Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-07
MIR Gay to -s1r. U0reg6n.
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE,
W0shington, .V6p. 30, 1872

W0Sh.HSton, .F0D. 30, 1925.
SIR: have the honor TO acknowledge the re-
ceiPt OF your official note of the 3D. instant, COM
municating formal invitation from the Govern
ment of,he United States of Mexico, TO that OF the
United States, to send deputies TO the contemplate
ed Congress at Panama, and particularzing several
subjects which your Government conceives may
be proper for the consideration Of that Congress;
and have laid your note before the President OF
the United States.
When, at your instance, during the last Spring,
had the honor of receiving you at the Depart
ment OF State, and comforting with you verbally,
IN regard TO the proposed Congress, and 10 the
friendly wish entertained by your government
that ours should be represented at il, | stated TO
you, by the direction of the President, that il
appeared TO him to be necessary, before the as
sembling of such Congress, to settle between the
different Powers TO be represented, several pre-
liminary points, such the subjects to which
the attention of the Congress should be directed
the substance and the form of the powers to be
given to the respective representatives; and the
mode Of organizing the Congress, and that, if
these points should be satisfactorily arranged, the
President would be disposed to accept. in behalf
of the u. States, the invitation with which Won are
Professionally charged.
In your note, there is not recognized so exact
compliance with the conditions on which the
President expressed his Willingness that the r.
States should be represented al Panama, az could
have been desired 1t would have been, perhaps,
better, If there had been a full understanding be-
tween all the American Powers, who may assemble
by their representatives, Of the precise questions
on which they are to deliberate, and that some
other matters, respecting the powers Of the depu-
ties, and the organization Of the Congress, should
have been distinctly arranged, prior the opening
OF lis deliberations. But the want Of the adj
Justment OF these preliminares fii should occasion
any inconvenience, could be only productive OF
some delay, the President has determined at once
TO manifest the sensiblity of the United States to
whatever concerns the prosperity of the American
hemisphere, and TO the friendly motives which have
actuated your government, in transmitting the in
viiation which you have communicated, lie has,
therefore, resolved, should the Senate of the u.
States, now expected to assemble in few days,
give their advice and consent TO send Commission
ers TO the Congress at Panama. Whilst they will
not be authorized to enter upon any deliberations,
or TO concur in any acts, inconsistent with the
present neutral position Of the United States, and
rs obligations, they will be fully empowered and
instructed upon all the questions likely TO arise in
the Congress, on subjects in which the nations OF
America have a common interest. All unneces-
ssry delay will be avoided in the departure of those
Commissioners from the United States for the
point of their destination.
avail myself Of the occasion to offer YOU the
, assurances OF my distinguished consideration.
HENRY CLAY.
Dow PABLO OBREGoN,
ENJOY Extraordinary and minister
Plenipotentiayy from JIerico.
Morn - The same TO MIR. Saazar, tB1lfafis
nlutandtS.