The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-26
Oar Washinxt.o Correspondence

wAsISoros, April - 1858.
Or Rssoions VIA Nas 0,a~da IN TIE Treaty Of
ls&s-'4s-Eecessty for Revision, dc dc.
Ito propositions that have been macs reoeat with
much diplomatic scroisress 70 government 70 eo,er
into Joint treaty with other Powers and New Granada
the basu Of the treaty OF 1870 rAnaed in 1881 DO
tweoa lie United States and Ne. Grarads, seems have
ope0sd The questions reatnS 70 Ccnuai America
and the IstAmus routes.
M. ClnsnAn, tho Chairman OF the Com at.es on
Foreign Affairs Of tne aorse u sbsu, 70 report ressiu
oa Recommending the Abrosatoa OF the dayton Baiw
treaty. Lord Napier has besn very active for time
past sustained BY the Freoch Minister UNDERWOOD 70
bring Into the meshes OF oint treaty And the MINIS
ter from New GrAnAoa General aerrAn about 10 m
an effort with General Uaes meanns OF tue
treaty Of It46 With respect 10 tonnage dues and other
matters. Besioss, there other que~tioas-such ~
those OF the recent convection with New Granada for 10
demnlee the Nicaragua Tsns, and 90 iorth-whieh are
revived In The public mind.
The difficulties No have continually about GENITAL
America, and the miserable failures have made
negotiations with regard To H. call for change for more
ability In our kseLts for higher more sorocs
American policy. II treaties with regard 10 that
country had teen made by sbls nen-by taco who with
ssAesmAnke foresight had taxed hsh American gro add
and followed the example Of the British this respect
snould never have had all this trouble Instead u
sppolntpg glorani back OF spou ung
yer because be may have delivered certain number OF
furious stump speeches during Presidential election or
Of the stock exchange oA king house. wnsse
id necessarily n ed TO tbs habits business Of
life, irte ectuA high tolcc men, VI cSnprehea
sive minds ought 70 be representa- abroad Tnea
We should not have such ueate, ana Conventions wish
foresn Powers We have had, which require years OF
Diplomatic spsrrng, somea.ee evea tbrcacuipg war 20
fore We have them full, understood. The fact H. sro
ID most cases oyerresched py tue skill and Indirect pur
pores u these foreign dpiomatists. might instsIce
many cases but there % one point cocside
ration OF he STATE DE pa tment, that Appc1
tue difficulty with Ne Grsoaaa N toe case on the ton
rage oues. We made treaty with that republic on tue
most perfect Of qusJ rteiyro iy taAt t. Ia
words and seutmept il oots well AID reads i,ss hir
ipsuumert But there IL no equality IN when applied
70 the oiferen' poeuoLs OF the two counuis
The only u,iclee o. the ueay which expressly relate
TO The imposition o. tonrsge dues dures goods
passengers the fourth and thirty ATM The
tcle 10 a. follows
lacy phe hsh contracting parties, itewisc agree ts.i
any foreign country be from lime % time lawfully
also imported OF the ofkev trans and
Ar Der cargo shs be Levied ana eo seed sbessr ss I'M
porsio1 be MAZE IN vessels q the TIE o,hes
.s,are: or o. any foreign county be- from
vessel. may be s.o mpsrss 10 vessels
g ss uni,ss suite .nd h. 90 hshsr her dae. upon
c,sa .heih.r The importation be made IN 'e.seAs Of The
That part Of the thirty afh article relating 70 reads
The c,na vessels ard merchandise Of me United States
ss.u 600, n Toe 20 = Of se~ 9r.s,ss sSs1s S, s o.
ns,ed The Ishmus Of Panama, from ia souihernnosi
extremity Unto The boundary % Costs sics ell
The exemptions privileges and rmuuies concerpcs som.
nance ard vigstion, pbch hereafter,
enioyec ~ Grsnsdsn ceps their vessels snd meruh nte;
and Aa. this equ. Of fsors shs Dc nsde 10 sscd @ the
states 10 h,r transit the said territory from
70 the osker shall the citizens % the Ont ed
Bates shs N spy duties tolls charges OF any hind
which native citizens are not subjected for thus passing he
aid isthmus
Nov, What are the fsosf ~ even New Gransis does
imposs the tonnage does ber that
doee ours, how unequal 10 the burden Nsv GranAda
has no tonnage very Insignificant amount that
The posu OF the irshmus while ne have large
New Granada could veil afford 70 place an equal
footing with herself With regard 70 the payment OF dues
under these circumstances Why could our diploma
tts have this and have saved the morhcauon OF
present stuatoof II IL said, howover, that Neg
Granada has not col ected tonnage dues her own
cinzens, ncss outstanding there her
for H. 80, ve may be ssuned In resisting the payment
q this hn III be not 90, the letter Of the treaty Is
against US, and me sooner be modified the better.