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Presidents MISsAGE.
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| .ffNSU OF fG sNnrfc nHd
o. "a. Hrs Of Rep,.s,sfssir,s:
The Constitution Of the United States
provides that Congress - sil s--es be anu
ally on the hrst Monday of l,.esn,ter. and
40 has been usual Tor the President 10 make
ne ecmwsnicati"o cf q public character to
the Senate and House " Representative
until advised of their ,.aaipe.. TO receiy. /,
j have deferred 10 this usage until the close
OF the hr-t msnth ~ the session, but my
convictions cf duty will not p.rmi, m. Ion
ger to po.'pope the di-ch,rge e the oIlis.,
tioa epjsiued by the Construction upon the
Pre.idsst to fivs to the Congress informa.
tisn Of the state of the Union ,nd recon.
mend :" their consideration such measures
~ he shall judy necessary aud erpedisni ("
! Itis mst'rv II .nn GRADUATION that tie Re-
/ pehis "a trsrquilly sdvsSc.ng in a career of
I property sud I-acr
FcsffGN syrATio,> -cisrHu .vcpir,
/ Whilst relstious Of anit, o"riiIr, =. u
I ist between The Upited States ay.l n fss.
I eigr Powers With soWe If ti m gray. macs
f'oos are pending. -hioh nay require tie
7 con Iteration of Congress
of 'or' questions the uo., impartsut 10
ths', vhrh has arisen out of he uegotia.
iiops .iiL Gre., Bdgsip ia reference TO
I Central Ameriea
Ry tie convent on concluded between The
10" R"vsrnmeh's on the 18Th of Anil, Is5O
h"'h rsr'ie- vrpRut-a ,hst -u.i,her will
w. "'rrury "r f"r,ify or ea'otise or ~
-H"' 80 'Nt'"i.- an, ~ n,hior ~, r Nir.rs.
r"' c".ir Ri"a tL,sMo quito cuasr. or .ny
e c'hr,l Amrrica d"
u ~ ih. u.d, 'fad md. rs,sniiny ~
a.. U cd States. IL mixing this nes,y
'hs' AL he rt---nt Stsps al tie f-rn-v re-.
iu'lir # Crn'rsI Amrries sld the sn,ire
iufii"rv e &c would it-, ceforth ., ioy
eompi'i' ,nd' Tcnfrrce aud hat L.th en-
ft'efinV rsr'i"s engaged squally. npd Z. the
ssu'r or'"''l. f''t the presen, and for the IN
/ 'ufr 'is''f -it ~ th-n hal ary claim of
tight Central America such claim aud
all pccnp,'ion tr authority under il. were
i7rs,.ivcnly rrlrgu,-h- hy the s,ipul,
f, ''onl "f the e.nv,htiou snJ tha, no damia
lan Vas thereafter to br .I,tci.,d o. a.,um
3 - y sty att 81 Uoptral Am.rici ky u.ca,
Bfi rin or the U,iieJ States
Ihis e'verrmeIh consen,~1 10 re.,t;c,;o,.
1 ia tsa'd TO Fegon Il country, wherein
We I'D specific aud p, culisr interests. only
| upot the corv'c;ion that the like constr O.
| nout were IN the sssn- scusc obligatory on
! Grf Britain But Cor this urd, rsta.Iing
~ feFes and ,ff CT of the couyentiob. IL
wouI n.vrr hav- been concluded lyus
! ~ clear W. this u a,der-iandii 2 on .hs
Pftof the United States that Ia cores
ptdebce couiem porsn Gus with the ratif
caton Of the cvDvsnfiin, it was distinctly
enressed. that the mutual coycnsnts Of non.
