Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-28

Eitie irail tenement she resigned herself to her
fate. and ii came well nigh being her last rest
ing place upon this earth.
She remained in this situation. Mt this last
named place. from Wednesday until Saturday
hont 12 o. clock when she was found by party
who were in search for her. She had been out
four days and a half, and tour nights, exposed to
the mercilcss storm on the praries. The wealth
er was intensely cold. During two nights Of
her exposure. the thermometer ranged from IL
to 90 degrees below zero. She said tn those who
found her that she never slept during the whole
time. believing that IL she went to sleep, che
won Id never wake again.
The Clayton Bulwer Treaty Interpi eted by Lord
Palmerstou
From London Post Official organ, March 81
1t is satisfactory to learn by the latest advices
from America that the people Of the UnedStates
are by NJ means inclined TO fasten quarrel
upon US regar ling either ofthe two points which
have lately attracted public attention. There
is not only a moderation of:angunge perceptible
in the public journals with regard TO the disputes
between u, but degree of positive Indifference
for which were certainly not prepared, and
which seems to evince u general and strong con-
viction that peace will be maintained. The con-
tras,t u .eah bted between The tone Of the organs
of popular opinion and that that of the govern
ment of the United States is remarkable With
ont positively asserting that the latter Is desi-
rous of war. no upon this side OF the Atlantic
with the exception of Mr.. Roebuok, will deny
that its recent communications, both upon the
enlistment and the Central American questions.
display a captious and unconclatory spirit.
which the friends OF peace cannot but regard
with uneasness. Whether this tone has been
adopted for national or for merely party objects
it matters not to the world at large 1t Is in
either case source of peril. although il has pro
badly been exaggerated in this country; at least
the implied disavowal of tho policy of the gnvern.
ment by very large proportion of the Ameri-
can journals would lead US to this conclusion.
OF the two points in dispute we shall confine
our remarks at present only t, one. As the
correspondence with regard 10 the enlistment
question has not yat been brought 10 a close. we
shall abstain from commenting upon it. But the
disputes which have arisen with regard to Cen
trail America are now before the public,and moth.
ing remains 10 be added upon either side The
government of the United States apply certain
Interpretation to the treaty OF 1850, while we
apply another. We insist that it was purely
prospective in its operation. and that it only bound
US not 10 extendour dominions in that quarter.
| The Americans on the other hand, contend that
it implied a remuneration upon our part both OF
! territory and Of political influence. But they
do not ask us to give up all our settlements in
Central America. If they did. their demand
would be more Ineligible and consistent. The
| onl"ct al the Clayton julwpr convention was u
| prevent either Power from obtaining the control
and command OF the sthmus of Darien; and with
this view they each stipulated that they would
| "not assume exercise any dominion over my
| part of Central America" Under this clause
! the government OF the United States insists that
we shnll abandon our protectorate over the Mos
! quito coast and give up the important Island of
Ruatan, together with certain other dependen
ces, but that shall retain the settlement of
| R.lty oh, ..Gt ,A mad
from Spain by the treaty of 1876. With this
ception, it is conten1ed that all our possessions
in Central America should be abandoned.
But why leave Us this remnant Of Belize F! Why
this reference to an old treaty to Spain. about
which the Clayton Bulwer convention snys not
one word We could have understood the Amer
lean construction of the latter, if attempt had
been made to show that it was meant by the ne
gotiating parties that we should abandon at once
and for ever all our possessions in that quarter of
the globe. But why wo should abandon part and
retain part we do not comprehend. If such had
been the intention of Sir Henry Bulwer and Mr..
Clayton they would surely have expressed
that intention in explicit terms. They would
have laid down the geographical limits Of
those that were to be retained. That they
have not done so, and that there Is no
reference, direct or Indirect to the abandon
ment of existing rights is the clearest proof that
no such abandonment was contemplated. But the
| American diplomati,ts contend that there is an
| implied remuneration Of posse ssions in the
| Clayton Bulwer treaty, or.to speak more correct
| ly, of portion of them. This doctrine of .'imp-
ed renun' iation" is no less original than the ill.,
| ternational theories lately propounded. by the
same authorities, with regard to Cuba and Den
mark. The island of Ruatan and the adjoining
| islands now form distinct British colony; and,
although they are not once men toned in the trea-
ty of 1850 it is assumed that from the date of its
signature the Queen Of England renowned all
right and title TO them in all time coming. A doc
trine more extravaganza in itself and more opposed
| to all experience, was never gravely propounded
than that rights of this important nature should
be lrrecoveraby lost by mere implication. aud
without any express understanding on the sub
| ject.
But the most singular part of the affair is,
that the American plenpotentiaiy himself who
| signed the treaty with Sir Henry Bnlwer never
dreamed of attaching to it the consequences up
| on which his government now insists. The trca-
ty le6ntivey ratified by the President OF
the United States on the 9TH of July, 1850, and
upon the previous day Mr.. Clayton. in des-
| patch To Sir Henry Bulwer, says that the treaty
was not understood "by either of US 1.-THE negn
tiatorsJ to include the British settlement in Hon
| duras nor the small islands in the neighborhood
| of that settlement. which may be known rs its
! dependencies To this settlement and these is
lands the treaty was not intended by either of US
| t"appy." Yet, in the teeth of this explicit dec
| laration the American cabinet now contends that
the treaty applies to the whole of these islands.
without exception, and to large portion Ct
British Honduras. They virtually tell that
Mr. Clayton meant that which he formally noti
fled 10 Sir Henry Bulwer that he did not mean
! Who then. can he surprised that the people of
| the United States should evince disposition
to back up their present rulers in these prepos-
ferrous demands! Who can be surprised that