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spirit of the convention with The Ubites
Staies q. 10 Was at the time of r.tifcs ion
aud nov j. Understood Nv the gav.rnm.p,
The Interpretation which ,h. British Gov
erument thus In assertion sud set persist,
IN sseribihg % the eorventisn, eutirrl,
changes i,s character While il holds a. 4,
all our obligations. it in . grest MEASURE 70
leases Great British from those which con
stitutea the consideration Of this govern.
ment for entc.ipR isto the ecnveriioe I,
is impossible in my jnigmehi, fsr the Uni
ted States 10 sequi.sec inl such . sonstruc
tioo of the respective relations II the Gov
ernmsuts TO Ceutrsi Amsriea
( To rnewed call by this Government
upon Great Britain. 20 abide by. aud carry
7 into fleet, the s,ipol~,ious ef ccbvspiieu
acsotdirK to i've obvious import by with.
drasirg from The pessession or colonization
Of rcr,i'n. Of the Centrsi Amsriesn States
( Of Honduras Nicaragua aud Costs Rica. The
Briii-h Cey,rbmesf l-s- at lseg,b replied
siaf ming that the oJ ers,iop cf the trrsfy is
prospective cnly. ard did not require Great
ffItsiu ." bLsudab or contract ssy pcssrs.
.i"rs held by heriu Cedtrsl Apertca st The
date ~ its conclusion.
This reply substitutes . partial issue In
the place Of the general enc presenied by
the United States The British Govern.
m-nt passes over The question cf the rights
NJ Great Britain real or supposed. in Cen.
trail Americs. aud assumes that sbe had such
rights 81 the date of the treaty. and that
u"Se rights camprehsnded the protector
ship Ji the Mosquito lndisns. The extended
jurisdic,iou and limits Of the Baiire. and the
colony of the Bsy Islands. aud thereutsn
proceeds by implication tn infer that " the
IL fasa - q. L. l. a.
In cfset Great B i,sin may still continue 10
hoid tLe contested p"riions ef Central Amer.
ica The United States eanhot admit eth.
er ihe Inference OF the premises We stead
iiy dtuy that At the date of the treaty Great
Britain had any possessions there. other
than the iimnsa aud peculiar sstshiishmeut
si the BaliTe, snd mainisin that IL ste Lsd
any tLey were surrendered 10y the coIveu
uon.
The government recognizing the obliga
tIons Of the treaty. Las af course desired 20
see !; cx eutcd in good faith by botA parties.
AID in the discussion. tler6snre. la. rot
iouked 70 right waich W might assert In.
dep ndeutly ~ 'hr treaty Ia consideration
of our geoRrsp ph,esi positisn aud of other cir
cumstshcrs which create for NJ relation. to
the Central American States different from
The Briti.b government. in its last com.
municaiion, sithough we'll knowing the view.
Of the United State still declares thu, il
sec- q :, assn Nby : o.!iatory sp,rit may
not enable the iwo governments 90 ov,reons
all obstacles to . satisfactory Adjus'meui Of
tie sutj-ct
As-ufea OF the correctness of the con.
81. usi'"n Of the treaty constantly adhered
10 by Ihis government. srd resolved 20 insist
on tie tights ofibe United Sia,es, yet setus
ted sl.n y ths same d--irc which 10 .vosed
b. . Bfi'i-h g"vernmsnt to remove ell
oHu-"so g .,rinus B.sauderstaediug between
tie 'vo usfirns ss.ociated by So macy ties
81 firtcre-i .ni kiudI.a. il has appeared ,oms
proper r"i o. consider an Aaicshle solutIol
ci y rc5n'to oversy opele-s
There i tosrver rra.on IN arrrfhend
iha' with Gre Britain ~ the actual orcu-
PISTON { the di.pHIed territoris- and the
treaty therefore Practically rEll 80 asre
gsrds our rights this iB'erbaiiousl . I'll uliy
caHnot long remain undetermined without
Involving ~ serirn- danger the friendly re-
lAtions which It i.the interest well a. the
du', of both Gu ri t. chesi.h and pre-
ssryr IL vii sG,rJ uc siuetre gailfestion.
II future eff,rts sh,ll re-ult Ia Ti,e success.
anticipated heretofore ui,h moro confidence
dian ,he aspect Of the case psrluits nae aOw
to entertain.
RFcRUITNENr
Onc other su'jsei e discussion botzeen
the Urited Sis,ss ssd GYest Dritso has
grOSb out of ihs atisss pi phieh IN. ex1esn
cis' of she var IN which she = ssssg,i With
Ens-'a irhu.sd her - make 10 dTs~ re
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the Vnited Sts'ss tornsint-,A iupsri isl rsa
ffs'it, Hrifg th. psfs Witch 'fosn time 81
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