Show tike tiie of scarce fl THE rhe EFFECT OF MB DIR j OS ON THE from the I london idun dun ames T mes jati 41 4 general cass it appears considers the I 1 orders issued bythe by the british government for the protection of the plenipotentiary aa violation of the clayton benver treaty these orders abere w ere that if the state 0 lear icar agua required for its defence from filibusters the active intervention of military boneri british armed foree force was to land seize tha and hand them over if americans to tha own onn government ard having done this rt tire immediately this intervention vai as only to be exercised during the time the di plo matic representative ot of the british go an was in the country mr dallas seems to fear that the english naval officers ficera of might under such circumstances become mere tools of the dominant party in in nicaragua and seize seize as filibusters whomsoever they chose to designate by that name ife he maintains also that although the british government has no right to use force for forten the purpose of defending its diplomatic repress dative because such force would be ar an sf cu pation within the meaning meaning of the ca CM ll 11 ton baiwer treaty no iio such difficulty Tiffi culty boim 0 a accrue from an armed intervention by tin the united states in accordance with the pre F si Bi dents message for the purpose of openly the route across the isthmus that Is 0 f placing it in the pei permanent manent 11 occupation V the united bites lord Malines malmesbury bury thill thi both pro proceedings eeling gs would be right our prots prote ti tion of our diplomatist ana and the ameriam Ameri cai cm protection ot of the route mr dallas chills thin the american intervention would be right but ours wrong th the objection comes with an ill grace at the time when we are actually enga ledin an attempt to et rid of that mosquito pro ate chic T I 1 the united states conten 11 at 11 within the of tt an 0 occupation acu ecu 0 meaning treat treaty y it t is is not reasonable reason abla to construe to st ruction to naval officers with the si strictness as if they were v eie treaty stipulations 1101 or to suppose that OUT our officers will find binim all difficulty or re aire aire any assistance fl aiom ola the state ot of nicaragua in n discovering it 1113 id to the h filibusters ib usters whom they are required w seize and more especially ungracious is V this cavil when it is is that the object of or the oi ciders ders is is to protect a british diplo ast 1st engaged in negotiating a treaty 1 ceable to the united states from ase vs a I 1 violence of american Amei ican citizens let a 1311 less 13 the state with whom he be is biego j neon or lo 10 the default of their own govern batin alby the president really wishes to get et if 1 ent t desire t to put down that filious r t for a too much tw cirit rit to which chich he gave spi conference ot or ostend he I 1 rc nance ce at a t the tha c Oun at any ra rate t e abstain from throwing S all id L I 1 ties in i the way of 0 a friendly govern di bibb in i di discharging charging is the duty of prow prot men t minister is driven to do for hu its tecum d civilization that which the gov v itna ra manity t tot or th the a U united ni ted states ought itsek to erem one aing iq over matters of less lesa consequence to a correspondence carried on at ine a C juan uan del el korte orte between commander mcinto of ft the e united cited states ship 17 roanoke Koa 0 o L noke k fiolic e captain tain sir i rn william villiam aldham of her and nj Is steamer er valorous a lorous the american Maje adest cc complains lains that at the american steamer jeer 0 hinston was visited by two officers of valorous at san juan del norte korte and that the ia american steamer catherine maria alaria was visited abe ie in the colorado river by captain of her Maje ship leopard wain wrights s offence offense seems to have captain that he went 0 on n board the vessel asked been en hether they had seen any filibusters and in the negative immediately withdrew ith drew tins this statement commander All Intosh considered satis satisfactory factor y sir william Ald baag haull ance was ofa of a i deeper dye fifteen u min mill after the washington Was hinston entered th the c harlor barlor lite itei 11 0 san juan two 0 officers from the valorous a boarded herip herand ad asked the following ques where ft liere from how many passengers ilow how many days out fron from fro n new iare you 0 u lork did tou stop at any port on oil your you outgo outa are all ail your our passengers nay ay armed I 1 has americans are they hou hold leen been examined by the american 7 our all intosh ob officers on oil this commander 0 ver acnes se that his instructions are most rigid in remard reran to the boarding delaying or elamin jn mi Amer americal icam me merchant cht Tes weasels teasels Te asels sels and that he ao distinction ti nation between filibusters and alc africans sa S sir ir william aldham re replies P lies that die veasel essel was wa in I 1 a port under the protection pr 0 lection ef f great britain t that hat the visit ivas w as in accordance with established usage and that the tessel being at anchor was put to no incont te jence by the inquiries commander denies that under the clayton balner treaty san juan del norte is under the protection of the british crown but expresses a belief that no offence offense was meant ind and so the correspondence ends 1 ve confess it appears to us that the american government and its officers are pushing matters batters very tar far indeed and by no means responding esp to the frank and friendly manner anner in aich the practice of visitation and search in in time of peace h has S been by our government eri nt irely surrendered the whole gravamen aad earch carch lay in the compulsory nature of ille ile proceeding to stop a T asel sel on the high seas to compel her to produce her papers and aad to submit to an egami examination ol of her cargo is is prima facie an inva dinv inv a anty one person of the rights of another bunmy result issula that is is aroot guilt ailt or of the person thus detained can 1 i justify juliu but to go on board a ship without an armed force on her arrival in in a harbor when being at anchor she undergoes no detention nor suffers any comp compulsion ulMon whatever ind and then to ask aak a number of questions what ver they be and with whatever object they ie e put with no attempt and no intention 0 compel an answer anant we ap doin doing obvious s violence to language langu ageo i it e considered as a visitation or search witha the mean meaning 1 il g affixed by b the law of 0 nations a 0 those ter terms ni s it really seems to come to liis is that no ED english aish naval officer can g go on martian ard art Ama american rican ship ho however ever concilia or ory jus his conduct however unassuming unassuming his demeanor le em meanor eanor however unwilling or unable he nay a beto be to apply compulsion without gang 0 t the e united states a casus belli bell against this 0 auntry |