The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-12

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100000 square feet between the rivers Mctaje and
Iatoa 's ~
100 eco square feet on the rivers salna A,,comos ,n
Sua, beginning from the Junction. common to the three
600 900 square feet On the river ynmora bpcion,,,
from the point nearest To the town OF Maaqun IA four
COO 0C0 square feet in the hamlet OF Caneos on mo
Bobona2a beginning from the confluence with the pazta
IN towards the west at four reals.
4l0 200 square feet between the river Canar which de-
sends Maria towards tho north and tho
OF tho town of Puoara for Babao, at three dollars.
They stipulated besides in the agreement some cond
tons TO which the emgrants who TO occupy tho
lands should be subjected, but the government de-
c!orns THAT could not come to an under
standing for the delivery OF the lands adju
oicaled except with the commission Of bondholders
established in London or their representative but never
separately with the bondhoders with the coonists who
may arrive to occupy the said lands tho distribution Of
which shall correspond TO the commission which has been
negotiated, and represents all the parties interested.
This contract was published and thus il is that the
resident Minister OF Peru In Ecuador Don Juan c. Cayero
who had been recognized in that character the 18th OF
September Of the same year, 1S57), knew nothing of
these arrangements, except by private information which
tic received until he satisfied that admeasurements
OF the lands had been taken by engineers and that repre-
sentative bonds had been issued in the Offices OF the State
He then addressed 70 the government OF Ecuador pro-
test dated the 18th OF November reterang that Of his
predecessor Senior Sauz and copying the royal decree Of
1902, in the hope that the arrangements auded would
not be carried out nasmuch they would be injurious
Peru. The Minister Of Foreign Relations Of Ecuador
piled that the protest. to be Of effect ought to desg
nate the territories which ii believed the proper
y Peru that the decree of 1902 issued the no
NAL act OF Don Francisco ReQuena of Mnas did
not receive the approval of the Yceroy of New Granada
and that the President Of Quito appealed against royal
order IN virtue Of the power conferred by the twenty
fourth title and first book OF the second Recopacion de
ndias which permitted appeal from royal orders,
which Nigh, produce rreparable injury. The Minister of
Peru insisted on his protest, nasmuch as the lands
designated in the royal decree Of 1902 confirmed by
Their Of the It'll Of October 1906 and that they have not
been detained in their execution by kind Of protests
or rccamaons, nor could they be delayed by the
OF these royal dccrces being certain that they
carried into effect that from that period, both politically
and enthusiastically the territories Of Manas been
dependencies Of Peru and that lastly sufficient that
these lands were questionable In order that Ecuador
might abstain from disposng OF them, more especially
when the articles Of the treaty of 1929 and the contnena
one OF 1856 prohibited it.
The government of New Granada on its part which had
also received information of the celebrated bv
Ecuador in regard TO nndened lands addressed note TO
the government of Ecuador the Goth Of December
Of the same year. 1887 declaring that the relating
to the concession OF underlined lands the freedom
Of navigating the Amazon and its tributaries granted by
Ecuador and whatever besides might in like manner and
tendency be sanctioned inasmuch as it would be detri,
mental to the interests of the republic Of New Granada
were actually null and void and would be for the future
unrecognzed and rejected by the Granadiaa adnistra
ton The government of Ecuador replied that lands
which were its ndispu,abe property had been assigned
in pay ment to its creditors the Colombian CONGRESS-
had disposed 1926 butevcn in the hypothesis that thew
belonged TO New Granada that republic could suffer no
injury, because it could what belonged to it and
Ecuador would give to its creditors other lands equivalent
to that which was withdrawn by virtue Of the law Of evc-
on which forms essential condition Of alterations of
territory which might be considered dispuabe could not
belong to New Granada, but Ecuador. On March To-
1885, sr Camera demanded that copies of the arrange
ment made between the governments OF Ecuador and its
creditors should be given TO him. demand which was
eludcd like former ones.
The government of Peru being then convinced that
purely amcabIc efforts were useless IN negotiations with
the government of Ecuador gave orders to its Minister in
Quito to retire from his post addressing formal protest
Of its intention to resort TO all the conceded by the
rights Of nations in defence of its property and in main
enance of the respect which ought have been recipro
caly manifested in their recamaons az long as the 90
venment Of Ecuador would do complete Justice TO Peru
giving effect to the obligation contracted for in the treaty.
