The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-09
tn OpWeva1 American Questa0ns
TIE LATE DALLAS CT ARyNDoS rREArY-EN0LASD's
roLicv IN BoxprRrs-rpH fsTBxrs RAILROAD
AND cANAL-AerIos OF rHK MANCHESTER DE-
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no follow ing memorial has been agreed 70 IN Eagand
10 rn rzrsrrsr ctAxnfr or coxMERcA
Manchester frc~ Trade and Foreign Anairsl
ASsoclatiou

resIAns over NE action u our Government upoa com
n the r~e.cn, in~ance are embodencd IN the hope
81 svakeninf your vigsnee, by the magnitude OF the
commercial in,crcss involved. The present treaty II IL
true, refrs only 10 railway, bu, the original oject was
for canal, which wss 10 open new communication with
the Fast h remArkablc no, merely for the boldness
q conception and The darg Of pccanisry Ask bu, stu
So because vas counter project 20 the canal Of
ez, which ct small expense, and 20 risk, world have
tages TIE Nicarsgusn canal would have been longer
usn- from England than that by The Cape Of Good Hope
,hro have brought mauusactures within reach Of
the whole seahoarc ~ As ne openng ~ the passage from
the s.dnerranesn 70 the Indian OCEAN wooid have
Strengthened our hold over India whl could have
Initiated the cotnIeoo which Ras oArre~ against
by hes overland trade 70 China and compense,ed 70. the
lo o. the read through brcez which has fallen 70 Rus
The follo~ ing Ase VI distances sl show how complete
has been The delasloo which has Represented the Amer
,,,.,, - o.,ou,,. uu.. r~ ,sssss va rs,s- ..
New York 10 Csicuisa miles ..... $500 1880
London 20 Hong Kons, miles. ..... $500 1870
New YoSk 10 Hoeg Kong, mice. i,s6o 1890
rcversarps IN encouraging ,h, scheme for the exclusive
bepeds ~ the Aueran people IN their communication be
tween the Atlantic coast and California, increased TO
ported In the esh blue books and the American exccu.
I've document that the same government has from isi
" 1857 bern cpgsred IN escosos ocosvances fcs the
Aficr treaty with the rniied State hsd giarznseed
the ndcentcnce q all the territories bordering on the line
~ the canal have Sciyed the territories when
mand the tcrnin alive Of the Ncaragus csna sn1 - the
Hondu,ss aroad 1horgh Tyre island he's ben vesoeed
BY the occupation Of 81 Juan del Norte and The railway
tSninus vt pc~t Cnn~hs ~ IN dsng~ frcn ro-ssscn
nv ms~n. 20 ,,se ae,,or 81 the Mesquite srra.,n.S
Cord John knssei). kuatan and the Fay aianfs have
been sczed in defiance Of the treaty Of Use, b. whch
We tcsecch your sils,on narrative Of th~~e
Transactions transactions 20 mui'farous and oomphcscd
that venture only 10 through the most striking
on the 3oh January, 1877 Lord Pa'mcrston wrote 10
Mr. ,haircli charge d'ararcs AZ 0uaiemas. and 10 Mr.
Patrick Walker consul al Bucnct fMo-qu,o,, rcaue~t
ins information - the bon sdary CLAIMED BY the kings
OF Mosquito
ON the LET Of February isa7 only too DAYS amer book
laid the table Of the House OF Commons, BY Mr..
John hscgresor, 10 which tho territory clAmed BY the
king Of ho~s.ho Asd a~vs eKsssa,ns fro@ oss-
Buppan's landing place. the E.cudo a vcragua 10
New Gransds and including The whole Atlantic Of
On The 3osh june, isa. wiinoas sauns for an aas.s
from the ocinr In Ccnssai America. Lced pslmevsscn
wrote to Mr. Chsinec directing him 20 claim for the king
q Mosquito "rom Cape Honduras down " the mouth OF
he river Sen Juan" This doue r-aervng nev-rhe
less any further claim > nigh, cxl south Of thai
Mr. Walker, In which be dre~ line the map exsc,ly
corrvrondsng with thaa boundary, which
before been laid oo~s by Mr.. kscgr~wW
On The 18th October. lssT pretended privy council
held at Bueheds and better drasn no and alleged
70 be signed by George Hodrsou senior privy councillor,
demanding the surrender Of san Juan, a. an immcmoh
possession OF the King Of Mosquito
Is necessary N remark that the ancestors of he
STanizrs nrt became q the tsr, u san Juan.
