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cial, is an attribute of Sovereignty which cannot be re-

nounced by any Treaty, and consequently, the Treaty conclu-

ded with China has not been infringed, neither have the

Article. in the Mo. loan Constitution, to which reference is

made in the complaint, been violated; and even supposing

that such violation had taken place, our laws afford means

for rectifying violations of the Constitution, and those

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not been employed.

My Government are convinced of the high sense of

juetice of Your Excellency's Government, and therefore,

hope that they will understand a procedure which undoubted-

ly would also be adopted by Great Britain in analogous ca-

205.

I have etc.

( signed) Pedro L-scrain.

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