The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-01

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lhe treaty was fully ratified on the 4th of July 1885,
but took effect from its dae April g. 1850. II recites
the purpose of the parties namely to consolidate ami
cable relations, by setting forth snd fixing their ual
that NAV be constructed Sy the vsy q the river San
and either both OF the lakes OF Nicaragua Name
qua The 1T pulatioDs which most directly under
review on the present accession
any exclusive control over the contemplated canal
manding the same the vicinity hereof
w or or TO- y & Ss or
Coast or any part of Central Americ. ,,.v
lance which ether has or may hav 2 or Win
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qua Costa RIGA the Mosquito or any part Of Uens
alliance connection influence that either may possess with
people through whose . the craa may
reoy fer us own citizens or subjects any unequal rights or
xr The paries viii use her influence with any State or
Ss sh &c ps
induce them to favor lis consrucion and 70 use their good
the establishment OF two tree por one At each end Of the
Art The parties engage invite s.ae in friendly
vita both or either o them 70 enter into paa
States share in the honor and advantages Of havns
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canal ship canal between the two oceans for the benefit
J. The parties determine 10 give their supper. and
build he necessary capital and consent
iss mag have contract which Justly uno5ecaOnAbie to
Art v-The parties declsr re that besides the particular
of the treaty before stated they have the farther d
ssree to exterd their by treaty spuaous any
other practicaDe whether by canal rat
70 De 4de by the ways of Tehuantepsc Panama.
1t was great treaty, sublime in its conception,
the two rival members of the British family after long
and angry alienation, met, not within the territory OF
while it rnites North and South America divides tue
vigorous Atlantic States of Europe and Amsrca from
the immature American States and toe decayed Asatc
nations which, opposite coasts overlook the broad
Pacc-the last emaining of the barriers which
ture had erected to hinder the restoration of the unity
the human How they changed SINE they lad
hist in conflict! The elder had grown richer strooger
and more imperial than ever before The younger lad
reached higher and more palmy state than
n IN W fore
attained They were 70 longer unequal, but each
was dominant, senough in separate sphere.
The one the presence Of its mercantile marine and
navy the nations OF the East IN their places
the other, by The influence OF it's opin ard is
laws supreme among the 1cr nations of the West
They met On that important strait not to Contend To-
geher for dominion over IT. nor yet to combine together
70 seize and dvae an exclusive dominion there Bat TO
make it free to each other and equally free to all mau-
kidd Tney met In the of the feeble aud coaten.
tous republics which the influence OF their own las iu
lions had perhaps too soon organized out OF the ruins OF
spanish cespotim in Anne ca not 70 overthrow and sub
jugAie those republics, and seize the domains which they
could not hold but TO orty them and guaranty their
posses them forever. 1t is present but
the future that stamps upon human transactions their
tue and lasting character. Hish'r THAI the ans Of
shall be the glory Of that conjunction Of Great
Britain and America on the heights that cumnani
there effected without mutual selienial
acquired under tie discipline Of free government
had long copvuscd the world The UDi1ed States sub
dued ths nature prompted and the voice OF man
kind applduied and encouraged. Let not that ed
De broken and these friendly Powers engage in
deadly strife and discord and violence be thus e, coss
70 The progress Of The nations Better for the
Of each that the white cliffs that garrison the
Of England sink into black and pestentia moras and
that Niagara Lore forever its deep voice. sod
thu ough vulgar channel to sea- than that the great
and concord thus established between them
rudely broken counsel senators and statesmen OF
the United states by all the born 10 the
hove OF such land as ours in such ths-I
rel the Senator'S and statesmen Of Great By all
motives thst greatness and ambition like her will
90 a u, aid
AL costs and hazards and Though all dsconerts and
jeslousies this great treaty. Let this political raiaoow
stand stretching from the skies downwards either side
70 the horizon, pledge that any of the nations shall
again be overwhelmed BY after coming deuge OF human
passions.
shall examine frst the question concerning the Mos
quito Coast The United sta insist that Great Britain
is bourd by the treaty to withdraw from that district
Great Britain denieS the obligation.
The United States take their stand ON the fair and
natural effect of the language contained Ia the trea
It's are that Great Britain shall obtain
maintain any colony or occupation, exercise any
domI ion over Nicaragua, Costa Rca the Mosquito
Coast any part OF Central America Great Britain
asserts that the stpuatous only and do
not take hold up and terminate any patton
colony common Of hers which is existing at the time
when the treaty Is included. She argues that such
eject 10 merely inerenal; whereas If 1t had been in.
tended it would have been embodied 10 the form Of
express repupciation.
Il seems to me that the renun cation does not rest in
inference only but explicitly xpressed The trea
T. very b,et y grasPs many great interests Of the
Bslze Colony Of Nicaragua, Honduras Costa RicA and
the two other Central American Safes, OF Mexico
and New Granada, and of all friendly nations,
and necessarily disposes Of them in Language which is
comprehensive while it is abrupt and terse. Great BIZ
tain stipuates that she will not Chat il to say,
this time, henceforward) maintain any colony
occupancy exercise any dominion over the Mosquito
Coast This stipulation cannot be fully executet unless
Great Britain SHALL this time, renq uish disc
tinue give mp retire from and abandon wha ony
occupaon or domain Of Whatever form nature, she
nov maintains or exercises the Mosquito Coast.
doubt may arise whether the colony occupation, aud
miniop indirectly maintained and exercised ia the for
Of protectorae the Mosq uio nation is oclu led
the r. nun :stiop To remove this doubt Great Btsia
peas and specifies that she will not from ais time
"nake of any protection which she
affords TO any State people for the put pose OF
any colony, occupation or exercising any
Whatever, on the Mosquito Coast" rn the
Argument Of Crest Britain against hsrse If she Is not
70 rsnquh and discontfnue her Mosquito colony, occu
patton AMI dominion mantsinsd and exercised ia
the form Of proec,orate why does she not expressly
reserve ana taem,
submIt In the next place that IL tae Anerl,an
struct,on Ia not the then tea " Is desti
TUE Of that mu uaiy which Is inherent AL conven