Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-11
JAMES POLLOCK.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
H.rrisbuEg, Janaory |, 1856.
SYNOPSIS or TIE PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.

MESSAGE.
He states that he has delayed to this time
bis annual commnnieations with the i've
houses in consequence Of the non- organiza-
ton of tue House, hut bis convictions Of
daty viii not permit him to delay It's any
longer going to Congress, for information Of
the state of the Union, and for recommend
ing such measures as he judges necessary or
expedient.
lie commences BY going into the history
of Central American affairs in particular.
The President refers to the racent trouble
III Kansas. and says that her people must be
protected IN the exercise oftheir rights,
without interference on ,he part Of the pco-
pie OF any other State, commencing the
subject TO the early attention Of Congress.
Tie eulogiEos the 1po pular sovereignty, and
gives a history Of the formation of the Union
expatiatins on State rights with particular
reference to slavery and the Fugitive Slave
Law. He regards the agitation Of the sub
jeet of slavery as dangerous 10 the durabil-
ity of the Union; regrets to see States dis
regard thei, constitutional obligations and
refuse to obey the laws of Congress. He
denies that the South has obtained adyanta-
ges over the North il the Federal Govern
meu', and proceeds 70 re,cr 20 the ordnance
of 1857 and the acquisition of Louisiana to
illustrate. The balance Of power between
Freedom and Slavery comes down to the an
nexation Of Texas, the repeal Of the Missor-
ri Campromise, cts, aud argues that the
South has got no more taan belongs to her:
gives an elaborate defense Of the principles
Of tho Nebraska bill, and Indignantly de-
nics that il was . breach Of faith
Several grave que4tions are pending with
regard to soiae of the foreign powers, the
most important cf which is that With great
Britain, arising ont of the Nicaragua oues-
ton. Il was the understanding Of the Uni
ted States in making the treaty that all the
presen, States of the former Central Amer
lea Republic would tLenceforth enjoy com
piete Independence, and that both the con-
tracing powers engaged equally and to the
fsame exfeht for the present and future, that
if they had any claim of right in Central
America, such claim vas unreservedly ro-
linquished by the stipulations of the Con-
yeDtloE, and that 10 dominion should exist
IN any part of Central America by Great
Britain or TIE United States. This gov
ernment consented to restrictions in regard
TO region OF country wherein we had spec-
lied and peculiar interes; only upon the
conviction that Ike restriction we're in the
same obligatory on Great Britain.
Bot for ihi. understanding it would new
er have been concluded BIZ US. Great Brit
IN so construes the convention as to main
tain all her previous pretensloss over tire
Mosquito Coast etc. These prctensious are
founded on assumptions of political re-
! lations between Great Britain and the rem
uant OF l1dian, on that coast, entered
into at a time when the whole country was
in the colonial possession of Spain Itean-
not be successfully controver,e that by
public law of Europe and America no
possible act of sucn Indians or their pre-
deceSsors could confer on Grea. Britain any
political rights. Il however, become ap-
parent that Great Britain still continued in
the exercise of large authority III all that
part of Central America, commonly called
the Mosquito Coast, and covering the entire
length Of Nicaragua and part of Costa Rico.
This act of Great Britain being contrary
to the rights OF the States OF Central
America as understood BY this governments
has been made the subject of negoiisticn
tbrogh the American rinister in London.
Great Britain has BY repe aled and srocss-
stse treaties renounced all pretentions OF
her own recognized the full and sovereign
rights Of Spain in the most unequivocal
terms. Great Britain nov re-asser;s her
right to this extent o: the half coast Of
Nicaragua the interference Of Grea; Britain,
although once exerted in the form Of the
right of a protectorate over the Mosquito,
Indians. TIE President adds that this gov