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| 10, been marked with klndness and llberslilys
and indicates no general purpose Of interfering
with The commercial correspondence and inter
course between the island and this cnunlry.
/ Early in Ihe present year official notes were
received from the Ministers OF France aud Eag.
land, inviting The Government Of the u SIaIes
TO become parry with Great Britain and France
To- uipariIe Convention, in virtue Of which Ihe
three powers should severally and collectively
discaim, now and for The future. all intention 10
ObAin possession Of The island Of Cuba. aud
should bind themselves 70 discoUnIenance ali al.
temps TO that effrcI on the part Of any power or
individual whatever, This invitation has been
respectfully declined, for reasons which il would
occupy too much spare 10 this communicauon
TO state 10 deIHil, buI which led me 10 think that
the proposed measures would be Of doubtful
c9nsuIunnnsluy. impoliIic and unavaiing. !
have. however. in common with seyeral OF my
predecessors. directed The Ministers of France
aud England Ia bs assured that Iha U States
rnIrrlain 40 designs againsI uba ; but that, on
the contrary, ! should regard h' Incorporation
eIo 'he Unlan al the present time as lraughI
wlIh serious peril.
Were this Island comparalivplv destitute OF
inhaOan's, or occupied BY kindred race. |
should regard il, if fvolunisriy cejed by Spain,
Ms u most deshable acquisition. But under tx
Isling circumstances. should look upon iIs 10.
cOrporaIion into our Union as a very hazardous
measure. ID wsuld bring into the cuniedpracy
a population Of different national stuck. speak
ing different language. and not likely To har.
moniZe with Ihe other members. Ii would pro.
badly stiecI IA a PR judicial manner the indus.
trial interests of the South and il might revive
those conflicts ol opinion 0etSeen the different
secIiuns of the country. which lately shook the
Union 10 its centre. aud which have been so
happily compromised.
The re- cIion by the Mexican Congress Of
lhe Convention which had been concluded be.
tween that Republic and the United States. Tor
the protection of transit way acI0ss the lAh
mus Of Trhuanispec, and of The interests Of
those citizens ot the U. States. who had b-come
pruprielors of the rights which Mexico had con
Ierred on one of h"r own cnizsns In regard 10
that transit. has thrown a serious obstacle 10 The
why Of the attainment Of very desirable ma.
hoOal OH CT. ...
| am sIllI willing u hope that the differences
on the subjpct which exist. or may hereafter
arise, between the governments. will be AMIGA
bly, adjusted. TINS subject, however. has al.
ready engaged the attention Of The Senate Of The
u States. aud requires no further comment n
this communicali N.
The settlement # the question respecting the
port Of San Juan de Nicaragua. and Of the con.
lroversy between The republics Of Custa Rica
aud Nicaraugua in regard TO their boundaries
was considered indispensable 10 The commence.
ment of the ship canal between The Iwu oceans
which was the subject of Ihn Convention he.
tween the States and Great Britain OF The
l9h of April. 1850 Accordingly proposition
tor the same purpose addressed 10 the govern.
meatS IN that quarter, md to the Mosquito In.
dans. was ag'eet TO in April last by the Sccre.
tary of Slau and the Minister oG Her Briuanic
Maj 'Siv. BESIDES the wish to dn reconciling
the DIFF frencps OF the Two republics. | engaged
IN the negotisllon from a desire 10 place The
great work Of a ship canal between the impur.
lauL port of San Juan DE- Nlcaraugua under The
government nl a civilized power. The promo.
Siiinu in question WAS assenIed to by Costa Rlra
aud INC Mosquito Indians. Il has M. proved
equally acceptable to Nlcaraugua. but i. is 10 be
hoped that Iha further nrgoIau0ns on the sub.
lie. which are ia IraIn will be- carried on in that
spirit OF cancellation aud compromise which
ought always TO prevail on such occasions, and
IhiI will lead To Il satisfactory result.
have The satisfaction tn inform you that the
cxecutlvr goVernmrnlor Of Venezuela hasa know.
lrdgpd Sume claims OF ctztus Of the u ST leS
whl"h have for many yrarS past be"n urged by
our Caarga i NdtrS at CartccaS. IL is hoprd
,ha. the same sense Of justice will sctuale lhr
t'ongrrSs of that RppuOlic in providing the
mcanS lor their payment.
The recent revolution ia BIrnos tvrrs and
the CnOl, d..raIrd Smrs having opened III pros.
pee. nf "n inrrnVrd SIa," of IhngS IN Ina qnrr
ter. tn glverumroIS o. G Bni,n nod Friure
determined u u-g 'nal' WI,h the chief Of the
new Cunled'raty lm Ihn free access or thnir
cammorr" In Ihr extensive countries ~a,erei hV
the tributaries Of the la Plata and ,hpV gave
a rri'ndlv noIre OF this purpose IN Ih' u. States,
thar W. might. il we thought proper. pursue the
~ ue course IL compliance wnh this INVITA-.
,lpn. nnr Minister a, RIO Janriro and our charge
d'AiT,urs ~ BIeuos Avrs have been fully au.
thar II ~ conclude treaties ~ith The newly or
gan,z C"nlrd raIInn. or thu SIa,es composing
~. The d-layS which have taken place in th"
formation nC The new gDvernmrnt have as yet
pTevenIe the execution of these instructions /;
bur there is every reason To hope that these vast
countries will b1 eventually opened To our CON.
.neEcP. ........., ,.-..
A Irea,v or commerce has been concluded bs'
, tween The U. States and the Orirn.al Republic
of Uruguay. which will be- laId before the Sen.
ATE. Should this Convention 60 into operation.
II will open To The commercial enterprise Of our
ciIizinS cOnniTy o. great extent and unsur'
passed 10 natural Eesourcps. but from which for.
: eign nations have heretofore been almost Who'll.
y excluded.
The correspondence Of the late Secretary oi
State with The Peruvian charge daft, ,irs rela.
live 20 The Lobos Islands. vas communicated 10
Congress towards tho close of The lis, session.
Since thai lime. on further investigation o The
subject. the doubts which had been entertained
If the llIle of Peru 10 those islands have been