The true Democrat., 1857-01-13
Special Correspon lence of the Picayune. Letter from Washington-The
 Dallas Treaty.
Wash hinqton, Det


 Washington, Dec, 24, 1856
 The Dallas treaty, relating to Central Amer lea, has transpi,ed and hasten to transmit you a brief but sufficient summary of its stipula- tons:
 ART. l. Agrees that the two governments snail jolntly propose to the Republic of Vicar aSna and of Costa Rica, the arrangement con- talued Tn the following articles:
 ART. 4 Describes the boundaries of an h. dlah reservation to be set apart for the Mos qulta lndlans-such boundary ,o he surveyed ahd marked by two commissioncrs to hs an. pointed, one by the government of England and one by the President of Nicaraona
 ART. 5. The Mosquito Indians cnnfp;p, themselves within the limits of the reserva, ton, shall have the right of ser-govcrnment control of property, etc, etc, these rigbts to he guarnteed hereafter by Nicaragua. in treaties to be made by that State with the United States and Great Britain. The State of Nj. caragua, in these trietes, shall stipulate that t wlii enact laws to prevent the purchase of lands rom the Indians, and the introduction and sale or sPrituous liquors among the said Indians: ana , that the Republic will protect them from all iilroads and asgressions The Indians shall llot he able to cede their lands or rights to any otate, without the consent of the United States ana Ufeat br'taln, by each separately exnress ed; but Nicaragua may, by voluntary arranoe. ment with the Indians, incorporate them among thelr own citizens, when the Indians shall have the same rights and obligations as other citizens of Nicaragua
 ART 4. All the territory south of the river Se govla, not included within the limits of the re- Servatlon, shall without prejudice to the rights ot Honduras, or any question of boundary be- tween that republic and Nicaragua, be recog- mzed anu declared to be within the limits and sovereignty of Nicaragua, on the following condluons Costa Rica shall retain for its cit- zens the freedom of navigation of the San Juan, from Its mouth to the mouth of the Se- rApqh, with the liberty to enter and quit the port of Graytown with their vessels and to store thelr ca!goeS in that port and without be- Ing suhJect to any duties or other tax. except for light money or other necessary port cbarres
 Nicaragua and Costa Rica shall allow the territorial disputes between them, and the hmlts or extension to be given to Gravtown Qi the same cannot be amicably adjusted be tween themselves and that town,) to be settled by the arbitration of the United States and Great bfltian, who on any doubtful point shall he able to call for the decision of third party
 All bonn Jile grants of land for due consider atlon made m the name and by the authority of the Mosquito Indians since the lst of Jan uary, lo4S, and lying beyond the limits of the territory reserved for said Indians, shall be cohhrmed, provided the same shall not exceed Tn any case the extent of one hundred wards square II within the, limits of Gravtuwn. or one league square If without the same: and provldea that such grant shall not interfere with other legal grants made previously to that date by Spain, the Republic of Central Amefca, or either of the present States of central Amerlca; and provided further that no such grant within either of the said States shall include territory desired bv its govern nent Tor forts or other public works or build mgs. This stipulation in no manner to af. tect the @rants'of land made previously to the lst of January, 184S
 Nicaragua shall constitute and declare Crar. town free port and free city. Nhouqh under the sovereignty of the repnbHc,) whose inha. oltants shall enjoy the following rights ami lmmnnities: The right to govern themselves Muncipally; trial by jury; perfect freedom of religious belief and worship. The munic;naI government shall lay no duties on e ,o5s 4x. ported or imported for transit across the 18th. mus or for c"nsumptiOn without the city. nor any duties or tonnage vessels except such as may be necessary for the police of the bort ana the maintenance of the necessary Iigbt hoHaeS and beacons-provded that the present cJhdltion shall not prevent the lew of a tenn pofary duty on imports for the purpose of the payment of the Mosquito Indians. The toyn Is also exempted from military service exeeptI Tor Us own defence and wi hin it's own boun5>
 ANT. D. Nicaragua shall enter into positive treaty Stpula'Ions with each of the two Gov. ernnent~ oi the United $ ates and Great Bri- tan, that It Wlli make the grant of freedom to the cty oi Greytown subject to the condition that the municipality of said city shall. as soon as organized, pass laws Ieyying by tax ar dut;. or lmpo'ts some reasonable sum to be pail haIf yearly to the Mosquito Indians by way of an- nu'tF iora limited period, as an indemnity and compensation for their interest in the territory Fecoginzed and declared by Art to be w;thia the limits of Nicaragua.
 ART. D. Her Brltannic Majesty and the Re- Puonc of Nicaragua, shall within six months a'ter the exchange of notifications of the treaty to De concuded between them in virtue of tbe present arrangements, appoint each a commis. s'oher Tor the purpose of designating and mark Ing the Inland boundary separating the territory 70 pc set apart for the Mosquito Indians: also. e"ch coihhssioner to decide upon the boa9 JlteS ol all grants; also each commissioner 'oF tne purpose ot determining the amount. pero1 ot duration, and mode of payment of the Indian annuity.
 ART 7, Provides for the meeting of the commissioners, and the flrmaljtjes to he nh. served by them
 ART. 5. The two Governments bind them selves n case Nicaragua and Costa Rica or elthef ot them should refuse to accept the ar engagements contemplated in the preceding ar uc'es, not to prepare nor to consent to any other arrangements more favorable to the re- iuslng party or parties
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 Separate articles attached to this treaty agree that any delay in carrying out it's ar. Engagements arising from the circumstances or feiat'ohs ot Nicaragua, shall not impair the ra"dlty or force of this treaty as between England and the United States. but the same snail be executed by them as soon as possible. tnat elther of the two contracting parties which shall first find itself in such relations witb Nicaragua as enabie 1t to do so, shall propose to chat Republic the arrangements contained in thls treaty, and shall obtain by separate trea- Y It's assent to those arrangements.
 A second supplementary article agrees that the Belize settlement was not, and is not em- braced In the Clayton. Bulwer treaty; that inc islands and their inhabitants of Ruatan. Bona. ca, Atlla, Barbaretta, Helena and Marat situate n the Bay of Honduras, and known as the Bay Islands shall for all future time be recognized as an independent free Territory under the so- verelgnty of Honduras, and as part of that Republic
 want of tune renders comment impossible ere the mail closes. Isend you this synopsis ot the treaty from the text, which explains itself. Srnv.
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