The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-03

cnmpll-h gndefnrd objects Add tins
commit feel no hrsilatinn in S'aries, a.
THU opinion, that If e,er II may b. pt"pel
Ia tdupt stch Il measure, thrtc - nulhlns
known 10 then that requires ~ jnstiics II
Al Tins lime.
II IS true the power coufdcd TO the
SENATE, to ratli> or rej.ct any agreement
thai may be entered mo by such agent-,
would constitute some sair suard TO the
inpo tant interests al lhr tnicd States.
But, bong experience must have informed
tle senate, that Il IS generally exceeding
u difficult, and som.t n"s even impns-l-
bic. 10 escape from the erpbarrassnrnts
Produced 10y the mere act of cn'rI < iato
negotiation aud tbat II i much better
To ab,t ~ from dung 81. uni It's objects
are distinctly knoHn aud approved, than 10
confidc ~ the power of The Scuhte N the
last resort, 10 refuse their assent to the "a
tiiiration Of AN agreement, after it IS ad
juslrd ny means of such negotiation.
Ia The present casr, II the measures 10
be accomplished by tn proposed Con
grrss, whatever my be thrr object or
character, should not meet the concugring
opinion OF all the parties thrrr 10 he re-
+ presented. we need not the lights Of hlato-
~ II inform u, fhd many consequences,
j .chlrluuo IN thcnssl,cs, aud greatly IT.
be d"plorcd, not only may, but most pro-
baby VIII, resllf. And tint a difference
al opinion viii Exit. III reg 'rd to measures
81 import nj IN t5etnsrl,e-, and So various
anl diversified in Their effects, upon na-
Il ms differing from each other IN II osI
/ A.
dcd. Th" puWrr poss, SD 10y 'he ~rn1ts i,
If withholding rs as-ent. Ought not, thcrr-
for", 10 h. regarded IS farnis ing iIleient
as@ru NICE agai. 81 tn possible aud prObd-
bic rrrcts of the prpPoeed mrasurr.
I1tuin- Euan In u Il, iprd objects ni
this Coog, go, 81 lnprri"rlly disclosed III
The vague d"-r'lplioo glN,n "l them, DIT,
II seen At at, they arr presented most IN
distinctly To- tBeW tle", and regarding
those wh'rh are particularly mentioned,
aud Described With more prrrIslon tn,
committee hove uoi been able 10 discover,
II any one uf tlr>r asi u i gle subject,
concerning Nhlrh the Uoltrd States o..shr
l." UtrIutuanS negocldllon nlththe Stdse-
Of ,uerlca, Ia b. a-semblrd 1T the con
tsmolatcd Congress n I ,nanl
Before proc,edla < 10 thr enumeration
If these objects, the co nnttpe c,uput -
iralu from ralllng the attention t the Ssn-
lie II a singular elrcnnst tnre, Disclosed
by IN" docu,lruts 10 them referred Al
though an enumeration OF the subjects IN
which the attention If III. proposed Cou-
grrss Vas 10 b. Directed, was explicitly
stated as a condition pfrbmrDlry 10 tbe
~ ~.
'liallon given h them Ia hr there repre-
scnttd 'llhouah each of the ministers,
giving this imitation, had communicated
this to his Government, AID rec, we'd lis
instructions relative thereto yet, great
drvcrslilrs viii be found, in the cnunrra-
llou of these subjects, made 10y each of
th"Sr ministers, IN nur,ltpc" Of such III.
structlons Aad, what Is 5llil more remar-
ktblr, white mlnt 81 the subjects of lnten-
led dlsCu,,lun, So enumerated, by each Of
thrst ministers. are not referred to in the
'nrs~agr of the President To the Senate,
others are therein Stated, rs matters for thu
drllb"atloo of the proposed Congress, 10
which not tn" slightest alluslOn seems e"er
IL h Nr hr"n made, by any Que of the y
meucun Minister'S in any of th,'lr conlmn-
mralInus to this Government ; nay, one of
the subject, uhe mot inpo,taul, prob .
hly, Of any. wpirb the UaptrJ States are
,lcsirons to discuss. At TN. Congress #
neither noriced in III. COMMUNICATE
made To- this Government, hy any of the
American State. NOR IN IN. message 50
th. Pre-. ,dcut IN the S,n,t.. ana i. only
10 br Inferred from III. dncu,nrnis last IL
trrrcd to this committee. received under
the call made Nv The Senate. for further
information III which will h, very clear.
~ shevn hy the details. which the con-
n,trer ~ III now lay bcfor, the Senate.
The first subject stated bv the Mexican
minister. IS oor " hirh would nccnpy tnr
,t,nlinn of the contaminated Cunel,,,,
,od in the d,Gh,rat,ous concerning Which.
the limited STATES ar. .xnrct.d tn take !.