A Spanish fort vas buh IN 1870 In l1si was Of
twelve military stations co The river ~ The same
II was made poft 81 entry ~ the second class by the
King Of Spain In iTpG; the royal OPS cxfcll-d 10
1922 by the patriot, Il then belonged 10 us cpuai Anne
rcan federation long tina, federation lasted and from
that time formed part 81 be sovereign ssie had foe.
merry formed part Of the province 81 Nicaragua
The dem ,nds OF the King of M~qiio not having BEEN
complied with. the British Cnrul took him b hn Jsaa 10
install bin In his led patrmony The Nicarazuan nax
was hauled down. the noquto nag ho ed and he scnos
pfiyy counc or, Hon. MAJOR HodE~on ii toyer
nor with seven snhordinsts..
The Nicaraguans returned, h,u,ed down The Mosquito
flag, rcbosted heir own and took MAJOR Hofon into ina
INTERIOR where be declared b alleged signature the
msnd on y an 10 be forgery by the Rriush uon-ul
Mr. Walker now returned 70 ~ Juan. accompanied,
this time, ns by the king, but by CAPTAIN eranvp
Loeb ana party q the Bucfclis mhta they scired ~
Juan defeated the Nicaraguan- atrafqn and cscided
a captuaton by which Nicaragua gave up Juan 81 the
matter should be settled By The two governments rh
act &c aggression the sovereign STATE, without cause,
and without declaration q var, sAa erino whach
could only be dealt with judicialiy and PENALTY.
One of the reasons given b. Mr.. Chatlseh for The
seizure 81 81 Juan Wa, thai the roPalaian ;. Trn
cpally composed Of British and Mosquito subi-cts'
On the death q Mr. Walker, who pcdshcd IN
tho expedition 10 Scrapiaui, Captain ioch wn'es,
Owing 70 the uniOriunse death - h.r NJ
Walker, The King u Moeaio In silh0 praecisr 90
sdyi-cr Buededs siho soyeriaeu ofthe lesd vsae.
and The por, Of - Juan without oi'hor hah or Mo-
Mr. Buchsnan noe President &C the Tested ssais thrn
Secretary OF state Mr. Iok vic~ca This outrage
him for protection, both beforr snd After ne sure ~
San Juan tho letters remained unanswered hey sni an
envoy W London through wahingbn; Mr. BachAnaa
him, an American cnyoy NJ. iie, ~ss scUt
to Csaicuaia, xr buchanan instructed HIN N make
treaty with Nioarsgsa. Mr. se, h0vcver, IN defiance a.
bis written Instructions made tres,y with Ssarssss
ranteeing Ter r.es~inn ~ Fan Juan Hu al he tnn~
Mr. Hise signed the treaty. Mr. rk had river rlsos N
General Ia, lor and Mr. H.sc recall had bosn do-slhca
fsom Washington
General Ia, lor Immediately after M. inaarurxon A.
President wrote 10 Nicaragua. Offering ~ asif by any
means short of In obta uins us r--tesaiios u Sn
Juan. Suproing England o have ben actus,~i W de
sire o. preventing the United from monorolrns
the advantages Of the transit the Lihrnns he scnt
Mr. Lawrence % london, With proprAl Tor mu,aal
that nrh-r party should occupy. fcffy co,uze OF ~
mex any part ~ Costa Rca, Nicaragua, the Mosquito
shore, or any other part 81 Central America
On this bnes the celebrated Bulwcr thytcn treaty was
concluded with the further rovislon that neither party
should convert into dominion any alliance With pro
tecorate over, any part Of the territory 10 question:
While making this provision, the Trcaty deah IN thu
mos, ruthless manner with the rights Il tho saies through
which the pretended canal was 70 pass and particu
larry call your attention. to the sequence ~ which oom
morcal speculation Of no Importance 70 England ra'
Noted ~ a counter plan 20 which ss~ref her h-
creates advantages and then entirely sacrificed n0hng
remaining excsa the awlcesDess which England has In
troduced into this iaed region, and The seeds ~ quar-
rel with the United states with whom. beyond all 0thcr
nations Il our Interest 70 live In enity. Tbs qIsrre
which yet TOO late tn prevent from Terminating IN
fratricica var has arisen not out ~ the orposnn N
an Injustice by the government 81 the Uned Stale bat By
~ participation of that injustice
Having postponed the cssary canal trcay with Mica
ragus 10 a treaty with England against NicuagIa tbe
United then agreed 10 quadruple treaty proea
by Eng an and accepted by CO Hca, but wh On Ncs
rsgua refused account Of vs. Interference with her
sovereign rights the propOal involving only The partial
restoration of her sovereignty San Juan Tor which
she make compensation 10 the King OF Mosquito
who had stolen from her, and remuneration of the
Mo quito Shore far the WAX riv.r, which s,e |
elaine In virtue Of the treaty Of 1885 ror this rcfu
cal the par, u Nicaragua, Mr. Webster the ne.