CHAPTER III

ft• Abl'oga\S.on. ot the·Ol&Jt.oa•IUlwer TNa\7 aa4. \he M.op\lon ot ^th• ll&J-

Paunoeto\e '"8.'1

ot

^1901.

2 (,

.,

•• -••• ha4 rat1t1oa\1ona et \he•••

vu.1.7 l>Hn exoh&nge4

lMt•••

^{\A• \we} goy.,...en\e before ••rloua dlttloult.1•• aro•• aa to l\a 1at.•r- PN~t1oaa. the Aa•r1ean goY•l"ml•nt oontl4aUJ tapeet.d. \hat. t.ht Dr1\1ah woul.4 at. on.o• w1\b.4raw

troa t.h• IIGaqult,o ShoN &114 t.he aa, ^J:1lau1,

bu'

t.h• Br111ah e•••l'Dll.en\ b.&4 no 1uoh toreign pol10J 1a 111n4, an4

1nlerpNt.e4 \he

^{t.Na'J &I}

•»•oUl•

eall.J ••t.abl1ab.1ng her rlgh\a 1n th• \errt\o17

'°

1d11oh aht bad. aJ.r•&clJ 1&14 clala, tutun ••ttl••

••l•

onl7 being tol'b144ft. In pu.a-auanoe ot \hl1 1n\erpre\Ul.on t.h• Br1 \11h goYel"llllent on Jul.J.. 17,

1852, laau.4 t.h• tollowtag to~ proolaaa\10111

"fh1• 1• to g1ft a.t.1•• ^t.bat.

••r

^Koe\

..._1••• ^laJ••'7

^the

Q•••

b.&a 'beea

pl••••

tt4 \o

eon.at.1ww

^anA

au•-. ^{lalaau •t}

aoa-....

(ltu&\aa), BoPooa, U\111&1

Bar,..._

at., Belen.a, &n4 -. .... ,. t.o be a ooloa,, t.o

'be Jmown

u

^tJ:L•

•co1oa,

ot ~• BaJ Ialan.41:• • ¹

JO lh•11 \he

•••a

^ot aueh a pnolau.\1on z-•&Ohe4 We.ah•

lngt.on lt, at ono• pz-o411•ed a a\at.e d lnt.ena• la•

41gnatlon ln goTemaen\ o1:rel•••

.&,

^"11•

^{ne•trr••}

1ng

ot Congl"••• ln --••1:ter

^\h•

toreaoa\

\oplo for 41•n••toa waa the Br1,1eh pe11ey 1n Gen\Nl ••••

lea. hPlng the Congre••1on&l 41••-•lonl &ad. ln•

Yeat1gat.1on•• 01a1wa•• aooept.anoe ot 111-Bulffr'•

ad.Ni\ rea...,.a,tone oonoening th• \re&\J of 1850

wen 'bPOugh\ t.o 11gh\ and plaoe4 betoN an ut.on•

1ahe4 Senale. 1 th• rn•lat.lon of•• ••ore\ eor- Napondeao•

b., ... Cla,Mn

an4

8U

Bul'ffP ...

a\d a pNfolll\4 aeu&\lon, not. onl.J aaong goflffl•

aen\ ottlol&11 btt.\ 8aObg \he 1)1topl• thro...,, \b.e eeunt.17. It. n•

now

n&llaet t.h&\ the Gla,t.•n•IQl•

••r

TN&t.7 •a• no\ an 1na\ftllent. Whloh •o\1141'Plng abou, \he eonaV'ltet.len of '11• long Upff\ed.

•anal•

•• on tdle o\h•r ban4•

•a•

^a a\'wl'bllng b1oollc 1n t.b.e -, ot the oona""1.ot.1on of ADJ' oaaal. !'he Aaerlean people 4ea1N4 a eanal un4er th• MiUN oon4'Nl ot .&aei-1oa, tn• tH • &11 toNlgn en.tangl..umt.a, bu\

1\ ••new••• \hat auoh a re&llaat.1on 001114 ne\

oom• alM'.fut.

lm4••

^{lh• HNI of th• nn \N&\J aa}

I Johaaon, ...

la, ^AIJ.·

Yel. 1. P• 446.

