Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-05
The Presidents Message.

We copy the following synopsis Ct the rfe-
sident's Message from the New Orleans Bee
The late hour at which we received It, Is
our apology Tor not offering, as we think, some
appropriate comments upon It;
The Message vas read in the Senate to-
day. President Pierce states that he has de-
,ayad the delivery of his annual comnunica-
ton to the two Houses until this time In con-
sequence of the reorganization OF the House
of REPRESENTATIVES,. but that his convictions
in regard to his duty will not permit him to
DELAY any longer in regard TO the state OF al
fairs in the Union, and IN recommending sUch
measures as he Judges necessary or expe-
dient. .
The message commences with a review oil
| Central American affairs, giving a full history
! or the late transactions in Central America
in particular. nj
The President next alludes to the troubles
in Kansas, and though he refuses to recount
the difficulties, he says that the people OF the
territory OF Kansas must be protected In the
exercise Of their rights without any interior
ence Oh the part Of the people Of any other
State. and recommends the early attention OF
Congress to the subject He euioglses popu-
lar sovereiguty-givlng a cuTsory history Oh
the formation Of the Union, and expatiaees
on State rights with particular reference TO
slavery and the Fugitive Slave law. lie re-
cards the agitation of the slavery question as
dangerous to the durability OF the Union. and
regrets to see some OF the States disregard
the constitutional organization, and refused
to obey the laws OF Congress
He denies that the South has obtained adj
v~autages over the North.
On the subject of Federal Government, he
proceeds to refer to the ordinance OF 1881. and
also the acquisition OF Louisiana, to illustrate
the balance of power between freedom and
slavery. After reviewing which, he comes
down to the annexation of Texas. Alter
short review OF which, he passes to the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise, and the ad-
herent acts, and goes on to argue that the
South has gained no more than properly be-
longs to her, 5.F
He gives an elaborate defence of the prin.
ciples OF tie Nebraska bill, and indignantly
} denies that it was q breach OF faith Oh the par
of the South.
:, Grave questions are pending, says the Pres
ident, between ourselves and some ioreIgl
powers. the most Important OF which Is witt
, Great Britain, and arising cut OF the Nicara
qua question. The President states that l
was the understanding OIL the government u
the United States i'll making the treaty CLAY
. tom Bulwer treatytthat all the States at tina
j time and at the present time forming tn
Central American Republic. would thence
forth enjoy d complete independence, ant
Il that both the contracting powers ensase'
e equally and to the same effect, for the pre-
sent and for the future. that II either OF sal
contracting powers had al the time OF the re
~cosnitioa OF the treaty, any claim, Or right !
Central America, that by said treaty sue
claim was uuEeseryedly relinqulshed by til
Istipulasions Of said Convention, and that II
!, dominion viii hereinafter exist III any OF tn
! ports oil Central America by either GEea
= Britain or the United States.
This country consented to restrictions !
. regard TO a region Of country where we ma
a specific and peculiar interest, on and Ell
1 tlre!v upon the conviction that like restrlc
: lions were ii the same sense obligatory upo
y Great Britain: and, but Ter tins understand
9 ing. said treaty would never have been coil
: pleted by the United States. s