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incompatible with our interests or our duties. In the inter..
coarse between nations, temper is a missionary perhaps more
poWerfal than talent. Nothing was ever lost by kind treat-
ment. Nothing can be gained by sullen repulses and aspiring
pretensions.
But objects of the highest importance, not only to the future
welfare of the whole human race, butbeittlng directly upon the
speciallnterests of this Union, will engage the deliberations of
• the Congress ofParina; whither we are represented, may be
offered by our Plenipotentiaries, for consideration, having in
view both these great results, our own interes6, and the improve
-
merit of the condition °linen upon earth.
Among the topics enumerated in official papers, publiihed
by the Republic of Colombia, and adverted to in the corres-
pondence now communicated to the House, as intended to be
presented for discussion at Panama, there is scarcely one in
which the result of the meeting will nut . deeply affect the in-
terests of the United States. Even those in which the intelli-

gent states alone will take an active part, will have a powerful
effect upon the state of our relations with the American, and
probable with the principal European States. Were it. merely
that .we might be correctly and speedily informed Of the pro.
ceedings of the Congress, and of the progres4 and issue of their
negociations, I should hold it ativitraMe„ OM we should bleu

an accredited agency with thvni, placed in such confidential re.,
'talons with the other members, as would ensure the authen-
ticity and the safe and early transmission Of its reports. Of the
same enumerated topics, are the preparation of a manifesto,
setting forth to the world the justice of their cause, and the re,
lations they desire to hold with other Christian Powers; and. to
form a convention, of Navigation and Commerce, applidble
both to the Confederated States and to their Allies.

Without recurring to that total prostration of all neutral and
commercial rights, which marked the progress of' the late Eu-
ropean wars, and which finally involved the United States in
them, and adverting only to our political relations with these
American nations, it is observable that while in all other re-
spect* those relations have been uniformly and without exceii.
tion of the most friendly and mutually satisfactory character,
the only causes of difference and dissension between us and
them, which ever have arisen, originated in those never-failing
fountains of discord and irritation, discriminations of commer-
cial favour to other nations, licentious privateers, and paper
blockades. I cannot, without doing injustice to the Republics
of Buenos Ayres and Colombia, forbear to acknowledge the
candid and conciliatory spirit with which they have repeatedly
yielded to our friendly representations and remonstrances
on these subjects—in repealing discriminative laws which
operated to our disadvantage, and in revoking the commissions
of their privateers. To which Colombia has added the magna-
nimity of making reparation for unlawful captures by some.of
her cruisers, anti of assenting, in the midst of war, to treaty
stipulations favourable to neutral navigation. But the recur-
rence of these occasions of complaint has rendered the renewal
of the discussions, which result in the removal of them, nec6.
vary, while, in the meantime, injuries are sustained by mer.
chants and other individuals of the United States which can-
not be repaired, and the remedy lingers in overtaking the per-
nicious operation of the mischief. 'lite settlement of general
principles pervading with equal efficacy all the A mericun Staten,
tan alone put an end to these evils, anti can alone be accom-
plished us the proposed Assembly.
If it be true that the noblest treaty of peace ever mentioned in
history Is that by which the Carthaginians were bound to abo-
lish the practice of sacrificing their own children, because it
was stipulated in faVour of human nature, I cannot exaggerate
to myself *the unfading glory with which these United States
will go forth in the memory of future ages, if, by their friendly
counsel, by their moral influence, by the power of argument
and persuasion alone, they can prevail upon the American na-
tions at Panama to stipulate by general agreement among
themselves, and so far as any of them may be concerned, the
perpetual abolition of private war upon the ocean.. And if. we
cannot yet fiatterourselves that this may be accomplished, as
advances towards it, the establishment of the principle that the
friendly flag shall cover the cargo, the curtailment of contrite:
band of war, and the proscription of fictitious paper blockades ;
engagements which we may reasonably hope will not. prove
impracticable, will, if successfully inculcated, redound propor-
tionally to our' honour, and drain the fountain of many a future
sanguinary war. The late President of the United States, in
his Message to Congress of the 24- December, 1823, while an.
nouncing the negociation then pending with Russia, relating
to the north-west coast of this continent, observed, that the
occasion of the discussions to which that incident had given
rise, had been taken for asserting as a principle, in which the
rights and interests of the United States were involved, that the
American continents, by the free and independent Condition
which they had assumed and maintained, were thenceforward
not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by
any European Power. The
.principle bad first been assumed
in that negotiation with Russia. It rested upon a course of
reasoning egnally simple and conclusive. With the eiceptien
of the existing European colonies, which it was in nowise in.
tended to disturb, the two continents consisted of several
vereigns and independent nations, whose territory covered their
whole surface. By this, their independent condition, the
United States enjoyed the right of commercial intercourse with
every part of their possessions. To attempt the establishment
of a colony in those possessions would be to usurp, to the ex-
clusion of others, a commercial intercourse, which was the
common posseesion of all. It could not be done without en.
creaching upon existing rights of the United States. The Go-
vernment of Human has never disputed these ' positions nor
manifested the slightestest dissatisfaction at their having been
taken. Most of the new American .Republics have declared
their entire assent to them ; and they now propose, among the
subjects of consultation at Panama, to take into consideration
the means of making effectual the assertion of that principle, as
well as the means of resisting interference from abroad, with
the domestic concerns of the American Governments.
In alluding to these means, it would obviously be prema-
titre, at this time, to anticipate that. which is offered merely as
matter for consultation, or to pronounce upon those measures
which have been or may be suggested. The purpose of this
Governinent is, to concur in none which would import hostility
to Europe, or justly excite resentment in any of her States.
Should it be deemed rdvisable to contract tiny conventional en-
gagement on this topic, our views would extend no further
than to a mutual pledge of the parties to the compact to
maintain the principle in application to its own territory, and
to permit no colonial lodgements or
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the occasion would require. Whether the United States should
or should not be parties to such a declaration, :nay-justly form
a part of' the deliberatiol. That there is an evil to be reme-
died, needs little Weight into the secret history of late years to
know, and that this remedy may best be concerted at the Pa,
flume meeting, deserves mit least the experiment of considera-
tion. 'A concert of nielontres, having reference to the more ef.
fectual abolition of the African Slave Trade, and the considera-
tion of the light in which the political condition of the Island
of Hayti is to be regarded, are also among time subjects men-
tioned by the Minister from the Republic of Colombia, as be-
lieved to be suitable fur deliberation nt the Congress. The fuil-
ure of time negociatione with that republic, undertaken during
the late administration, for the suppression of that trade, in
compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, in-
dictates the expediency of listening with respectful attention to
propositions which maa, contribute to the accomplishment of
the great end which was the purpose of that resolution, while
the result of those negociations will serve as atltnonition to ab-
stain from pledging this Government to any arrangement which
might be expected to tail of obtaining the tuivice and consent
of the Senate, by a constitutional majority to its ratification
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shall be brought at all into discussion at the meeting, may be
n question of preliminary advisement. There are in the poll. ,
tical constitution of Oovernment of that people, eirentu. I
stances• dint have hitherto forbidden the acknowledgement
of them by the Government of the United States, as save.
been seen in their acceptance
reign and independent. Additional reasons for withholding
theeentg)rYant of a foreign Prince ; un-
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proposed upon different prin.
to the state of colonial vassalage, and retaining little of inde-
pendence but the name. Our Plenipotentiaries will, be in.
Sttlietta to . present these views to the Assembly of Panama;
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