,,

1aterpre\e4 bf &N&\ Jb-1\aln.

Thu••

^{t.h• onlJ \h1ng let\}

^to•

^\he

i-

goY•NIINnt le 4o ... lo tln4 .... _,.

•ul

d

t.h• an&N, lt "llible, la\o 'lfllloh l\ h&4 tallea.

It oolll.4 aot, ,.., \he IJl1 \llh rlgh\ \o all 'Ul• •4e ...

p.-01•••

',·

^et

^1n,1a RoncluJl&a, --., 1\ 414 •••·

•14er ^tt, bad. a leg1\S.U.t.e rlp\ t.o 4- BP1\11b.

right.• ^{t,o --} •••1u1w llloN and tih• Bay Ialu.41.

th• l'a1\e4.lt.atte• sonrnaent. loet. 11t.'1•

till• la bef51J:m.lng nesot.lat,ten• ^wtt,11 \he Baglllb.

so••rnaea,.

Nl&\1Y• t.o "11•

YUt•-...

lnt.ePpN\a\1eu .Aaerloaa 111n1at,er to \he to\lPI

or ^II.

^{Jaaee a\ \bJ.a}

t1u aa4 ... WUllaa L. ...,. • hoN\&17 •f .... , ••

a\ ono• ON..-.4 h1• ^t.o preaea\ h1a

s•vermaen,••

vl•••

^et-. Ola7t,ea•8111.••• TNa\7 h Lortl 01....,_

4on. 11r • ._h...., at aa e&rlJ apponun111 latoft•

e4 \he 111'1\lah

• 1a1,, ..

^\hat.

ll1•

IOYert\ldn\ ft\114 not. 4ta.-,e oenatn .a..t.lllh Plgh\a 1n Br1\18h

Boa.

41&1'&1₁ bu\ \hat. 1\ '14. auo1ut.e17 1u1a, Utat tJ&•

llolqUW pPO\Ht.ora,e ~b.ould. be $1Ya \tp 11114 th.a\

t.he B&J Ialan«a ahou.14 lM eurrea4•"4 t.o Hon4UJ'&a1

as t.h•1 "" no\ •4epe4.enol••• ot

Belt••••

on J1aJ a. 1854, LoN Olarenun,

art.er aneral aon\he ot oaretul 1nNs\1gat.1on, rep11H

JI

t,o t.he Allerioan 111n1at.er'• a\&\Nent.,

N.1lna

^•tha\

1t. ••• never \he

•••'•»lat1on

ot eit.hw

s•••ra-

aen\ t.h&t, t.h• t.na'7

ot

1850 aho\114

1nwrt•n

la an, wa7 wlt.h Ber JlaJea\1'• •e\UMent. at, Bella• ^OP 1t.• depell4eao1•••• and tur\lUtNOr•• ")ha\, alt.bough GNAt. Br1k1D n•••r olalae4-, .. ,._..1gat,7 ev•r Koaqu1t.o, ^ah• user\e4 tab.at, t.he IN&t., ot 1850 cU.4 ut, an4 waa not, uan.\

w

um1h1late hw prot.•o\o.

rat.e, l>ut, onl.J oont1ne lt.• power• ancl

1w,

^lt.•

1ntlu•no•1 a.nd that \he tNatJ lhll• lt, 414 no\

P4t0opize an;, pro\eo\ora\e, olear11 a•kaeWl.«ge4

(Ar\. X) th.• pe•al1»111\f et Great Br1\aln •• of \he thUIM

s,a.t.••

atrorct.1ng pNt.ffUon \e lloaulto ••

\o .an, ^Cent,ral Aa•rl•• .... , ••• ^I '1h18 NplJ bi-ought,

ut.\ere t.o a ooapl•t.• 4eadl•ok• aa boU>. nat.lon.e r••

tlue4 \o aat.. &a, oono•••lona. It. •• not unt,11 1856, that.

anothw at.tempt,••

Pde t.o bring

uou\

a proper UIMlera\a.ncU.ng "'"•n t.h• t.wo eoell-1•••

Dlu-1ng

\he PNa14-.., .,

1r&nltl.1a

Pt•:ro• .... G••z-s•

1

llooN 1

J.B. Dtg. •t In\. :r.aw. Yol. Ill

jp.161•6J.

