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feeling was counterballanced by many friendly regrets and pleasant social remembrances. These feelings together with a profound respect for the dignity of my government impell me to apologise for all that was personal in my dispatches and the haste which being inevitable deprived them of the arrangement and eligance so necessary to the dignity of of a grave mission - No. 2788 [1859? Aug.? M. B. LAMAR, WASHINGTON? D. C.?J TO [L. CASS? WASHINGTON? D. C. ?]7 3 the same course with respect to St Carlos at the outlet of the Lake. It is a strong point, and almost indispensable to the preservation of peace along the line. -- The Central American question has to be settled some day; and I know of no better time than now. DelB:y is only complicating matters. England's false interpretation of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, furnishes good ground for abrogating that convention; and I think our govern- ment ought to avail itself of this opportunity of getting rid of it be- fore Great Britain recedes from her interpretation, and throws the re- sponsibility of violating it upon the United States. If that Treaty is to continue under either of the interpretations given it, we may aban- don all hope of progress in this direction. Central America can. never advance without the aid of the United States. If these Republics are left to themselves they will inevitably become very little more than French and British Colonies. They are now sighing for that condi- tion; and will soon sink into it, if we permit them to do so - I am not seeking the annexation of those States; but I do desire their good; and above all I do not wish to see our jealous rivals, engraft their in- stitutions upon this country and rear up in our very front a ·mighty bulwark of power against us. - And this they are now seeking to do. - If we would arrest the work, there is but one way to do it, and that is to unfurl Monroe Banner on the mountains at once and defy the foe to strike it down if he can. - If we are affraid to do this, then let us revert back to our Colonial condition, and pay the Tea Tax without further complaint. No. 2789 [1859 Aug.? MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR, WASHING- TON? D. C. ?] TO [LEWIS CASS? WASHINGTON? D. C. ?] Submitting accounts for diplomatic services. A. Dlf. 1 p. [1859 Aug.?] No. 2790 M[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE LAMAR, WASH- INGTON, D. C.] Account against the United States for diplomatic services, Dec. 30, 1857-Aug. 15, 1859. A. Df. 9 p.
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