The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-31

make tbs response TO tast proposition At the
v.sy threshold the question WHAT Is IT which shall
Lord Clarendon In his letter TO Mr.. Champion OF the
10 Of November seems to Assume the cite encs b.
tween the two countries merely Of the Interpretation OF
the convention Of Ap TO- 1880 but thai ia not go under
stood BY this government II indeed, IL should be de-
teImined in any way that the American instruction OF
that treaty corsct-whi,h Is that Whatever NAV have
been the state OF things previoas to its dat after
that neither the United Sta es nor Great Britain Is to
hold Any possesscns in Central Anerca-tnat when tne
two mers ssrsed that reithe: Will tvet occupy,
foritfy cocDise assume, or exrrc 80 aLy CO.
minion over Nicaragua, Costa Roa and toe Mos9uio
Ceset. any part of Central Amerca-ths sipuatiou
comprsheI DIS as 10 the acts enumerated prohibition
their continuance wal as their iritiaucn, without
which there could be 20 siec i've reutra zscn OF -.
American Isthmls IL say, such we're the sg eel or
tetued Interpretation Of tbs tben pceed, SUN
determination weu,i conclu all existrg ef"rencs AID
sete II accordance vi he visws entertained oS tns
Cped states But the ether hsod. It Is not easy to
ow y ADVERSE construction IL were stopped ~
an arster could ina the difference Lord clsren
dan ocnceives that the treaty ey pro.psc i've
its So y undoubtedly WAS 10 one sense ina
Isl lhsi er gegemeu,s only to effect lime II
-. .-scat'fn sS Sid bnr sooly 70 al future time But
wher ge n iner thar tie tIsa dc not IN any
way ute,feys With tie sate OF thing sxis is at the
tine CT It's conclusion he no. on,y assumes c'uts
wh.ci does not dow from. the premises ret he
also assumes state Q. fac Taico IS controsefsed By
this gtvsrrrent and deta-rfr alton OF witch csnno,
eiiye the Last ard from the inte-p.s alton wnica ne
,iaiu- FOR the convention.
The Earl e Ca1euecr here assumed whnut dis
til city sssertirs that at The dss OF Ne treaty res,
Br bac sions Il Central America th- exstsa
Of en- ch possess or as IS he wise expr-e IL the
assumption ot there beog portions Of terrific ped
bs G:eat Br Ain in Ceutra per "a, Md -pper 20 b.
wta he more than orce fPesAs Of a. toe 50 q thos
exist ing q. tbs time OF is claslor" BI III govern
understand thu. A. tae date CT ne treaty
Great Bitsin had Any possessions OF ooc1pe sty terri
tory in Central An Ca unless the Bitten estsosnmen
at Belize wi its Dependencies as tie same ceanet
hy her treaties Win Sla.a) are to b. cnn.icere1 "a
British possessions or territory il Central America that
the ely possible coDstruc ioo OF tbs c.oa i1ns
char eed betSsen the secr-e OF STATE Hr Cay ION, an
tie British Minister SIR Henry Ba~er, a. the une Of
80 49, Ind
psudsr IL Of that a.cn rtis
uppctes that mat a mere facs III stae 4 things
existing in this respect the tine f ire conclusion of
the eoIyen on Was thing ( iniisput.oie no oreey
viii not &C tes Hsjssty's the jus ice OF
pesuurg that vlsn The Es' OF esrenton sre.ss Of tbs
possessops If C-eat Britain IA ttat 4usfer or Of por
ofterti c-y occupied {! H. he IN eaes be undse.
stooi 40 Gazing sry hi-g out rightul sessions end
ghttul oecupetcr ttss is roae lions and cc,u ,atia
bsied uron principles ard cont m pu Laws
Which govern the intTns onal -elsh the Christian
states II Errore nd America n d Great Britain, 8.
that time such Sessions occup>i ia Central
America Il So must have contested eihsr in her re-
aton TO the hos4u lrcsn', 10 Be ize or to the Bsy
Islands.
Firtly to the Mesquite cosa. II Is net upde stsod
that Great Britain now sys aim to sry posssssions or
any terri Org there sll she is supposed to c'am the
right TO proiec ths Indians. 1t cannot be al,
legged ty that these disns col st ute, or are CON-
Pefent to constitute al Independent state admisaeee
saeb into The faulty OF sovereign wers. Nor is 1t
pretended b. e. eat h-tsiI that il tina TO-
half CT those !n6srs lie ters car, VI bout con rsven.
sovereignty On spy past Of tie Mosquito coast.
Her Msj-stys government cou7iGsrs itse un!ee obi
cations Of honor to protect the ers rs t'e l.dsns
TO be relieved e tia. su In soy manner which shall
hcno,aby assure tie future condition OF tho Indians.
