Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-09
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The CONGRESS o. PANAMA.

IlurStted, for tie National Jou37a1i from The Con
sttutionei Of the In ut.
The Congress of Panama in The New WorI1
which we baye announced from thc English journals as
about To be held, will be important event II will >
the deStnes of the American continent and daternir
the great question of the existence and the mode there
OF OF tae new States, which but lately were Colonies
Such subject properly belonged TO NJ the Abbe DO
Pradt, TO whom already indebted for imnortan,
works on other Congresses OF 4 different nature "a
Congress in AmeFIca!" he excaims; "a CONGRESS- nj
people. each IN his turng A Congress intended tn tor
inmate the OF Europe against America and to sct
tie the rights of portion of the globe IN reference IN
the oheis Gracious Heaven! in what a tIrne do ,ve
hYe' In view OF SD many novelties and grand objects
what will become of other history even of that Of
tiqui;y? What period of the world ever witnessed an
assembly brought together from the bosom of territory
vast in extent, ana destined to decide upon incro,ts
great"
"dh!" continues W. de Pradt .'gyere il not for envi
Gus old age, winch confines me tony native soil would
Dot speak OF the great council which America is about
to hold, while the European shore: but 7 ,youd on
to the very place which is be honoured by the nre
sence of this Senate and, far happier than the En-
voy of the rash Pyrrhus would there contemplate and
then portray TO the world equal majesty TO those
Romans whose aspect impressed reverence and youd
describe interests whose superiority equal TO that of
America over Latum and Epirus.D
After aclnow lodging the genius of Bolivar in conroI,
ing this august assembly, M. de Pradt copesses that
our distance from the Americas deprivcs us of the
means Of passing Judgment what may occur therein
and that orly guide is the nature of things and ,e
Congress Of Panama not To take place the truths
announced by NJ. de Prad would lose nothing of teir
usefulness. lie can reflect with Just pride that twenty
seven years ago, even before they had begnniop he
considered American affairs that lie has followed linen,
through al tber successive phases; and that e predict
ed The ultimate triumph of these c devant colonies
even al the most perOus crisis Of their contest with the
metropolis Ills predictions have been fulfilled Amor
ca IS triumphant Is it not just therefore, that he
should assist at the oyatiou2
I'll de Pradt thinks that tue Congress Of Panama has
two objects: 1s The measures necessary IN oblioc|
Spain TO terminate the ~itb America % The es
Enlistment and the declaration If lie prirc;oles rs @
JIG law, relative ~ me continental right both col1ri
and maritime, Ip pCace and war The Congress- has
therefore special objects 10 couc Idc the war with
Spain, ard settle principles Of public law and {, cs,
bh relation. wtb the world This l,st is not tie loa,
that interests If We contemplate tie commercial ad
vautage tha will 'esultfrorD the emancipation of A,ne
Tica. NJ. d. Yiele comics, ed, in the session Of tbc
I0a 1T May last that since 500, England has monoo
oilcI iIc commerce with The American States; that
She has not Only millions but thousands of millions en-
barstd IN thls country; ADD that France which has
traded "uh them but very lately, exported in lG24 ur-
~ t70os, whist her imports amounted to but sixteen
millions. HIVE reflect that ulantslued no relations
with acsc countries before the revolution what NAV e
not expect from the fuurc2 When = de Pradt pre-
dctcd that the American revolution would cause the sea