Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-05-09

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ARTICLE VII -
For and in consideration of the grants and cessions
contained in the foregoing article it is hereby stipulated
and agreed that the United States shall allow Pyto
the Republic of New Granada the full sum of S.,
currency of the United States and Of the said of
s. the United, States shall retain the sum of s.,
specified in the fifth article of this Convention to be ap
piled to the purposes in that article particularly desg
mated and the balance of s. shall be paid to the
Republic of New Granada, in the city of New York.
within sixty days after the exchange of notifications of
this convention.
The present convention shall be ratified by the Pres
dent of the United States by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate thereof and by the President of
the Republic of New Granada with the consent and ap
probation the Congress of the same and the rafca
tions shall be exchanged in the city of ashngton with
in year from the date of the signature thereof or
sooner if possible.
In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiaries
have signed and sealed these presents in the city of b.
gotta the , in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty.
N B. The four propositions and the project of con-
vention withdrawn by the above plenpo
tentaries commissioners Of the United States in the
subsequent conference held the 18th of February
MEMORANDUM
Presented BY the PlenpoenarieScf New Granada to the
PlenipotenGaries of the United States in the official
ference held on the 12tA Of February.
TRANSLATION.
The four propositions which the Hon. Messrs. Morse
and Bowln laid before the Secretary of Foreign Affairs
the 4th instant which they expounded in their pro-
ject of convention for the adjustment of claims OF
citizens of the United States against New Granada and
for settling other differences between the parties are
absolutely inadmssible the part of the present tx
ecutive Government
Those propositions imply in reality cession to the
United States as complete and gratutous as it would
be unconstitutional and dsgraceu of the territory OF
fbp MI tha
ought not to pretend to exact the other grant
in conformity with the principles which the political
institutions of the two Republics are based.
If what constitutes may constitute certain interna-
tional indispensable to the necessity and
convenency of preserving the neroceanic transit
the Isthmus of Panama ree safe and open the foot
ing of complete equality for the individuals and trade
of all nations, the plans proposed by Messrs Morse and
Bowlin, in the name of the Government of the United
States in nowise satisfy such necessity and conveniency
We're plan of that kind adopted the overwhelming in
fuence of the United States rather the effective and
constant interference of their Government even by the
medium of arms every thing concerned with the tran
sit the Isthmus, would in fact constitute priv
lege in favor of the Union its citizens and its political
and mercantile interests.
Several clauses of the "Project of Convention =
stand at open variance with the engagement that this
Republic has eneredinto in its contract with the Panam
Railroad Company.
In short the propositions that have been made impl
that New Granada is responsible to the United States 10
April 1856, and for their disastrous consequences
whereas it has been proved by the testimony of resp
table and unbiased witnesses that those events sprag
from the brutal conduct of citizen of the United Sa
toward native of the country; that they were aggE
waited by the support which other citizens of the Und
States gave that individual instead of endeavorifgo
have him arrested, and that they became irremedale
by the authorities and public force owing to the bs
macy and passionate excitement of citizens OF the led
States. "A
The actual Executive Government considers tht Re
public be irresponsible to the United States f tael
events that have been Indicated and for the consequence
thereof could it consent to the Government
the United States awarding conclusiyely the question
of responsibility, even if the notorious partially which
unfortunately characerizes the data and reports on
which that Government has had to base its views should
be oyetiothe
1t is therefore, impossible for the proposf 6ns ta
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any arrangement and consequently, the present Admir-
stration believes itself justified in declining to take then
into consideration
However would be of unquestionabe utility That
every thing connected with the nteroceanic trans
across the Isthmus of Panama should be settled in
rable and satisfactory manner to give all nations
equal rights and facilities, and equally efectual bro
lection to their citizens Subjects well to their
property or interests, the undersigned, Plenipoetia
ries of the New Granadian Government have beet in
struced to initiate and carry on with the honorabePe
nipoenaries of the Government of the United Stats
goiatons these points, IN which the principles the
territorial sovereignty and of the perfect equality il the
free transit for all nations be constantly keit in
view Thus the Administration that Is to be instsed
under the direction of President the 1st of April
next would find readily prepared the elements of lust
and proper arrangement marked with all the features of
stability that indispensable in the matter herein treat
cd of of which would be the friendly inter
yentiop In the same matter of those Powers that are
principally concerned in the freedom equality security
and facility of the transit
LIMO DE PoMBo.
FLoRENTINo GONZALEZ. 4
BoGoTA FEBRUARY II, 1857
LEGATION THE UNITED STATES Fo
BoGoTA, FEBRUARY l3, 1857
Honora6es r Limo de Ponabo and F7oratsno Gonzales
Commissioners, fc.
GENTLEMEN: The written communication which n
mad the honor to receive at the first meeting of the sew
raj commissioners the part of the Governments of
Granada and the United States of America with wi
to the settlement of the various questions growing out
the difficulties the Isthmus of Panama, will probal
bring to very speedy termination the mission
which the Commissioners of the United States lave
charged by their Government, anu induce the neca
of some other arbitrament.
In order to relieve ourselves and our Government
the responsibilities which must necessarily follow
rupt termination of mission which the Governn
the United States had every reason to hone an
could have closed in a friendly manner the several
which seemed likely to disturb the harmony of TIVE
Republics, and avoid the necessity of measures nj
sonant with the principles and policy of our Govejn
the undersigned feel it due to themselves and to
country briefly to reeapulate the present state Of
difficulties, in order that the world may know ho1
friendly disposition of Government has been
and that all the responsibility may fall where it be
1t is well understood that the several subjects of cc
plant the part of the Government of the United Ees
had been for time under discussion between The
resident Minister of the United States Mr. Bowlm md
the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Pombo. without
being able to come to any satisfactory conclusion
The Government of the United States, resort
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