Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
MESSAGE
From the President TO The Senate IN re.
gard TO our relations NTH Spain.

The President transmits The folio owing
message 10 the Senate Of the United
States:
| hasten to respond briefly TO the res
%olutIon OF the Senate Of this date, re
qnirlug the President to inform the Sen
ate il, in his opinion, it be not incom-
palibIe with the public interest, whether
anything has arisen since the date of his
message TO the House OF Representatives
ON the 18th of March last, concerning
our ,ela,ions with the Government Of
Spain, which. in his opirion. may dis
pense with The suggestions therein con.
lained touching she propriety of provis
ional measures by Congress to meet any
exIgency that may arise in the recess OF
Congress affecting those relations.
10 the Message to The House of Rep
resentalives referred TO, | availed m self
of the occasion TO present the follo owing
reflections and suggestions. In view
OF The position of the Island Of Cuba.
its proximity TO our coast, The relations
which i, must ever bear "a our CONNER.
cial and other interests, il ia vain to ex-
p.cl that a series Of unfriedly acts in.
frInging our commercial rights, ard the
adoption Of a policy threatening the hon
or and security Of these States can long
exis, with peaceful relations. In case
the me taken for the amicable ad-
justnent of our difficulties with Span
should unfortunately fail, | shall. nothes,
.tu,, m thu a,th,tp onI uuo,pc
which Congress may grant TO insure the
observance Of our JUS, rights, to obtain
redress for injuries received, and 10 win
dictate the honor Of our flag. In anlici
patton of that contingency which ear.
nestly hope may not arise, ! suggest to
Congress the prsprie,y Of adopting such
provisional measures as the exigency
may seem to demand.
The Two Houses Of Congress may
have anticipated that the hope then ex-
pressed would be realized before the pc
rInd Of its adjournment. aud tina. our re
l~ations with Spain would have assumed
a satisfactory condition, SO as 10 remove
past causes of complaint, and afford bet
ter security for tranquility aud justice in
the future: but | am constrained to cay
that sucii is not the fact. The formal
demand for immediate reparation in The
case OF the Black Warrior. instead OF
ha oing been met on the part of Spain by
prompt satisfaction, has only served to
call forth a justification OF the local au
thorities at Cuba, and thus IT, transfer
The responsibility for their acts to the
Spanish itself. Meanwhile, alton
not only reliable in its nature. bu, of an
official character was received, to The ef-
feet that preparation was making within
the limits of the United States. by pri
vate individuals, under a military organ.
i~za,ion, for a descent upon the Island Of
Cuba with a view 10 wresi that Colony
from tie dominion of Spain.
International comfy, the obligations
Of treaties. and the express provisions
OF law, alike required, il my judgment.
tina, all the constitutional power Of the
Executive should be exerted TO proven,
the contamination of such a violation of
positive law. and Of that good faith on
which mainly the amicable relations OF
n~eighbor!ng nations must depend. In
conformity with these convictions Of pub.
lie duty, a proclamation was Issued To
warn all persons not to participate in the
contemplated enterprise. and To invoke
the in,erposirion in this behalf Of the Of
fcers of the Government. No provoca
tion whatever can Justify private expedi
lions of hostility against a country a,
peace with the United States.
The power to declare war is vested by
the Consultation 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 ma.
tional interest and honor shall demand a
resort TO ultimate measures Of redress.
Pending negotiations by the Executive,
and before The action Of Congress, indi-
viduals could not be permitted TO embar.
rass The operations of the one, and usurp
tie powers of the other Of these depos
tiles Of the functions OF Government
| have only to add. that nothing has arts.
en- since the date of my former message
to dispense with the suggestions therein
contained touching the proprIety Of pro
v~isional measures nv Congress.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l, 1854.
The Message was read in Executive
session. The luke warmness of the
House on Spanish affairs will render il
ineffective in its object. No a~pprorria
ton can be 60. from Congress to oper
ate with during the recess. War feeling
is entirely 6efuncl in The House.
The first vote On the Reciprocity bill
will be taken to- morrow. when il will
pass by a large majority.
/. is thought the nomination Of Geo.
N. Sa nders as Consul 10 London, will
be made again and sent to the Senate by
Thursday. !, will be again rejected.
ACORN C0FFEE.-There is in Berlin,
Prussia, a large establishment for the
manufacture Of coffee from acorns and
chicory, the article being made separate
Nv from each. The chIcory is mixed