Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-08

oil both countries, and particularly mass OF claims,
o considerable amount. OF citizens of the United
States upon the Government of France, of indem-
nifty for property taken or destroyed under circrm
stances of the most aggravated and outrageous cha
racter In the long period during which continual
and earnest appeals have been made TO the eouitv
Y magnanitnity of France, IN behalf of hese claims
their Justice has not bren, it could no, be- eni
ed Ii hoped that the accession of a new So
vereign to the throne would have afforded rayo-
rable opportunity for presenting them to the consi-
deration of his Government. They have been pre-
scented and urged, hitherto, without effect The
repeated and earnest representations of our Min
lister at the Court of France remain as We, even
without an answer. Were the demands of nations
upnn the Justice of each other susceptible of adu-
d!catioa by the sentence OF impartial tribunal
those to which ROW refer would long since have
been settled, and adequate indemnity would have
been Obtained. There large amounts of SINH
lar claims upon the Netherlands, Naples and Dem
mark. For those upon Spain, prior 10 1919 in
demnity was, after many years of patient for5ea-
rance, Obtained; and those upon Sweden have been
lately compromised by private settlement, in
which the claimants themselves have acquiesced
The Go. ernment of Denmark and of Naples have
been recently reminded oil those ye; existing against
them; will any of them be forgotten " bile hone
may he ndllged of oStaini5g justice by the means
within the constitutional power oi the Executive
and without resoriug 10 those measures OF sclf-re-
dress, which. we'll as the times, circumstances,
and occasion, which may require them are with
In the exclusive competency OF the Legislature
Ii is with great satisfaction that am enabled to
bear witness to the liberal spirit with which the Re-
public OF Colombia mas made satisfaction for well
established claims OF q similar chafacter And
amocg the documents now communica ed to
congress, will be distinguished Treaty OF Com
nerce snd Navigation with that Republic, the ra-
iii atoms of which have been exchanged since the
last recess OF the Legislature. The negotiation of
similar treaties with all the independent South A
merican States, has been contemplated, and may
vet bc accomplished The basis of them all, a.
proposed by the UHet 5 ales, has been laid in two
principles; the one, OF entire and unqualified reci-
procity; the oler, the mutual obligation of the par
ties TO place each other permanently upon the foot
ing OF The most favored nation. These principles
are, iaheel indispensable 10 the eeciua einancipa-
ton oi the American hemisphere from the ,hraldom
OF colonizing monopoes and exclusions e.
vent rapidly realizing in the progress of human al
fairs, and which the resistance still opposed in GER
tain parts OF Europe TO the acknowledg enent OF
tie Southern American Republics as independent
States, will IL is believed, Contribute more eifec-
tually to accomplish. The time has been, and that
not remote, when some of those States might, in
their anxious desire to obtain nominal co.niion
nav accepted OF nominal independence, clogged
with burdensome conditions, and exclusive com
mercal privileges granted to the nation from which
they have separ. ed, the disadvantage OF all o.
Tiers. They are now all aware hat such conces-
slons to any European nation, woulc be incompati
BILE with that independence which they have declared
and maintained.
Among the measures which have been suggested
to them by the new relations with one another re-
sulng from the recent changes of their condii ion
Is that oil assembling, the Isthmus o. Panama. a
slN.,sF L. Il.
ell, 10 deliberate upon objects important 10 the
welfare of all The Republics of Colombia. of
AeS,e3, and os Cen,saA Asueriea have already de-
pu'ed Plenlpoientiares to such meeting and the
nave inv4ted the United States 10 be also repre- en-
ell there by their Minister'S The iGvItation ma.
oeen accepted, and Ministers The part of the u
states VIII be commissioned to attend at those de-
iiDera,ions, and to axe part in them, so far as may
De compatible with that neutrality from which it is
hclEer our Intention nor tie desire OF the Other
American ) a'es, hat should depart
lie Commissioners under he Seventh Article o.
Inc treaty OF Client have SO nesrly compile ed tlei
!iborS, that b. The Repor, recently received from
The Agent on the part OF the United STA es, theie
reason TO expect that the oma-son will be closea
al their neSt session, appointed for tie twenl-s
cond OF May of the ensuing year
The other Commission, appointed 10 ascertain
the indempities due for slaves carried away iron,
tue Onred States, after the close of the late war
nave met Nth some difficulty, which h,s DELAYED
their progress in the inquiry. A reference h,.
.een made 10 the British Government on the .nt
ect, which it may be hoped, will tend TO haste,
ihe decision OF the Commissioners, or serve as %
substitute for it.
Among the powers specifically granted to Con
ire~@ oy lhe CONSTITUTIONS are those of establishing
lniioTm laws the subject of bankrupcie-
throughout The United States, and of proyidi y ,or
organizing arming, and discp!ining the militia and
or governing such pari OF them as may be er,ploy
ID IN The service of the United States The mag
ntude and completely oil the interests a.Tec Ell by
egisl upon these ubecs may account Tor .he
ar, that, long and often as both OF them have oc
hpled the attention and animated he debates o. |
onsFess' no systems have yet been devised or full
lIing to the satisfaction of The community the Gu
les prescribed by these grants Of power. To con- |
hate the claim oil the individual cjtizen to ih, |
Joyment oil personal liberty, with Tie effective |
'Mgat'oh OF private contracts, IS the diificul pro-
'len TO be solved by law of bankruptcy These |
ne objects OF the deepest interest TO society affect
ING I'll that IS precious in the existence of mnl,i
udeT; oil persons, many of hem in lie classes a. |
NhiiaIy dependent and helpless, Of the age rcuuir
hS nurture, and of the entitled 10 protection
rom the Tree agency OF the parent aud the husband
The organization of the militia is vet more i,di.-
'e sable to The liberties OF lire country I,ison
ny an effective militia that we can al once enio
ne Fepose OF peace, and bid defiance 10 foreign so
fession; isby the militia that we are con.li,teJ
= armed nation, standing in perpetual pan. Div of
eience, IN The presence Of all he other nations Of
he earth. 70 this end, il would be necessary n \
shape IFS Organization. 10 give II more uni |
ed and active energy There are laws Tor establish
X 'i oniio "a militia throughout the Unned States !
10 iof arning add eqripping is whole body. But !
- body OF disocated members, ,vi,lnu' the vi /
or OF unity, and hsvi~r litte of uniorr,f, b,,, fe
a"e' o inlase into this most importan ins i.utlon
Ne po"er OF which II is susceptible aud o Nuke j, |
F"ii'ole 10 tie defence OF the Union, At he shof
= "o"ce and al the smallest expense of lime Of
'e' AID OF treasure, are unoug ae lenef TO he
Apecicd rom the pefsevenIg deliberations OF