The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-12

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The Dallas-Clsrcsdon Treaty-Palmerston's
New PO~issos-fAOlScy OF tho U"itsd states.
With the rejection by Lord Paluer-too of the
sptuced Dallas-Clarendon treaty our relations
with ENGLAND conafning the affairs Of Central
America have been thrown iuto a more unsatis
factory AID embarrassing CONDITION TOAD at sny
priOd OF tire o. taugh ment during the last tEeui ?
Years Since last Summer. wien Lord Palmer
stNn ssked nntcing. wanted pothing and was
willi,g to CODES do any thing topchipg the bays
riv.rs, iblets, is,auas, territories, States and
tribes of Central America, bis mind has uDder-
gone complete resolution. The new Anglo
French movement for the sholesale reduction
and openiI e Of Cola to the commerce Of tie
world, has gwen new value to all the Amer
eau is'huus transit routes from Tehusn te oec to
Patama, in refsr'nce 20 the prospective Chinese
trade across these routes; and hence, upon q re-
consideration Ct the subject, sinoe the late
Brithh eltct:ona ms LORD Palmesstou, instead OF
reo.d pg from EUg'and's usurpaaons, oc,up y
toes ano projects in Genital America for the
sabe Of peace has resolved, at all haz ,ris to
ko'd fest.
The English journals, however, eidl.g
vita Lord Pa'merrtcn and supposed to
speak by authosiy, give altogether Q
different explanation of the rasoos for
the rejection Of the Llas-C!arendon treaty
THUS 1t app ars thct tie British Cabinet euter-
tains the susticion that tte American '.ameud
msr's vsrc introduced In spirit unfricnd y to
EnGand'-a spirit c0mprehendiog the ancient
Anelopoobis Of General Csss aud the Hlbuster
ing dogmss Of the Ostend manifesto. Bot let us
tr'e6s quire into This matter. d.
The fs.t poiut raised by the British govern
ment is, that the original Dallas Clarendon
ncaty gave the Mosqui'o IL dians genera, powers
Of |. eisla'ion ard control over an immense terri;
tory. extending $50 miles along the cosst-s
mort ext. psive grant TO littie bald of indians,
which no one estimates OF moro than 5000, nnd
which our Ccnsul at Sac Jusu estim Ited at 600
THIS large reservation tho Senate agreed 70 60
cure 10 ,bese Indians bat preserving the govern
mer tel juii.diction Of Nicaragua over thcm-a
mcde of proceeding adopted by the French
and British and American governments snoe
the fret settlement Of the country. Bot" says
my Lord Palmerston, "tbe Senate have INTRO
duc,d wcrds which qualify the clause, by ex-
cuoIg British influence" Aye, there is tie
rub TIE question is not as to the sup riorisy Of
the vh'e race, aud the vice practice of all civil
lied not Gus but what effect will be produced
upon Bit "a influence Then egau, the Senate
struck out TIC Clause coEerm .ng land grants made
hy the Mosquito Indiscs and this is another offence
Bot WbCn In any caee, did Ecgisnd, or France. or
the United States acknowledge the right OF the
Itd;sns TO convey their lands TO any enc but The
govtrnutnt? Al who have tho asst knowledge
Of fhe Indian character bDow thet such Is their
improvcence emo liability to be imposed on, that
they could not keep their country year but FOR
this uuiform prohibition, ind the American Sc
nate, eDd Wisely, 700. chose 70 oppl5 this pitct-
ole 20 sbe Mesquite Indians and 10 N,car4g
Bot the Aueiicsn Senate likewise stfusS oct the
provision thst in the event Of the REJECTION oC tue
uesty BY Costa RIGA or Nicaragua, no more "a
voreble terms should bc proposed or coosentcd to
(tbcte are 'he words,) 10y the United States or
f. glstd. WHO here will doubt tho propriety Of
the Isi' ctou Of this provision. The Sepate very
pr'prjy did not undertake presunptuo 1sly to
letter the future bot choee 10 leave the tsties
to set LIZ thc exgencies OF that future might re
quiIe.
rhote are a1 the objections Of the British Ca
bret publicly svowed, 30 fac O. regards the
course tf the Un,t,d States Senate, and they are
adducod Is evidence 10 support the charge that
our government is mainly DESTROYS Of supprcssing
British influence 10 Central AUer'cs, mot oo'y
IN the Mosquito territory, bet in Central Am. RIGA
generally" But then come, as we are informed,
the true objections OF Lord Palr1erston witch
prevent the ratification Of the treaty by the
British government A treaty bad been ncgo-
tiattd b-tveen England and Honduras, by Wh,ch
Enalana reiuquishtd TO the latter the sovereign
" Of the Bay Llsnds, providing in the ces
.cn that there shall never 10 any slavery
there Now with this engagement the Unit-d
States have DO concern Honduras has the
right TO establish or prohibit slavery In her ter.
ritories II If an act or internal legislation with
vh ch other nations have nothing TO do. Eng
Lard r,liDquished to Honduras portion Of Its
territory to which she never had the slightest
jutt claim; and II was an act Of presumptuous
arrogance 30 annex this or any other such condi-
ton 10 what wac mere restoration Of foreibly
withheld troperty. Nor has the experiment Of
England in tbe emancipation Of her West Indian
colonies b,en 80 fortunate N Justly to lead her 10
force her example upon other Powera In the
original draft Of the Dallas Clarendon treaty, we
IRE further advised, there Vas o clause which de-
clartd that convention having been entered into
betwe' England and Honduras which provided
that the Bay islands should be free territory"
az part Of tue republic Of Honduras, the contract
~ parties-Eng'and and the United States
should respect the said convention in regard to
the rights and Jurisdiction of Honduras
According TO the English view Of the subject,
the convention between England and Honduras
expressly declared that slavery should never ex-