Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-28
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASH
lNGT0N.
Friday, March 27, 1918.

The dsbate On Mr.. Iiay's pfophseu n
mend uent TO the Annual Appropriation
Bill, the object Of which, by the bye, how
ever enigmatical il MAY appear, is the re-
cosuition by our government Of the inde-
pendeuce of the Spanish American pro-
vinces, was yesterday continued IN
committee f the whole, whenMr. Lowndcs
ru.e I, deliver his sentiments upon the
question. AMI observed that it was his
persuasion, in WATCH he believed he was
joined by the speaker, that OF all cond''
tons, that of peace WAS the most des'ra-
bile and favorable t. the interests OF tins
country at all tunes If great VALUE II
was at this time particularly our very
best policy, Before the house, therel're'
applied itself to any one particular mea-
sIie of psIicy, it was their duty S'ncl-
lousy t, inquire whether in any ard IN
what degree 1t had in it a tendency 10
NJ mote war While he sad this, he
wi-sed 10 have K understood that he
yould BE- one Of the last to recommend
any policy at variance, eitaer with the
honor Of this natiun or the rights OF o
Tiers.
AS 70 tie right OF the people OF sGatn
America t. establish their independence
he SAID il required no proof; It was oo''-
Gus aad undeAiable-and no less obvious
and upGeHiable vas the right Of this couu-
try to 90 to war fer. or to recognize tne
independent sovereignty Of any Of these
nrov!nces: hut tlie question was, would
it lie prudenta would il be sound policy:
And as the constitution had deposited the
power TO decide upon it in the executive
nothing could be mere improper than Tor
congress tn interpose; not only because
that was a prGrosatiye cOrsiita!lon"''y
lodged in the president, but because the
crumbs Of negotiation must be best
Known t. that branch Of the gover@ment
depending as they dad, net on abstract
reasoning, bat on matters 81 faet aud tue
conduct OF the parties. lEey, therefore,
who we're advocates for the measure,
ought 10 explain the grounds up who"
that house could imagine !t,ei p9ss"ssrd
Of knowledge Of facts sa. eri"r that
of tie executive. FoE bins !, r. "
ayawcd riat ne did not SEUw whether u
execptIyy lad any particular know'e1se
about then. bat t Is he knew, Il the
house had not and he could C.. d y
own t,r his ova = PARTICULAR pa tI-t' VITA
the eAertinu If much dilig~ ice ~ 'nqarr,
he Iss able u c5ta n Dot lite aud that
very uncertain kuowledSe VI the : tat, on
Ct tn Sc Pr Jyinccs "a an eNuA"rdin@ry
inst4uce in illustr ton OF which, ne assn
red the house that be bad uOt vet been
able II asceitlin the number VI the pr
vine She once hat uEdrr TODD inst they
we twenty he had a.so head that they
were but thirteen Aud he I'D not knew
upon what presumption TIE house could
take upon itsei to Interfere with the aF-
Dointed dut es Ot the executive g0Vernm
except Oh some iWpr npr.ety IN Its COL
duct of which not single instance could
be shown-fur it was but shOrt tine az
ter their public assertion OF their inSe-
pendence bs the Spanish provinces, that
an expedition was s.nt oct b. the exeeu-
tive t, inquire into the realty OF tat Gil
cumstance, and the situation OF that peo-
ME aud this was sbundaBt evidence that
on the part Of the president there existed
no criDina, Indifference on the subject
nothing Of a Kind to induce the house to
substitute their own imperie. tiDirrnauon
in the place Of that Of me executive. IL
was enough, Mr.. Lowhdes tlensiit, that
having from time to time received the re-
port Of their independence, he had done
all he could II acquire certlrnts "s IL.
The speaker had said that the indereh-
deuce Of Rio de la Plate was declared III
lsIO-bat Mr.. Lowpdes denied Il, aad
said that in 1915 rot one halt fl that
province owned the supremacy Of the.r
congrSss-the west srn parts disowued it;
and ss far we're they from beng aEdest,
as the speaker hid Suggested. in pursuit
and maintenance Of tier Independence,