Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-12-18

object Intended without giVs4r birth To new
and embarrassing .nplieatisns between III.
tw, g5,trnm ,nt>. may p,rh.aas b, well cues
ti,nlil1 by the different amendments m ,d.
1 it l,v tn, Senate.
This treaty, as amend ii. was ratified hy
M on the l7th of March .#ISj7. and W.,
Transmitted to London for ratification bv tho
British government. That government cy-
pressed it, willingness to canc.lr in all the
amendments mall by the senate with tn
single exc ,psion Of tn clluse re,atu, to Ru-
atan aai the other isllrls i4 the B,y of II m
duris The article i, ths otftinll treaty.. ns
submit II t, the Snltc, aftr reciting that
these i.IlndS an th,ir intlbitints "6 6lying
b,en by convention barring ditc the 9th
day of August. 1855, b,tw, ,su Her Britttnir
Majesty and tha rspahljc Of Honduras. c.n-
stitltn1 anl slar,la fr,n Territ ,rg un r
the sDyarei snv Of tn, slid rapibic Of II M
duraS, " stiplllt.I that '.;hetwo cDntractn.
plrtics ,lo Ii ,rahv mutually engags t. rncor-
nile anl respect in alLfuturc tnc the inle-
pend nee ami rights of sllfrc, Territory ns
Il ptrt of the republic of lEaniluras."
Cppn al examination Of this c,nyant N
between Gr,lt Britln anl Honduras of the
9th August. 1876. it was fsanl that, whilst
declaring tn, Bly Isl,nis t, b, sfrs, t,rrito-
~ uui r. tn s1ytr,i sutv Of the Republic of
Of II ni,tr,s," it deprived that repablic Of
ri sht< withpat which its sovereignty over
then ,,nll s.,rr.lv b, sid ;, cxisf I. d.
vii u them from ii r,nl4inisr of Honduras.
an | glyr t, their inh,Jit,ots a senlr,t. o,y-
crnm mt of their own. with legislative, exec
utise. AMI ildicial officers. elected by them
selves. 1t deprived the = ,vernm mt 1f lI,n-
durl4 Of the taxiny p,w,r in every form and
r
p,rflrnan,., Of inilitlrv dntv. cyc,nt FAR
their own exclusive def;u.e. 1t ais, pr,hib.
ital that rapihlic from crrctino G,rtili,,ti,ns
np1n them fr their pr pr,tcctinn-,bus laltino
them on,n + ,iny,Si m from any a,orter. aud
fnllly. it nroyil II athat slavery shall n1t NJ
any inn hcr.,rtar D.. ncrnitfed +, cxi,t
therein
Uaa ,nllr.S r,tili, this c,ny,ntio,. sh,
W ,nll hav, r.tid,l tn, e.t}bli,hm mt Of y
Stlte substantially inI.pand ,at within her
own limits. and Il Stat, at all times subject
t. British inanrn, aol control, Moreover,
hal tha nit u Ss,t,.r.,ifil tn, treaty with
Gr.tt Britain in it's oririnal form. we sbonld
hay, h,,n bound 1T, rec,rrliz, and rtsprct
in all futlr tim 3" thr,, stipqlati ms I, tn,
ie, Of Honduras. b .ine in dir.ct OBJ
i,,titi,a t. thu spirit and metning Of tn,
GhFt IN AMI BuIwsr treaty ~ understood in
thu nit,d States. the : nat. reject ID the en-
tir rl4uS, and Substituted in its st, al a sim
LII ~, ,,7,iti ~ f the ,ypr..iFn rirht Of II5n-
dur4s t. In rs, Islands. in tae f3lljNifte I'm
.sila.s-"The tYl contra tim plrtif. d.
il .r,4Y mitllly eael,,t, r.rr,IiI, and r.
ar..s, tn, i.llad< or Rn,tta. B,nar,, tsiiIa,
l,lrt4rEttt. iIal .aa. AMI VI rlt. situated in
TN Btv nf II ,a,lart..aq' 5n iii .,l,t af the
r sha5ii eor I5al4ra.. as u=t4rtl, .ll=.rai.sa-
~ aal i, p.rt If Ii. r,pa5,ie Of SUD lloa-
III
Grlt Hritli1 rejected tbs Amendment,
a--izuin. ~ tAee ea}, rs4sla that the r4ti-
hcttIln uf the convention Of the 9th Of
Ai..54-s. f>5i. lit, ..a hsr AMI Honduras.
hal M b,ea "rvrhau.rd. owing t, the
l..i,.tisn of that Government. Had this
ben 5brc. it is stated tlfat Her Maiegty's
+, ferr.tr-l.nt s#ald ha,,, had Httlc difficulty
jit=...sr.. ..in.. t. the notification proposed by
tl- >nat.. which then world h.lya had.
IN fit. th--sta, >isaiEea.i,n a. the
ORIGINAL wlrdiH. Whether this w5ald
hay, b..o tn rTrc,--5,,ethrr the mere
Circumstance. Of tn, axehane, of tln ratifta.
ton If IA, British e,ny.ntl5n with Hon
daras pri II in p5int # tifaa +, the ruiae..-
ti,, nr our treaty with treat Britain
would, in ea,ct.' have had the sumo
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