? L--7

•• kl.laa, tht

Aa•nean

a1JU.•t.e• ^t,o

LGacla,

ent.•re4

''

tnto negot.1&\lou 1r1

\h

LoH Cl&Nll4ea u.4 lh• """

aui\ .... \he Dil11&a-Clattea4on \N&t.7

•t

1856. ••

\era• •t·\h1a ,_...,,, pNY14ecl fop ClN&t BP1\ala I.Ct aban4oa he!' pN\ee\oJtal• •••• the Jloequ1\o Indlu.,

&n4 lne\ead ot 1 t. ah• waa \o Mk• &ff&ll6• .. nu la theu bealt Whloh WOUl.4 "ple&alng t.o ^t;b.• All•i-- 1oan

co••rau&ent.a·

^t.b• 1Joa.4arl•• Nlat.tng

w ••

^Be-

lli• ee\Uuen\ . f-.·"~'.

m•·tio

^{be .... ol•dlf} ' ^4ef111N,

an4 lasu,, -· 8&7 l•lan&a ^'ftN to be Na\oN4 \o

BoadVaa. 1 ^Tb.• N8toNt1oq., ot

ta•

^{1a1aau \o Bell•}

4ura1, 11.eWff•••

^waa

ooll4ttJ.ol1&1,

1n that. lt woul.4

onl.7 be 4en• \lpoa th• r-at.ltloa\1011 ot a \N&\J , ... , Brit.aln an4 Hond\ll'U, whloh -· \l:a.- pcmUng.1 Ike ,Na\y •• appi-o..-.a bJ ~•14ea,

P1•N• and he aent.loned. 1\ ... , t&YeNbl.J 1a b.1• an- nual

••••as•

¹ⁿ hee111Hdt, 1856• NJ1ng,

•-u,.•

^oe..,_.

•loa ot

•••t.i-o ..

^{•r•1 on tb.1•}

^peu,

^llaa·

Na.._.,.._

bJ • a441t.1oria1 ^t.Na.'7 Wh1e!l ov ll.la11Mr at ^Lon,.

4-a baa ooaeltl4e4, and tlhla. -S.11 be !~tat.1.J eublla1t.\e4 to "11• Sena\e tor lt. oenal4na\1on.

c.

3

1 8ft, .laM• Dot. lo. 194. 47t.b. O.ng., lat. h•••P•

t,a.

a

Jlff:re,

1.1. R&la 8' "'• LU• vo1. III,.

166.

lhe\114 th• proposed &\lppla=eau.1 arrana•eat. i.•

•ono11ne4 ln 1>1 &11 the pan1•• ,o.· " attec\e4 bJ 1\, th•

o1'J••'•

ooat.eaplate4

bf

'ihe e.rtglnal ooa-

. I . 1

Nl111oa •Ul

ba••

been t\1117 a\\&lnM."

Du.• t.o \he appreaehlng elt'et.1ea Ill•

treaf.7 414 not.

r"•1••

\he at.t,enUon

ot

ih• len&M wiUl \b.e 1na~t,,S.oa

ot

^JIit. Bu.ohwa waa •••••

the 1noMtng a4111nia\f&\1on 414 aot look wi'ill an, 4epee oft•••• upon \he t.Naly aa 1, then ulat- '4. At\e:r Yarloua •o4ltlta\1ou had been..._. 1>7 the leaa\e 1\ wae .-t.Uied. en ll&N1I. 18, 1857, fte pr1n.e1pl•

oh&D&•

^{na \be} el1111Mt1on et '"1• pa:rt, wbloh eat.•plat,ed. the •oaO\lffeae• ^'6 ~• BriU8h gOYernaen\ 1n \he U.&\J W1\h Bond~ &a4 thl•

waa Mpl&oed. 1-J a •1aP1•

-.aa••t.

