The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-13


The Virtual Rejection OF the DsIias-ciaren-
don Tseaty-yew Negotiations to be Opcn-
ed.
We learn from Washington that the Dallas
Clarendon treaty has been sent back to the State
Department with notifications, which in pl ala
Enelish means that It has been rejected. After
q VAIN discussion OF more than four hours.
resolutions were passed 10y vote Of j3 TO Is
which is virtual rejection OF the document in
its original form by that vote. Negotiations
must therefore bc opened again. and il is most
blolable that when this does occur the question
viii he discussed at Washington rather than at
London. Ii is little curious that while this was
going on ia the Senate, Lord Napier, the ne.
Btitsh Minister, was making bis first call upon
the Secretary Of State. As II was generally sup.
poscd in England when he left there that the
II atty would lie DC .cp..d il Is not probable that
he has any instructions on this point, and thai
The new negotiations will not be opened until h.
can receive them from London. Yet Gen. Cas-
may send him a communication Informing him tf
the notifications made by the Senate, and iaIs
pave the way for the ncs negotiation.
The real point Of difficulty in the clarendon
treaty has b,en the position assigned TO the Mos
quito Indians. These soeallcd Indians consist Of
some thousand or fifteen bundled nongrcls being
cross between the negro and the indian, and Tor
many year. have presented constant dccrea.,
Of their numbcrs In abandoning the protecto-
rate Er gland has 20 long exercised over them.
BE has underworld to secure their recognition as
citizens possessing the right OF sovereignty. This
point has ever been streuuousy resisted by Mica
raeua. which State claims IT, undoubied right 10
all the territory embraced within the limits Of the
ancient province Of that name acquired by sue
ce,srul revolution and by treaty with Spain The
United states recognizes the Justice o, this claim
and holds that the Mosquito Indians have the
same relative position TO Nicaragua tina! the
Western Indians sustain 60 our government
should The adviccs which came from Ncsragus
On Wednesday prove TO be correct the new a.
poet Of affairs there may somewhat cinbaTass
uiurc discussion Of The Central American ques-
ton, although Il is no, ., all probable that the
position Of that State will he changed in relation
TO Der shts o: sovereignty. During the past
year England has been ,ndcavoring to nego-
tiate with The l;ivas government at Leon
IN which She offered TO abandon. on the part Of
The Mo'ouiios, portion of the territory claimed
ly them. but Bi,as has resolutcly refused 10 ac
ccpt this OF ihc ground that il was degrading TO
Nicaragua to receive from those Indians what she
lever has acknowledged them 10 possess. Should
Walker finally succeed in establishing an Amc
iicanizcd government there, there is little hope
That he would abandon petitions which had been
maintained 10y the inert and powerlcss govern
mcnts that have preceded him.
We have good reason FOR believing that the
ground which will be taken by Mr. Buchanan in
ths matter can be embraced in very Jew words;
The sovereignty Of Nicaragua over the whole Of
the country formerly belonging TO Spain under
that name TO be recognized; the protcctorate
over The Mosquito Indians TO BE- abandoned in
accordance with our Interpretation Of the Clay