New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12
TIE DALLAS TREATY.


Mr.. DrsRAELI-I rise, Sir, to make inquiry OF her
Nsiestys Government respecting the Don-atIhc4tlon
of The ire ay entered into by her Majesty and the Gov
eminent of the United States in reference 10 hohlu
ras sbould be clad if the noble LOld at the head OF
the Government could state to TIE tose the easonS
WHY that treaty has not been ratified; and should
wish that be would also iuoim Us wnene[ 5 mgg9I
lions are still pending upon The SUBJECT ana Wnether
any papers in regard to il are to be ad upon the table
6f the HOuse j,
gentleman have to state that in the course OF last
Summer two treaties were concluded by her Majestys
GoveinmeDt-the one with the Republic OF Honduras,
the other with the Government OF the United States.
The object OF the treaty which we entered into with
Honduras was among other things the cesson to her
of what called the Bay lands-nameiy. Ruatan,
Bonaca and two three other smaller Islands Those
islands were under the provisions OF the treaty ceded
10 Honduras upon certain conditions which her Males'
tvs Government deemed it TO be necessary to impose
for the security and webeng of such British settlers
as had property within them Inc treaty alS1 pro- pro,
ydes that the islands in question should not be allowed
10 fall INTO the possession of any great maritime
power; that Notifications should be erected upon
Them but that they should continue 10 bt-ihat
which they have hitherto been-inoifensye and non
military stations. The treaty which we concluded with
the United States divides itself into two distinct parts
The first part contains the article OIL the treaty WhcA
Great Britain and the United States were 20 agree to
propose 10 Nicaragua and COSTA Rca for the purpose
Of settling the differences which have arisen between
the Spanish American States in Central America and
for the future regulation OF the Mosquito Indians The
other part of the treaty contained the conditions OF an
engagement between England ana the Uhltrd States,
and one Of these articles to this eiec-at where
as a convention had been concluded between Great
Britain and Honduras whereby on certain conditions,
the Bay Islands had been coded TO Honduras, Great
Britain and the United States engaged benceiorwdrd
10 acknowledge those islands part OF the territory Oi
Honduras This treaty was signed by my noble friend
at the head of the Foreign Department LORD CIaren-
dom and Mr.. Dallas, the American Minister here
This treaty sent to Honduras ana washington
respectively for the ratification Of those GOvernm- MIS-
We have not vet received official notice from
Honduras whether the treaty TO which have alluded
has been ratified not by the Government OF hondu-
ras Wehave indeed, heard privately that some tech
meal difficulties have prevented It's rathcat0n Dut
we have no official information on the subject Inc
treaty with the United States referred OF course 70
the Senate The Senate proposed several alterations
in that treaty. Some of those alterations were OF
considerable Importance and one was OF very great
importance. The treaty so amended was sent Dack ~
This country with the ratification OF the Government OF
the United States and were asked 10 adopt those
alterations Now Of course, the Senate OF the nted
States have an undouDted right TO modify and alter
any treaty with which they are not satisfied, and winch
may become the subject of discussion Bat the rati-
cation Of treaty by sovereign Power means mat
that sovereign Power adopts aud raties by Its sigma
ture the engagements taken i'll It's behalf by authorized
diplomatic agents and to ratify treaty which, having
been altered by another Power Is SO longer the treaty
that was concluded by an authorized diplomatic agent
would be against al rule and against all the principles
Of diplomatic usage. Therefore, even it the British
Government agree adopt the alterations IN the treaty
made blythe Senate after it, signature, 1t would be ne
adopting those changes, and that this new treaty should
he ratified by the sovereign Powers Ofhe two countries
There several changes made IN the treaty none oil
them, as have stated unlmportant, put, Reverthe.
less, her Maestys Government being desirous OF not
raising unnecessary difficulties upon question which
was highly desirable should be settled, waived Their
objections TO all but one and that was change made
not in the treaty which the two Governments proposed
to Nicaragua and Costa Rca but in the recital oi that
treaty There alterations in that draugh or the
treaty which embodied ill the convention with the
United States. They far from unilnportant yet
We were prepared TO adopt them But IN the other
articles which were agreed 10 be directly contracted
between the United States and Great Britain there
was an alteration which will mention. The article
relating 10 the Bay Islands contained as l have
stated the recital of a convention between Great
Britain and Honduras for the settlement OF these
islands upon certain conditions, and said: where's,
such convention has been concluded between the
"GoveiDment of Great Britain and Honduras, and II
has been agreed to consider these islands as part OF
" the territory of Honduras. The Sessate OF tho
United States proposed 10 omit all reference to the
convention between Great Britain and Honduras. and
that the article sh0ul simply stand that England ana
the United States acknowledge these Islands as
part Of the territory of Honduras. Now, the oO-
yious effect would have been, by implication,
and indeed directly that we were making an uncondi-
tona cession of these lslaAds 10 Honduras dveStcd
Of those steps which We thought necessary for the
welbeing Of the colony and the future political inter-
ests OF the country Her Majesty Government there
fore expressed their regret that they could not adopt
that alteration, but they proposed an addition 10 inc
article as il amended by the United States which
would have made the CessOn of these Islands cOnciu
rive only upon the acceptance by Honduras OF the
conditions and stipulations proposed. That pro-
pOsal sent TO the United States, aud the matter IS
still under negotiation Therefore, with respect both
TO this treaty and TO the treaty with Honduras is not
in my power according to the eStabl.hed piactce To
Law these papers before the House. II, unfortunately,
these negotiations do not turn out successful viii be
the duty of her Msjestys Government 10 lay before
the House the grounds Oi the stand winch they hSVe
thought proper to make Ii, the other hand, the
negotiations successful and the treaty should be
ratified aud signed in the fjnn which the Interests OF
this country require then the House will probably DC
with the treaty without inquiring INTO the dill
ference between the two countries tCheersl:
Mr. DisRAELI-I wish II know whether the aitera-
lions made in the treaty were not communicated To
our representative al Washington and whether an an
nounoement Of those alterations was not received
from him before the treaty was ratified aud sent 10
this country
Lerd PALNERsroN--I DO not quite comprehend the
night hon. gentleman's question.
Mr.. DIsRAELI-My question il whether .he al;era.
hons which her Majestys Government could not
eede to were not communicated TO representative
tions of which the noble Lord companed WAS not sent
out before the atty was sent here for the rat
cation Of her Majestys Government
Lord PALMERSTON-l might take excepton 70 the
word complained" Mr.. Disrach-"Weu o..
iected"l The Senate of the United States had a isht
10 make what alterations they pleased in the treaty II
they thought il not tit TO be- agreed 10. No doubt the
probability Of some alterations beng made IN the
tTe atty by The Senate communicated Oy our Minis
ter at Washington. That arrived before The treaty
but our answer communicated on the othcaI con-
muniCatOn Of the result of the deliberations oil me
Senate.
THE BRAZILS AND THE SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. oebuck called attention 10 the subject OF Brit
nh relations with Brazil and moved for a elect Com
mttte 10 take into consideration those relations and re-
port thereupOn. He urged that the Government OF