New-York tribune., 1882-02-18
Of State and to give him copy OF he shouI IS10
It. / am etc,
EARL GRANVILLE TO Mr.. WEST NO. H.
rro,r,r,. Inn 1890

IL
rApI GRANVILLE TO Mr.. WEST NO H.
FOREIGN OFFICE Jan. II, 1882.
SIR. In my dispatch OF the 3lst MI nave io
,varded 10 you copy of dispatch from Mr. eiane 'o.no
limited states Minister at this Court containing iuio
ohse,ation. in support OF his arguments ana pop"saS
,or modification ,f the treaty between this country
and tbs United states Of the 10Th April, 1850 In s
dspatch Mr. Blaine gives extracts fTom 'he c"r'epnu
ence which passed between the two governments W.
tween 1856 and 1853, IN consequence o' 'uo q"oS'o
,ht arose 10 the construction 20 be placed en- certain
rroxison. ,f the treaty Mr.. Blaine seeks to establish
}rom tbese extracts that the ve1atons ana ipeIec9
b iScs and he adds that the present proposal 81
the United states Government u lo ller IL to.n a.
@ rrssi,S features aud leave e., az its trainers III
tended should be- full and perfect settlsmSnl Ier an
time OF all possible issues between the me-. - 1 %
Great Britain with regard 10 Cenira America Ihe
correspondence in question was laid before
in 1880 aad the principal Pasfr sfae papes reference
TO the context Of the PASSAGES lnoted .! Mt b,nS & ~
be NECESSARY in order 'IMa 10 ~ PSem ''
In cases where the details Of an international agree
such an extent as the contracting parties az one
time cOntenps It's a6,ISSon nG or Wcr has vet
been found preferable 10 arrive az s'ln,oD aani
flee The general basis of the rngagemeht
il must surely be allowed that such fact far irou DC
ing an argument against that engagement Is an utsu
nent distinctly in it's favor II If equally plan thai
either Of the contractins parties winch had ~
agSet. c sbirI had been settled D, it's
IrCdisvng those other PROVISIONS rad made this
sacrifice 10 nautain. That both these arguments Apply
in the present instance brief review OF the correlVn9
viii. think suffice 10 show" me ireaiy ,9 1a tH
concluded las is declared In the eghtn atCe1 T1
the desire not only 10 accomplish particular c'gSSct
but also to establish general pameTtH T 10 r,cab lvsdro %
the protection by treaty supuiatons OF any accaole
communications, whether by canal or railway, across
The preamble and mrs! article Oh ane MiestSy MuesS
run as follows @ he ,; bIltahhiG aj,ous ~ coi
sohdating the relations cf amy which so happily sun
sst between them by setting forth a,d hAing IN con
md
means of communication by ship canal %inch & % may De
Gy tSe wav Of the river st. Juan De Nicaragua, aud
either OF both of the lakes of Nicaragua or Manaa 10
The Governments Of Great Brittan and the United
States hereby declare that neither enc nor int ohe
obtain maintain Tor ltstlI any exclusive VUll
the saip chip canal agreeing that nelhr MI eyer
erect or maintain any fortitcltious commanding the
same. III the vicinity thereof or occupy or & U
coonze or assume. exercise any douhnon over Near
any protection which either affords. or may
or with any state or people for the purpose OF erecting
maintaining such fortincaons or 81 oGGuPyins,
opaSs; @ r., aT domipon over the same
viii Great Britain or the United take advantage
of any Intimacy any alliance, connection or IN
smment through whose territory the said canal may
pass for the purpose OF acquiring or hodnE dic"E OF
Indirectly for the subjects or citizens OF tne one any
rights or advantages IN regard 10 commerce OF hsFga
ton through The said canal which snail no ne &
the terms, to the SUBJECTS OF c''IenS VI "e
other"
DISPUTES OVER THE TREATY
Soon after the signature Of the treaty various dis
eussions arose Interpretation TO be pat upon
thos. clauses which debsrred either Of the contracting
parties from occupying ortfying colonizing, or az
suming or exercising any dominion over Nicaragua,
Costa Rca, the Mosquito Ceast, or any part
of Central America, etc Great Br1aln neiug az te Do
in possession OF Ruatan and other islands on the coast 0
