Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-22


been lald before us.
MI President am not among The adj
mrers OF Mr. Buchanan. have no person
al or political productions 10 ms lavor. On
The contrary all the prgudices OF my lie
Do You may be pleased To cali mem so-are
against hIm. but express only the conylc-
tons OF my Judgment when say mat ms
argument ln FAVOR OF the American construc-
ton OF tins treaty may be truly chhrtcterz-
ed as one Ut consummate ability. | concur
with the honorable senator from VI lChigau
IN sayinr that tIs clear. full aud conclu.
stye: aud th1u IA an aitempt has been made
al am answer. 1t vet renains unanswered only
becouse n ia unauswersble. lie has sue.
cessGilly met Lord Clarendon's argun,ent AT
every mint and conplstalv rsftiod n and
thrown ana the winds No n,,pt has besu
lett nnclasrsd nf d,uh, and mn so,bis., ni
the ,.,bls lord nnevnosed Tb. srgpn,,r, b.
not onIy a most able and masterly onp
bui. a. II seems 10 me. i, completely exhaust.
the subi.ct and le,ves ltils mr. noibi,g moro
TO be a III IN vindieation of the Amer,cor
construction
nan un,bla 10 conceive TINT any Ane,i.
can cit,z.n cam r,se from n ,.orof,I rxa,n,ns.
uon of Inns correspondence without a clear
conyirt,on-o satisfactory assurance that M.
own Government Altogether IN the rirbt
md the British Government nltnre,ber I'M
ihs wron, up,p the onesti,n4 m cnn,r,ysr.
sv. nor indeed. without sentiment M coo-
sriou, nrtd, ,bet the ripbts and tb. b,,
ar of b,- own Govern,nent b,vo bssp so
clsarly and trruuubanty sustained bv this
American Nin..ter AGAINST tho ,s.p.ppf,oo.
not 10 s,v the sopbistries. of the Br,tisb Soc.
r.tary of Foreir1 Anprs. cam, o,oii M
add. nm this connection. tbnt lhe instructions
pm1n,t,n, from our -t,ts Deport,pont Il, tbo
Nini,rernt 81. Jiiue. up1n tins subiart ara
marked with ou canal darroe of f,..o and
rbIIilv. and command an equal measure ol
one commentator.
f. is NOT NOW. Mr. Pr.sideoi opes,i,,
with us-it has indeed. never been one..
ton with us lis 10 what IA the true con.
structon and meaning of this treatv an f,r
forth. at any rate. AZ 1t pertains 10 The ob,i.
pat,ons of the British Gpyornment IN with.
draw any colony or settlement mr. actnol no.
cupancy she then had. or now has from all
and every part of Central Americn commits.
Using the Reonblics of Cuatem,,a uonr,,-
r,s. San salvador. Nicaragua. and CASA RI
ca; or so far forth az il pertains IN bor obIi.
nution not TO exercise any dominion vhat,y-
er over apy poriion of TINT territory Tho
laurunpe of the treaty. TO this extent nj any
rate. seems to be too clear and too plain to
be misinterpreted or 10 be misunderstood -
This question is no lnngera debatable one
among ourselves. | apprrhend that the mere
question of the construction of the treaty il
no longer to be considered as an omen one
between as and the British Government. II
! -rnrelend arirhr tho ..,~---- -~l ,l. pur.
poses OF our own executive Government, all
discussion upon me construction Of the trea-
" ana lhe reIa've rights and obligations OF
me parties under Ills now TO be regarded as
uoaiy ana forever closed All that remains,
lnen' Tor me American Government now, Is
10 urge ana 10 INSIST that her Males,y's Gov
erhneut shhII any observe and keep all
'ue oIlgatons 10 "hlch her iaith and honor
'i' pish,eu oy ul's treaty.
ana h'raly need 70 say, sur, that The due
observance OF these Obligations of the treaty
requires OF her AaJes'y's Government the
immediate surrender OF any actual occupan~
'y' or me exercise OF any dominion. she
may nave upon 'ns Mosquito coast which
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now eXefc sing under the pretext or by vr-
ue OF n"ldihg some sort OF indefinite and
ndehnab'e proteclofate over ms people. It
i's1 requires oi her The discontlnuance Of
settlements or occupancy she may
nave IN lhNl section o. the country lying be-
."een The Siboon and The Sarstoon rivers
inl which she Is now claiming the right 10
settle and occupy as beng part Of British
Honduras or the Belize, although lying
wholly exterior % the limits of the Belze,
as defined by the treaty Of Great Britain with
BID SPAN IN lIod, and renewed with Mex
20 m 1876. II also requires Of her the I'M
Mediate and tolel withdrawal Of her "colo-
ny OF the Bay Islands" which she is now
claiming the right 10 hold and to coionize. as
helng the proper dependencies" Of British
Honduras, although lying more than four
hundred miles irom The coast Of the Belize.
and Within sight of the coast of the State of
Honduras aud within thirty miles of its
port town OF Truxlllo
NJ President, Il would be a waste of time
and work Of approximation to enter upon
in exaninauun into the origin and ionnda.
ION Of these several rlalms, after they have
been so Thoroughly slited by the diplomatic
correspond nee and by the debate h re npon