on \.he par\ ot t.he oon\J"&t\lng ,art.1•• t.o Peoogn.lae and na,-e\

"11• 1alanu •• uacler lictla4lal'an. aoyeretgnt,7. 2

a.

t,nat.7 1a 1\1 u-494 torr.a•• ••nt. to Lon4.oa ••••

lt Wlc:le .... , a O&Ntul e.ua1nat.1oa bJ ~- .... ,,.

oa1Jlae\

MA••

^{to\1114 \o} 1:)e ---••pt.able.

Th•••

~• a\\1111qt\ at. ••IU•ent,

19

a auppleae\a.17

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I at.Ob.arUoa,

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IM11ff1,ff!.L1111EI PP• . • • · It a.t.ZE•!•

2 •••"•

J.B. Pullt ,, Illa Ml!•

Vol. III. p.166.

1

aen\ proved a ec,m.plete tallUPe and.

\he,,,.

^{41 ..}

ea\1atled p&rt1e• 1Ntre forced

w

tall baok on a.tr reapeot.tv• ·rights oon\ainM 1n \he u,op\&J.u Gla,-

\oll•8'llnr \reai,.

PM• t.at.a ,s.ae torw&Nl lh• 1nab111t.J of

\he two goYeftlllen\a 'lo

&SN•

wpon a oommoa 1at•r- pret.at.1on $t the Ola7ton•Bt.alwer trea\7 11&7 be

r••

g&l'd.ed •• a h1et.or1o

tao,.

^On lllarob 12, 1857, Gimenl Caaa, Seor•'MU'J ot It.ate, 1n oonleNooe

•1\11 LoJ.14 Jfapl•r, \he Brlt,tah •Wat.er at

•••hlas-

'lon, at.at.84 \b&\ ₁ "ht h&4 You4 tor 1,. (C'lla,\on•

'

BUln• !Na\J) arut 1n 10 4o1ng l>el1we4 '1>.a\ 1\

abrogated all 1nt.•n•n\1on on the put of lngland.

1n the Cent.N.l Araer1oaa \err1\oey. Th• Br1t1ah

Oovel'DIA.•nt. had put. a d1tteren\ 1nter'.P'Nbt1;e~>;upon tJi• t.reat,7 an4··h• regret."4 th• vot.e Ila ha4 g1Y•n 111 lt.• tayor." 1 In J1aJ of the aaae 1ear, leore-

\&17 O••• 1n an.01.lt.er aoi.e t,o Lol'd. Kapler aa1d1

"Th•. Ola7t,on.;.Bul

••r

^{TN& 1, oonoluM} 1n the hope t.hat 1t. -.uid put, an end. t.o the d.lft---•• .,.

b.&4 ar1aea bet••n the Un1te4 Staiea an.d Gnai

1 hrelga Rela t.tona et t.b.e U

.I. , 882•,

^{88J .•}

a.ue

Baeout.1ff

Dooaeat..

2114

••••1etn, 47t.b

Oongn1e. p. 564.

35

,,

Br1ta1n ooaoen1ng Central. •••1•• &lt&J.N, u4 been rendered lnopeM\l'ft ln a.-

or

^lt• ••••nt1&1 pNY11len• bJ the 41tferent eoa1\l'U.cttona Wh!.ok ha4 b•• reolprooallJ glnn. t,o 1, by 1.ll• part1•••

.Aa4 11tt.le 11 b.au.Pdecl b7 1a7lag ^that, ha4 '\hll

be• antlolp&t.ed. 1, WOUld not. ha•• l>Hn negot.1at.e4 und.•r ·th•··· 1u1Nolha of a.a, ezeeu\1 v• of t.h• vn11- ecl 81'&\ea nor n.\lt1•4

It

^\he 'bl-&n& ot goYePlUl.en.t.

