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spect to the proposed ship-canal, Mosquito coast, and other matters of 

 high interest to the Central American States. It will be perceived that, 

 by this treaty, Central America will be henceforth relieved from any 

 danger on the score of foreign territoritd aggression. The precautionary 

 measures, therefore, which have been taken, in respect to the Tigre, are 

 no longer necessary; and as the canal company are now free to make 

 such arrangements with Honduras as may be for the mutual int(^rest of 

 both, the special provisions in the treaty in respect to the canal may be 

 dispensed with, andtlie treaty reduced to the ordinary form of a treaty 

 of commerce, amity, and friendship. As ihe time fixed for the ratifica- 

 .tion has expired, it may be well to open a new convention. This may 

 be done upon my return in September. The flag of the United States 

 will, therefore, be considered as withdrawn from the Tigre, from the date 

 of the reception of this communication. 



I cannot allow this opportunity to pass without conveying to your ex- 

 cellency my warmest congratulations upon the result of the negotiations 

 between the United States and Great Britain. In the felicitous language 

 of the Secretary of State of the United States, in conveying to me the 

 announcement of the final conclusion of this negotiation, Central 

 America, capable as she is of sustaining the population of a vast empire, 

 united in herself, and exerting her best energies for the development of 

 her great resources, may date the commencement of a career of unex- 

 ampled prosperity from the ratification of this treaty." It is only neces- 

 sary to add that the treaty has been ratified. 



With high consideration, I have the honor to be, sir, your very obedi- 

 ent servant, 



E. GEO. SaUlER. 



To the Secretary for Foreign Affairs 



of the Republic of Honduras. 



B— 1. 



Legation of the UxVITed States in Central America, 



Leon de Nicaragua^ April 18, 1850. 



Sir: t have great satisfaction in acknowledging the receipt of the de- 

 cree of the government and Congress of San Salvador, of the date of 

 February 28, ratifying the convention for a union of the States celebrated 

 in this city on the r2th of November, 1849. 



Although it is the established policy of the United States to abstain 

 from interference in the concerns of other nations, still, whenever her in- 

 fluence may with propriety be exerted for beneficial ends — the promotion 

 of peace, order, and the general good — she regards it as her duty to exert 

 it. It was under this view that my predecessor, whose instructions are 

 made part of my own, was instructed by his counsel and advice, should 

 suitable occasion offer, to promote the reunion of the States which formed 

 the federation of Central America. In a federal union amongst them- 

 selves," these instructions observe, ^'consists their strength. They will 

 thus avoid domestic dissensions, and render themselves respected by the 

 world." 



