Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-28


meat so new AID Important az the assembling of a
Congress of all the American Nations, which
cannot but excite suspicion and JEALOUSY in the
other Hemisphere, and might 20 effect iniuriously
the interests of the new siaes themselves.
Should this happy state of things ever change,
the l:vely interest which the Uniied States have
ever taken in the welfsre of these their sister so
vereignties, ough, TO be regarded b. them as the
siiTes, pledge, that we cannot be Indifferent TO any
'hins that concerns them. An eye the NEST vi
lgant shall ever direct T. their prosperit, the
appearance OF the tist Cloud, rising to obscre its
light, viii be announced "a them, and the United
States will then manifest tie deep interest which
they feel in The elevation and happiness OF all the
Nations OF the new World.
when such all event shall occur, The United
States Will probably be The f II TO solicit .ba assem-
bling Congress OF American State, and the
invit'ions which they shall then give to others 10
oeihere represented, will be such as their friendship
and respect shall dictate, and upon terms hc, the
NEST lair and liberal principles OF policy require
The same, this committee have no douut, would
have been the character Of the invitation piyen TO
the United State, upon this occasion, ii tie new
States OF America, " hen they conceived or ma,nr-
ed the scheme FOR assembling the Congress a; Pana-
ma, had entertained the most remote !aei ;ha, t,e
Dnilod States either would, or ou.h; 10 be there
represented. All the con ventions concluded be-
tween these States, however, prove, beyond doubt,
that even at tue date Of the mos, recent OF all their
compscts, none Others were expected or desired
to be represented at this Congress hut the States OF
America who had formerly been solo,a; of Snain.
and who were then engaged in war will, that Pow
er That tue great object OF this Congress was, to
ADJUST between themselves tic most elleciua means
al conducting this war 10 the most speedy and
happy conclusion; and that the presence of no
neutral State could, therefore, be Anticipated
Before they ccn' Jude their report the committee
nm fa,.r Il ~.
PRESIDENT In h irs; message to the Senate that this
measure, in which he had though, proper to take no
step, before refining that his opinion of it, ex-
pediencE would concur with that Of both branches
OF tiie Legislature, was nevertheless, .'deerned iv
HIM t. De within the constitutional competency Of
tte ENecuiive, did not escape their observation.
iut a. iAe correctness oil this opinion, entertained
expressed 10y The President viii constitute proper
matter Tor tie deihcrsIion aud decision If the Sc
nate, "hea they siali upon the consideration
OF a resolution, now lying on their table, and not
referred TO this committee, they did not believe chat
'hey were authorized, by the Senate, to consider
lhis Subject The Committee, therefore forbear
iiom saying any thing in relation thereto
The committee feel, most sen~ioly, tie embsr-
RAISING situation IN winch they placed On The
one hand, 'he duty which they owe to themselves,
and TO tile Senate. and To The President required that
they should examine fully and freely the measure
proposed, and should state the that led to
the conc usion, which they felt themselves bound
to adopt. On the her, they were well aware,
that the adoption OF this conclusion, and the as
signtnent OF the reasons which produced it. might
contribute not ii;te to enbarrsss the P,s-ident
whose acceptance Of the Invitation given, was al
ready announced. Placed in this delicate situation
a'tef besowing upon the subject the most mature
Grafton, believing il To he cred duty which
the Senate owed 10 the sovereign States that they
represent to exercise the constitutional power con-
eTEed UPON them, by examining, 1T this time, eve
ry feature OF tdis new project, and decidi upon
ms eXpediency or incxpeeiency, as TO them might
seem right, The committee could not hesitate 20
disclose all their views in relation 10 thi. ilnpor-
liant matter ~ order that these, lsing fully exbi-
ted TO the Senate, light &c by Them either adopted
or corrected. L lie committee - ere induced to
adept this course with less reluctance b, the as
surance gwen by the President, that unt he could
lie aided by the sdyIce and consent OF the Senate
he would iak : no SEP carry he rieaspge v lich
he bad prnp0 SEQ into effect. Mos, gy!iingIy would
The committee recommend 10 the Senate 10 abstain
rom rToaouuclng any opinion upoH his aoV deli
cate s''gcct, II they could permit themselves 10
propose 10 Ills body direlicsion Of lis bounden
duty, or the adoption OF any course, HAT night
lead 1t 10 shrink from il high respo sibiliiy. ut
convinced that the Senate had The right, ana were
bound 10 decide directly upon the cxpediency of
tins newseheme, without limiting Their decision to
tie mere nominations incidentally connected with
II; and convinced That the project Itself view cd il.
any light, was hshl, ineXpedien, at ibis time; the
committee shouEht 1t better 10 exhibit ,hes. tier
views and 20 advise the exp, e,sion OF lie opinion
OF the Senate IL rotation thereto, in the FAST in
stance Abstainiag, therefore, from any .emsrk,
az pTesent, as TO the nominations them referred
!e committee recommend 70 the Senate, tie adop-
ticn Of the following resolution:
Hesotpe8, IhaiIi IS aot expe!ient, AZ this time
or ne Uni'e1 Estates 10 send any Ministers to
The COagsass of american Nations assembled Al
Panama.
lbe report and resolution were read.