Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-21

~ ihcipies OF their union, and the peace
ana security OF great sub division of the Cont
p,ooeeo 10 consider the question whether
or not IL be expedient at this time TO send a mis-
Ssion 70 the Congress of American Nations ,.s.,
oieo al fanama, until the States and that y,e,,
interest oil the Confederacy be more fully .pd
! Equally represented in the decision of n ones,;on
winch Is to be discussed and settled at tina, Cor-
gress' and which is of vital Importance TO tbei-
'ei's' 'heir honour, and their very existence az
iree white Commonw ealths
| On motion, by Mr.. Hayne.
| Ordered, That the Injunction of secre.v T.. %
moved from the foregoing proceedings an tina, the
secretary cause The same to be published.
Extracts from the Journal.
WALTER LowRIE, Secretary.
The following Message was vcs,er,,,, tow,
mit,ed by the President of the uni,si S., aa =,
Congress: ''a'e' ~
10 the House Of Representatives. of the United
States.
WARRINGTON, March Is, 1926.
IN compliance with the resolution of the uouso
Oh .he 9th uiimo. requesting me 20 cause To he
u oeo,e the House, so much of the cores
States, and the new States of Ame-.. - -
minister's respecting the proposed Congress-. or
meeting OF Diplomatic Agents al Panama ana
NC. hiormation respecting the general Character
VI mat expected Congress, may be in nv nos
oe.sioh' ana as may, In my opinion, be commune
without prejudice TO the public interest; and
.Lo - iorih the Heue, so far as in my opinion
oDJec's the Agents of the United States are exnect
70 take part IN the deliberations OF that CONGRESS
now transmit to the House. report from the
Secretary of State, with the correspondence and
information requested by the resolution.
" Hh regard to the objects in which the Agents
" ',e United States are expected TO take part in
'he deiioerations CT that Congress- deem prone-
10 premise, that these objects did not form The
olly' nor even the principal motive for my accept
ance oil the invitation. My first and srentes, in
uu.en'eht was to meet, in the spirit of Kindness
anu friendship, an overture made in that shirt hv
'nree sister Republics of this hemisphere. The
s'e'' revolution In human affairs which has brought
nearly at the sane time, eight sove-
reign and independent nations in our own ouar,er
OF me globe, has placed The United States in a s,
aon not less novel, and scarcely less interesting
.nan 'hat In which they had found themselves. Nv
u'e.r own transition from cluster of colonies to a
nation OF sovereign States. The deliverance NJ The
southern American Republics from the oppression.
l"ner wn'ch they had been so long afflicted, was
IT Tnea win great unanimy by the People of this
Union, as among the most auspicious events ~
the age On the 4,h of May, 1922. an act NJ
congress made an appropriation of one bupdre6
thousand dollars g for such missions 10 The hide
pendent Nations on the American Continent. IA
'he PRESIDENT OF the United States might deem
proper" oeen'
In exercising the authority recognised bv This
"c'' my predecessor, by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate, appointed, successivev.
ministers Pienipotentiary to the Republics of
colombia, Buenos Ayres, Chill, and MEXICO.
e'h"Hins to raise among the fraternity of freedom
questions OF presidency and etiquette, which even
VIC european Monarchs had of late found it neces-
oa'y q, great measure to discard, he despatched
tnese Ministers 10 Colombia, Buenos A vres ans
Chill, without exactins from those RanvbI;ns os
oy 'he ancient principles of political primoseniture
ne might have done, that the compliment of =
rieh'potentary mission, should have been paid
J!fs' by them to the United States. The insruc-
lohs prepared under his direction to Mr. Anderson,
'ie ist Oh our Ministers to the Southern continent
80. ' -. a. nueh length, the general principles,
upon winch he thought it desirable that our reyo
'ons' political and commercial with these our ne,v
heisnoors, should be established for their be,.6.
ana ours, and that of the future ages of our noser
y. II copy oil SO much of these ins,ructions nc
iei"'es 10 'hese general Subjects is among the ma
pers now transmitted 10 the House. Similar in.
1e'iohs were furnished to the Ministers appointed
" nuehos Ayrss, Chill, and Mexico; and the svs
'si oi SOCIAL intercourse which il was the purpos,
VI NOSE missions to establish from the first openinp
"a our diplomatic relations with those rising ma
uons' IS the most effective exposition of the mir,
ePn9 upon which the invitation to the Congress-
az fahama, has been accepted by me, as well "a
VI 'ne OBJECTS OF negotiation at that meeting in
winch 1t was expected that our Plenino,sn,;eo.;a
should take part.
Inc House will perceive that. even NJ tbeao..
Oh these instructions, the first treaties betvv.e,
9ohe oi Tue southern Republics had been eoncludo5
10y wnioD' they had stipulated among themseIves
,his diplomatic assembly at Panama. And +, yv;lI
oee ~ WIN what caution, far as it might con-
Germ 'ne policy of the United States, and al the
same time, with what frankness and GOOD ,,,;,i .,
wards those nations, he gave conn,ensno vi. 70
ues'gn OF inviting the United States 10 this b;ah
assembly Tor consultation upon american ;1,sr-
900 ~ was not considered a conclusive reaso,
~ uee!ihing TINS invitation, that the proposal for
assembling such Congress had NOT first been made
~ ourselves. tbad sprung from the urgent. i'm
49,, "nu niomentous common interests If the
S'es' communities struggling for indenen.ence. and
as were, quickening into life Es,n H.. " ~
pigposNioh 10 US appeared cisf and friendIv
hq'ii Us 10 them, it could scarcel have heen mad
w exposing ourselves y suspicious of nm,
POSES OF ambition, if not of omnation, more s,,;.
gu W rouse resistance an1excte distrust. than -,
cohepiate favor and hendship. The 6rst ors
paramount Principle upon which il ,vas 5a..",
wl;e and just tciay the corner stone sc III, "'eu
iuure relationy'ylth them, was dis;nte.os,ay our
tie next, wa'cordial good will 10 ,b., ~"
zoe cial1 VI iair end equal reciprocitv 49,
ne ""ppS'.ohs' when the invitation vvas 80
ba na e"nestiy given. had it even been JoU.aa,
s ne.heI any OF the objects for cons;dsrs. ou
segsslon at the Congress, were such &c t and
s,sa s ana important interests of the It,;s,I
tbeIess 0I I DC affected by the issue, sbouIJ nn
on me 70 S,, determined so far as il depended
90 " NC " nave accepted the invitation -,
~ rl, 0u MINISTERS to attend the r,oas;
,o,p !, posS hsef implied that the Rennbic. tS
5 Of was was made. believed, that impoitan, ;0,a
rs doo!s or OF theirs, rendered our s,,su1s
&c desirable. They had give, ooI attendance