The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-01-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Of the House Mr.. PIERCE sent in his
message on Monday. The Senate re.
ceived and read it; the House refused tt
receive it. 1t is generally considered
we presume, mere clcctionccring docu.
ment.
1t sets out with the subject Of our diff.
fcultes with Great Britain on the Cen
trail American Question, his remarks Oh
which we copy entire, as follows:
BY the convention concluded between the
two governments OH the 10Th of April, 1850
both parties covenantcl, that "ncilhcr will
ever" occupy, or for,ify or colombo or as
sumo, or exercise any dominion over, Nicara.
qua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any
part of Central America"
1t was the undoubtcd understanding of tho
United States, in making this treaty. that
all the present States of the former republic
OF Central America, and the entire territory
of each. would thencciorth enjoy complete
independence and that both contracting par
ties engaged equally. and to the same extent
for the present and for the future; that if
either then had any claim of right in Central
America, such claim, and all occupation or
authority under it. were unreservedly rclin-
pushed by the stipulations of the convention
and that no dominion was thereafter TO he cx-
ercised or assumed in any part of Central
America, by Great Britain or the United
States.
This government consented to restrictions
in regard to region of country wherein we
had specific and peculiar interests, only upon
the conviction that the like restrictions were
III the same sense obligatory on Great Britain.
But for this understanding of the force and
effect Of the convention, it would never have
been concluded by us.
So clear was this understanding on the
part of the United States, that, in correspon-
dcnce contemporancous with the ratification
of the convention, it was distinctly expressed
that the mutual covenants of non occupation
were not intended to apply to the British cs-
tabliShcdmcnt at the Balize. This qlaifica-
lion is to be ascrib,d to the fact, that. in vir.
tue of successive treaties with previous sover-
Ggns of the country, Great Britain had OBJ
famed concession Of the right to cut mahog,
any or dyc-wools at the Balize, but with
positive exclusion of all domain or sovereign
ty: and thus it confirms the natural conslruc-
ton and understood import of the treaty as
to all the rest of the region to which the slip
uations applied.
1t, however, became apparent, at an carly
day after entering upon the discharge of my
present functions, that Great Britain still
continued i'll the exercise or assertion of large
authority in all that part Of Central America
commonly called the Mosquito coast. and
covering the entire length of the state of Mic
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VI ssi n"1 W y, .n.lr PREDECESSORS ,co"io
mna, vi ps 1lea' nl'a,. any toi,'o"l i'shts
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u ,n, o,,s n", vi ',c .o'.,"ry' ~
.r I "'', sucIIsslNe treaties, renowned
"mJ v"'n'It a., '''' r. ,''eilsi'l's Vi her OWL
,', u .,,e .uaa anu sovereign 'elts
ti, Sp"n f., ~. ,.'os' ui,ooal ic,ls' !e'
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were at a recent nrrioI Irvivcd Nv 3,rc n
Britain against the Central American states
the |, Ultimate successors to ali the onc;nn,
Jurisdiction NJ Sn,;n in th,t r,n;nn Tln,
were first onn,irf om,v 70 n IsGnoJ mar g 1 ~,
coost of N;car.gu. nfto,u.ard. ~ tI'a ,', vi,
of its Atlantic cast onJ IastI, y, "o ~
the coast Of Costa RIGA and thov ora p now w
reas,erted to this aytcnt notvth:to nl;,n 'o Wv.
oapcm,nts 70 tho Iru;t'd Stot.l '"'7 VII
On the eastern coast Of S;coroouo and