OF 1929 to regulate the boundaries between the two re-
pnblcs which had been deferred for so long period
The government of Ecuador that il would send
an agent fully authorized TO celebrate the treaty of mi-
taton and 10 clear away all existing dficultes-an
agent who had been in Lima without arranging any
thing or STIMULATING any change 10 the dispositions pre-
adopted the rights Of Peru leaving everything its
actual staethat TO say having interrupted the good
relations Of the two countries Peru not wish nor
has she promoted but she has been able to leave
herself TO be unwOrthiy treated and to be despoed of
the most sacred right of naon-tha Of its territory
Is Ecuador which has sought for the still seeks
cause of war.
After this slight RESUME of the facts which have &C.
CURED, it viii be seen how calumnious it would be
Tribute 10 Peru desires for with Ecuador but besides
being calnmnous would be ridiculous to suppose that
the President and generals of Peru excited by the thirst
for gold and adventure have in vew as an event of the
war, the sackng Of the city Of Guayaqul. This could
only be conceived by those who are profoundly igno
rant of the state not only of Peru and Ecuador
but even OF the epoch IN which live. On the other
hand, is an absurdity to believe that the
government Of Peru would promote war, the prepare
promises OF Flores, banished general and the booty of
Guayaquil Mr. Palmer expresses that, it said these
are the causes OF the but Mr. Palmer ought not to
admit sayings which absurd and insulting to nation
Mr.. Palmer goes on to say
trade a ss1 ner object to close the Amazon AGAINST the
70 limit It 70 Brazilian and Peruvian vessels kcus.
principles Of f Sss e sna Ts @ s9
Brazil and the other rverine States participate the
ts
ports ad rivers within her own territory bordering thereon
gain object Of depyns Ecaaao or Of se lands
e @ w 81 Do It, Of the
to the United States that the should considered as
restricted Peruvian or Brazaa vessels e'e0' s0"io not DC
this passage Mr. Palmer takes another tone He does
not now that the pretensons of Peru appear
and so: neither is referred to sisayngs:" but he
peremptory arms it to be the object of Peru to close
the Amazon to the commerce OF the world Mr. Palmer
seeks to excite antia,hes in the American mind against
Peru atributing to its policy OF exclusion the cause of
present differences But this is TO change the question
and by the same means it is easily answered The aues
ton is, whether Ecuador dispose OF those terri
tories or whether they belong Portland of the use
which one or the other Of these two States have
OF them II IL be sufficient to decide the question of pro-
pery by alleging that the opposite party is about make
bad use Of it, nobody would be sure OF his own be-
cause there would not be wanting many persons who
would alege so as to despol the evil made Of pro-
pcrya doctrine contradictory to the right Of properv
because makes possession to depend the good or evil
use Oft Let Mr. Palmer leave Ecuador and Peru to as
sert their right of property before the impartial tribunal
OF public opinion and not excite i'll feelings in the minds
of the American public render one of the tgants
odious by attribung to ii improper views in the use of
territory.
on the other hand Mr.. Palmer has foundation for
qualifying the conduct OF Peru the navigation OF her
rivers as an act Of exclasvism; there act which
proves it. but on the contrary the government has stimu
lated the enterprise OF navigation and colonization in the
interior Of the country by every its power pro
tectng immigrants under all crcums anccs without dis
tinc'ion Of naonaltes. But probably the false udr
ment which Mr. Palmer has formed upon this subject is
be attributed to tie treaty which exists between Perm
and Brazil for the navigation of the Amazon It is sufficient
to reply that both States have recip ocay conceded to
each other equal rights without injury anybody Peru
has granted to Brazil The navigation Of the higher part of
the Amazon and Brazil has accorded Peru that of The
lower portion Ia this there Is no one to be blamed 1t
secured to Peru equal rights, certainly because |
no one could give her equal compensation But |
THIS can never be charge against nation that il |
receives special favors in which there Is oIv
copropretorshp, and not individual right Of pro-
perty = r.