Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-12-16

IeaSoh WHICH GOES not iurniSil, Ill the o
pinion of this Government, even a good
presum,ive for such prohibition, has
been made the subject of serious re.
monsirance at Madrid, and | have nc
reason to doubt that due respect will be
paid by the Government of her Catholic
Majesty to the representations which
our Minister has been instructed 10 make
on the subject. 1t is but justice TO the
Captain General to add that his conduct
towards the steamers employed to carry
the mails of the United States to Havana
has, with The exception above alluded to-
been marked with kindness aud liberal.
ity. and indicate no general purpose Of
interfering with the commercial cores
pondence and intercourse between the
Island and this country.
Early in The present year, official
notes were received from the Minister OF
France and England. inviting the gov
eminent of the United States to become
party with Great Britain and France,
to tripar;ite convention, in virtue OF
which these provinces should severally
and collectively disclaim, now, and for
the future, all intentions to obtain poss-
ession of the Island of Cuba, and should
bind themselves to discountenance all
attempts to that effect, on the part of any
power or individual whatever. This in
vitation has been respectfully declined,
for reasons which it would occupy too
much space in this communication to
state, IN detail, which led me to think
the proposed measures would be OF
doubtful constitutonality, impolitic and
unavailing. have, however, in CON-
mon with several of my predecessors,
directed the Ministers of France and
England to be assured that the United
States entertain no designs against Cuba;
that on the contrary should regard its
Interpretation into the Union as fraught
with peril. ~.
Were this Island comparatively des-
.itute of inhabitants or occupied by a
kindred race, should regard it if voIun-
tafily ceded by Spain as most desira-
bic acquisition, but under existing cir.
cumstances | should look upon lis in
corporation into our Union as a very
hazardous measure, it would bring in
the eonfederacy population of a differ
ent National Stock speaking different
language aud not likely to harmonic
with the other members. IL would prob
ably effect in a prejudicial manner the
industrious interest of the South and il
nigh, revive those conflicts of opinion
by the different sections of the country
which lately shook the Union to its cen.
ter and have been so happily compro-
missed.
The rejection, by the Mexican Con-
gress, of the Convention which had been
concluded between shat Repnblc and the
United States, for the protection Of a
transit way across the Isihmus of Te-
hauntepec, and OF the interests of those
citizens of the United States who had
become proprietors of the rights which
Mexico had conferred on one of her own
citizens in regard 20 that transit, has
thrown a serious obstacle In the way
of the attainment of very desirable ma
tional object. am still willing to hope
that the difference on the subject which
exist, or may hereafter arise, between
the Governments will be amicably ad-
justed. This subject, however, has al.
ready engaged the attention of the Senate
of the United States, and requires no
further comment in this communication.
The settlement of the question re.
speeding the port Of San Juan de Nicar-
aqua, and of the controversy between the
Republics of Costa Rica and Nicaragua,
in regard to their boundaries is consider,
ed indispensable to the commencement
of the ship canal between the two oceans,
which was the subject of conventions,
between the United States and Great
Britain, of April 1850. Accordingly a
proposition for the same purpose address
ed TO the governments in that quarter,
and to the Mosquito Indians was agreed
TO in April last, by the Secretary of State
and the Ministers of Her Britannia Maj
esty.
Besides the wish to aid in reconciling
the differences between The two Repub-
lies, engaged in the negotiation from a
desire 10 place the great work of ship
canal between the Two oceans under one
Jurisdiction, and to establish the inpor-
liant port Of San Juan De Nicaragua un-
der the government of civilized power.
The proposition in question was assented
TO by Costa Rica and the Mosquito Indi-
ans. 1t has not proved equally accepia-
bic TO Nicaragua, but il is to be hoped
that the farther negotiations on the sub.
ject which are in train, will be carried on
in that spiri, Of Cancellation and com
promise which ought always to prevail
ON such occasions, and that they will lead
10 satisfactory result.
have the satisfaction to inform you
tina. the Executive government, of Ven
zuela has acknowledged some claims of
OF citizens of the u. States which have.
for many years past. been urged bv our
Charge d. Affairs at Caracas. 1t is hop.
ed that the same sense of justice will
actuate the Congress of that Republic
in providing the means for the pay meni.
The recent revolution in Bunos Ayers
and the confederated States having open
ed the prospect of an improved state oil
| th,nna m that onartar H.