Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-12-24
THE CLAYTON AND BULWER
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BULwER, the British Minister. concluded
treaty on the 10Th of April, 1850, concerning
any communications, by ship-canal, which
may be effected between the Atlantic and Pa
cifc oceans, by way of the river San Juan de
Nicaragua and either or both of the two lakes
Of Nicaragua and Manangua, to any port or
place on the Pacific ocean. This treaty,
known as the Clayton Bulwer treaty, was
signed at Washington city, by Messrs Clay
ton and Bulwer, and Publications were ex-
changed there on the 18th Of July of the above
named year. The following is a copy of the
treaty:
ARTICLE |. Tho governments of the u
nited States and Great Britain hereby declare,
that neither the one nor the other will ever
obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive
control over the said ship-canal; agreeing
that neither will ever erect or maintain any
Notifications commanding the same or in the
vicinity thereof, or occupy, or iortify, or col
onize, or assume or exercise any dominion
over Nicaragua, Costa Rca, the Mosquito
coast, or any part of Central America nor
will either make use of any protection which
either affords or may afford, or any alliance
which either has or may have, to or with any
State or people, for the purpose Of erecting or
maintaining any such Notifications, or occu-
plying, fortifyng. or colonizing Nicaragua,
Costa Rca, the Mosquito coast, or any part
Of Central America, or of assuming or eXer-
csing dominion over the same nor will the
United States or Great Britain take advantage
Of any intimacy, or use alliance, connection,
or influence, that either may possess, with
any State or Government through whose ter
rtory the said canal may pass, for the pur-
pose Of acquiring or holding directly or indi-
rccty, for the citizens or subjects OF the one,
any rights or advantages in regard to com
merce and navigation through the said canal
which shall not be offered on the same terms
to the citizens or subjects of the other.
ART. ,, Vessels of the United States or
Great Britain travcrsing the said canal, shall,
in case Of war between the contracting par
tics, be exempted from blockade, detention.
or capture by either of the belligcrents and
this provision shall extend to such a dis
tanco from the two ends of the said canal as
may hereafter be found expodient to estab-
lish.
ART. 3. In order to secure the construc-
ton of the said canal, the contracting parties
engage, that if any such canal shall be under
taken upon fair and equitable terms by any
parties having the authority of the local gov
eminent or governments through whose ter
ritory the same may pass. then the persons
employed in making the said canal. and their
property used. or to be used, for that object
shall be protected, from the commencement OF
the said canal to its completion, by the gov
ernments of the United States and Great Brit.
ain from unjust detention, oonfscation, seiz-
urc, or any violence whatsoever.
Ant. f. The contracting parties will use
whatever influence they respectively exercise
with any State, States. or Governments. pos
sessing, or claiming to possess. any ursdc-
ton over the territory which tho said canal
shall traverse. or which shall be near the wa.
ters applicable thereto, in order to induce
such States or Governments to facilitate the
Il construction Of the said canal by every mean,
in their power. And Furthermore, the Unit
ed States and Great Britain agree to use thei
good offices, wherever or however it may b.
, most expedient. in order to procure the es
tablishment of two free ports--one at eacl
end Of the said canal
ART. D. The contracting parties furthe
i engage, that when the said canal shall hav
4 been completed, they will protect it from in
terruption, seizure, or unjust confscation, an,
they will guaranty the neutrality thereof, s.
Il that the said canal may be forever open, an,
c the capital invested therein secure. Never
u theess, the Governments of the United State
i and Great Britain. in according their protec
ton to the construction of the said canal. AM
u guarantying its neutrality and security whe
completed, always understand that this pro
lection and guaranty are granted conditional
. ly and may be withdrawn by both Govern
. meuts or either Government, if both Govern
. ments, or either Government should deer
= that the persons or company undertaking o
managing the same adopt or establish sue
regulations concerning the traffic thereupo
as are contrary to the spirit and intention O
! tins convention, either by making unfair dis
- ordinations IN favor OF the commerce OF on
t. OF the contracting parties over the commerc
OF the other OF by imposing oppressive eX
actions or unreasonable tolls upon passen
gers, vessels, goods, wares, merchandise, 0
: other articles Neither party, however, shall
: Withdraw the aforesaid protection and guar
r anty without first giving six months notice t,
. the other
ART. 3. The contracting parties in thi
convention engage to invite any State wit
which both or either have friendly intercours
to enter into stipulations with them similar I