The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-08

ragua this would be fatal al least for season the
peaeoul settlement of hesc countries and TO the policy
OF American progress, The truth Is that no admnn"
ton successfully conduct the foreign affairs Of the
country ia Central America anywhere else, If II ~ to
be nterered with every step by lawles military expe
ditions set on foot in she United States
JAMES BUCHANAN.
wAsInSGros, January 7, 1857.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The following letters were communicated to the
Senate with the foregoing message:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
January T. 1858.
The Secretary Of the Navy to whom referred the
resolution OF the Senate of the 4th Instant requesting
the President, las fan may be compatible with the
public interest 10 communicate 10 the Senate the cor
respondence, instructions and orders to the United
States naval forces the coast of Central America
neced with the arrest of VIM. Walker and his asso-
ciates at the port Of San Juan de Nicaragua,
has the honor 10 lay before the President the
panyng copies OF papers, embracing the correspondence,
instructions, &c, called for by the resolution
ISAAC TOUCEY.
To the President of the United States.
No. l.
Secretary Of the Nary 10 Commander Chaard.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
October 2, 1851
SIR / am directed by the President to transmit to
you for your guidance the accompanying circular which
he has caused to be issued from the State Department to
various civil officers.
You will regard the instructions contained in it ad
dressed to yourself.
] am, very respectfully, your obedicnt servant,
ISAAC TOUCEY.
Com. FRED CHATARD,
Cong u. s. steamer Saratoga, Aspinwal, N. G.
"a similar letter to the above was addressed to Com
lnanter Thatcher commanding the United States soop
Decatur Panama. NJ g., and to the commandments of the
navy yards at Portsmouth, N H., New York, Boston,
[Crcular.
@ WAsInNGToN Sep. Is, 1857.
Sin From information received at this department,
there is reason believe that awess persons
engaged within the limits of the United States in setting
ON foot and preparing the for military expeditions
to be used against the territories Of Mexico Nicaragua,
and Costa Rcarepublics with whom the United States
arc at peacen direct violation OF the sixth section OF
the of Congress approved 10th April, 1915 And,
under the eighth section of the said act it is made law
full for the President such person he shall empower
TO employ the land and naval forces of the United States
and the militia thereof or the purpose of preventing
the carving on of any such expedition enterprise
from the territories jurisdiction of the United States
am therefore, directed by the President to call your at
tenon to the subject and to urge you to use all due
diligence and to avail yourself of all legitimate at
your command to enforce these and other provisions OF
The said act of goth April BIS, against those who may
be found to be engaged in setting foot preparing
military expeditions against the territories Of Mexico,
Costa Rca and Nicaragua, manastly prcjudical to
the national character and injurious to the nation
al interest And you hereby instructed promptly to
communicate TO this department the earliest information
YOU may receive relative to such expeditions.
/ am, sir, your obedent servant
A LEWIS CASS