii q.
that month. ms note has osth reeG''eu =" 'uc''
sooner than had anticipated that IL were NV ", va
possession VI my iet'er ., reca n,Su' 'e'u'u ne
On inc ON us ."i' 'hnnIJ .sy Lefore This
II ~ iinposs,oe' "o"e'S' ,: IL ,,,,nu la
letter shouid atri'e' anu l. 70 Se'.ni'y Pr -
all the circumstances ui"t s"ouu ,e =, " u
longer than may oe necessary. ~ ,nD;,al r ,h;a
not nave Ueeii ": a'uou wv, 30. ,L ,r, ,,cc.oL
ueSphlc"' "usl II my oe '" ~ ~ 1900
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Hon WIN L. -h"''S' 'e''''"'' ~
LORD cLARENDoN T" MN. hUch.HAN,
The andrrsGncd Her Majesty prihcPa' oecle'"'
ny of State Tor FOREIGN hiHr' ma. inc nn"nt 10 uc
Knowledge the receipt OF Inc noe when r. bueian
all, Envoy Extraordinary hio MINISTER LIT -,
ry OF he United States' addressed 10 MN o.i i' n;
slant, stating that he had been dlreced oy te I[es
dent, before rctrng from MS mission. 70 ,t9usS'
the British government s'"lelen' :" .no ,bn
which II has determined 10 MAINTAIN IN reEaiu " n1
Bay Islands 10 the territory between !Ie ep W. anu
the Sarstroon as well as the bcZe settehtit anu !"
the Mosquito protectorate, anu set''hS iorln e euh
illusions at which the President Inns arrived upon tile