Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-12-18

ci.utv over them could scarcely h' shd a.
exist Il divided them from the remainder
of Honduras, aud gave 20 their Inhabitants
"A s,rarltr government Of their own, with %
le,i,hmrc, executive and judicial officers,
elected hy themselves. Il deprived ihc gov
crumeut of lluudur,, ol thc taxing p1wCrin
every form. and exempted thc pr'p,' oi the
Islands from the Uari1rmaucr ui military
duty gxerpt lpr their own exclusive defense.
ltals, prohibited that rrpuhlr from erect
ius l1ruia'ilns upon them iur Their pro-
trttiun-,hu, leaving them open 90 INVASION
from any quarter aud, finally. it provided
" chat slavery shall not at any time here
after ha permitted On exist therein.
Hal Honduras ratified tins Convention,
slt would have rlt,icl the establishment
of stat, Substantially independent
within I.l own limits, and state 40
40 iimts suher, o. British influence aui
control Moreover, had she United >n''s
ratified ilr treaty With urst britain
tu 90, original form. We should have h..n
bound " o. rfrrsulEo AMI r-Veg' in Al' '1-
turr t.m. tUtsg sfipulntiHus Go thr Irg'H-
dc. ul Honduras Being iu direct urpT-i.
tHu tD thr spirit auI meaning Ui iHH Clay
nu and Bllv.r trulty a, understood Boo i"'
United States. thc senate r.'rgicI iI' .niIrr
cAusr, aul substituted iu lfs s'DlI % '.wI.'
rcgurg,iHnul OF thr sIWr.isu II-Htni ll'uIn-
rs o. ih..r islands. iu tHe following Jane
sur-r. " THr two contracting Tiuus in
hereby mutually engage o. rHcpgr ana
respect iN. islands ul Irttr. Bpnlrr, t'lp,
Htrsrtu. Helena AMI NHDf, sl'mi" DO
OBJ. Ety ul lluuIurls. and uH tHH coast ui
t.r republic of Honduras B, under tHr sHT-
.r suiy aud asa part % tHr said rrpu'.'c
uI Honduras
Great Britain re r,al thiaamrulmsnt. a'-
signing l, O. only rlsHn tllt ,ao 'nuh.n-
t.Irs ul 'hr convention 0I Oh. 2iiI august,
l,'l. H.ju,gu hrr aui Honduras, hI not
N.p q" exchanged. owing tu thH hesitation
90 tlat government " Had th.s n.an done,
lt Isa'4t.I t.pf her Mar.y'. slyruurut
would have had lit'Ir ilHrH.ty tn arr. ing
D tHr modification proposed hy t.r senate,
which chem would have had tu rIHt iHr
same si-r.Hrltiru ns the original wording
Whether ilI, would have ltu iIr rl"f,
whether tIH uHrr circumstance ui tHH .E-
change nf thr uHUp'ilus Hi i.H British
convention vilH Honduras prior in point Hf
trtt Britain would, '' boo effect. 'lFr NHI
90 ihH same ..u0,.ltluu Bs tHr original
HIns. aud tlu. I.,r uB'Ua.i OIL"
.uIm.nt ul tIo S.uatr, may W.Il hn
doubted. IL is, perhaps. fortunate i.aiiH'
question Do. never arIs"u.
IHr Huush Euyrrumvpt, Immediately
after r.HriluE thH ira'y as amended, I5H.
r...l. % enter iniIa now treaty with thr
United ~at.s, similar iu 40 rsp.gt. O. tho
treaty which they haI just refused ~ ut,Iy,
it tUe Juitrl state, would consent o. add %
t.s >.ul'.'. clear and unqualified r.nrui-
t..u ui tH. -Hus.I.n'y Yl llHuIur, ",g tIr
l'ly leland. o.. l...Nu. aI.iHn,. .uIg-
al.u. " NHm.y.r 4ul sl COON 1s tHr H..
p4H.irnl Honduras shall have concluded
pui rlrUrl a treaty with Dr.t Britain, ly
which Gr.lt Britain shall .l." ,.l.l, auI
on. Republic ul Honduras .'lI. h,su.. pc
.i, Obj. v,I islands. ulr.t 90 tIa lrH...
iHus DuI conditions c.uuuHI 900 saru
,aa,y.'
rns proposition v1s. H. caurn, r.re'.l.
