Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-05
VOL. H.-NO. 90.

hey of Colombia The commissioners Of Lis R,;,anp-
Naley resident in this capital requested of the Exc
10 furnish The proper exequator for the consuls
whom Tie hiDg had appointed to our ports. AZ
this application did the customary titles the Ex
ecuhve determined to defer the exequator until the
commissions OF these agents should be properl, presen,
ted, and addressed in the usual among nations.
On the arrival OF the consul general at this capital he
Immediately presented his commission with tue assur-
ance That those OF the consus for La Gura Maracabo
arthagena, and Panama, were OF the form. The
commission mentioned the provinces of Colombia in
stead of the kepubIic OF Cootnbia under which name
the fundamental law designed this country be known
from the year 1919 The consuls were also accreded
to the established authortesn instead of TO the Exc
cutve power" or Presden of the Republc.n as they
should have been, consistently with the princpIes of
public law, and of our constitution and in accordance
with the practice OF the government the United atea
The Executive viewed these equivocations as reces
sary result o' state oflndecon of the British govern
men as to the recognition of the ndependence of To-
omba, which the ministers themselves of his Britannia
Majesty had declared to Parliament. For il certainly
was manifest ,raoction, accred consus for the
ports OF Colombia IN the regular and proper FORM ac-
cordng TO the law oi naous ami to recognise the
independence and existence of that government The
Executive promptly adopted the most honorable
10 The Republic, and useful to the interests the Bril-
fish nation. Placed in this delicate situation where
the Republic might have been deceived b, m, falsely
acknowledging as accredited cCnsuls persons who were
nei'h sen' To the government of Colombia, seemed
l" be destined for the ports Of the Republic did not he
state to refuse the exequator 10 their amendments
and to declare 10 the commissioners of his Britannia Ma
Jesty the reasons for my determination. But assured
them that, another Instance our friendship and
per'ec regard tor The British government and people,
would permit the persons appointed as consuls TO pro-
tect the commerce and interests English subjects i'm
quality OF agents for commerce aud seatnen. The COM
missoners accepted this condition. without refupg the
arguments used for refusal of the exequator. If the
Congress recoect that in my last message promised
not to commit the dignity of the government and the
interests OF the Colombian people the course of the
In.
ms Brit Majesty, they will perceive by this expo
sitIon, that have fulfilled that engagement Public
law does moi recognise the admission ofconsuls per-
ect obligation OF one nation TO another This obliga-
ton IS solely the result OF treaties conventions muu
ally agreed to, or OF state of peace and friendship
among people reciprocaly recognised as independent
II ms principle adopted by the English government
IN reference TO the Consul-genera of Buenos- Ayres at
London would have justified the Executive In defer
ring the eXequators; if the consular commissions
had been made out for the Republic and government of
colombia Nothing has occurred subsequently to this,
IN relation to lie recognition of our indie pendence The
government of his Britannia Majesty makes this event
to depend on circumstances peculiar to the interests of
Great Britain and on the nature of the information that
may oe reoeiV from is:r commissioners. But if that
government VIII yield to the influence the public sem
tmen and if the information that has BEEN c6Dmunica-
ted, as to the state of Colombia las been dictated by
ustce ana Importantly we may expect an immediate
decision of this important question: by the King Of the
United AIngdoms OF Great Britain and IreIands
The result attended the commissioner from tbe
King OF the Netherlands The Chevalier QuarteH pre-
scented himself at this court with pow ers furnished to
HIM by the Governor Rear Admiral of the Island of Gu
rac"a, IN obedience to instructions from his government
This commissioner gave assurance of the friendly
sentiments of the King of Holland towards The Repoblic
OF olonbia and Of his dis oson cultivate and es-
t1blish relations oftriensp and commerce. that might
be mutually beneficial The Executive received these
expressions gratefully. and protested like disposition
towards the Kingdom OF the Netherlands. The COM
nissone requested tors io the consuls appoint
ed oi the Governor, Rear Admiral of Curacao which
the Executive reiused because the appuinttnent of
these agents belongs to the government which accredt
them and not to its subordinate authorities. But as il
was necessary to give To the government OF Holland
proof OF Tie s,ncerti OF professions of friendship
permitted these persons, designed be cnpsuIs to act
as counerciai agents in TINS way, the Executive be-
iIeved he bad reconced the respect due TO the priaci.
pies OF the law OF nations, ard his own dignity with
those OF amity and friendly Intercourse practsed To-
wards neutral of friendly nations.
The President of Hayti accredited pubc agent TO
tins government, who charged with a proposition,
to enter into treaty of defensive alliance against the
invaders OF either territory. The language of liberty
used 10 the agents propositions and the private ssis-
lance received by the LIBERATION from the humane
and benevolent Potion at time of great distress, did
moi seduce the executive from the proper course to be
pursued on this delicate occasion. Bayt had defend
ed her independence against the pretensions France
to which she originally belonged, and Colombia had
defended hers against those of Spain defensive ALI
ance with l1ayu would have drawn us INTO war with
dndtiOh Oi WnlCD we have complaint and should
not provoke it to hostility. 1t the interest of the Re-
public, that its enemies be diminished but the proposed
treaty would have increased them, and afforded to
Spain favorable ground of application for France to
engage IN The war against America. The interests of
itaytI and Colombia from their former dependence on
dnieTent countries, can never be the Those OF
Coom0la and the American States formerly dependent
on Spain, are Identical Their principles beng the
same the government of the Republic proposed and
concluded the confederation of the new American
states. The treaties existing between them and u.s. BIZ
their nature, forbid Us TO enter into an alliance with
people that did not belong to the Spanish nations and
defensive one with Hayt would create a new enemy
to our allies, without their consent and deIiberation
1t 10 known that the eastern part of this Island came
INTO the possession of France by the treaty of Basiea
and was afterwards ceded to Spain by that of Paris:
that IN the year 1922, the inhabitants of the town of St.
Domingo proclaimed their Independence and unfurl-
ed the Colombian tag, at tie close Of their political
exIstence and that c chief of Iayti has reduced this
territory under his government for reasons which do
not certainly know, although authorized by his funda-
mental law The conduct Of President Boz err shoud
not excite the Cumitv f Stain the ou r,t;on NTH