The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-13

washir ston confirming hhs Interpretation Of tie
Cay tom Haivr tss.ty This ahsr has never been &C.
incidental question Of little moment the conduct
o. sr. Champion, in not communicating de,ps Oh Of
ship Informs Mr.. Orampt,a OF his effsrs Of ar
el'rauon made 10 hy. Buchanan, and desrss hun
N.Y. CHAMPION regrets this omission on bis part but az
al Practical purposes the American govern ment I'm con-
vsrsstsns between Mr. Buchanan sao Lord CLARENDON
wbose hands the CHIEF concuc of the negoAtion has
late rested we repeatedly invited the matter to
arbisrstion Extraes Of Mr. Buchsnsn's letters to ha
them OF Lord CsreDdons proposal refer the question
to third Power. Mr. Buchanan in early part Of the
negotiation represents himself - hsviog saeary"
pl this proposa tina the Emperor Of Russia was
The only Power spcisdty independent to not = an i'm
On another n. 3
fully" observed that "they had gone 10 With
b,tr.'cr" The ugshot is that up to the psessnt mo-
submit to arbitration At this stage, them the dispute
has arrived The Cabinet at Washington persists In its
views and the English government Teeoluely maintains
The disccvsry o. California and the sudden growth Of
That new country having, within Inc ~ ter yssrss
municstin shrough Central Ameroa, became ineny
desirable that every facility should DO given 70 make
that rpor ant route between the Atlantic ani The Pa
c6c acca Die and advantageous. 70 this emf IL
at once agreed hist no attempt should b made to
commercial or st,atstiesl position For tins purpose
the Bulwer teaty was devised and vas brought
fhs %an pon y tS. genera
wss The pr'vidng for ship csnal DO ween the Atlantic
srd Pacific ocesns-was 70 effect solemn engagement
BOT occupy ior fory nor oolonze nor asss nor eIsr
ss Ios amy Costa h s
ESn make use Of which either .s may
sss Or pe'ps sor the purpose Of :ccueyiag sas
don mi . over the same
can 10 more pain series Of late events 1t Greytown,
in of which Commander Fesd the English sloop
Cap ain Clins The American ship Cyane In fault
caeo the attention Of the American to that
ton cncse the opportunity to set up series OF claims
which we think their statements perfectly
tenaole Our readers win find in another column tbs
respective eta ements OF the twogvenmsnt The Ameri
cars nowvifh put such An nterpre tation upon the
Clayton Buwer treaty to involve our retiring alto
geher rom he position which We hold in that part Of
the world The Al orleans assert that
Of Mesquite, possession Of Ruatsn, and ocsupa
toor are as indsensibe according to the treaty We
wholly cCry this With TO The Mosquito protec-
torste !. has been exerc, ed a1 antique ana the very
words OF the trray-'protecton which either affords
or may afford" prove tnat the In Eention Of the
contracting par les was not to prohibit or abolish
purposes of upahon or sclonizAuon. Lord Clarsn-
don admirably states the arguments which besr ont
a. cssr tes soO1s =, me case
Benacca now salied The Ebay Isand." and the ter.
ritoy betweed the sburn and arstoon, fo they
part Of Central America which only comprises
the Sa' es that formed the republic formerly known by
that name viz. Guatemala, Costa Rica Nicaragua Sal
vAdor sno Hondua
On this point Mr. C9sysons own wards are perfectly
satisfactory. he says on July 4, 1885,
To the settlement commonly called British Honduras dis.
nct from the eae OF Honduras and the small islands the
neighborhood which he known s dependencies tho
treaty We negotiated not intended by either Of apply
He equally explicit regards Rustan for Mr. Cramp-
ton says tnat Mr. Clayton has repeatedly to him In
conversation hat he considered Ruatan much Bd.
tfh pestestion IS jamaica any other British West
Inda Island. From these fscA Mr.. Marcy and Mr. b.
Gilman In vain try to escape Our case ia 80 plain and
the conduct Of government straightforward and
conciatry. that cannot but hepeit will beimpossise
for any serious quarrel to sre between the two
tries concerning this matter. Lrd Caren states and
rei' crates thai the British COVE nment
Has wish extend the limits Of their possessions the
sphere OF their influence In that quarter would Britain
ineIe. be promoted by their doiag But te British gov
emit prepared contract either the the
oh.r In the Interpretation Of convention, to
which Interpretation they cannot subscribe.
In this course c,nfdeot the admin trati,n
win be supported firmly by Parliament and by the
country,