Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-15


to Mexico to visit Havana, on. his way
to Vera Cruz. He was respectfully re-
ceived by the Captain General, -vaho con-
ferred with him freely on the recent oc--
currences; but no permanent arrangement
was effected. --1D4 si 'liiDe' .Do
In the meantime, the refusal of the Cap
tain General to allow passengers and the
mail to be landed in certain cases, for a
reason which does not furnish in the opin-
ion of this Government even a good pre-
sumptive grounds for such a prohibition,
has been made the subject of a serious
remonstrance at Madrid; and have no
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 to make on
the subject .I' -
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 mentioned, been marked
with kindness and liberality, and indicate
no general purpose of interfering with
the commercial correspondence and inter
course between the island and this coun-
try.
Early in the present year official notes
were received from the Ministers of Eng
land and France, inviting the Government
of the United States to become a party
with Great Britain and France to tripar-
tite Convention, in virtue of which the
three powers should severally and collect
lively diselaim now and for the future. all
intention to obtain possession of the Island
of Cuba, and should bind themselves to
discountenance all attempts on that effect
on the part of any power or Individual
whatever.
This invitation has been respectfully de-
clined, for reasons which it would occupy
too much space in this communication TO
state in detail, but which led me to think
that the proposed measure would be of
doubtful constitutionality. impolitic; and
unavailing. have, however, in COM
mon with several Of my predecessors. di-
rected the Ministers of France and Eng
land to be assured that the United States
entertain no designs against Cuba; but
that, on the contrary. 1 should regard
its incorporation into the the Union at
the present time as taught with serious
peril.
We're this island comparatively desti-
tute of inhabitants, or occupied by a
kindred race, should regard it, if volun-
tarily ceded by Spain. as most desirable
acquisition. But under existing circum-
stances, 1 should look upon its incorpor-
alton into the Union as very hazardous
measure. 1t would bring into the confed-
eracy a population of different national
stock, speaking different language, and
not likely to harmonic with the other
members. 1t would probably affect in a
prejudicial manner the industrial interests
of the South; and it might revive those
conflicts of opinion between the different
sections of the country, which lately shook
the Union to the center, and which has
been SO happily compromised.
The rejection by the Mexican Congress
of the Convention which had been eonclu-
ded between that Republic and the United
States, for the protection of a transit way
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and of
the citizens of the United States who had
become proprietors of the rights which
Mexico had conferred on one of her own
citizens in regard to that transit. has
the attainment of very desirable national
object. am still willing to hope that the
differences on the subject which exist, or
may hereafter arise between the govern
ments will be amacibly adjusted. This
subject, however. has already engaged the
attention of the Senate of the United
States; and requires no further comment
in this communication.
The settlement of the question respect
ing the port of San Juan de Nicaragua,
and the controversy between the republics
of Costa Rica and Nicaragua in regard
to their boundaries, was considered indis-
pensable to the commencement of the
Ship canal between the two oceans.
which was the subject of the Convention
between the United States and Great
Britain oft 18th April. 1850. Accord
ingly proposition for the same purposes.
addressed to the two Governments IN that
quarter, and to the Mosquito Indians. was
agreed to in April last by the Secretary
OF State and the Minister of the Britaunic
Majesty. 1uH
Besides the wish to aid in reeoneiling
the differences ofthe two republics. en-
gagged in the negotiation from desire to
place the great work of a ship canal between
the two oceans under one jurisdiction, and
to establish the important port of San
Juan de Nicaragua under the government
Of civilized power. The proposition IN
question was assented to by Costa Rca,
and the Mosquito Indians. 1t has not
proved equally acceptable to Nicaragua.
but it is to be hoped that the further ne
gotiatious on the subject which are in train
will be carried on in that spirit of eoncila-
rion and compromise which ought always
to prevail on such occasions, and they viii
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