Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-14

80. I'll " becomes our imperative duty 10
uea' win them as SUCH In our intercourse ~ i'm
Them, as with all, il should be our frs, ana
CONCERN 10 guard, with anxious solici,ude the
re"ee anu happiness OF our own country. and i,
.e 'uniineHt OF this duty to reject every measure.
81 o"%HhS, which can have a tendency To
p"' ''ese great interests at hazard Whether the
"e"sufe' now proposed, will endanger those into
- W whether there is not reasonable ground 20
'.ne"a H' is the question. To this will nv oh.
ne directed alike regardless OF all extra
excitement, and Indifferent TO the unmeri
&C Suspicion oil being lDkewar,n in the cause of
'o"" american liberty. The FIST points which
"'Ni''iy present themselves for our consideration
are 'he character Of the Congress, and the limi,n
Sohs under which it is proposed that the IJni,ed
-',e s"outc become party. In the former are
G',' 'ne OBJECTS OF the assembly, present and
,.hat "'e po"efs oil the deputies; its duration,
temporary or permanent; and its manner
y, acting, whether legislative or dip,on,,c 7,
're 'aeF are embraced the portion of the concerns
VI '"e congress, IN which the United States arc
'h'Heu 10 participate, ard tine manner of tina,
iueiPa.'oh' Upon some, if no. all these
Po,"'S' II must be admitted, we are without salts
information But the fault, if fault there
T :" ""S particular does not lie AT our door, -
mere was time when the Executive reouYed
as condition preceden, TO the accentance NJ tho
IA, ""'ion' an adjustment of several preliminary
po'h's, such as" the subject to which the att.n
non VI congress was 10 be I" directed the nature
ana form OF the powers to be given 10 the dinlo.
'se''s VINO were " TO compose it; and the
'"oue Oh It's organization and action" But that
; was afterwards, and cannot but think
."ProVioeniIy, dispensed with. when this suh
Ject was first laid before US. we were 6,-r;sIo1
win no evidence, upon some of the pon,s refer,
req TO- except the little that could be cleaned from
me ie,'ers OF invitation. 1t was no, until the
I'm - VI January, In compliance with the call of
we senate, OF The 4th that the treaties in yir,ue
"AIcA 'ie Congress is TO be held, were sent 10
on, 'he infoads which the insulating, NOT 10
say insiaous Influence OF Executive autbori,y has
male upon the rights and PRIVILEGES NJ ,b;s -
rom which so much was expected bv the fame,
Va the constitution, are great indeed This ren,r,
- "o, i''aue win particular reference 10 the nre-
sent Executive The history of our Cavern
=. many years, presents unbroken series
VI s,,h'iar entertainments. The relation in which
vac A'es"eht stands TO the Senate, when ac,inp
uhuer The ireaiy-malins power, is essentiapv AZ,
Jerent from the other relations nreccr;hai ~, -
Constitution. He has Executive duties o, a.;
chaf6e, IN which the legislature have no par,;ciro
Won ou''es which ordinarily commence when
'"eHs nave terminated. Information in his ms
session, relating to that branch of his pnbic du-
t,es' IL is hisrish 10 communicate or wtbbold ,o,n
Eto"siess' as In his opinion, may best subserve
~" liz P"u'ic interest BY the Constitution, also
lie uiy
en- to him, and the Sens.c are called nm o.,
| approve or disapProve. There, TOO. he acts d;s-
'ihct from US, and possesses discretion ,bo,L
pe'naps' more limited, with regard TO the comm,
n'catioh OF information. But on the sub;ec, NJ
ueaIies' the case is evidently different. They ,re
~ oe "'ade =" by and with the advice and consen,
,.e ''ena'e' Upon that subject, every step.
r. D,y 40 wen as iinsl, ought, in the spiri, of
me constitution, TO be submitted to The Senate
Inc practice of conceding 10 the Executive the
preliminary steps In negotiation first adon,e5
rom convenience, and since acquiesced in from
haot, Is now considered by some az an ,,no,,os,;n
ca ileht But In the early administration ne The
government IT was different. General Wasbipo-
'on' pursuing The spirit OF The Constitution nafor
o any new negotiations laid before the |
senate the views ofthe Executive the ins,,,,o,;
proposed 10 be given to ministers and al 49,
formation IN ms POSSESSION, and then asl.el H., h
nen' o. 'ieH counsel. lie appears 10 have thougb,
'na' Information necessary TO both should be view
8. ~ OH respects a. the common propertv of both
hu' now H.stead Of those full and explicit con-
portion, only, of the requisite infor
NATION Is spaiingly doied out--ius, enough IN g,
3 ''e successive calls OF the Senate; calls al |
- 'e WIN reluctance, because considered by
rome as implying an unwillingness to co,p,o,,n;
Cais what may be desired IL will he recoII..,ai
that " was not until the ~ of Febrparv H., ~
"eu''e oD'alned the Information upon which i, cn,
se"'eu 10 act. 1T IS not my intention to mpute IN |
'he Executive disposition TO supnress ans, ,ii.
eonheeted WIN this subject. have no reason ,o I
,tia' hese views exist. II is to the nrae-
IL sSe'' "H'ch ne found on entering into Office
tnat have deemed this proper onnor,rni,,. -,
o'Ject, not without hope that a remedy No. ~
applied II is known to every member 90 ~ c.
nate mat, from this cause, on the stil,iec, br 49,
us deibeTatlons have been embarrassed ,,d l.,
action mpeded anu us
Hoping to be excused for DEPRESSION not ,,lol
y irrelevant, shall proceed to the discussion rs
the subject. "''SUs''On OF
What 's the character of the Congress of Psna-
S'.,,,,' &c ~ respects the Spanish American
9'''es, Dy whom 1t is constituted. and scroodi,
the iooiIns on which Our Representative arn ~
S'"""' Is IL 10 be, as asserted by the gentlemen
HVn' "hSue Island, mere diplomatic council |
''ir io convenience IN negotiation with power to
''"Se aug receive proposals, but withou, autho,i 1
10 Dinu Tue represented States!s or isit 70 be a,
cl"cieni public body, :he permanent oroan Of n
OF Tree States, formed for great ma
uohai purposes! In short, is il to be an o5,;s;,r
OF an acting body? org !
The Treaties between the Republics or Coro,,- +
Ola ana NOSE Of Peru, Chill, Mexico, and C;usle-
,h'i'' iOiheu IN The years 1922, '2J, and I25 60
'a' ~ uey TeIaIe to tie institution and cbarac,e, ~
''i' No"s'ess are alike. by these Ireaties a nsr I
ni'nent League and Confederation, in pesce and
""' - established among the parties: CONTAINING
guarantees u The Territories Of the respectiye
STATES and sl'pulaiing for contributions in slim.
,'o', 'nu money, Tor The common defence. IN
WORD, they provide for the union and AIT. -
OF 'heiT JOINT means, for the purpose Of proro,in
ihe general good of the Confederate States rcscr9
ing TO EACH IFS sovereignty in whatever relates to
Tvs internal concerns, and certain portions NJ i,s
iofelsn relations. The fret, second. tbrd. and
,""r'h articles of tie Treaty between Colombi, and
CHILE, ave IN The following words;
AHr: J: The Republic of Colonibi, and The |