WASHINGTON, _December 17, 1861_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate, for its advice, a copy of a draft for a
convention with the Republic of Mexico, proposed to the Government of
that Republic by Mr. Corwin, the minister of the United States
accredited to that Government, together with the correspondence relating
to it.
As the subject is of momentous interest to the two Governments at this
juncture, the early consideration of it by the Senate is very desirable.