The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-07-03
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(fp Ia formally j party To ie contract Of m
Iraeed 10 uphold IL bit thare are passages
which Indicate the expected adhesion of ~
IEufopean alliance ID I'M maintenance Of the
Eccber,e ID i measure of ahtsgpnism to The
| United States !; md there II 1itMched 10 II 1
separate declaration BIZ thesxecative autho
of The two States, invoking such 40 81 daiie
for sach i protectorsbip ageinstt .ncroacf
naents md agggressions 1.-THE M al Stases.
II ii ID this pointsof VIZ only thalt thes
French movements are sl,y Importance III
project Of 4 shft canal across the Isthmus a
that point, is q ere delnsion-the dsZgn D
undertaking ", i mere pretence. re Cd
lgineers have 1ong nee given t,p lie Jractics
lbility Of the scheme y next to impoe libIe
cent at do enormous cost III Whicf tb
mentioned IS estimated BY N, Belly Is
telie. We have no idea that thegfF
expects I'd get up q company to carry ss
project, or that the Emperor Napoleon can be
induced to- pledge himself for the money. n ~,
knew where to get il, 4 M. Belly be- =
mere crazy adveBturey be u y political agent,
who is looking after other objects than canal
making. and emplr5s this project Of q canal
monopoly to- brils forth 0thas political &C.
|velopmenis, ID dch foreign governments may
find the excuse I'D the opportunity for assert
ing d Joint spoI ~ ffurtfhe IsthIDus.
Tie polite / pnrt pf thsNe sides :
that the contracting I'D gage 10 take
stepsSto obtain Il gn1 Ufsthe Aesitraiieyy
of the canal from .s.lce, England aud tie
United States, On The basis of The Clayton
Bulwer treaty that until The neutrality shall
be guaranteed BY some one Of them, the canal
shall be closed against al ships of wa al all
nations that after That the entrance of chips
of war may be- permitted by unanimous
declaration of The three powers, provided the
Central American Goyernilelts consent and
+ saving previous regulation Of the COM
pany.'. Finally IS an e exceptional measure, y
The company being entirely French, the French
|GoseFnntent ii 10 hare the right TO keep two
ships of war On the cRnal nj on the lake, for
the entire duration Of the works.
fThe contract, therefore il not ostensibly
made BIZ the representatives Of The Ffeuehl
Emperor, provides for 4 French revival Of the
glaytan4Bulwer ehtanglements as against the
United States. with The reservations Of 4 spe-
ciaf French protectorate over the route. This
looks like an e!aboratc continuance to ret up
d political imbroglio.
Tho declaration appended to the publication
of tlis treaty BY The two Central American
Governments leaves 40 doubt of their under
standing Of what this project il 10 bring forth.
N ii d fierce denunciation Of the people and
as menacing The independence Of Costa RIGA
and Nicaragua BY filibustering missions, and
the latter Is officially ~reprobating l these
schemes, but ID reality giving them patronage
& IS the means of definitely taking possession
Eef Central America. if Central America re-
fuses To surrender itself voluntarily to The
United States and they make the following
appeal 10 Europe, declaring
That they place the convention above men.
TONED, relative TO the canal Of Nicaragua, under the
patronage 0f civilized Europe, BY appealing to the
Justice and humanity Of all Christian nations against
the attacks Of pirates and bueeapeers Of whom they
have been for three years the victims.
2ssThat they place the independence and national
under the guarantee of the three powers who have
caused the independence and nationality Of tile
Ottoman Empire TO ie respected namely England
and Sardinia
:. That they sapplicate the Government Of these
three powers. NOT any longer to leave the coasts 81
Central America without defence III rich ~countriea
~ the meTcygof baIbariaiis md THE future rontesof
tlse trade iii the world without d serious guarantee
~ liberty and neutrality.
4. That they bind themselvesi III the name OF their
people to accept from those threees powers all the
conditions they may attach to their assistance, pro
vidcd the public law Of civilized Europe be extended
TO ai the Statessof America, and imposed by force
10 need be on those who SO audacionsly yiolated it
This IS . very sweeping Pronunciation, aid
bold invocation, to be attached ID q contract
with some private Frenchman. for the build
ling Of . possible canal. III shows al least. with
what thoughts these Presidents make lie con
cession. and what they expect will come out oi
II, IN the establishment Of Elropean alliances
Tor the preserving balance Of power on this
continent, III the interests of Europe, against
the United States.
These, it will be seen, are al yet only de,
n,onstrations Of tile temper, and hopes, and
aninlosities of the Central Americans, and d
their collision with individual Frenchmans
Neither the Government Of England MOI
France is yet committed by any Of its public
acts or Ithbiic agents to the. schemes Or The
policy indicated. But they are Of 50 grave Q
nature and of such momentons consequence
that the American Government should moi
wait forsthe tardy development Of official pub
licatioDs but seek at once an express deciara.
ton from the parties whose names are used
Thus freely, whether they sanction this use, alfl
asls from them, ID frankness, but with Il deter
mination not to be mistaken, q definite rennu.
citation Of The hostile policy 10 which they arc
50 openly invoked to be parties. Picayune.
= sNycniser' pre- yers; M HIS oath explained
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