Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-08
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AND RECRUITMENT.

froaa ne LoR,i,a POSI- Mnisieriai
The Message, according tho anticipaiions Of the A
merean pres, To DO very pretentons aud beleo.e
document penned more with view the presiden
@ election than to the real welfare and interests OF the
people OF the United States. The Message upon th.
whole, hardly excite amy very hostile criticism. in Eng.
aVd however much il TALL short of the marx in the
opinion Of certain parties in the United States The dis,
putc Ce,tr America resolves itself into this IA,
1880 convention concluded 10y Sir lIcnr, Bulw,r
aud Mr. Clayton. 10y which England aud the United States
contracted that neither will ever occupy foiy or
colouiIe exercise any dominion Nicar-
aqua. Costa Rice the Mosquito Coast any part OF Cen.
trial America The President that this obligation
"a r,trospectve-naincly that both Governments arr
equally bound not to occupy COLOMBO, &c. any portion of
the countries in Central America, whilst the British Gov
eminent contend that it i ony prospective. and that it
does not affect nights which may have previously
acquired treaty otherwise
The Protectorate exercised by England tue Mus
quito Territory ia virtue of political relations with tue
remnant OF tribe that coast may appear very tdcu
lous tn American apprehension: but the question is dill
thoe relations exist at the time OF the conyenony I'm
oh this point there IL direct conflict OF opinon and Al
would not be difficult To show that or many years Eng
land has both claimed aud exercised this
nu' the President speaks Ia quite patronkug way oi
the modern Central American states thc Legitimate, sue
cssSorS to all the jurisdiction of Spain in that region
hat IN reality, those Statcss They are ner, grow.
Ing oi.hoos OF the American Republic tn,nd. ,n,i 90,
verned 10y American hllbustcs destined when sufficient
~ mature, 10 be- absorbed, as Texas in tue Union
Exposition after expedition has proceeded To Central
America the names of Walker and Kinney mr., s tamil
lar to English those of the buccaneers who mon
than century ago carried destruction To the Spanish
Mann aud II is only when these American STATE. b,v
acquitted something like political cNiscnc, that th, r,
raj Government appeals TO the good Gith oi its citizen.
to abstain from unlawful Intervention and to adopt prcy,
tive measures to the end which on similar occ.
sion had tho best results in r-aSsung the p,ac. of th
Mexican States Of Sonora aud Lower California And
tile British Government l., OF course witness without
rrnOnstunct, thus quiet process OF anncxato only when
too late prohibited which will give the United States the
| command oi the most powerful military aud commercial
position on the continent of America The British Co
vement declares that 1T why conciato
r 'p'rt may not enable the two Governments
all obstacles 10 satisfactory adjustment OF the subject"
Il the President rJons: "Actuatcd also bv the sam,
desire which /. aVowrd by the British Government tu re-
move all cause oi serious misunderstanding between tN.
natiou~ associated lay many ties of Interest and kindred
1t has appeared proper To consider an anica
solution oi the controversy hopeless" With this cxpso
of friendly feeling both sides il NAV confidently IA. a.,
peeted that the question will meet speedy aud satisfact
" adjustment.
The alleged violation fthe neutrality laws of the limited
states forms the subject of separate division in the Pre.i
dcnts Message. 1t contains this paragraph which ma,
be considered Us an Indication of favorable 70 h.
Allies
Our merchantmen have becu and still con,nue to IL
largely employed 10y Great Btaiu and France in trans
porting troops provisions aud munitions of war To IN.
principal seat of military operations and in hrinou.
our mercantile marine il ntcrcted either hv IN, IN
terational or 10y municipal law and tIeror. ,I..
not compromise our mutual relations with Russia
After uatratng the history OF the alleged rocrui,
mcht within the United States ''by responsible uubl
tnctionaes, the President, adds that he had pr., Al
the ease Ia the British Government Tin order tn c,nr.
not ONLY cessation n the wrong but it, reparation Tho
wrong, If amy had been committed has ceased; and villa,
further rcpaiaon hc required then that which has al
ready been maie-namcy, the avowa that there move,
vas any disposition intention the Part of tli.
Hovcrnncnt 10 offend either the national dignity of th
United States To- infringe the municipal law of Thai
country THIS question: at period dis,gr.rabl,
end thrcatnins in its aspect j. therefore likely to rcciv
iSdn'iac"ry solution owing 10 the moderation and good
>ue of the people of two countr., ..,soc,t.I in t
+"rN ol president Pierce, "by many ofintrrst and
kindred"