Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-05-09
PRO rs
Handed BY Nsssrs Mosssl eoyfis the Plsnipoten-
tiaries of the Governmpf ds United States, TO the
Secretary for Foreign rs, . ii 4th of February,

dom of the transit route neutrality andfreedom guaran
tied sovereignty unchanged other nations to be invited
into the guarantees
By this proposition New Granada retains the soyer-.
eighty over the territory only consentng to the
ton OF municipalities with limited attributes of
eighty similar to States in a federal compact
BY she releases herse frem her obligation to pro-
tect the railroad route, which, can only be done at con-
siderable expense $50.
She secures her own free use all times the route
as perfect she enjoys it.
This arrangement is similar to the one between Great
Britain and the United States in relation to the free
inequalities of Greytown the Nicaragua route and the
late arrangement of the Bay Islands BY this arrange
ment New Granada loses nothing not fanced honor
while she gains exemption from duty of
protecting the route, exemption from all liability for
damages for nvason of the right of transit and secures
aid in defence of the integrity of that part of
her territory from invasion at all times
Seeond Proposition transfer the States the two
little clusters of islands in the bay of Panama in full
sovereignty for naval station and all reserved rights
and privileges in the Panama railroad charter, for an
The object of this proposition rs, To establish
navy yard in the bay of Panama This would beneariy OF
as benefit to New Granada to the United States
1t would greatly enhance the security of the sthmus
from invasion outbreak and tend to relieve New
Granada from the necessity of defending it. as it would
keep resources always hand it would open splendid
market the productions of the isthnus and encourage
trade and commerce in Granadian territory.
Besides the United States would get nothing by the
purchase but the so-tregnty, the property held
BY individuals and chiefly by citizens of the United
States Such an establishment drawing around it
the of the Pacific, could 1t
believed, have other tendency than to enhance the
wealth and glory of New Granada
The transfer of the railroad privileges is believed
carries with it but little of profit for while it yields
under the contract some $4,000 $4,000 annually,
yet the corresponding obligation TO protect it would, if
properly executed nearly much If not quite
much, as the income and the obligations are mutual
The cannot be exacted without the protection
afforded By this transfer New Granada releases herself
forever from this obligation, while she would realize in
the consideration the full value Of her income, and even
much more.
Proposition Tsird-ssTo pay the damages occasioned
by the late Panama riot
This question needs 10 discussion The liability of
New Granada is fixed fact. She not only bound to
protect the route, which would have fixed her liability,
but her citizens headed by officials perpetrated the out
rage which doubly fixes liability upon her While New
Granada has not only not investigated but refused to
lend the aid of her legal process to bring up witnesses In
aid of such investigation and raise question
the result, the evidence though not complete
might have BEEN could have had process to bring
up unwilling witnesses is yet ample to show the destrue
ton of life and robbery of property to the amount claim
ed. At all events the Government Of the United States
have spared pains ascertain the facts and have set
tied it. and that is longer open question and New
Granada complaint the authorities of Panama, instead
of aiding elicit the facts threw every possible obsa
Gle in the way, and what have been able to obtain
against their resistance must be the basis of the decision
ted Statesn - M A..FA To he maid BY the Uni
The sum is liberal, very far above the value real or
imaginary, e the property conferred For the sake of
settlement 70 secure peace and harmony, the United
States are willing to pay many times the real value of
the things obtained.
PROJECT rendered IN THE SAME CONFERENCE.
Contention betnccen the United States of america
and the Republic Of Neag Granada for the adjustment of
claims Of Citizens Of the United States and for settling
other differences 6etceeH the parties
WHEREAS by the 35th article of the treaty of peace
hptr thah oh
tracing parties, concluded 10Th of December 1886
and ratified and exchanged 10Th of June 1915 right
OF way or transit across the Ishmus of Panama. within
the territory of New Granada granted the United
States and the citizens thereof and certain rights and
privileges by that and other articles of the said
treaty conferred the Government and people of the
United States In relation to the said right of way or
transit
And whereas certain company, denominated the Pa
mama Railroad Company, mainly consisting of American
citizens have with view to the enjoyment of the rights
and privileges conferred and pursuant to charter
granted to said company by the Republic of New Grana
da, constructed railroad the said Isthmus:
And whereas is for the mutual interest of the high
contracting parties that this railroad any other inter-
oceanic communication which may be constructed within
the limits of New toada should be secured from in
terruption and rendered safe for all and proper
ty passing or designed to pass over the same:
The high contracting parties do for the purpose afore
sald enter into the following spulatons The President
of the United States having this object conferred full
powers on Isaac E. Morse Esq., citizen of the United
lister resident Of the said United States accredited
Republic of New Granada, and the President of New
Granada having conferred similar powers on --,
who have exchanged their said powers which found
to be in due form.
ARTICLE l.
It is hereby agreed that New Granada shall constitute
and declare:
First. That the port of Colon otherwise called As
pnwall and the port of Panama shall be free ports
[Second That district of country twenty English
miles in width bounded the north and SOUTH running
from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the general d.
rectIon equldstant nearly practicable from
the present line of the Panama railroad and including
within the ports and cities of Aspnwau (Colon
ana Panama. shall be under the exclusive municipal ju
rlsdlcton OF the inhabitants resident therein, New
Granada still retaining the sovereignty the same
be exercised In any manner not inconsistent with the
pnicpa jurisdiction and power herein conceded the
re3Idun hid district.
- ere shall be two municipalities esab-
district, one including Panama and
wise called Aspinwan, and the
tend to a line drawn across
midway between the two
Iag{nnke inhabitants of
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