The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-07

BY the public law Of +, gland and Amer
lea, no pgssible act Il such Indiaus +.
their predecessors could confrr on Gres
Britain any lp,Iitical rights
Great Britain does not aliege the al
!. sent OF Spain as THE origin Of her claim
ON ihe MOsquife coast. a Size has, ON th
contrary, By re Gated aud successiv
Treaties renounced and r~elinqnished al
Ftprsfepsions Of Der own, and recognizes
The full aud sovereign rights of span
In the most rnequivocal terms. Ye
these pretensions, so5without solid foun
Idation in the begipRi1g, end thsrre
peatediy abjdred,I were, at a recent pc
Rod revived by Great Britain acaius
the Central American States, the lpait
Innate successors, to all the ancient iuris
dietion of Spain IN that region. The,
were 6rst applied only to a defined par
Of the coast of y clragua, afterwards I,
the whole Of It's Atlantic coast. and Inst
11y toa part of the coast of Costa Rica
end they are now reasseHed toihis ex'
t.n':. notwfthsfar.di 9 crgagemehts II
1.-THE Upited States
On ihe eastefst coast Of Nicaraeuu
and G ssta 4sca. The interference OF
Great Bsitaiis, thauph excited ut sAe
time III the sfhrtng of military oeeapaffan
oftse port of;Sans Juan dt4Nsrte fheu
the peaceful possession ofths appes-
rahn S:atts.' Is low presented by b y ms
/ theIrightful exerc s6f az roteetorship
owes tie Mosquito4rib<s OIL -dia S s5s
BTh-rhe rs Adjustment at the Balizc.
NOW rca hi g-faE beyond its treajy linn
Its into TIE s ale OF H11d1ras. aud that
OF .theqB ly 1ssaeus, aPperiaitirg of fright
kto Tn s fne State, are as dis~fiictl. col
fooiai goVrrlInenfs as these Of Jsnaica.
Or Gshada. aAdtherefnre COZ trary IN tlre,
very iatt.r as well as the spirit nf ehes
with the UsHed Ssafes. as Il
WAS at the. time f rat .fcaiien, and now.
Is Understood by this goyerhmeHt.
8 The ipterprefatiumIxhieErthe British
GogernReGt, thus in assertion ard act,
persists IL ascrIbhtg to the conRehfi61.
entirely chares ssirs character. While
IT hos de- us to all our obligations, "a in a
great measure rel, ass Great Britain
fromahIs;, which col stituted the con-
sideratioi to thissgoyernnrent for enter
ingahttO the e~ougeht:oD. 1t, is impossi
tlei In my jrdgment, for the United
States to aequiesce in such a coustruc-
tion of the respective relations of the
two governments I Central America. {
, To a rere red call by this government
CIR a. b itain. To abide bv,a.d car
effect tue stifulatioasos.t he COZ.
ventiod according to its obvidus inftar.,
b wiihdsag ng fr2m the posse. sion or
COLONIZATION. of orti.ns of the Central
Am r can atspE kHo ,dnrHse nj ar lgua
and G.tsts r ca, the Britisil9G ~, n ne t /
has . lsnggh replied, aft m ns that the
ezatfrirof the trerty 5 erespte We oily
aud did rot requ re q f~at Britain e.
abahdon or cotstract any possessions held
BY her in Central America At the date
OF its coHclusion.-ss -
This reply s9bsti,uts "a partial isspe,I
in the place of the geaeralon pres ,nted1
blythe United States The British eor5
erhm cnt p ssts oyer, the question Of The
ofGr at Br tIin. replor supposed.
in Central America, aud as~uints that
she had such rights at the date at the
aud that those rights c"mpre,
the protectorship of the Mnsqai.
% Indians, the extended jurisdiction
md limits of the Bslize, and the colony.
IF Bay Islands, aud thereupon proceeds
BY implication to infer ttatsi if the etipu-
ations aqf, the treaty be merely future in
fleet. Great Britain may still continue
o hold the contested portie.fs of Central
america. The United States cannot
!dmit either the Inference ar the preini~
es. We steadily deny that. at the date
# the treaty, Great Britain had any pos
there uther han the limited and
establishments at The Balize,
nd maintain tLat. if she had any, they
we're surrendered b. convention 4
This government, recognizing the OBJ
of the treaty. has of cours.'.
ired to see il executed in good TAI; bs
10Th parties and in the discussion, fhs re-
orc. has not looked 10 rights, which We
aigllt assert, independently of tEf trea
In cogsidrrAtIon of "ur geographical
aid Eof@uther ecireuins anc,s.
shieh create fJr MS relation 20 III. Cen
raj American States. diff rei.t from
any government Of Eer"pe
Tue British Cover nietst IN ITS las:
ommunicatioI. slttoagsAwell k owihp
ho views OF tae. u ne I States, still de-
il sees no reason why a Gu
). spirit may not e;.able the tto
oveE9hpeatseo 9vrreunie all Obstacles
0 a satisfactory adjustment.
ssured of the correct ess of the con
trueti6n of the freaty co. sta ~ ad !,
cred to BY this gov ;rume It, and re /;
Dlsei rusinssstoo8 Tho zrigatsc1 of the
JHited Srates. yet actaatvdg Is by the !,
me fdesire, wiris.h ss avoweht by the
gurerbncGt. 10 remove all can
IS of serious nIisuuderssamli z between i,
NO lnat.ols a~s,ecIated By 50 many ties of d,
'terest aud kbrdredeit has appeared to 8
q proper not to consider an amicablc
of tae co dtroyersy hopeless. ,
TherS is however, reason to appre-r !
end, that with Great Brtian in the sc- 4
lal occupation of the disputed t~erritn !.
es. and the treaty therefore T tcticclly !
ull, 81 far as regards our rights, this !;
Iternatiorai difficulty eaunot long re- !
ain undetermined. without Involving /;
serious danger the friendly reiatio $ .
hichH it IS the interest as we'll - The :
uty of -boh G .untrics to cherish Il, d /
rsserye. 1t will afford, me ssIncere =
if future efforts shall re: =
lit il the sacc .ss anticip I d reret"ro e >
it'll nor confidence tia the aspect of :,
lie case permits me now 10 entertain. n
RECRUITMENT. h
One other SUI of discussions be- S
seen the United States aud Great Brit a
has grown out of the attempt which I
Ie ae~xigeucies of the war inwhschSshe is Il