The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-15 00:00:00

TEE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.

The following telegraphic despatch has been
received from a Liverpool correspondent :
" WASHINGTON, AUG. 1.
" The President transmits the following Message to
the Senate of the United States : _

" '1 hasten to respond briefly to the resolution of the
Senate of this date, requiring the President to inform
the Senate—if, in his opinion, it be not incompatible
with the public interest—whether anything has arisen
since the date of the message to the House of Repre-
sentatives of the lath of March last, concerning our re•
lations with the Government of Spain, and which, in his
opinion, may dispense with the suggestions therein con-
tained touching the propriety of provisional measures by
Congress to meet any exigency that may arise in the
recess of Congress affecting those relations.
" In the message to the House of Representatives
referred to I availed myself of the occasion to present the
following reflections and suggestions :
" • It) view of the position of the island of Cuba, its
proximity to our coast, the relations which it must
ever bear to our commercial and other interests, •it is
vain to expect that a series of unfriendly acts in-
, fringing our commercial rights, and the adoption of a
policy threatening the honour and security of these
States can long exist with peaceful relations. In case
the measures taken for the amicable adjustment of our
difficulties with Spain should unfortunately fail, I shall
not fail to use the authority and means which Congress
may grant to insure the observance of our just rights, to
obtain redress for the injuries received, and to vindicate
the honour of our flag. In the anticipation of that con-
tingency, which I earnestly hope may not arise, I sug-
gest to Congress the propriety of adopting such provi-
sional rneastires as the exigency may seem to demand.
" The two Houses of Congress may have an-
ticipated that the hope then expressed would
be realised before the period of their adjourn-
ment, and that our relations with Spain would
have assumed a satisfactory condition, so as to remove
past causes of complaint, and afford better security,
tranquillity, and justice in the future ; but I am con-
strained to say that such is not the fact. The formal
demand for immediate reparation in the case of the
Black Warrior, instead of having been met on the part
of Spain by prompt satisfaction, has only served to call
forth a justification of the local authorities of Cuba, and
thus to transfer the responsibility of their acts to the
Spanish Government itself.
"'Meanwhile, information not only reliable in its
nature, but of an official character, was received, to the
effect that preparation was making within the limits of
the United States by private individuals, under military
organisation, for a descent upon the island of Cuba,
with a view to wrest that colony from the dominion of
Spain. International comity, the abolition of treaties,
i
and the express provisions of law alike required, n ny
judgment, that all the constitutional power of Vie Exe-
cutive should he exerted to prevent the consummation
of such a violation of positive law, and of that good
faith on which mainly the amicable relations of neigh-
bouring nations must depend.
" conformity with these convictions of public
duty, a proclamation was issued to warn all persons not
to participate in the contemplated enterprise, and to in-
voke the interposition in this behalf of the proper offi-
cers of the Government. No provocation whatever can
ustify private expeditions of hostility against a country
at peace with the United States. The power to declare
war is vested by the constitution in Congress, and the
experience of our past history leaves no room to doubt
that the wisdom of this arrangement of constitutional
power will continue to be verified whenever the national
interest and honour shall demand a resort to ultimate
measures of redress. Pending negotiations by the Exe-
cutive, and before the action of Congress, individuals
could not be permitted to embarrass the operations of
the one and usurp the power of tie other of these de-
positories of the functions of government.
" I have only tSadd that nothing has ariQen since
the date of my former message to dispense with the sug-
gestions therein contained touching the propriety of pro
visional measures by Congress.

" ' FRANKLIN PIERCE.
" `Dated at Washington, Aug. 1, 1854.'
"The message was read in Executive session."

A Washington correspondent says :

"The lukewarniness of the House on Spanish affairs
will render it ineffective in its object. No sanction can
he got from Corigr.ss to act during the recess. Toe war
fever is entirr•iy extinct in the House.
"It is thought the nomination of George N. Sander
as Consul to London will be made again, and be sent to
the Senate on the 4th.

"The resolution of the Senate to meet on the let of
November was to have been introduced to-day, but was
delayed."

Another despatch, from a reliable correspondent,
says :

" WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY.

"It is understood that Senator Hunter will to-day
move an amendment to the Army Appropriation Bill,
that the sum of 10,000,000 dole, be placed at the Pre-
sident s disposal during the recess, and that the neutra-
lity be suspended towards Spain."