Without Iii here iato discussion ef the 1sstcn,
whether 'he ctnc ions OF duty thus IN ettei b5 ,he
Bti.isk goye. ent vel III founded 1t seems su'
fcent say there nothing IA that oranh Of tee sub
ect which erits the solemniy Of arbitration by third
power or which ought to be regarded as Incapable OF
ss y cree
tie tnited safes. New II arprehennec that her NS-
jestJs government IS Disposed TO eai the possession
either n her own pame directly or that OF tbs Mosquito
proteoscrae Of the por'cf San Juan Nicaragua. 1t
cannot but be admitted that the port was he old pos
session of spsO, her right 10 wh:ch
il to vsrs Cruz and Panama. thai she pad port
Of entry and tort a: e. near iaa. pace 50 Dg IS .ns
,sd ID, ht ten bst o. sp s sb.s
ard of territorial possession passed to the
republic e Central Auei'a 1t i. true that 1t su,ss
n QUESTION, British force landsi at San joan
expelled The authorities 0. the Stse Nicaragua whish
sgsnst that safe 10 The of the Aosqu Indians
II il tue that Great Bitsn afterwards tepquish-d tae
place r the 20 called people Of GIsytown br the orisi
nal talrg of il Ter &C.. that IL she in tie xrds OF
Lord Csrepdon racd people uHeer her protection In
the san Juan Aprot.ctorship exercised
arc in The of ach percns rs the Indians
would it IN plain smcunt to practical Sovereignty. IF
admissible rn6e- II of protec nrsbp for of
the contracting parties tie conven ior II w7u'd be
imIeed for coz tn ling {, axe the 1ner
poscorhp of the Inc ians and pers rs in Central
Aurica IL not surposet that Great Britain desires
10 enter INTO any such he OF pol CT RI conflicting pre-
tetorshps in that quarter cont nd FOR any ocnsruc
tic OF the treaty leading 70 Euch corse and Of
ccuIse difficulty between tina Two governments Is APP
pieter dsd 'h,t int any thar resa to the
general e'atian of tne raty 7, TIE No quito ltdsns
Secordly As TO Belize. IL b. ing ed that i, pur
Ct l1pspsi lois iaterchsrged bt Fir Henry
Buiver aud Mr.. Clay Great Britain is not presu!ed,
by any stipulation with the United states from
tioupg to exercise a. that establishment all th rights
which fhe acquired fr Spain IL would ais, hat
there is nothing in tha. part II tie ct which It
VI IA tgO nmpn "a II hi
they cannot settle by Themselves for al hough IL
common IN English boob of geography, and others, to
tits too well known 10 admit OF dispute that Belize is
rot and was, any part Of Honcura,; and her Ma
iestys govern nent will rot ii is assumed matter
Of cour,e ouId en- n ere name any pretensons Of ex
tended territory in that quarter 10 the ddics Of the
territorial integrity Of tie republic Of HorduIas
Fnslly there rem aims tire quest OF tae Bay Islands,
as to vtich there IL OF contrCversy-at least 10
appearance I'll due to perfect ffapkIe-s TO cay that
tbs year 1852 nd IN apparent rs:icion to the
express let of the convention OF 1861 colony at Bay
lsaIes has LETT ssaareeabe impression on the minds
OF the g mept and people e the United Slater.
Possessing, as Great Britain does colonisl
establish meLs in ali parts # the world, many Of the
in the West Indies Ii has not been readily seen what
Involvement Of interest she have hs5 TO ,lish
rev colony under tx peculiar circumstances Of the time
loo.i ack beyord tie rct Of her Asssy's warrant
establishing the colony Of the Bay Islands and consider
ing the state Of ihrgs existing in cha. quarter st the
date OF the convention Of $780, does Ills g,yernmsnt
well zee en- what ground |. can be main tanned that
Great isin a. Tia. time had possession Of the Bay
Islancs which could be dee med fahf1 her as
PEGS the engagements eth the Unteo States terri
toria oyeregnty OF the Republic OF Hordua sY do not
understand the Earl Of Clarendon po.itivey to assert
that the Bay ISLANDS dependencies of The British
tlenent at Bsize. BE indicates. to be sure, incna
ton tie part OF the British 20 maintain such aim
bu. comedies, ut the same time, that it is cebasAbe
question The President does not pc init himself for
to entt rtan tho idea that the Earl Caren don
viii insist upon any claim of right in Central America
incon patbe wi The mcst sacred respect for al the
spulasns of the tresy understood By her Msjss
government. Of courge he looks to what the
suggested by the Earl Ct Clarendon Fla fnds them In
the sAtems mt from the Foreign Office May 1854
communicated by Mr. Buchanan and by him transmitted
to this department.. Her Majesty government admits In
that ap.r that Ruatan was claimed ard n ihtariy
occupied by the former republic OF Genital America,
suscessor OF the right, Of spaio, but asserts
at the same tine the atverse Brsh claim, manifested
BY acts Of authority, tay md civil and BY acts Of
of mill