The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-16

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univ&Jta eoavieaiod In Nfhs Upfted etates Vas
that Sk1n out Oovetnueat ceatsntsd "a violat
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vtipahAe Atsh foreign gofesnmbne never I,
occupy g acquire teptitorySa ~ Ceptsal 4
,eridsn AnrtI1n Of our own c6p2inen4 he con
eideraSses eorIthis shcri6cb was that 0reAs Brit
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Tho &nA: booisidn witk oQrSelvesl whist y,
havel rA Hit ta,aoubk&he stocesiey Of he Bri
fish Htvespment b. theiv cohefrucsisn Of ID,
treatvl II r atthe sdme tine NV deliberate con
victid1 that Hhis e6nstrucAion u i'm Opposition
both b Ill letter and sniris.
Up&ee - laena G1aHinteiAie slnAaolkaEion
were inotiHAed between sho tuo 2OysraNsnt
for tic pespo5e, u possible, Of removing thes,
dific} 80 ard q @aAtv having this laudAbls
obiect N W. ~ siens1 9 l,onDon Oh d.
l7th 6cfoher. 1o6A and Wee onhnitted BY a.
Presi,lene q she Eenats. o. 10 following lOst
Of DedSp,her. Nhe{hsr fhla treaty, either d
its ori2ihnl - ssaeadsd fosu, would lAass -
compli "a tlse Object ssseaaod Nisheus givina
h;r,h ~ - "a - L.,rnee;sS s.ts.;lyaicsriosi
betveen - 60. nng perhanS h<
vell ouestioiit S,&Ytxinif Il. nowSver. e va
rendered ma, ,e.s obiectionAlle ~ ths differ
emf .mendments mada "a Il 81 the Senate. hi
trsstv. - s,nepded. vas ratifed ~ me ON the
latA 'Ha,rh 1887 ana vss strans@itsed 70 Lon
don for r.ti6c.t;no bv the British government
Thst sovsrnmene exnressed .its Willingness q
cn,-~e r. al ~. enf,r,onts m. a. bv the SEN
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P..e 81 HocSne~. !. T,te srsicle. m the oeirinsI
...s" !. 'srr,a;,,Sa j, rs ssn.,e .iier rec;t;ns
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- An,,,se Saxs ,sse,,ser he Rritannic Naiesty
"a - 4 sSs R.rnhi;c q Hond,r.s co,,stitnsed M
dsa,..sd ! - s ss,r;.c-v ..der the .overs;gntv
- ~, ala Rsnshlic ~ Hondnr,a > a,ipuIsted
.r.s s..s.. 80 ao.,,..,.,;n, ,,.,s.s A. hsreh,
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Tr-a ..:...;o. &C .h;. convention h..
= oo1 n e pr;..;n snd :. Hond.rss &c the e7sh
4 -. ,exs 4. -. E,ra th.t mil aoci. RING
~ D., Iss.rSs y, ~ IS free terr;torv nndeS1
~. 80 - .s ~. ..,hl;. e Horau...
1. S":,a st's, ,.,,,,hi;. ~ r;ch,a -itho.. which
=. .n.a,s;.n, s nvsr ehsu enriA ec.rselv be aaia
- s~;.s E. i;,;dsa them from ma remainder
NJ Hon.inr.s ana esve 20 chair inhahieante
ss,. 49, gc,srum.nt of chair ovn. Nth lep;sls.
tvs erecns;ve and judicial nfiicers- elected by
thenssivss Il den,;vad the Government Of
Hondnrss Of tho taxine power in eyery form.
and eremrted The neonle of the islands from
the nerformanca Of military duty except for
their avn exclusive defence. Il also prohibited
that republic from erecting Notifications upon
them Tor their ction--ehus leaving them
opea to invasion from any quarter; and. finally,
i provided s'that slavery shall not at any time
hereafter be permitted to exist therein"
Had Honduras ratified this convention, she
would have ratified the establishment of State
indenendent within her own limits,
and STATE AZ Iii times, subject 10 British infu.
pnce and control Moreover had the United
Ststes rst;fed the treatv with Great Brit.in a.
