The Clayton and Bulwer Convention, of the 19th April, 1850: Between the British and American Governments, Concerning Central America; with the Correspondence Between the Negotiators, Agreeing that the Convention Excludes British Honduras from Its Operation; and Also, the Correspondence Between the Earl of Clarendon and Mr. Buchanan, United States Minister at London, in Relation to the True Construction of this Convention |
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... and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained , are henceforth not to be considered subjects for future colonization by any European powers . " This declaration has since been known throughout the world as the ...
... and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained , are henceforth not to be considered subjects for future colonization by any European powers . " This declaration has since been known throughout the world as the ...
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Page 18 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been deemed proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.
Page 7 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 7 - Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable ; and that the same canals or railways being open to the citizens and subjects of the United...
Page 4 - 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 fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast or any jiart of Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same...
Page 3 - By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and the...
Page 49 - ... occupy, or fortify or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 36 - 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 fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming, or exercising dominion over the same...
Page 6 - ... differences arise as to right or property over the territory through which the said canal shall pass between the states or governments of Central America, and such differences should in any way impede or obstruct the execution of the said canal, the governments of...
Page 7 - And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington, on the...
Page 48 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain, having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
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| Title | The Clayton and Bulwer Convention, of the 19th April, 1850: Between the British and American Governments, Concerning Central America; with the Correspondence Between the Negotiators, Agreeing that the Convention Excludes British Honduras from Its Operation; and Also, the Correspondence Between ... |
| Authors | United States, Great Britain |
| Publisher | Trübner and Company, 1856 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 10 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 63 pages |
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