The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1825-12-08


are large amounts Of similar claims upon the
Netherlands, Naples, aud Denmark. or
those upon Spain, prior to 1919, indemnify
was, after many years Of patient forbearance'
obtained, and those upon Sweden nave beeh
lately compromised by private settlement
in which the claimants themselves nave
lacauiesced. The Governments OF Denmark
and of Naples have been recently reminded
of those vet existing against them; nor VIII
any of them be forgotten while hope may
! be INDUCED of obtaining justice. by the means
within the constitutional power OF the Ehec-
utive, and without resorting to those meas
ures Of sef-redress, which, as well as the
time, circumstances and occasion, which |
may require them, are within the exclusive
competency of the Legislature.
1t is with great satisfaction that am en-
abed to bear witness to the liberal spirit
with which the Republic of Cu,ombia has
made satisfaction for well-establlshed Claims
of a similar character. And among the doc !
uments now communicated to Congress, Will
be distinguished Treaty OF Commerce and
Navigation with that Republic, the ratitca-
tions of which have been exchanged since
the last recess of the Legislature. The
negotiation OF similar treaties with all the in
dependent South American States, has been
contemplated, and may yet be accomplish
ed. The basis of them all as proposed ny
the United States has been laid III two prin-
ciples; the one OF entire and unqualihed re-
lciprocitv; the other the mutual obligation OF
the parties, to place each other permanent
lly upon the footing of the most favoured ma
tion. These principles are, indeed, indls-
pcnsable to the effectual emancipation of the
: American hemisphere from the thraldom OF
coloni2ing monopolies and exclusions; an e.
{ vent rapidly realizing in the progress OF hui
, man affairs, and which the resistance still
, opposed in certain parts of Europe to the
, acknowledgement of the Southern American
Republics as independent States, will, it is
believed, contribute more effectually to ac-
: complish. The time has been, and that not
{ remote, when some OF those States might,
in their anxious desire to obtain nominal
recognition, have accepted of nominal
q independence, clogSed with burdensome
4 conditions, and exclusive commercial privl-
!. leges granted to the nation from which they
have separated, TO the disadvantage OF all
:, others. They are now all aware that such
: concessions to any European nation would
:, be Incompatible with that independence
which they have declared and maintained.
{ Among the measures which have been
!, suggested to them by the new relations with
y one another, re suting from the recent change
J. of their condition, is that OF assembling, al
4 the Isthmust oi Panama, Congress at
y which each of them should be represented
! to deliberate upon objects important to the
- welfare of all. The Republics of Columba
;, of Mexico, and OF Central America, have al
! ready deputed Plenipotcntiaries to such a
:. meeting, and they have invited the United
; States to be also represented by their minis
i tcrs The invitation has been accepted, ane
u. ministers OH the part OF the United State
Il tA,SB No
: libcratinns and to take part in them, SO la
~ as may be compatible with that neutralit,
=. from which it IS neither our intention, nor th
d. desire Of the other American States, that W.
he should depart.
~ The Commissioners under the Seventh
~ Article of the Treaty of Ghent have So near
,.r ~ completed their labors, that, by the Re
hv .port recently received from the Agent OF
h. the part OF the United States, there is reaso
/ to expect that the commission will be close
~ It their next session, appointed for the -
y. ot May of the ensuing year.
~ The ether Commission, appointed to as
~ ~, certain the ntcmnitics due for slaves carri
Il, ed away from the United States after til
ne close of the late war, have met with som
49, difficulty, which has delayed their progres
-. in the inquiry. A reference has been mad
~ to the British Government on the subjcc
an which, it may be hoped will tend to haste
~, the decision of the Commissioners, or scrv
no as substitute for it
IN Among the powers specifically granted t
,c- Congressby the Constitution, are those ofes
NO. tablishing uniform laws on the subject {
lIv Bankruptc- throughout the United States
~. and of prov,mg for organizing, arming an
th- dsciphning the Militia. and for governin
,ot such part as may be employed in the sci
49, vice of the United States. The magnitud
,he and completely of the interests effected b
Nd legislation upon these subjects, may accoui
mi for the fact, that, long and often as both {
,av them have occupied the attention, and an
,e,. mated the debates of Congress, no system
,de have yet been devised for fulfilling, to tn
rn- satisfaction OF the community, the duties pre-
an scribcd by these grants of power. 10 cor
lie cliate the claim Of the individual citizen I
n- the enjoyment Of personal liberty, with tn
IA effective obligation Of private contracts,
the difficult problem to be solved by , lave
vi Bankruptcy. These are objects OF the deer
ce est interest to society; affecting all that
il precious in the existence of multitudcs,
ar. persons, many of them in the classes essent
no ally dependent and helpless; of the age II
nce quiring nurture, and of the sex entitled I
and protection, from the free agency of the pa
thr rent and the husband The organization
/ of the Militia is yet more Indispensable to tn
1. e Il,