Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Of he Senate and -.
WV oft the House Of Representatives.:

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oftAe House Of Representatives,:
n. constitution Of the United States provides that Con-
rress shall assemble annually ON the first Monday Of De-
sember and it has been usual for the President to make NO
communication Of public shasaete. to the senate ana
receive it. have deferred this usage until The close Of
the FIRST month Of the session. but my OF d1y
Obligation enoined by the constitution upon the President
to give to The Congress information Of the state of the
he shall iudrs necessary and expedient
It il matter of that the Republic is tran
gully advancing in a career of prosperity and peace.
FOREIGN RELATIONS CENTRAL AMERICA.
Whilst relations of amy continue tn exist between the
United States and all foreign powers with some OF theh
gave questions depending which may require the
or cb nuesons the most important is that which has
arisen Of the negotiations with Great Britain IN REFER
snss to &C Central Concluded between the two govern
nents on the 18th of April $780, both parties eossrnsd
that neither will ever" occupy or fort or coi1nizc
or assume or exercise any dominion Costa
It was the undoubed unders nding of the United States
in making this that all the pnd s sn
Of each would hcnceforh enjoy complete ndepehdenee
that bo, contracting parties engaged equally ana 10
sber then had any claim of right in Central America
such claim and all occupation or authority under it, were
renqushed by the spuations of the con-
yention and that no dominion thereafter to be ex-
ercised assumed in any part OF central America ny
Great Britain the United States
This government consented to restrictions IN regard ~
region Of country wherein had specific and peculiar
interests only upon the conviction that heEe
were IN the same sense oDga.ory I'D Fct of tho con-
vention, il would have been concluded by US:
so clear was this 0m INC Observation-Disclosures
with the ratification of the convention 1t was distinctly eA
pressed, INA, ne i q. nv Rsb est,blishment at Ba-
Hos hs Is to he ascrbed to the fact that
IN virtue OF success'1e ueat m h.p;Hd concession of
the country Urea. nra ID,nds at the Balize but
the right to cut nianogahy uI %, r;nmtw. and
with positive exclusion Oh a'' uoian W "a ,S,dsrstonJ
thus 1t confirms the natural ~ . s a. ;on o which
import OF the treaty as 10 all Inc reS' vi '"' " ~
the stipulations applied s r, ,
It, however, became aIsth', a. .sont f,nctinnS ,h.,
terng upon the discharge OF my asor;n az
dreat BRIAN s'iii eWnue "a r Sutrn America COM
large au'n"IS IN al' ma par d crrar;nr the entir.
monty ca!so me f S;rm, and mart of Costa RIGA
that she regarded me nale ;. e ,b xnenSs ~ The
was gradually e&'ehuns s ,I I'D smoilx cnlon;zeS
considerable ns,Iar group known as the Bay anu
belonging, oi rgh'' 10 tnal o."e. p;. ho;,r oo,
All these acts or h .,s If Central America and to
trary to the rights VI tne states u Cen." . .;.s
the manifest tenor ." her s.ipula.ons W." w. IT, Id
States as unaersooa ~ mus S,h thS ar;can Minister
the subject OF negotianGn nro.s. ~, e ,,; t hin; @
in London transmit herewith 'ne p; I
the subject and the c4fiespohaence nm anu lii
British Secretary for Foreign Anairs pS w9Gh you VIII
perceive that the TWO g"'er" IN "! 80 ,
eonccaby as to the construction OF .ne convention, anu
its effect on her respec.ve th n1;n s t main
,h,N
tain unchanged all her previous piele.Sos W e Nus
quito coast, and IN oneien, paris Vi Nea t,J 49,
These pretensions as 10 me Sosqui'o coas."e ioe G
the assumption OF pohtisai relation between "real britain
and the remnant OF tr;pe o, ahaas Oh INA. s %
ed INTO az time Mnei e mno ne t, ao r
ed that, BY the Puomc law o. Europe anu , nv p1
ebe act OF sucn ,huahs :. n. 'o"'e'
on Great britain any pon.mmsd, r,k .t . sc S; 90 tho
Great Britain does MOI aleoge inc assent oi Pa a n
origin OF ner c'alllIs VI, ne - d ; to. ,i ,,nc
the contrary: by repeated ane SUCCESSIVE .lees
nsea inc t ru We. these DIMENSIONS So without solid
Sdd,;nm IN tbn beg;nn;np and Tins rcneaedy abiured
were; az Teeen' percy So, H. ,, % 70,
eH Sentra La!e az ~ Sci, in ,ht rao;nn The
All tne ancel. SUI ~. dipd 49, Of 49, eaSt f n;
.ras,, sa,ds ~ tbe whole of it's Atlantic coast and
a.e . g ,b ast ~ Costa Rica and tbev nre
10 to This Extent Observation-Disclosures engage
menus ~ tns 80 f N;caraoua and Cast, R;ca the
o ne e CO Rr;to;n ,b1nob eSsrted a, nns time
81 % ;,, ,,nn ~ tho mort of Saw Imam
IN 'ne or", vi . Ia ii s;n p f Tho a,nrour;
a.a ,,ha f the central American states i, now IRE
se % hsr 81 1ne ra exercise of
seheu oE hei as ,t III 81 Ind;ans "
~, the estabi;shmen at the Balze now reaching far
, Du ~, 80, i;n,s into Tia State nf UondnraS and
mat oil Inc lay lsianus, pp1 VI is. " ' I alt
state are as ais,inc, h ~ as r , W
Jamaica OF Nanaua anu 81 th ,;' ;th ,b 1900
ger as wen s .ne pb time IF ratifcstnn and now is nm
states, as was al tne nc VI "nu no" 49, I'll"
eeaSooa Dy ,s hch tho Rr;t;sb government ,bu.
Inc ln!erpreIa'ion Mns VIM. INC Diu ~ , ~ , nus
in assertion aud ac IN 10 Inc
entireiy changes ils me ~ oIs s ~ o @
obligations IN grea sur Ies W; u'e "a ,, lia
rom NOSE, "em t The nnyennn II - ;nnn S
Tor th hep neS sates To- acon;ec s'c
IN my Judgment Tor the oheu ea.eS ~ acuesce III s'ch
construction OF inc Oh the TWO govern"
ments TO Central AHerS Ca o.n,a. ,n cuo,. Ri,
To renewed call Gy TINS government. upon uleat Dirt
am to ABIDE by ana carry h.o eeG 'e a G'
the convention acchfdhg 10 us obvious import, pN WIN
drawing fr the OF colonization OF portions {"
the Central American States OF honduras ana
Costa Rca the British government has at length replied
affirming hat the treaty prospective only
and did require Great Britain abandon contract
held by her in Central America at the date
Of its conclusion
This reply substitutes partial ISSUE in the place of the
ontad hy Tho tied atn Thp Ri