1uUuot.e4 wltb the po••r- of ratltloatloa.• ¹ Wilen

\b.•••

^{no'k• wert} Mde publ1e the.rat, oaoe anUH4 the Aaerlo«n people \e \he eonvte\ton \Ila\ the Ol&Jt.oa•-.J.wer treat,J' wa1 a bincSl'anoe to progre••

a.no. ^t.b.a.t tt, slloul4 be abrogat,u. !be tld• ot pulk 11c ••n\1aent, 1n \hat 411'ff\1on was ao ^gN&t tbat.

1\ lM LoN hp1er \o WP1\e th• tollowlng not.• oa Ju•

a2,

^t857a •tt 1• pro1'al,le \hat 1r '11• pentllng 41eou•stoa :regarding Cenval

.Am.e:rlea

be no\

elo••

d.l:ll-1ng \be pre•en\ aU1111eP an s.\\ellpt. 1'111 'b• Ude 1n tbe n.u\ Oonsre•• t,o en aa14• ~• 01a7t.on-1u1 ...

• _. TN&\J•••••'.l'll•N oan be no doubt et the v1•••

ot '\be 1Na14en\ an4 th• eabln.e, 1n th1a uiter.• 2

1

l'or.

_ho.

Rel.

_and ^ot h••• 471.b

^\he u.1. tesa.a,.

Cong. P•

^Kou•

564.

Kx•••

a

lb14. P• 565.

,1

I\•••

about \his

\1a•

^th.a\

H•r

KaJe•t.J'•

0-.Yernaen\ •••••d tie> be oogn1aant ot the taot \hat

•~•• kind ot ^& mo•• mus\ be 11&4• on her part &n4 on Oo\eMI' ,0 1 1857, llr W1111• hN Ollael•J ••

aen\ \o Cen\ral Araer1oa an4 Waah1ngton aa a apeoi&l agen\. R• bad as h1a obJeotlT• \be 4ouble PUl1M••

ot conelWl.lng w1t.h the Central. Aaer1oaa a\a\ee, an4 eepeo1&11J •1tJ>. G\&&\eaala an4 Hon4\l.l'&a, ••ttJ.••nla ot \he queationa rel&t1Ye \o ill• Ba7 Ialanda, the aoaqu1\o Shore, and the boun.48.rl•• et Brl\llb

Bon•

4v••• and alao ot ri.a1t.1ng Wuh1ng\on on '11.e -.,, and oonterr1ng w1t.h t.he Seol"e\&J'J fl St.at.• ot tile Unit.ed. 8\attea, tor the purpoae of aaoert.a1n1ng the

Y1••• ot h11 goYeftlllen\ aa t.o Ola7t.o11•Bul•er treat.7. 1

Betore the &1'1'1Y&l ot Slr Wllllaa ln th•

United. sta\ea, Lord Bap1er had an 1nt.,n1•• w1\h t.b:e PJtea14e\ on \he t9\b. ot Oo\ctl>v, 1857, ln Wh1oh h• 4eol&N4 that. he belleTed. S.t. the obJeot, of B•r

••J••t.1'•

Qoyernaen\, 1n. tai. ata •ton ot

Slr

^w1111aa,

t.o O&ft'1 •• Olq\on•Bul••r \Nat, 1n\o •z•ou\1.on aeooNtng t.o \he geawal t.eraa ot the 1n\.erpNu.,1on

I ^JlooN, J.B.

RY, a, ^{IP'.\a LIi•}

^{Vol. III. P• 169}

/; /

JI pu\ upon 1\ bJ t.he Vn1te4 l\at.••• but. t.o clo 1\ b7

••puat.e neget.latlona wl\b tbt Cent.Nl Aaerloan republ101 1n 11ft ot a 41NO\ _____ , Wllh ••

J'ed.wal CMnnaen\. DIIPlng the ln\enlew \he 111'1\•

leh llinlet.•r tu'\b.a NCtueat.ed. \he P,.eal4u.\ t.o aake ao propo1&1 ot

um.u.llng

th.•

Ola,wn•Bu••r Ue&\J ••

\he \houp1. aigb.t.