octpation were not itgended TO srp'v So
thaBri,isb establishments at the B.uIr -
Tbk quail 6ca,ion is 10 b. sscrih, a 10 the
hct th, - virtue ~ Successive treaties
s"t previous sovcrcign- Of tie cnurtrt,
Grst hrusir tad ",tais-j c,oc.s-inr -
the light to cui msLogsrv or i've sis 81
.he t'iEe. hut with positv sxrlu-iou ~ ~
lamtn or sovereignty; AID thu. It oep
irus3 the natural coBs'ruc'inn aud under
toodimpoft of the treaty a, to all the Iest
{ thssg'ou to which tie situla,ious sp-
lied
m /, evev'r. became alpartut a. ar rarly
.ay ater entering ui'rn tie 4 sclarg. 81 nv
reset functions, thtt Gr,at Britain It'll
4 'antiuIsd in the cE' tciss ur assertion of
arge sfhority in all ihst Pan of Cruirsi
imcr'eS commonly called Is. Mo-qui,o
az sd covering the Sbtirs J, gtL Il tie
istc ofN irarspus = d y part tiCo~'a Ri
n hat De regarded he H.liyt ~ h,rab
n 'efe doAsip m J pis gr.dustli eI'erding
l'mi's q q xpc u-s cf %, Sut~ IL uuu.
'ts- sni thsi sbe iAi f'msilyi coiobiGcd
s,pr-idcr,lIs isu a. group kn ,sn a. the /
~ IslasAs ard belp' gins Of ril', to taai
kk,te
II VI these sct-er projections e q eat Bri
beiug co,Ssry 10 ttc rigLl of the
- u Ceuir.3 Ancsica aHd 60 he m.n.
D. ealr~fh bod pnlstious ei,h 10 Usi
Ss'ct o. qfef,tood tt 'h,- tven.
isvs baeus.a The 30 ~ u t.te,i
q ursngn - American Mo L. is
ioo uts.t herewith lie "A -or
g. ltu 1b q SUBJECT anI tte a ..
~ f,acr iacFrsa iI'i" 40 f.a briv.hs
- ior Frcia Af,rs ty s..r taf
81 r-rceive ths tas two goscsba.,n't .If
~ iriy sud - ca1ciiyably ~ So tbr
- son Il %. 1nVrtioo stj "a % otou
~ -espccsit rA445u. 60 Cerpai Au,-r
%
~ lntsir % fensirue. tte cn va,.
10 sa tssintsn tcl4ngrd ~ trt ~
20 pre'.ufiaus nvA ihe 81 gntta rraq
ID 90 frert p.fil 4 Crn'f,i Amsfics
"a s.ae-. - thc M".1mio e"s.i .
O. 80 s-t'-,p''a'' = poiitrsi
reh h.a 81 a. Il tifiisin .id a.. ,em.
f'i 70, 100 ap ii,s' e,s.s s,.-
sfi.- ~ fie sbal. e.sa try
"a. % p r-s--.i'tof ss'p IL eso
ftfl. t-If 80 tfuFrffG1. fifff. bF '
10 4 Esf sad Am~r CO. 10
~ are : sita. o. their prede
a nir' Gr,s' Bd'aia sHy
k.
'i rsia dnfs 4 silrgr fhe asfont
t.- efiir ter e'sim. IN tl.,
so'u % the e0rtrsry,
.-it' sffir. ferou T. .
ID-.rt "a \ tfc .isns II fef
"~ lrc.g i~ftl snd srvsfeiru
Srstu iu 'he aost atfyH grcsi
tro-f prrif sons ~ sitbsst
8 d, i9p a. shs lffiuninR snd tho. 4
t~.4 - jsr-1 -rfe = seeeuf fsrio8 .
80 u. g4ass bruia .gsia ihr Co Z
ursl nericsa Sisiss fit giiisstr .u.os
SOC Ell ,bs speisbi - riiou = pain .
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lys sd,ks-d vsrt u q t,a.i = N,esss I
- .0riesti. 20 t,s "a IT i's Atlsasia
a 80 .t-.'- ~ 'sa ssa<i II /