Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-05-28
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From the Washins,on union. siasl6.
OUg RELATIONS WITH NICARAGUA.

In answer to the resolutions passed in both
houses of .C"ngress, tile President seht I"
CoifEr.ss, yesterday, II special message, nc.
eo,npanied by the correspondence i" regard
TO our present relations with Nicaragua
The message is a. follows:
To.he Senate and House Of Representatives I:
TRANSMIT, herewith, reports Of the secre.
,sry of State, the Secretary OF the Navy,
and the Attorney General. in reply to res.
olution uf the Senate OF the 4th "t March
last, and also to n resolution Of the House
OF Representatives Of the 9Th Of May instant,
both having reference To The routes OF tran.
sit between the Ailautic aud Pacific oceans
through the republics of New Granada and
Nicsragua, and /" the condition Ot affairs III
Central America.
These documents relate TO qurstl"ns oil
the highest Importance aud interest to the
people of:the United Sta es.
The narrow istiimus y hIch connects the
continents of North and South America. has,
by the facil,ies it affords tor easy transit be.
,&pen the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, rem.
,dertt the countries of Central America an
object Of special consideration To all mail
ain,s nations, which has been greatly aug.
mented in modern times BY the operation "l
changes in COMMERCIAL reIati"n, especially
.hose produced BY the general usr Of steam
a motiv. power by land and sea. 10 Us.
on account of its geographical position and
Of our political interest rs All American Stale
Of PRIMARY magnitude, tina. isthmus is OF pe.
euliar Importance, just as the i'thmus OF
Suez is. for corresponding rea"ons, 10 the
,:psrilb,s powers Of Eprpfs. But, above all,
the inporaypce 10 ibe United States OF se.
curing free transit across the American isth'
mus has rendered it OF paramount Interest
TO US since the settlement of the Territories
Of Oregon and Washington. and the arces
sion of California to the Union.
ImpelIed BY these considerations, the Uni
ted States took steps at an early day to as
sure suitable means OF commercial transit
by canal, railway or otherwise, across TILL
isthmus.
We concluded, in the first place, treaty
of peace, an'i,y. navigation and co"'me'c'
with the Republic OF New Granada, among
the conditions Of which was stipulation
on the part Of New Granada, guaranteeing
to the United States the right of way o
.rsnsi, across that pnrt Of the isIhnus ~h'cl
lies in the territory Of New Granada, in con
s;deratian of which the United States guar
auteeti in respect IF the same territory tn
rights Of sovereignty and property OF New
Granada.
The effectof this treaty was to afford Il
the people ofEthe United States facilities 10
at 6nee opening q common road from Cha
grss TO Panama, and for at length construct
Ing 3 railway in the same direction. to con
meet r'rJgsula5y with steamships. for the trans
7psrtstion of aails, specie and passengers 4
and fro, between the Atlantic aud Pacifi
States and Territories of The United States
The United States also endeavored. bu
tnnsucesssfuIly, to obtain frsm the Mexica
Republic the ce.sion Of the right of way 4
the northern extremity Of the isthmus b
Tehuantapec; and that line Of communic,
ton continues to be; an Object Of soIicitud
TO the people Of this Republic.
II The taesn titne. Intervening between I'll
republic of New Granada and the Mexica
sepublic, lie the Stateso Guatrmala, Salvs
dor, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Ric'
ths severed members o3 the former republ
ofaG,usral America. ! sre, in the terri.oT