The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-02
The Presiden,'s Message.

open the new year with ". FOR THIS fortunate
coincidence of the beginning OF the new year
with the official summing up Of the national
history Of the old one, We are indebted to the
happy discovery made by Mr.. Pierce on Satar-
! day night last that the constitution OF the
| United States did not require him TO withhold
the message from Congress and TIE couatry
until formally notified, as usual, OF the orgsni-
cation Of the two Hoases BY joiat committee
! from the same. One Of our Intelligent Wash
ipgton correspondents also assures US that
desire on The part Of the Executive to get this
message to England before toe meeting Of Par
liament bad much to do with the act OF send
ing il mp 10 the Capitol, even without special
invitation from tnat quarter. II thus appears
that this message is not limited in its sugges-
tiops ard recommendations to Congress, but is
also directly addressed to the Parliament Of
Great Britain and Ireland.
The black republicans Of the House were
startled at this uncalled-for intrusion of
bis Excellenoy, for it interfered with their
estimates Of coercing the election OF Mr..
Banks az the Speaker in the course OF the day;
bnt we presume That when Messrs. Gid2iugs
their surplus gas the dignity Of the House,
without much damage, will be reconciled with
this innovation. The President is required,
from time TO time, to report his views to Goa
gress on the affairs OF the Union, Speaker or
no Speaker, and it is pity that ne Gid not
make the discovery four or five weeks earlier
Thanks to the happy thought Of turning 10 the
constitution, for the message within a month Of
The usual time.
On the 9TH day of December we published,
in leading article summary OF the priuci
pal features Of this message as obtained from
reliable sources at Washington. By comparing
that abstract with the message Itself our read
ers win perceive that our information was
authentic, and that scarcely better abridg-
ment could be made Fl ON The document before
them.
The Central American imbrogljo between
our government aud that of England. upon the
Clay ton-Buiwer treaty, j. the paramount topic
Of interes. and importance. John Ball does
not recognize the rigid construction of the
Clay ton-Buwer treaty given it BY Brother
jonathan. England has been coloniGi1g
pretty extensively, in spite Of the clearly
defined interdct Of Clayton and Baiwer. NJ.
Pierce thinks this les gone fur enough. lie
has inteIferCd to put step to it, JOHN Bali
Is disposed to qubbls himself ont Of the din
Guilty; lat this will not do. MIR Buchanan mas
the matter in hand his instructions are ps-
rtmptory 10 stick 70 the treaty; and should
England 1eluse'to toe the mark, there may he
cracked crowns and bloody noses" Mr.
Pierce has mis- approximations, though Palmer
ston thinks there is not much cause for alarm
Il woaid be O dreadful thnc were Mr.. Ba-
cbanau TO return home il the spring as d can
didate for the Cincinnati democratic Presideu-
tel nomination, with 4 cosus 5elt and I decla-
ration Of wax in his hrceches pocket The
matter is still under discussion, and in this we
rest our hopes Of deiiveronce.
The Executive recommends the settlement
OF our Northwestern boundary, ana the par
chase Of the possessory rights Of the PugeL's
Sound Agricultural Society and the Hudson's
Bay Company, Very good lie reports the
Northeastern Fishery Commission as prooress-
ing in their business. lie gives a satisfactory
report Of his diplomacy upon The Danish
Sound dues, and leaves that subject open FOR
subsequent appeal to Congress. On our Spa
Dish relations be is somewhat costivc: but con- |
soles Us for the present with the feet thai |
the settlement Of our demands upon Spaia for I
certain outroges upon our commerce and on |
citizens, is progressing; and that we may cx-
pect some general arrangement under which
we shall not be subject IN our future CONNER |
cial and social Intercourse nth Cuba, to such |
Hay nj. -lsN 4r,1 80
Island for the last four or Eve years. The an.
neyation Of Cuta is lost sight of The silence !
Of the messageEpon this point, we fear, admits |
Of but one Interpretation, % Wit that neg,- !
tiatious for the acquisition Of the gem OF tic |
Gulf - have been indefinitely postponed.
Towards poor aad unhappy Mexico the mes !
iage recommerdz Z charitable forhaaralce; |
but no alusion is made TO she alleged e-dea- !
yors Of our Minister there TO secure another |
slice OF that impoverished republic in The |
shape of another Gadsden treaty. The reason |
is obvious enough; but we alluie TO the matter |
in order to show to our readers that The Prc.i-
Dent cannot be expected 10 tell all that he
knows of our foreign affairs in his annual OK
positions to Congress.
The alleged Nicaragua llibusers arc dis
missed in a short coptemptuous para graph. |
Nicaragua not being competent to protect the
integrity of her territory against la9less In.
yaders, that task has devolvcd upon Us. If We
were to follow up this rule of action, We should
have abundance Of constant employment be-
tween Mexico and Cape Horn.
The Treasury in splendid condition. for
with the astounding estimated peace expenses
for the current year Of seventy zone millions
OF dollars aud more, 1t is calculated that We
shall have over fifteen millions surplus To
relieve Secretary Guthrie, therefore. Of this
burden somewhat, reduction Of the tariff,