l•••••

\he poaalbl• goo4 of

iu

w1111aa•• •p•olal aiaalon. 1

, Th• PJ-ea14en'l,1 1Mll"1ng t.hal \he BP1Uah

Go••._..

woUl.4 aooept. 1h• Allerteaa 1a-..r,N\a11oa

•t ^t.b.• veat.1, agJteed \o ult• no Mn\1oa of abNga-

\1on 1n hl•

•••aaa• ^w

CongNN11.2

LoN hp1•l't 4\lftn6

n'b•equa\

^lnt.emen W1\h Ui• Pr••14en\• toun4 \b&\ ' he •xpeo\ed t.h• un•

equ1Tooal Nat,oraUoa

ot

t.ll• Bay

I•lu.4e,

\h• ....

qut,e proMot.oP&\e ^t.o be gl••n up &n4 t.h• boun.4&•

l'lee

ot

Bell•• ^\o beeae aa t,heJ ftN 1n t786. 3

th• Br1t1ah alala\er tel\ \hat R•r Jl&Jea\7'•

g•••

ff'llll~\\·•~4 not Jl•l4 1n all Napeot.a, eapeolal.•

lJ int.he lae\ d..._. an4 w1\h \he •••loan go•en-

1 .,,.,.,., B•l•

_{2a4 S.11.} ot _'+T\h

\be

Cong. p. 566.

u.1. ^1882-e,. R•••

^lxee.

^Doe.

a

14• •

. , W1ll1&aa, J1arWY ^W. Anglo-Amer. Isth. Dip. 1815- 191 5. p. 236 •

....- l

•••t.

^la a ••'Ul•r lenient.

t•••

_'

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^{4u• '9}

''

^t.n.•

auoune•ent. or

as.r

^wu1111a•a

1111.••lon, u ^PNPo•e4

4'ba,t. '1'1• ~t.1P• 41apu'I• lHt ,._.•rre4 t.e arb1vatt.en. 1 ·

to

this propoNI G•noal tua Pttpll-4 \hat, ll• 414 no\ Npu41a,e t,b.e pr1no1ple ot &Pb1\rat.1on on all

•••••1•na• bu\ '11at. 1n a aa\\er ot th.le nat.UN 1\

oou~4 no\ be loot-4 upon ^wl'Ul tanp bJ tibe

Am•l'l•

ean gov-emaent. aa it.•• ••i-.17 a aa\\el' et 1nt.a- pr•t.1ng,t,he Dglllh la.page and tbat. t.hla ooul.4 best be tone

bf

t.b.e lwo part1•• llho poaa..,.e4 Iha\

•oaaon luagv.age.²

J>ualng 1Uba4Mluen\ lnt.enlea 1Mt.wffll Lol"4

lapler aa41Na14ent. Buehanan,

.

t.h• 1&\t.v beou.e oonrtaeM Iha:\ \he Bltl\lah

s•••rnaea.t.

^{414 no\ ln•}

'9111. t.o follow ^t.b•

•wloaa

1n\erpre"6\lon of ^\he

\N&\J a• bad llen\otoN b&4 been expe•\414. lb.•

•••ult.

^{n.e t.bat,} 1n b.la DN•'ber

•••n&•

^{\G Oongreaa}

t.h• ft'ealdent, aal4,•tb• tae\ 1a ~at when two na•

,1 ... llk• Great, Jlrltaln &n.4 "'· Un1\4'4 ltaw1, ••·

t,u.117 4ea1roua, ••

t.b.ey

an,

an4

I \Nat. nv

aa,

"• ot •1n\&1D1ag ^{\he IIOI\} frlentl7 rel&t.lona wtt.b

1

ror.

Rel. ot t.be

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^{1882-a,. Hou••}

Bx••• ^Dot.

Ind.

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47\b. Oongr•••• P• 566.

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ae

1nterpret.at.1on ot t.he Cl&Jton-Bulwer Treat7, 2

Not.wlt.hat.&n41Jtg \he.ta-..or&ble \en• ot

1.

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^Re,1 , W.P. John•on, Vol 1, pp.

454• 55.

2.

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