The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-14
-, pn,r,su TpEATY.-The summary

.,1,,rd to Central American affairs, is DOUBT
l.ss ! correct description of that Instrumen
rh;cl, is now before the United States senate
for ratification. The telegraph some time since
stated that il had been ratified, but we nave re
c.ved M confirmation since. 1t was probably
only received and referred.
As real settlement in regard TO Centra
/ 4 merica stself, the treaty is rather project
than fact completed. 1t finds disputes aoou
boundaries and jurisdiction between Nicara
qua and Costa RIGA, Nicaragua and Honduras
and Nicaragua and the Mosquito Indians
whom England herself represents. Great Bit
ain and the United States, therefore, have come
together and agreed upon arrangements OF al
these subjects of difference, which they under
take to present TO these States, for their &C
ceptance, whenever they are in condition &c
listen to the propositions and act upon them
Tt assumes that these States have the right tc
consider discuss, and, if they please, reJec
the arrangements proposed to them.
| Tn the contingency of their refusal to accept
what is prepared for them, the parties to the
treaty merely stipuate with each other that they
will not propose or consent to anything more
favorable There is no agreement between
them that they shall take any steps to enforce
the acceptance of the terms, or to provide any
thing as substitute or alternative, If they
should be declined by any one of the States
This is, therefore, very Imperfect as settle
ment. of the real difficulties. Possibly, if they
were at peace with each other, and with set
tied form of government duly acknowledged
| by each other as competent to make compacts
the Joint influence of the United States and
Great Britain might prevail upon them to as.
sent to the proposition
But the state of affairs among them makes
any binding agreement impossible. Two Of
them, Honduras and Costa RIGA, are at war witt,
the third, Nicaragua, and occupy portion Of
its territory, for the purpose of overhrowing the
government de facto and establishing another
England and Amelisa both stand aloof, without
recognising the title Of any of the claimants to
the real sovereignty of Nicaragua The Dallas
treaty, therefore, must remain without any at
,aempt to carry it into operation, until there is
government SO settled in Nicaragua, as to be
recognised by the two interposing powers to be
able TO make binding compact; and will not
be completed in its objects, until the new gov
eminent, whatever it may be, has given its as
sent to the terms therein prescribed. Until that
time arrives, the treaty stands merely as the
expression of the joint opinions and wishes Of
the two governments upon the proper way Of
settling disputes that have been, and continue
to be subjects of grievance and complaint, to
all nations who have interests or commerce in
the isthmus. The treaty amounts to nothing.
except prospecively and contingently, in regard
to the actual state of the isthmus.
ats chief present uses are in the settlement
which it makes, or approaches to making, of
the differences which have existed between the
United Stskes and Great Britain in regard to
their several relations in Central America, to-
wards each other and towards the States there.
+ Eng land consents to give up her proteclorate
of the Mosquito Indians, and that they shall be
settled on reservations in Nicaragua, something
in the manner of our Indians in the west. We
do not see that she asks any reference to the
Mosquito king, or hesitates about disposng Of
his whole sovereignty i9this absolute manner
1t will be a very good arrangement when 1t is
completed, and Nicaragua is in condition to
complete it. and has finally passed all the ne
cessary laws. But this is a very uncertain Pc
Rod, and in the meantime, what We get is sort
of promise from England to be very amiabe
when the time comes.
She positively gives up the Bay islands set
duras, and this is, we believe, the only part of
the treaty which goes instantly into effect, and
it Is. not really part of the treaty itself, but
merely dacaratory article appended to it.
Perhaps this treaty may settle the Central
to very little. Sc much of it-nearlv all that
is OF any value-depends on the progress of
events in those States, and the action of the gov
ernments hereafter to BE- called into action, that
it may be said to be rather tranSitory declar-
alton of what it is desirable to do hereafter,
than distinct compact, of the execution of
which there Is any certainty. Nor do we find
IN 1t anything to change our long settled con-
rlcuons, that the true policy Of the U. States is,
to adjust its own relations to States in its vicni-
ty, by independent legislation, without binding
itself to any reciprocal compacts of interposition
with any European power whatever
IN. Q. Picayune.
THE NEWLY INVENTED WAR ESe1sE-A cor
respondent of the New York Journal of Com
merce, abiding u the internal machine which
general Walkers friends have recently pur-
chased tor his army In Nicaragua, thus explains
Its efficiency and deadly instrumentality:
In form II resembles small yrndstone, turn
ed by crank and will discharge 800 one ounce
balls every minute, attended by only two men,
Every machine is calculated to destroy three
regiments of soldiers in the same space of time
1t can be directed with the same ease as COM
mon rifle is handled.
The inventor, Yankee, is now in ENGLAND
before the admiralty, and great
many old generals, of all countries, Who evince
much interest, and have written him letters ex-
pressive OF their wonder and establishment One
distinguished Polish general expresses himself
10 the inventor, "that as soon as this deadly
weapon becomes in use, wars and rumors of
war must cease The gun, Or machine dis
charges without report and sends the ball three
lines the distance of the ordinary rifle or can
non, as the case may be-. The British govern
nent has offered the inventor f2Oo, 600 ster
ing, # he can enlarge his machine to DISCHARGE
10 pound shot. This be is now doing. and
nforms his agent here he shall accomplish it.
The Russian minister at London is anxious for
he patent, and has offered him his price: but
re says to his friends, 81 mean no other nation
haII have it, but England and my own country.