The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-05-28

Hau become lost to history, who did not
State capable of territorial
sovereignty, either in fact or Of right, and
all political interest i'll whom, and in the
territory they occupied, Grca, Britain had
prevlouSIy y renounccd 10y successive treaties
with Spain when Spain was sovereign Of
me country, and subsequently with lndt.
pendent Spanish America.
Nevertheless, and ujurious'y affected as
The United States conceived themselves to
have been by this act of the British Gov
crnment, and by its occupation about the
same time Of i"Sular and Of continental
portions of the territory of the State of
honduras, we remembered the many AZ
powerful ties and mutual interests ny
which Great Britain and the United
States are associated, and we proceeded
in earnest good faith, and with a sincere
desire to DO whatever might strengthen
the bonds OF peace between us, TO ncro-
tiatc with Great Britain convention to
assure the perfect neutrality of all inter
oceanic communication across the 18th
mus, amj as the Indispensable condition OF
such neutrality, the absolute independence
OF the States of Central America, and
their complete sovereignty within the
limits of their own territory, as well
against Great Britain rs ng,inSt tho
United States. We supposed VIC had ac-
compliShcd ;hat Object hv the c.uycnt;on
Of April l9lh 1880, which would mover
have been signed nor ratified on tho mart
Of he United States but for the conviction
that, in virtue Of its provisions neither
Great Britain nor the United States wos
thereafter to exercise any territorial sovcr.
eighty, i'm rnct or in name in any mart 90
Central America, however q, wLonsoovor
acquired, either before OF afterwards Tho
essential object q the conycu,iop-tlc
naturalization Of the s,Lmus-wonll of
course, lecone nulli,v, if ci,lar Groot
Britain or the United states were TO con.
tinue to hold exclusively islands or main
land Of the isihmus, and more e>ncciaIIv
ii, under any rlaim of protcc,orsl,in Of I'm
diams, "ijhc' Government were to remain
forever sovereign in fact q the Atlantic
shores Of the lhrrc States Of Costa Rica.
A:cara qua, and Honduras.
| have already communicated to the
TWO houses Of Congress full information of
the protrac,cd, aud hitherto frnitlcss cf
'or,s, which the United States have mace
to arrange this international question
with Great Britain. 1t is referred to ON
The present o.ca~ion, only because Of its
intimate comccti"n with thc spcciaI object
now 30 be brought to the Intention of
Congress.
The unsettled political condition OF
some OF the Spanish American republics.
has never ceased to hn regarded bv this
Government, with Sul.eituie and regret OF,
t"c'r own account, while it ha, been the
,oIrte OF continual embarrassment in our
public and private relations with them
IN the midst Of the violent revolutions and
the wars by which they aic couLinu.I,.
a9'ia'ed, Their putiie authorities are una
Ole to afford due protection to forcj. Gao
and to foreign interests within their tcr.:
tory, or even to defend their own soil
against m,N'duHl aggrcssora, foreign or
domestic, III" burden otthc inconycniemccs
ana losses OF which. therefore lgynlyns IN