The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-01-19

N'' w. assu'ie, or exercise any dominion
over Nicaragua, Costa Rica the MOSQUITO
coast, or any part of Central America, ~ and
nreat britain still exercises the same power
AMI claims the same right to exercise il in
Rattan, Monaco, and on the Mosquito coast
as she did before the signing of the treaty Of
1850
Lord ChveHdon.-IIer Majesty's govern
mcnt regrets that such a misunderstanding
should have arisen as 10 the righifll inter.
probation Of the treaty Of 1850, whose prn-
clpal object was to unite the two govern
ments IN guaranteeing the safety ofany ship
canal, railroad, or other communication be-
tween the two oceans. 'and the spirit Of a
treaty must always bc inferred from the cir.
cut,stances under which it takes place"
/ -h'. Bnch0Haa-Ihs rcverscs the natu.
raj order OF things, and Vattel lays it down
as tho FIRST general maxim Of characterization
,that) IL ~ not allowable to interpret niat
has no need of Interpretation" The British
government are pleased To treat the shin ca
hal as the only feature Of the convention of
IooV but the United States consider that
invention to have other more important
supuIauonS; and On so grave = question |
must explicitly state that the great object of
that convention was 10 terminate the occu.
pancy OF the Mosquito coast, and the Bav
Islands, no matter by what name or uud.r
what claim they are retained aud ,,,i
Great Britain refuse 20 Withdraw r,om 0"v ,,ia
occupancy, the President will regard tia,
'''" ~s!on as 4 noncompliance with the
supula,lous Of the treaty of 1850. And if
is important that this determination should
be distinctly announced, that This govern.
mcnt may no longer he left in doubt AZ TO
her intentions
II Is now evident that, with the United
states the ship canal was the prctcxt of
Sttliny Great Britain to sign away her
GAINS IN Central Amcrica-cltims b. which
she cannot show the shadow of a tile
vas Great Britain oycrrcachrd then, in the
treaty, or has she changed her mind with
respect to Central America? IF she 8aI,r.
dsr-,..,., ,nc treaty as Tfo;bcctiyc Only, Why
vas il necessary to exchange notes on sign
iJg il, expressly cXcmptiug the Bii.He from
its operation? For she acknowledges that
she has no rights at Balile beyond the limits
assigned By the treaty with Spain. At that
TIM, therefore, she must have looked to
total abandonment Of all other claims in
Contra, America. What, then, induced the
change; 1t was the bpmtarlmput of Grey
town, which, by thus bringing the matter
to definite issue, has accomplished oHc
rorI r,.ult e., los, \.ul.tn.,..t,.L.
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49,
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hT, A"'h'""''--l ne PRESIDENT has di-
feot'd me, before reuf'ns rom my mission,
to request from the British government
statement oi the position which it E.s de-
tnrmiucI 10 maintain IN regard 10 the kay
Islands, the WIiiI'iy between IN" S'hun aud
inc Nais'o"H, a, wen a. the haIla 'et's-
iHenI ana inc mosquito p electorate.
A"'' ''''h''".- ii'f Majesty govern
"'Ut "ths'' 10 '"c "I'h'1" Nh''h i"ey nave
.'h'l "c''' ''h' inc convention 81
y P'" ''' '''' Wa mercy prospective III
,S Pg,"-o" ana "'' n.' j" any way inter-
,.'' WIN Wv 'l''1 VI ,"'. S' 'H'','s al ,he
~ '.'I'' W ~ '''', ''''.'"' Anu WINE ''' bI',
US" ''''"'"''' nav Il" WISH 10 extend
,'.T l'''''',','' ~ Una. In'f''r' 'h,y are
MOI pirP''tI ~ '""''"f' item IN pursuance