Honduras, and having potectorte olrr the MoSlnll9
spOudence as 10 the eject 10 pe gwen 10 he
treaty III tins respect ana also as 10 ln ooanuarF m UI
Tri.tel Hon A VA
Lord Clarendon and Mr Dallas for The settlement OF me
various questions at issue ON the t7ti Oct beI 1896
INT mis- agreement not received with favor by the
United states senate, and the incoming Government 0I
President Buchanan VINO had aeItatu louiCe III n4don
1857, declined tC confirm without certain houlhta,
lions 10 these the British Government proposed
deemed acceptable by that Of the United states ana the
treaty never formally ratified ,,.,
10 Show how far this part Of the discussion belonged
in of it's features to state OF anaI. tt' Is no"
The treaty in its last amended form was that
il involved oS 9sSsnSn Ss4Iaen Great & te B 'aya aSd
Honduras for the cesson of the Bay Islands I" the
should no' at any time be permitted to exist there Gen
erai Cas-, atcd than treaty with sucu provision
Gord Srli' Napier to Lord Clarcnd'n, MAY 2; 1857
now proceed to eEa,nf ESQ SOM oi lance oe ~ ElIGn = @
from Lord Napier 70 he Earl Of :ar ndol, dated the
I2th March, 1897 The Only pt-sase quoted lS a. FOL
lows: General Cas- then passed some reflections on
the Claytonul" er treaty lie h.d yied Iot IL ana ID
on the part Of EnganG in The Centrl American treaty
on the treaty. and he rcsrettcd he had
in ifs faVoI" But tie dispatch goes to
I1,ish government souii now di1onaly abadon
the Mosqu with whom they had OF az anelent
dnte twas Just and cons tent win M practice n me
United states thai those indians M should Of De secured ID
lie prohibited, and in the enjoyment OF nights ana
franchises though couditl0n Uf dependency ana pro
tecuon. III, Bnush COY ernment M "TgHy :, moved
mpcdment to the execution Of the BulWert lay or
Treaty by The cesslon ~ then chains Oh i'uG'a Two
difficulties now rca ned the frontier of Beile aud the
frn cond be- dn, d. and if the MosqH,os could be
I'm tfr
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua, III which the con
indians should be associated recognition Of
sovereignty Of Nicaagua-so understand me General
then the Buwer-Cla{ ton Treaty mgtj DE ItInantnt
AND satisfactory sel!lrr,eni b5twtSH nne par
iue ana .hIle neuI4IS ] f 1T fr"i 4 cxerse Of snv
exclusive influence or ascendency Whatever.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN's OPINION
The next quotation is from another dispatch OF Lord
Napier dated the Gh May 1857 aud the passage given
runs thus: "Tbe President denounced the CaytOn-
Bulwer Treaty which had been Haught with mis-
understanding and qiscief from the beginning it was
concluded under T. opposite constructions by the
contracting parties. II the senate had unAslnei nai II
cond tap the interpret alton placed upon il by Great
Hritiu would not nave passed II hc had been III the
Senate at he time that treaty never would nave been
But President buchanan went on 70 say with refer
20 arbitration, whlch Lord NAPIER has "hH thrown
in as su-gcsu0D OF his own he coud no, gllt any
opinion present The Preeident also nvegAed against
tie treaties. affirming that tnty we're more ire
quenty the cause O quarrel lhah OI haImohy an tha
ii IT were the intorOcranic commune auOns he
ing Central America AT ALL" IL seems, therefore that
the Presidents condemnation Of The Clayton Bnlwer
Treaty was principally fOnded the construction
placed upon 10y Great Britain at the time and was also
In some planned by objections tJ treaties
I'm general but hat he admitted that question of the
interoceanc competition made such cement neces
Mr Blaine then quotes note from Mr.. Cass 10 Lor1
Napier Of the 29b May 1897 as follows The Clayton
Rnwor Trray-cOncludcd in the hope that ii would put
an end 20 the differences which had arisen between the
Tinted states and Great Britain concerning Central
American afaii-had been rendered in operative IN
of it most essential provisions by tue different cOnsruc
.einr Ia tsyaI a Ia he