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No. 2713 [1858, MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR] "Loose Notes Relating to the Mosquito country." A. Df. 1 p. No. 2714 [1858?] BELLY CONTRACT. "The names of those members of the [Nicaraguan? Congress J who voted for and against the Belly contract." 1 p. No. 2715 [1858?, MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR, LEON? NICARAGUA?] Notes upon Nicaraguan history. A. Df. 1 p. Fragments. No. 2716 [18-58?, M. B. LAMAR, LEON? NICARAGUA?] MODIFICA- TIONS OF CASS-IRIZARRI TREATY; THEIR REAL MEANING 29 At last the mysteries which attended the course which this Govern- ment adopted to suround the acceptantce [sic] or rejection of the Treaty proposed by the U. S. G. to Nicaragua have fallen of [sic] - and the true intention of Nicaragua from the very beginning relative this treaty becomes evident Nicaragua fearing the responsibility of an open rejection of this Document, being not able to assign any reason for such a course proposes so!lle modifications to this Instru- ment, .well knowing that such moclifications must efectually change the -very end which this treaty proposes itself - and consequently could never be accepted by the U. S. how otherwise could it be for one mo- ment supposed that Nicaragua would insist in the following modi- fications: 1st. That the U. S. should extend their protection ove'r the transit route & garantize its neutrality - but should be prevented from em- ploying any force to do so, except especially asked for to do so by this Government. Is it not evident from this modification, that the means of pro- tecting effectually the transit route are taken away from the garantizor, in that very moment he can not aply his forces to do so when neces- sity calls for such a protection - does not protection imply the apli- ance of force - and would it possible for the U S. to comply with the term of the treaty which makes her the garantizor of the transit route, when the very modification quits from her hand the means to do this. - the 2d. modification of the treaty would make it imperative upon the U. S to protect this country agst any Invasions from filibusters and it could be well supposed from such a proposition that Nicaragua is
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