Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-01-03


try, while quietly awaiting the organization
of the House, has been not little surpris-
ed at the sudden appearance of the Presi-
dents Message in the public prints. This
highly important document was commune
Gated to Congress on Monday. The rea-
sons that induced the President to deliver
his message in advance of the organization
of the House are briefly stated by himself.
His convictions Of duty would not permit
him ''longer to postpone the discharge of
the obligation enjoined by the Constitution
upon the President to give to Congress in
formation of the state of the Union, and re-
commend to their consideration such mea-
sures as he shall judge necessary and expe-
dent .......l
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The message opens with a reference t
/. our foreign relations, and to Central Amer
/ lea as specialize in those relations. Th
= assumptions, of Great Britain in regard t.
e her rights in Honduras and the protectorat
she claims over Nicaragua and Costa RIGA
all of which the President contends it was
t the intent Of the convention. concluded il
1850 to abolish, it is declared cannot remain
long undetermined without involving in Sc.
rious danger the friendly relations existing
between the two countries, and the grave
intimation is thrown out that the Presidents
anticipations of the success of the endeavors
to preserve peace between the two countries
are not ola sanguine character. This is the
only warlike paragraph in the message
The view taken by Great Britain that the
Convention of 1850 was designed to be pros
|pective only in it's action, and not to interfere
with any rights ofjurisdiction she might pre-
viously have had in Central America, appears
to be so utterly ridiculous that we can scarce
ly credit the reality that it has been gravely
put forth. 1t ignores the very difficulty
that gave existence to the Convention. and
makes this Government acknowledge the le-
gality of British authority in Central Amer
lea which it has persistently denied and ear
nestly protested against.
The subject of the British recruitment in
the United States is also referred to as one
of the questions on which the two Govern
ments are at ISSUE The tone of the mes
sage on this subject does not Indicate that
any serious difficulties are likely to rise out
of it. 1t is still under discussion. No re-
ference is made to the recall of the British
Minister, though PREPARATION" for the wron 9
done has been demanded.
Provision is recommended to be made
for the appointment of Commissioner, in
connection with Great Britain, to survey
and establish the boundary line which sepa-
rates the territory of Washington from the
contiguous British possessions.
In relation to the Sound Dues, we learn
that while our Government maintains it's
determination not to submit to the payment
of those dues after the expiration of the pc
Rod named in the Convention with Den
mark, and has refused to take part in the
Convention of Nations to which Denmark
referred the question, that yet the President
has expressed, on the part of the United
States, willingness to share literally with
other powers in compromising Denmark for
any advantages which commerce shall here
after derive from expenditures made by her
for the improvement and safety of the navi-
cation of the Sound or Belts.
Pursuing the subject of our foreign rela-
tons, we learn that outstanding difficulties
with France and Greece have been AMIGA
bly, and satisfactorily settled. With Spain
peaceful relations still exist, and some pro-
gress has been made in securing the redress
of wrop gs comnlained of by this government