Ar.r f.r >.U.t. .ll r.H-I tH HsuIfs
r.r BRITISH convention vI.H lIruIHn... f.r
g-tu August. lSiI. with u. kuHNirir. u,
its contents, 90 UAs iYrI-.I... i.r m", uec.
ulr.s ignorant ui "f.N provision. anl
condition.. which might Ir .Hu,..u.. 900 %
futon. convention between OH. swr PARTIES,
O. sanction tIrm iu advance.
o.. n.; I.. chat when t,D nations ....
Great Britain aul o.. lu,,H States, mu-
tul'ly ...r..s. G, iHryar 4ua trust may
ever n'. u. maintaining i.r m"st friendly
relation, with each other. IsE uu..riu-
utf.'y conclude % treaty w.l.. f..y uu'.r-
stand iu -.u., directly opposite, t.H w...st
r.grsF is tHa.Trsgir srHu % treaty HE ml-
tu,I consent, and 60 y1mm.Ur" au.w. llsa
i0- Y.ru dome promptly. a.. u.nu.I.H 900
Central America vIu.4 most probably .r'
t.., Il'. h."U .Its..I o. tHr satisfaction ..
both rrH.. lur fmo sT.ut m discussing
obi. meaning U, tIa clayton au! BI.wer
'rlty would have he.u devoted o. tHs
ru.s. worthy purpose, AMI o.. lr. would
have ..su more easily accomplished, because
Oh. interest ul t.r twp rrIu.r., 900 Central
America o., Identical, HmE confined o. ..-
curing .aiH tr,..ts uI.g a.. 'HH routes
aer... tHr lE.mgs
Whilst entertaining these sentiments, I
shall, u.lHri. HI..t. u.t r.ius. tu contribute
tla auEr.l.IulHIr adjustment Ji i.u Central
American question which # u.t practically
inconsistent With ihn American u'rrr.iI-
ti.u .i t.r 'rlfv. Overture Mr i'H. Tur-
T.a hlg. been recently made hv ,Hr British
government, BOO % friendly spirit, which /
g.rl4ly rn.ITultf: 0l' whether ODD, o.
u.wrI Iurt W... r.ul. 900 success, am nHt
y.tIaIu.. .IIr.., 600 opinion. 4 'rigi
period Wii. determine.
urg uEnr toss VIM IJE.raN S,ru,s.
With Franc, our ancient relations Of
friendship -,i.l continue 90 rsi.,. Tho
French government have in several recent
instances, which need not he enumerated.
,ync,l O. spirit ul good will auI kiudu,..
towards our country which heartily ra-
c.rr1ettr. 10 iz Misunderstanding, much o.
o. bs regretted that two nation, whose proc
durtIuu- are ui such character uS tD invite
the most extensive exchanges and irUg.t CONE
m,rgul intercourse. should continue O. en-
urca ancient and obsolete restriction, Ut
trade against each other. Our commercial
treaty with France is iu thi, respect an cX.
repiiun from oyr treaties wiiha other COM
m,rcll nations. II rnl.u.ly lc,ir- li,cr.m-
mating iut.c, both Un tonnage and On arti.
cl... tHr growth, produce, ur manufacture
uI t.. 900. country, when arriving in vcs- j,
belonging o. the other. More than forty
years -, ou ,hr % or Murch, 1915, Con-
gre, passed an act offering % 20 nations %
admit their vessel. laden with thcrr national
productions into the port, OF thc United
States upon the same tutms with our own
vessels provided they would rcciUr1ate ~
az similar advantage. IJis act confined
the reciprocity T. the productions oi the
respective foreign nations who might enter
into the proposed arrangement with United
States The act Of MAY -, ls2,, removed