Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-10

script C0pJ Of some recent ana singular
proceedings Of the Congressional body
Of the Province OF st. Salvador dc
Guatemala, of which friend has epabl
ed Us to give the following Summary
The Congress, IN rs session OF the
18th Nov. 1899, after reci,iu5 that the
province Of St. Salvador, comprising
all the territory formerly composing the
kingdom OF Guatemala, declared Itself
independent Of Spain on the 2lst of
Sept 1921. proceeds to state the object
OF The meeting to be to deliberate vine
lher il should erect it.Cl.iutO 0ae mite
pendent nation or unite itself 10 some
other. That, after having matrre'y con-
sidered the matter, it had come 10 the
conclusion that. from its geographical
situation, the smallness Of its p"epu!d-
ton, and other peculiar circumstances,
it would not exist as an independent
that, in consequence Of thi persuasion.
it bad looked about fnr the purpose OF
determining to what nation it might
unite its political existence with most
| advantage that the empire of Mexico.
from its proxlmty, its identity of reli-
zion, similarity Of language. habits. Gus
toms, commercial relations. &C. was that
which appeared to offer the strongest III
! ducements to an union: and that nc
cordingly, it proposed that the province
should unite itself with that empire nn
der certlin conditions. But, as the Con
gress had reason TO apprehend that the
Emperor of Mexico would not agree to
the conditions prescribed, in conse,
quence of an 1nfounde9 claim of do.
minion over the province, it had deli
berated respecting the policy and pro-
prlety proposing an union with some
ether nation, and believing that the gov
eminent of the United States was well
calculated to secure the liberty and pro-
mote the prosperity and welfare of the
province. it had come to the resolution
of proposing to unite itself with that ma
ton, upon the principles of its free
| constitution, and under the condition of
being admitted into the Union with
equal privileges, provided the govern.
| ment of Mexico should not agree to the
. terms proposed, or should threaten them
! with invasion. And, its session Of the
Cd of December, the Congress declare
that the offer of union with Mexico is
xnnu'led, in consequence Of the invasion
OF the province by the troops that en-
rire, and reiterate the proposal of an
union with the United States; and de
clare, that they will defend the province
in the name of that government, to
which it considers itself as appertainlng
Signed by the deputies from ST. Vim
cent, Cojutepeqae, st Salvador, Choir
latenango, Metapan, and Zorcatecoulu-
! Gao
The province of st. Salvador de
Guatemala extends from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, and is
situated between Mexico proper and the
Republic of Colombia. it contains a.
hout lac, GOO inhabitants, including one
or two considerable cities; and pro-
duces, in great abundance, and the best
indigo in the world.
We have copied iris article we con-
fess with something of incredibly as to
its contents--not doubling the Manu-
script in question has been received at
Providence, but inclining to believe that
the declaration therein contained refers
to some other government than that Of
these States. It seems so much more
likely that the Province Of st. Salvador
of Guatemala should incline to attach
itself to contiguous States than to a
government remotely situated and little
known to it, that we are induced to sup
pose that the s. United states' referred
( to in this document are those which com
pose the government of Columbia, Dor
dering South upon Guatemala, as Mexi
co borders North upon it. An union
with Mexico, on certain con iitions,
might appear preferable. Falling in
thai, the determination to join the other
government would seem almost mat
ter OF course, If this be not the true
interpation of this document, and it real.
ly does refer to this government, we
have no hesitation in expressing our
pinion that the proposed connection
with US would be inexpedient for both
parties, if it were not also impractica-
Bile.