The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Felio,c- Citizens Of The Senate and


on the first Monday of December, and it has
been usual for the President to make no com
munication of n public character to the Sen
ate and House of Representatives until ad.
ylsed OF their readiness to receive it. have
deferred this usage until the close OF the
hrst month of the session, but my convictions
OF duty will not permit me longer to post
pone the discharge of the obligation enJon-
ed by the constitution upon the President "to
give to Congress information OF the state of
Inc Union, and recommend to their consid-
era'lon such measures MS lie shall Judge me-
cessary and eNpedent."
IL Is matter of congratnlation that the
Republic IS TRANQUILITY advancing in career
OF prosperity and peace.
whilst relations of amity continue to ex-
ISL between the United States and all foreign
powers, with some Of them grave questions
are depending, which may require the consid-
Grafton OF Congrssssh-
of such queStlons' tne most important Is
.nnt "lich mas arisen out OF inc negotiations
W..n "re"t britain IN reference 10 Iehtr"i
america.
Dy Tue convention cohcinura between tne
wv governments on tue i9t'i uhv oi npfil,
.U, ioD', oo'n p"r"es co'emnh'e"' t'"' he''her
VIII ever occupy or lorl,'y' or c"'oh'Ze, or as
'u"'e, Ut exercise any o"h''!'oh over Nieara-
su',' Cos.a hlca, lhe Mosqu''o COAST or any
p''Tt Oh oeniral America.
IL was 'ne uhuouoteu understanding OF
'ne ohl'eu states IN maklhg th's treaty. mat
~, Ihe present states OF inc iorincr republic
oi Ceh'raI america ana inc en'ire territory
OF each' would tnenceiorth ENJOY complete
..!uepehoehce' ana that 1oth contracting par
nes engaged equally ana TO the same extent,
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e''her theh 'ao any cia'hi OF risht IN Cehtra'
America, such claim, and all occupation or
"u."orny uhuer IL, were unreServeoIy relin-
du.s"eu oy 'he stpu'al'ohs OF the conVen-
'oh' ana 'hst no do'n'nion was thereafter to
We eNercl5eo or assumed IN any part OF
ct"..a' America ny ureat britain or Inc Uni
yea nta'es'
i"e government consented 10 restrictions
III ,es"ru 10 region OF country, wherein we
n'o SP'ci'c anu peculiar interests, oh'y upon
.ne '"hN'cuoh 'h"' tne IKE RESTRICTIONS were
u, NJ .ic saihe sense "olgatory on ureat britain.
na' i'r ',,,s UNDERSTANDING o' ine iorce ana
t ~ VI ',le cnh'ic'oh' " "ou'u never h"o
oesn concl"nru ] oy US
." e,ear was inns understanding on the part
W ,ne ou,'e" 'o'''es t'.n'' III ccr'cspohuehco
oom'.'po'"''eous oom' WIN tne ra''nc"''oh o' ,"e
I'.'''o"' ~ ""s o's''hc'.y eNPreSseo' NAV
s "".u", o"'1,""'s VI ho''",c"P,'oh
,,ti;. "' "'ou t ~ .pp'! ~ W. .''o p'.c.'', es-
'n. ;s a. h .;ti ~ VI. n'.''He 's ln',ne"''on
W oo "s,llo.u 10 tne '"e'' .''''' Ill virtue on
81 a'n. tt,' ''. .,o'''cs w.'I pen'u"S s".tie'5hs
W.. H''n.s' ute"S o,''''n "'u po'''''e" I"
dya.uaJ u, ~ ,h R,,; W t". ,, n;,h's"nH OF
oy,l,,.;a, .. al "I ~ D"o Wv. WV ros''',s
thus :, ,aG. v; ",' uo"". W. ao.o,s".y' "n1
mndersto"d imnor, 81 w., ,h ,.a, u'.o Wv ",', III,
tho roSt of th, NV a ,nt l.ey IVY, 40 w. n,'
t;ors o,,,,;.d W "'e' '''o '''p'''''
II bnrnvor ,o,,uo ,r,,,ont ., -, .,.,,,
dav oft.r enter;na ,,,nr ,h', d;snhnrno 81 -, ;.
present funrtions th,t Gr,,t Rrit,in s,;Il onr
tinn.d in the oy,rc;sa or .Ssor,;nn nf :. Inr,,,
uuthoritv in ali that nart nf Cantr, Amc,ic, !,
commonlv coIlnd tbo Nn.,r;to cooo, and on,,.
erinu tbe en,ira lonu,h ,r III. S.,to of N;.o
rarua. and n,rt Of Gosto Ric,. thot sbn ro
ynrded the B,lize ma her nlsolutn dom,in
and was gradually aytepdng her. limits st
the eypcnse of the State of Hondpros. md
that She had formnllv, colonized n cnnsid.
erable insulnr oro,ne known ma the Raw
Islands, and belonaino of rirht Ia thni
State
All these act or nretensions of Greot Rrit
ain being contrary 10 th. rohts of III, Stats
of Central America. and 10 ihe manifest tono,
of her stipulatons with the limited States os
understood bv this rovcrnmcnt have Lenr
the subject of nenotiotion through ,ba an,er
lean Minister in Landau I transmit harewitI
instructions to him ON tbe suhiect and Tin,
correspondence b,tween him and tho Rr;,isb
Secretary for Forcion Affirs bv which vou
will perceiye that i6e two goverrmants d;a,,'
widely and irreconcileoblv as to the construc
tiop.snd its effect nm thcir resn,ctive relnt;on,
in Central Anaric,
Greot Rr;t,;n so .ons,r. ,ho r..,.,.
nc to m,;rt,;n ali h.. ,.','; wv .,'
over th,, Wnsnu;,o .'a., I:,. ''
,,r,s IS C.,I -: nv, W wy iV'e"
ns 70 a. Mna',';, i"rse pie'e''s'"Is u,
"ssn,n,',;a,, ~ Ioa'i i;,; "o ioun'eu vi 'he
Cr,"t p.;,a;, pT'''.m 'e,"''rh oetweeI
InSans D,,' ,iot .'u W., te'.inah' U. 'toe o'
,,,hon H. ~ o,,h"i '", .' u".o'ou '"'V "c u'he
saSs;an ~ W."'H Sat, 'oT..,y w"s co'on'"l pos
oontsnran,o3 U P",'I' .,. "o"''.o. oe sueeess'"'l
ESm.'o.ea'e'' E,,u3 'n"', ny the Pup,'c law 0,
n"u n"'.,'"' "o Poss'p'e ac' o,
our,r ,,a -. p";, ,n.m pouecessors couIu
'o,.o, oT ur."' nll'''n any poli'lc"' r'gnts
snn;n m '"n .,,', Nv. "',ese '"e "seen' VI
n;,n " 90 sa' ossnI V. ne' tN'''nS On .ie Mos
IT, i.oS US ' S"o nus oh t,,e con'r"ry ny re,
pI pvr.eu 'liu successive ~, 're"''es, rehouhceo "ho
.onuqu'sneo q0,S nl' Pre,ehso,'s o' npi own, ana
e n;Heo 'e i"n anu sovereign rsh's
" W. op"ln III the most equ'Voeal terms
49,, ,"ts0 re,e"sons' 81 w,'nou1 soilu io',i'
aL;'.nI ~ ''e o.s,'n'"s' anu .'nS 'epe'.eu'.
%ueI, ae.o "' recent per'ou revived ny
oie"t bill''ll, a1aIlst tne Centrul Alnerlcui