The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-19
Central American Affairs.
TIKI pALLAs-CLARISDos rREArY AND SOUTHERN

from The Liverpool Times, june o
Commenting last week on Tor Palmerston ex PLANTATION
70 the House o. Commons respecting the rejection OF the
Clarendon Dallas treaty for the settlement OF the Central
American question by toe Senate Of the United Sates
expressed belief that the real OF the difference mad
been touched upon By the Premier. Lord Palmerston,
WDIe communicating facts n apparently the most clear
and ingenious manner unrvaed for the art with which
he can enthroOd knotty points In mist OF words He
cultivated this diplomatic tact during his long official expe-
renoe and for saying Just enough 10 satisfy impatient
questcners, without enchiDg at all upon the real matter
at Issue, be knows no superior. II nos appess-indeed,
the fact bad pre- ousy oozed out through the American
newspaperthat the slavery question, a. II s understood
by the prosvery party In washingtos nj the botiom
OF the rejection, although the American senate aaly dis
cuss these treaty engagements with closed doors. The
British government In oeding the Bay Islands 10 Hon.
durss, stipulated tha, England and the United
In all future free but the ssvehoing planters Of
the South would not recognize this stipulation and hence
the dead lock Our govern nent that the treaty
has been rejected upon the technical ground that the
alterations proposed by the Sena could accepted
BY her Majesty but s stated at the time that hego
tstions are In progress which may lead 70 a favo
rable result II Ne difficult, however, 70 conceive any
which can be pursued In which this question Of
free in contadsuncon 10 slave territory will not again
arse, for the policy OF the slavery party Ia the United
States manifest To preserve their present advantage
s mus, % numoero u ane Mornern
tora influence in the South and although the conipg sncy
remote regards this Honduras affair the resc
solemn and deliberate record Of policy which the
Southern planters determined 10 pursue hereaer
regards the government Of Honduras ITSELF little difcuy
viii exist 10 making lie peace with the British which II IL
now said 10 be DESTROYS OF doing.
EKGLAND's NEGOTIATIONS WITH HONDURAS
Prom the London Tines June al
We learn that inelg has been received In london
OF the partial adjustment OF the complications respect
the negotiations with Honduras The President OF that
republic, General Don Santos Gusrdiola has we are
formed ratified the treaty signed by bis minister Senior
Victor Herran, With Lord Clarendon In London last year
being treaty Of oomnercs and friendship Of the ordinary
kind, together with the important additional article,
which guarantees the nesrs,y OF the rarsad through
we lsthmus OF Honduras. Bat, for reasons which the
hondurs agents In this country do not appear have
oeen yet MADE acquainted With, the President has not
rauhed the convertcn which, signed a the time as
tne foregoing treaty and by the same functonsries
govias Tor the transfer, certain conditions OF the
lay hsnds 70 Honduras, and the cession Of certain
rghe on British sovereignty the Mosquito territory
The HONDURAS lenipo'entiary accredited W England and
France Senior Herran, and resident Paris has re
oeved ntimaton n Count wsewski ths, the govern
mcut OF France will Immediately ray treaty with Hon.
durss similar al respects that just concluded bet eep
Great Britain and Honduras and embracing the "addton
nj article" securing the neutrality Of the Honduras Inter
oceanic Railway This line, extending from Porto Cabeo
on The Atlantic 70 the Bay OF Fonecs the Pacific both
tsrmin being In the State OF HondurW nov being sur.
yeyed with the appreciation OF her hsjerys meut
by large stan Of engineers who lately le New York for
thai purpose. They accompanied thence by Senior
Avsrado the Honduras Minister at Washington, vhsre
had Just signed treaty with the Of the United
States identical with the Anglo Honduras treaty and
tsuing, likewise, the additional artcle which insures
free use of the proposed railway, In the Interests Of
ameroe and civilization 70 all nations.