New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-31

L.ye Camel m 81. riSh; 81 Belize AID tie as
'.mta idercs. thereof territorial soverssaity
BELIEVES eve u B.y fsad. 5sloas to Is. STATE H0oda,
coeGas,cn by -s, Britain are contrary q her
tety with the United States being the ana eo
ment thinks diereny apon the question WHISTLER he
Bay lslands are subject 20 occupation I'D ~
two Governments al Issue. ~
TOn this retrospect Of the sevsrs point. Of -
that any use f1 result would either from GAZING o
INN power to say Whether ne . % :. -
By her Majesty. Govsrnmsnf for II that question s?ud
Br,siy an he ,aSssf-,i rofts Of aifsrsaes between
the countries would remain uniolehed . benz
dispute would ,t wf.I rshs pos.es.ion. AZ ne
cate Of IT, c9ny'nton Great Britain aeiSsy h.i n Ss.
And II u IL conendei ~ the Bn'sh D0sern
rnry tske with sv f-e ara hold san Juan or
TsooIe able win ell tes q the Independence and neuiy
The thru, render the convention hn nussioy
the UDitsd States. Instead OF submttrs 70 srbtra-
tCn pTeteIson involving such consequences OF IA ot@
corstructon would the udgnen Of the Prss1e b. RI
duty TO TroI9se re imminent 80 as to release TOE .el
states from obiaatons not attended bysny beneh;s a. lu
Oh cations unattended the United States did not
On The s2pposron that absolute reciprocity Of resting
incurred by Great Britain ! repeat, II the
contraction Of leaving Great Bhfsin in possession
O. military control a the Aslhe Of Central America
the Of the Mctquito Indiana and with powers colo
Iize Isusr positions commanding H. the ground Of teif
having been spontaneously occupied BY British subjects
control and acquisition that in the estimation of the Psdsnt
would be 70 depve The treaty Of moral force both because il
the United stses did not intentionally enter into such
sasement AID such possible construction whether
for the most honorable of being discharged from such OBJ
their proper relation American powdr the transit
routes Of The American Ishrnu. AID the general independence
Of America IL hEe the Presdent cannot consent 70 act
which plies the easeree Of possible doubt 10 this point,
POSED woud Iot be the teSiv into hh the U1sd states
entered he do anything which could be taken admit
s OF M s s mere H q9''on M m
ard he ee bound take hs entertaining the
BY The slightest feeling of dus regarding the treaty rights OF
The United blt the President Is not prepared to skno~edse
that Of the questions Of fact concerning which the
Governments differ may not be conveniently determined By
jecs Of inquiry the question Whist are the rsh,fa limits
Of e;tab shment At Belize on the side Of the STATE
do DO belong 70 that Republic and the question
to what extent Of country embraced in the term Mos
e eSd ndsn. and %h S o l'uG . o
that description Of persons entitled to claim according to the es
tsbhsd public law Of Great BIitan Of the United
Of the independent States whh have succeeded Spain
ana the United State. dpo.e Of the sgsr S. Of N
rssus or Of any other State OF Central America
tie O sa Of bs N e1 5
States Of Central America Great Britain and the United
have petenon thus TO intervene the
defining their mutual obligations arising Of
they may have IA order TO assure how far they con
Ishmus.
Retarded only az collateral considerations affecting the coz
Britain, they questions which II not determined by
betw the Governments themselves the Pres lent
would decline to refer 70 srbiuation.
He is Of the existence Of many practical Obstacles to
the adjustment Of any difference Of this nation By
srbtraonof which difficulties Great Britain and the United
States had experience in the stemp settle by such
previous controversy the subject of the boundary between
the United States and tue British Provinces in North America
The President does doubt that Of the Powers of
Europe which should undertake the task of such
proposed would perform the duty with perfect impair
TALLY but apply Power 70 90 this would be to ask Of
ID. which granted would sdd TO their domestic
duties the abor and burden OF settling the complicated differ
eDces OF other Governments.
He would greatly prefer thai in cOnroversy like the pres
tunT points Of political geography the matter should
be referred TO Of those eminent Of sci
who 90 honor 10 the intellect OF AID America aud
who with the previous OF their respective Govern
might well undertake the task of determining such quss
ton the well Of her Maesys Government
that Of the United States
You instructed, therefore, TO enter no communication
with her Msesy principal Secretary Of Foreign Affairs In e
ton nTa In order ascertain In the first place
whether the existing differences be promptly eTminsiei
~ direct Degoston IL trey cannot then 70 discus the
conditions OF arbitration upon those points Of difference as 10
which alone this method Of settlement requisite
pcabe assumed that other points OF differences would
WELD matter Of course to conference betwee
the yourself Conducted In the spint
cordey which belongs TO personal roll.
TOR dictated by the Interests both OF the
III tied iaies az 4 Great Britain.
am, Sir, respectfully your obedient servant 49,
Gro NJ Dali esq &c London. w. l.. MARCY.