The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-05-28
Presidents Message il regard to Tic.
araguan Affairs
TO tie .StH01e a9tI
HouSc Of Representatives.:

NouSc Of Rr0ycsc, h,tj,cS
transmit herewith, rcror,s Of tho Go.
io''S ~ INC sec
and the Attorncy GnrnraI ~ s",-,, w. ''N!'
resolution Of ,L, Sonata or 49,,
March last and also 70 = r.s.,in,:on mr,,,r
House # Rpnrescn,a,ivos or H., Oh -
Nav, instant bo,b loy;n,r r.,;,ra,oo ,',',,N'
routes Of transit bc,wc,,,s sIbr NI.,,,,;, .,,.I
Pacific oceans ihronrI, tLo rn,.i'i,, ~
New Granada snL N;n,r,,,,,,., a.'i I','>s "
condition Of alT,;rs in C,ni7aI h,l.; ",o " ''e
,Ihr,r Incmmn,,,. r,I1,n s,'"' -" -t'I'tt'e''
the HIGHEST imror,,,,n oml l,.,,O',' ;l,'.,',, "
the rc0rle O. the I,ui,cl S,,,ns '' ~ N"' ~
The narrow ;s,hnns vL;,h rnnn,.,.,..
continents Of North and SrrtL Nmn,;an ,"'
has, hv the facilities il otlarJ. f,r r.s,'
transit between the A,I,n,;r arL p,.;G'.
oceans. rendered the countries nf C,,,rni
America an object Of sn,,.;,I cons; lor,,;',s
to all mayi,iuS nations wl;,I i,ns 't,,o" t,y''
greatly aurmcntcJ in ncIarm ,;na, ~" 49,
tie operation Of chances !, rcrmoro;:,
relation, cspccia,v those proluco1 I, ,La
ceucrat use Of steam y, = nr,;,.,. ,;,.,,''.,
hy land and sea. TO rs ON ,cc,r,,, -
lis geographical position and or our roIi,;.
cal interest as an American S,,.o nr ,ri
mary magnitnJp, that i.lbmns - or nd.,' l
liar imrortance, inst &c tho ;.n,n,.. ~
SueZ is, for CORRESPONDING ro.sonc ., H.
maritime mower; Of I,urr1o Hy, oha,',.
all, the impul,auce to H.. Jn;,nI C,,I.l
oi secur;ro FREQ transit onro>. ,I,, i.,'.
can is,hmUs has rendered it Of paromnnn,
interest to Us since the sct,lr,rrn, # ,I'n
Territories Of Orcron and W,sLira.,,,,
and the accession Of California to h'
Union. ~
im2cllcl by these considerations ,I,o
United States tool, stc,, at ,r o,,I' Jar
to assure suitable means Of cornu,r.;,,I
transit by canal. RAILWAY or o,Lnryiso
across this islhmus.
We concluded. in the first ,I,cn g,
treaty Of pence. amity. uayirofinr ari
commerce with the Eeruhic Of New
Granada. among the conditions or which
WAS Il stipulation, on the part of New
Granada, guaranteeing to the United
States the right Of way or transit across
that part of the sthmus which lies in ,lc
territory of New Granada, in consideration
Of which the United States guaranteed in
respect Of the same territory the ,irbts nr
sovereignty and property Of New Gr.oo
ia.
The effect of tbs treaty was TO afford ,o
tue people Of the United States raci!i. les
for at once opening a common road from,
Chagres to Panama, and for at length con-
a.rucuas asaai!way in the same direction.
to connect regularly with steamships, fo,
the transportation ofmais, specie and pas.
sensers TO and fro, between the Atlantic
and PaciEc States and Territories of the
United States.
The United States also endeavorcd, but
nnsucces"fuly, to obtrin from the Mexican
Republic the cession of the right of way
at the northern extremity of the is,hmus
of Tehauntepec; and that line of comnu-
n.catlon continues to he an object of soil.
citude to the people of this Republic.
In the mean time intervening between
the republic Of New Granada and the
Mexican republic, lie the States of Guate-