III or;cinal farm. Is shoald have been bound
.sto racnvn;xe and resnect in all future timer
No. et;nris t;on. n the ,src;ui;ce of Honduras
Ro;nc' - d;rect onnoa;,;on 10 the sn;rit .na
m..n;nc oc The CSv,on and Rulver trestv -
understood in the limited States the Senate 70.
;sc,eS ,hs entire cl.use and snbatitnted r. ia
s.osd s;u,nI. racoon;,;on If the aovera;cn r;oh,
NJ Eonan-ss ~ th.se ISLANDS in the foilovino
i.nonsoe. s.The two contractinp nartiea dc
hershv n,,,na,lv engage IN recoenize and res
nect tho islands of Rnatan. Ronaco Utila- Rar.
H. .s,s. Helena, and Norat s;tuste in the Ray
NJ Hondnrss ana off the COAST of the Renuhlic
NJ Hondnrss a. under the sovereieotv and az
mar, of Tho said Renuhl;c of Hondurss.S
CO.. R.;..;n rs;ected This amendment "A.
s;on;n. a. .ha .,nir son that the r.,;6cat;ons
ne ~ o,nvort;on of the 97th Aneust la56
's'S !.
- eea o.;nr ~ Tho hes;tation az that Gov.
s..sn,n Hsa th;s heen dome Il + stated thae
s.h uI Ws;....,s co-s,nu,.re -onid nave h.d NJ.
y. d;Sac.ltv in agreeing 10 the modification
o.onossd ~ the Senate. which then would have
r. 4 in efFsc, the same sivni0cation "A the orig
;nsi -ord;n. y Whether th;s you'd have been
th. .9sct. vhetber the mere circumstance of
the Exchange Of the ratitications of the British
with Honduras nrior in point of
time 70 the ratification Of our treaty with Great
Britain would. sin effect" have had s.the same
sivnifcation AZ the original wording and thus
have nullified the amendment of the Senate.
may well be doubled. 1t is, perhaps. fortunate
that the question has never arisen
The British Government, Immediately after
rejecting the treaty a. amended, proposed to
enter into q new treaty with the United States,
similar in all respects to the treaty which they
had lust refused TO ratify, If the United States
would consent to add to the Senate's clear and
recognition Of the sovereignty Of
Hond.r,s over the Bay Islands the following
conditional stipulation: whenever and a.
soon as the Republic Of Honduras shall have
concluded and ratified treaty with Great Bri.
tain. by which Great Britain shall have ceded,
and the Republic of Honduras shall have &C
cente The said Islands. subject 70 the provisions
mi conditions contained in such treaty, =
This nronosition was. of course, rejected
After the Senate had refused to recognize the
Rr;t;sh Convention with Honduras of the 9th
AZ Aupnst. 1856. with full knowledge Of its
Contents. il vas impossible for me. necessarily
;crnrant of ..the provisions and conditions"
vhich might be contained in q future conven-
ton hstveen the same uarties. to sanction them
In ADVANCE
tn f.ct !. that when tvo nationa like Great
p.;.s;n .ua the limited States mutually desi-
."ns .s,.h.v are and I trust ever NAV be. Of
INN. tho most friendly relations with
NO.. s a,has h.ve unfortunaselv concludsd q
s... "h;nh .hsv nder.tana n aenses directly
t.eAv, " .,a ;sss. course = ~ ahrocste such
opP ,,,,,.msI consent and TO commence
$3.50 Ma This heen done nromptly. ali diff.
49,; - Csntrsl Amer;c. would mast nroba-
sss -. NO heen adjusted to the satisfac.
~ neh".h nar,;.. THE time snent II discuss.
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