To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Peter Morand, of Valencia (Spain), to be consul of the United States at Valencia, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Richard S. Newbold, of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the United States for the Island of Trinidad, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Alexander Dimitry, of Louisiana, to be minister resident of the United States in Nicaragua, in pursuance of the 9th section of the act of Congress of the 18th August, 1856. Mr. Dimitry was appointed during the last recess of Congress to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Isaac Winston, of Kansas, to be consul of the United States at Kingston, Jamaica, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate William G. Webb, of Massachusetts, to be consul of the United States at Zanzibar, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Marshall M. Smith, of Mississippi, to be consul-general of the United States at Constantinople, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Ran Runnels, of Texas, to be consul of the United States at San Juan del Sur, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy occasioned by the recall of John Priest. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate John W. Magill, of Illinois, to be a consul of the United States at Sabanilla, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States : I nominate Lewis Dent, of California, to be consul of the United States at Guaymas, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December, 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Samuel W. Talbot, of New York, to be a consul of the United States at Dublin, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate John F. Cushman, of Mississippi, to be a minister-resident of the United States to the Argentine Confederation, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate George Lee Brent, of Virginia, to be secretary of legation of the United States to the Argentine Confederation, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Frederick B. Wells, of New York, to be a consul of the United States at Bermuda, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States : JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Thomas M. Persse, of New York, to be consul of the United States at Galway, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate James W. Quiggle, of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the United States at Antwerp, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy occasioned by the recall of A. D. Gall. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Charlton H. Morgan, of Kentucky, to be consul of the United States at Messina, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy occasioned by the recall of F. W. Behn. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Hugh Martin, of Delaware, to be consul of the United States at Matanzas, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. JAMES BUCAHNAN. WASHINGTON, December 19, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Henry M. McGill, of Ohio, to be secretary of the Territory of Washington, who was appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Elihu D. Mix, jr., of New York, to be consul of the United States at Lambayeque, appointed during the last recess of the Senate. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Thomas W. Fox, jr., of Plymouth (England), to be consul of the United States at Plymouth, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate George Henry Leavenworth, of New York, to be consul of the United States at the Bay of Islands, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate John Cunningham, of Seville (Spain), to be consul of the United States at Seville, appointed during the last recess of the Senate. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, December 19h, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate J. J. Sprenger, of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the United States at Dresden, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate Lewis Gallo, of Santander (Spain), to be consul of the United States at Santander, appointed during the last recess of the Senate. JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate J. J. Barclay, of Virginia, to be consul of the United States at Cyprus, appointed during the last recess of the Senate. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Samuel L. Gouvereur, jr., of Maryland, to be consul of the United States at Foo-Choo, appointed during the last recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I nominate William T. Wright, jr., of Maryland, to be consul of the United States at Santos, appointed during the last session of the Senate to fill a vacancy. WASHINGTON, December 19th, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I transmit to the Senate, with a view to ratification, a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation, concluded at Asuncion on the 4th of February last, between the plenipotentiaries of the United States and Paraguay. WASHINGTON, 19 December, 1859. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I transmit to the Senate, with a view to ratification, the special convention concluded at Asuncion on the 4th of February last, between the plenipotentiaries of the United States and Paraguay, providing for the settlement of the claims of the United States and Paraguay Navigation Company. WASHINGTON, 19 December, 1858. To the Senate of the United States: JAMES BUCHANAN. I transmit to the Senate, for consideration with a view to ratification, a treaty of friendship and commerce between the United States and Nicaragua, signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Managua, on the 16th March last, together with papers explanatory of the same, of which a list is herewith furnished. I invite attention especially to the last document accompanying the treaty, being a translation of a note of 26th September, ultimo, from Mr. Molina, chargé d'affaires ad interim of Nicaragua, to the Secretary of State, together with the translation of the ratification of the treaty by the Nicaraguan Government thereto annexed. The amendment stipulated in the 2nd article of the decree of ratification by Nicaragua is in conformity with the views of this Government, to which the omitted clause was obnoxious, as will be seen by reference to the note of the Secretary of State to Mr. Trisarri of 26th May, 1859, a copy of which is among the documents referred to. JAMES BUCHANAN. List of documents accompanying the Lamar-Zeledon treaty: Same to same, April 28, 1858, extract and accompanim'ts. Mr. Corvine to Mr. Cass, May 19, 1858, and accompaniment. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, June 24, 1858, extract. Same to same, June 26, 1858, extract. Mr. Debrin to Mr. Cass, June 27, 1858, extract and accomp't. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, July 3, 1858. Same to same, July 9, 1858, extract. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, 26 July, 1855, extract. Same to same, July, 1858, accompaniments. Mr. Trisarri to Mr. Cass, 29 Sept., 1858, accompaniment. Same to same, 6 Oct., 1858. Mr. Cass to Mr. Irissarri, 25 Oct., 1858. Mr. Cass to Mr. Lamar, 2 Nov'r, 1858. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, 3 Dec'r, 1858, ext. Same to same, 26 Dec'r, 1858, ext. Same to same, 29 Jan'y, 1859, ext. and accompaniments. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, 26 Feb'y, 1859, extract. Mr. Cass to Mr. Lamar, 4 March, 1859. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, 4 March, 1859, extract and accompaniment. Same to same, 20 March, 1859, with accompaniments. Mr. Cass to Mr. Lamar, 1 April, 1859. Same to same, 4 April, 1859. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, 25 April, 1859. Mr. Cass to Mr. Irisarri, 26 May, 1859. Mr. Lamar to Mr. Cass, 28 May, 1859, extract and accompaniments. Same to same, 29 May, 1859, with accompaniment. Mr. Jerez to Mr. Cass, 30 May, 1859. Mr. Molina to Mr. Cass, 26 Sep., 1859, with accompaniment. To the Senate of the United States: Having ratified the treaty between the United States and the Empire of China, pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the 15th of December last, I lost no time in forwarding my ratification thither, in the hope that it might reach that country in season to be exchanged for the ratification of the Emperor within the time limited for that purpose. Unforeseen circumstances, however, retarded the exchange until the 16th of August last, I consequently submit the instrument anew to the Senate, in order that they may declare their assent to the postponement of the exchange of the ratifications in such way as they may deem most expedient. JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON, 16th Dec'r, 1859. |