Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-01-02

| WAsHINaToN CRY, Dec 31-The Presi-
dents Message was read, to-day, in the Sem
ate He states that he has delayed until this
time his annual communication to the two
Houses in consequence of the non organiza-
ton of the House but his convictions of
duty viii not permit him to delay any longer
its going to Congress, for information of the
state of the Union, and for recommending
such measures as he judges necessary or ex-
pedient
He commences by going ints the history of
Central American affairs in particular. The
/ President refers to the recent troubles in Kan
sas. and says that her people must be protec-
! ted IN the exercise of their rights without
interference on the part of the people of any
other State, commencing the subject 70 the
the popular sovereignty, and gives history
of the formation of the Union, expatiating on
State rights. with particular reference to sla-
very and the Fugitive Slave Law He regards
the agitation of the subject of slavery as
dangerous to the durability of the Union re-
grets to see States disregard their constitution
al obligations, and refuse to obey the laws of
| Congress. He denies that the South has
obtained advantages over the North in the
Federal government, and proceeds to refer to
the ordinance of 1887, and the acquisition of
louisiana to illustrate. The balance of pow
er between freedom and slavery comes down
to the annexation of Texas, the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, ETC., and argues that
the South has got no more than belongs to
her give an elaborate defence of the princi-
Piles of the Nebraska bill, and Indignantly
denies that it was breach of faith.
Several grave questions are pending with
regard to some of the foreign powers. the
most important of which is that with Great
Britain arising out of the Nicaragua question.
1t was the understanding of the United
States in making the treaty that all the pres
ent States of the former Central American
Republic would thenceforth enjoy complete
independence, and that both the contracting
powers engaged equally and to the same ex-
| tent for the present and future, that if either
of them had any claim of right in Central
America, such claim was unreservedly relin-
quished by the stipulations of the convention,
| and that no dominion should exist in any part
of Central America by Great Britain OF the
United States. This government consented
to restrictions in regard to ~ region of count
ry wherein we had specific and peculiar inter-
ests only upon the conviction that like restric-
| tions where in the same sense obligatory on
Great Britain. But for this understanding it
would never have been concluded by US
Great Britain SO construes the convention as
to maintain unchanged all her previous pre-
tentions over the Mosquito coast etc. These
pretensions are founded on assumptions of
political relations between Great Britain and
| the remnant of Indians on that coast, entered
into at a time when the whole country was in
the colonial possession of Spain. 1t cannot
be successfully controverted that by public
law of Europe and America, no possible act
of such Indians or their predecessors could
confer on Great Britain any POLITICAL Here
the dispatch ends, and starts again as follows
and part of Costa Rica, This aet of Great
Britain being contrary to the rights of the
States of Central America as understand by
| this government has been made the subject
ltof negotiation through the America Minister
| in London Great Britain bas, by repeated
and successive treaties, redounced all preten-
tions of her own, and recognized the full and
sovereign rights of Spain in the most unequiy-
ocal terms. Great Britain now re-asserts her
right to this extent of the gulf coast.
On the eastern coast of Nicaragua the in
reference of Great Britain, although once
exerted in the form of the military occupation
of the port of San Juan del Norte, she now
presents claims of the right of protectorate
over the Mosquito Indians. The President
adds that this government steadily denies that
at the date of the treaty, Great Britain had
any possessions on that coast. other than the
| limited establishment at Balize.
The President states that the British gov
| ernment sees no reason for the interruption of
peaceful intercourse on account of this differ
ence of opinion, and hopes for amiabe
solution Of this controversy. He adds that
there is, however, reason to apprehend that
with Great Britain in actual occupation of the
disputed territories, this international difficult
ty cannot long remain undetermined without
| involving in serious danger the friendly rela-
| tions which it is the interest we'll as the
duty of both countries to cherish and preserve.
1t will afford me sincere qualification, says the
President, if future efforts shall result in the
success anticipated heretofore with more con-
fdence than the aspect of the case permitted
me now to entertain.
In regard to recruiting By Great Britain.
he say The traditional policy of the United
States has been, not to interfere with beliger-
ents. No solicitude was felt until Parliament
passed an Act to provide for foreign legion.
| It became matter of surprise to find persons
engaged in the United States in this business
Ordinary steps were Immediately taken, to
arrest and punish the parties concerned, but
the matter acquired additional Importance by
the disclosure of the fact that the enlistment
was prosecuted upon plan devised by official
authority. After stating that recruiting
| rendezvous had been established in the United
States, by the completely of British civil and
military officials, he says these considerations,
and the fact that the cause of complaint was
not mere casual occurrence, but deliber-
ate design, conducted by responsinsible public
| functionaries, impeled me to present the case
| IL &c