...consideration of the President, the contracting parties were obligated not "to occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America." I thought then, as you did, that these words were sufficient to exclude any nation...

...fortify, or coloniw, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa НЛм, the Mosquito coa-', or any part of Central America; nor will either Make use of any protection which either effordi- "r may afford, or any alliance which either ha« «r may have to or with any,atate or people,...

...iortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua,...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,...

...fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonise, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua,...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,...

...fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy or fortify, or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua,...afford, or any alliance which either has, or may have, to or with any State or people, for the purpose of maintaining or erecting any such fortifications,...

...fortify, or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Musquito coast, or any part of Central America; nor will either...afford, or any alliance which either has, or may have, to or with any State or people, for the purpose of maintaining or erecting any such fortifications,...

...America." And from abundant caution, in view of the Mosquito protectorate, the article proceeds as follows: "Nor will either make use of any protection which...afford, or any alliance which either has or may have, to or with any State or people for the purpose of * * * occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua,...

...April, 1850, both parties covenanted that ' neither will ever ' ' occupy, or fortify, or colonise, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America.1' " It was the undoubted understanding of the United States in making this treaty...

...over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America. " Neither will use 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,...

...treaty provides that neither the United States nor Great Britain " will occupy, or fortify, or colonise, or assume, or exercise any dominion over, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America;" but the protection afforded to the King of Mosquito implies none of these, nor does...