The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1856-01-19

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Fsllolc Citizens Of The Senate aaa of
the House Of Representatives, Con-
sti,ution of the United States provides
that Congress shall assemble annually
on tie first Monday OF Decemb r, and /,
has been usual for the President 10 make
40 communication of public character
10 the Senate and House Of Representa-
tive, until advised Of their readiness 10 re-
celve 1t. | have deferred to this usage
ua,li the close oi the first month OF the
session, but my convictions Of duty will
not permit me longer to postpone the dis
chas- Of the obligation enjolned upon The
President, b. the constitution Of giving to
Congress information upon the state of
Union, and recommending to their con
.ideration such measures as he shall
Judge necessary and expedien'.
1t is matter OF congra,ulation that
the republic IS TRANQUILITY advancing in a
career Of prosperity and peace.
Whilst relations of amity continue TO
exis, netween the United States and all
foreign powers; with some of them grave
questions are depending, which may re.
qulre the cons deiation of Congress. OF
such questions, tie most importaG; is that
| which has arisen out Of The negotiations
with Great Britain, in reference to Cen
,ra America. BY the convention con-
eluded between the two governments Oh
tue l9lh Of April, 1850, both parties "a
verred that neither will ever occupy, or
fos,i!y. or colonze, or assume, or exc! else
any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Ri
ca the Mesquite Coas', or any part OF
CeAral America. L was the understand
ing Of the United Safes, in making this
treaty, that all the present States, of the
former republic Of CentGal America, and
the entire territory o. each, would thence
forth enjoy complete independe nee, and
tha, bo,h contracting parties engaged G.
9aaily, and to tie same extent tor the
presen, aud !or the future, that If eilher
Of them had any ella m OF right in Cen
trail America, such clam, and all occupa.
ton and authority under 1t were unie-
seryedly relinqulshed by the stipulalicns
u. the convention, and that no dominion
was thereafter 10 be exerted or assumed
in any part o. Central America by reat
Britain or tie United States. This gov
ernment consented to restriction, ~ re
gard TO Il region OF count1y wherein we
had specific and peculiar Interests, only
upon the conviction that the like restrIc-
tlons were IN the sams sense obligatory
to Grea! Britain Bat f,r this under
standing ot the force and eaec; OF the
Convention, it would never have been
concluded by US. SO clear was tins ua-
ders,audlng on the part OF the United
States, that, in correspondence contem-
poraneous with tie RATIFICATION o. the con-
ven,ion, j, was distinctly expressed, that
the mutual covenants o! non. occupation
were no, intended TO apply TO the British
establishment at the Ballze, This 9aal-
lficauon is 10 be ascrlbed to the Tact that,
in the course OF successive treaties with
previous soverclgus oi the country, Great
Britain had obtained concession OF all
right to cut mahogany or dye woods at the
Ba.lze, but w,4A pos!livo exclusion OF tht
doAala or soeerelgaly; ana mus II con
fi,ms the natural construction and under
stood import Of he treaty, as 10 all tho
rest OF lIs region 10 which Tie siipu!a'
ton applied. 1t, however, became ap'
parent, at an early day after entering up
On the discharge OF ny present functions
n that Great Britain still continued III tie
exercise OF large authority in al that par
OF Central America commonly called tht
Mosquito Coast, and covering the entlr.
i length oi the State Of Nlcafagua and 8
part Of Cos.a Rica; that she regarded th'
Ba,ize as her absolute doc.nln, and wa
gradually extending us Traits al lie ex
pense Of To State o, Honduras; aad tia
= SIC rad Il n.ai.y coionized eeaside.abi
insalar gfl Up, known as the Bay Islands
10 ano belonging OF right to that State. Al
Il these acts Or pretenslons oil areal brltal
C. being contrary to the rights OF the State
ef Central America, and TO the inan!ies
tenor OF her s.irula,ions with the Unite
States, as understood hy this government
have reen made the subject oil negotia
tlons through tbs American Minister !
=. London. transmit herewith the lnstiut
tons 10 him on the subject, and the CO..
- re spondence between HIM and the Births
a Secretary Of Foreign Affairs, by whic
;e- you will perceive that the government di
Ter widely and irreconclably as TO II
construction Of the convention, and II.
fe.,s on their respective relouon- to CeI
trsl America. Great Britain 50 con.tru
the convention as to maintain uncnang'
NJ. al! her previous pretenslons over Il
MOSQUITO coast, and In different parts
-, Ha,trcl Amor,ra TheSe nretpnStOns
at to the Mosquito coast arc founded on Y
- assumption OF political relations betwe'
Great Britain and the remnant oil trl
of indians on that coast, entered into
..t tlme when the whole country was
I u colonial possession Of Spain. Il canI
- | be successfully conuoverted that, by
Iort m pubic law OF America, no possible act
such Indians or their predecessors col
confer on Great Britain any politi